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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
[Re: MDMORROW]
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06/21/13 12:36 PM
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7 Mag, because they're fun.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
[Re: Texsun]
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06/21/13 02:13 PM
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/21/13 02:38 PM
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I'd go with a .223 or 22-250 since your mid cal's are already taken...
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/21/13 06:34 PM
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.300 win mag or 7mm, reach out there
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/21/13 08:09 PM
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Of those two I would do the .243 hands down
With your collection already I would get something different. Maybe a 6mm, something in 6.5, or 6.8 or a 22-250 Also look into a 7mm....
Last edited by chital_shikari; 06/21/13 08:10 PM.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
[Re: dee]
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06/21/13 11:22 PM
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243 Win is a good choice if you might also be hunting varmints but it is marginal for hogs, etc. Please explain how it is marginal for hogs. Lots of people shoot pigs in the body. I've shot 12 or 13 pigs. (I know that's not that many) everyone was taken with a 250 savage which some people call a varmint round. A head shot dropped every single one DRT. If you are body shooting pigs, you do need a bigger gun. But why bother. It's a pig. Shoot for the head. If you somehow miss, big deal. It's just a piggy. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/21/13 11:26 PM
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Oh, and if you reload, a savage model 99 in 250-3000 savage is a sweet gun. Love me a lever action.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 12:57 AM
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dee
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243 Win is a good choice if you might also be hunting varmints but it is marginal for hogs, etc. Please explain how it is marginal for hogs. Lots of people shoot pigs in the body. I've shot 12 or 13 pigs. (I know that's not that many) everyone was taken with a 250 savage which some people call a varmint round. A head shot dropped every single one DRT. If you are body shooting pigs, you do need a bigger gun. But why bother. It's a pig. Shoot for the head. If you somehow miss, big deal. It's just a piggy. Just my 2 cents. I've shot more than my share of pigs with the 243 all behind the shoulder no problems at all. If you are having problems you need to use the proper bullet.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
[Re: Texsun]
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06/22/13 01:00 AM
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7 Mag, because they're fun. 2nd the 7mm mag used mine a lot over the years.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 01:33 AM
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8x57mmJS Mauser. Boldly different yet very effective (and Teutonic) at the same time.
And/or Savage Mod. 99 or Remington Mod. 722 in .300 Savage.
Just because.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 01:35 AM
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Look guys, the man needs a 7 or 6.5 of some sort...in a short action to round out his collection. The 243 while capable for deer is not a first choice for that application. Admit that. Magnums are not needed although I like the 7wsm for an all-rounder, deer to elk. If deer is the only game on the menu, 7-08 or 260 are good juju. YMMV.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 01:36 AM
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 02:11 AM
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Speaking of being very Teutonic... hows about a CZ 550 Full Stock, long action in 6.5x55, 30'06 or my fav 9.3x62 with ummm Nosler AB or Barnes TTX 250gr'ers at 26-2650 will put a whoopin on just about anything in north america and kick about like a 180gr'er in a '06. Learn to shoot using the perfectly aligned iron sights for tippy toeing in the deep woods, or fudge with a fixed or varialble low power setup and take advantage of the 20.6" barrel's target acquisition speed.
Or order factory ammo from Graf or Midway in slow bargain boolitz Privi 285's for WTails & big piggies out to 250 yards without a scope, to snappy Norma 232's pushing 2900fps for 3-400 yard efforts or up to 320gr SP's & solids for Grizz or Cape Buffalo up close and personal DG fun across the pond.
My first WTail with this caliber, a 125lb mature spike with 8-9"ers on both sides got a airborn "magic carpet ride" of about 35' back up the trail he had emerged from, and had ZERO meat damage using the old style thin jacketed Speer 270 gr SP's at about 24- 2450fps. This caliber is frequently noted for it's consistent accuracy...and usually has very little change in POI from bullet to bullet like a 308 does.
My very first out of the box group with less than max loads of the Speers after the traditional boresighting gave me 3 holes touching and flyer with all 4 under MOA at approx 100 yards. Shot prone, in a crowd at a non regulated non managed range in Tom Bean near the high school...and now closed from all the skips that made it over the 15-20' high backstop from the spray & pray crowd. Like the 6.5 Swede's stellar performance, the 9.3x62 is a World Class hunting caliber. Got one in a 550 American and been made a believer for anyone that wants try mine. Cheers Ron
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 02:21 AM
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Speaking of being very Teutonic... hows about a CZ 550 Full Stock, long action in 6.5x55, 30'06 or my fav 9.3x62 with ummm Nosler AB or Barnes TTX 250gr'ers at 26-2650 will put a whoopin on just about anything in north america and kick about like a 180gr'er in a '06. Learn to shoot using the perfectly aligned iron sights for tippy toeing in the deep woods, or fudge with a fixed or varialble low power setup and take advantage of the 20.6" barrel's target acquisition speed.
