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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: leatherman92 on March 28, 2008, 09:39:22 PM

Title: favorite med bore rifle cartridge.
Post by: leatherman92 on March 28, 2008, 09:39:22 PM

what is your favorite rifle cartridge?mine is the 7mm rem mag.

Title: Re: favorite med bore rifle cartridge.
Post by: Hazcat on March 28, 2008, 09:44:17 PM

30-06 hands down the most versatile cartridge there is.  Every thing from 55 grain to 225 grain.

Title: Re: favorite med bore rifle cartridge.
Post by: TexGun on March 28, 2008, 10:07:14 PM

280 Rem.  You get the versitility of reloading 7mm bullets without the shoulder beating you get from 7mag, especially with lighter rifles. 

Title: Re: favorite med bore rifle cartridge.
Post by: gunman1911 on March 28, 2008, 11:31:47 PM

I  have to go with HAZCAT all tho 50 BMG is cool as hell!

Title: Re: favorite med bore rifle cartridge.
Post by: tombogan03884 on March 28, 2008, 11:41:38 PM

Quote from: gunman1911 on March 28, 2008, 11:31:47 PM

I  have to go with HAZCAT all tho 50 BMG is cool as hell!

What do you consider LARGE bore ?  16 inch Naval Rifle ?

My choice would probably be .308

Title: Re: favorite med bore rifle cartridge.
Post by: m25operator on March 29, 2008, 05:37:12 PM

Definition of medium bore, somewhere between .240 and .350, I think most of us would agree that big bore starts with .400.  With the magnums, short magnums and ultra short magnums, this question is not as easy to answer.  However my favorite is
7mm-08, light recoil, inherently accurate and can be made from .308 brass if necessary. I have 3 and they will take care of anything in Texas where I live. I have 7, .308 winchesters in several configurations, bolt action, and semi's, not necessarily for hunting. 3 long range rifles, 2 M1a's, and 2 scout rifles. I have been shooting the 7mm-08, since it was introduced in 1978, and it has always been pleasant and delivered in all 3 of my rifles, which by the way are all 18' barrels.