Or order factory ammo from Graf or Midway in slow bargain boolitz Privi 285's for WTails & big piggies out to 250 yards without a scope, to snappy Norma 232's pushing 2900fps for 3-400 yard efforts or up to 320gr SP's & solids for Grizz or Cape Buffalo up close and personal DG fun across the pond.
My first WTail with this caliber, a 125lb mature spike with 8-9"ers on both sides got a airborn "magic carpet ride" of about 35' back up the trail he had emerged from, and had ZERO meat damage using the old style thin jacketed Speer 270 gr SP's at about 24- 2450fps. This caliber is frequently noted for it's consistent accuracy...and usually has very little change in POI from bullet to bullet like a 308 does.
My very first out of the box group with less than max loads of the Speers after the traditional boresighting gave me 3 holes touching and flyer with all 4 under MOA at approx 100 yards. Shot prone, in a crowd at a non regulated non managed range in Tom Bean near the high school...and now closed from all the skips that made it over the 15-20' high backstop from the spray & pray crowd. Like the 6.5 Swede's stellar performance, the 9.3x62 is a World Class hunting caliber. Got one in a 550 American and been made a believer for anyone that wants try mine. Cheers Ron Boomalakachaka.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 02:31 AM
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 04:22 AM
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 02:09 PM
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8x57mmJS Mauser. Boldly different yet very effective (and Teutonic) at the same time.
And/or Savage Mod. 99 or Remington Mod. 722 in .300 Savage.
Just because. There ya go with them $2.98 words again....
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 03:06 PM
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 11:14 PM
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.30-06, ammo is abundant and recoil is not an issue if u are not firing more than one shot. As stated above, the .30-06 can take anything from small game to the largest game available here in the U.S
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/22/13 11:17 PM
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.30-06, ammo is abundant and recoil is not an issue if u are not firing more than one shot. As stated above, the .30-06 can take anything from small game to the largest game available here in the U.S Boring and not much different that 308
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/24/13 10:45 PM
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Over 50 yrs of hunting and shooting Texas and other states I've worn out 7mm Rem Mags and 300 Win Mags ect..all great weapons..and lots of overkill and occasionally I took much too long a shot when younger..I now cull shoot a .308 in a Sako TRG Mod 21 or my Rem 700 L/H both sub MOA weapons. But none of the standard production rifles compare to the TRG..The .308 has cheap ammo usually always available and you can usually get a fairly accurate weapon from anyone you do buisness with..Ruger has a new Scout Rifle w/a short bbl and 10 round clip right or left handed out which would be a good rifle..I'd not keep any of them if I couldn't get at least 1 MOA or better from my rifle..DD
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
[Re: Don Dial]
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06/26/13 05:59 PM
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Ive owned every caliber you have and many more and I will say my vote for your next rifle would be....
.300Wby - The .300wby is my favorite of the .300mags and I have found that with a .270win & .300wby you pretty much have EVERY medium and large game animal covered.
If your not into the Weatherby cartridge thing then get a .300win or .300wsm.
That way if all the stars align where you get a last minute invite for that elk,moose,caribou or grizzly hunt you know you have all your bases covered....even though i would trust a .308 or .270 for caribou and elk.
add a .300 to your line up and you know you have everything you need in the safe for hunting......and if you dont own a safe -
THEN YOU NEED A SAFE MORE THAN A NEW RIFLE!
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
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06/26/13 07:07 PM
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rifleman
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why not a RUM if not into the WBY case..really no noticeable difference between the 2.
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Re: help me pick my next texas deer rifle
[Re: Don Dial]
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06/26/13 07:56 PM
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tth_40
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Over 50 yrs of hunting and shooting Texas and other states I've worn out 7mm Rem Mags and 300 Win Mags ect..all great weapons..and lots of overkill and occasionally I took much too long a shot when younger..I now cull shoot a .308 in a Sako TRG Mod 21 or my Rem 700 L/H both sub MOA weapons. But none of the standard production rifles compare to the TRG..The .308 has cheap ammo usually always available and you can usually get a fairly accurate weapon from anyone you do buisness with..Ruger has a new Scout Rifle w/a short bbl and 10 round clip right or left handed out which would be a good rifle..I'd not keep any of them if I couldn't get at least 1 MOA or better from my rifle..DD I'm pretty much of the same opinion, Don. As much as I REALLY like my Ruger GSR and it's a VERY good shooter for what it is (best group .615" so far), I'm already bored with it and will probably be selling it soon for something else. Dunno what I'll go to next, but we'll see.
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