What calibers would you pick for a pair of short light rifles?

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17 March 2010, 23:38

bartsche

What calibers would you pick for a pair of short light rifles?

The 250-3000 could handle everything from varmint to mule deer with low recoil and the .338 Fed. could go from deer on up.The .338 Fed is choosen only because you don't have any good choices in the larger rifle selections.
Might also have went for the .257 but the .250 will do.

roger

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18 March 2010, 06:44

Harris

.243 and .308 and you will be set.

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18 March 2010, 06:55

jeffeosso

i voted what i have.. two bad i can't vote trice...
257/708/308 ..
358 win, 376 steyr, 458 winmag loaded to 3.15 ...

i have or have had all of these on mexican mausers...

opinions vary band of bubbas and STC hunting Club

Information on Ammoguide about
the416AR, 458AR, 470AR, 500AR
What is an AR round? Case Drawings 416-458-470AR and 500AR.
476AR,
http://www.weaponsmith.com

18 March 2010, 17:32

900 SS

quote:
Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
Easy:
257 Roberts
and
358 Winchester
Rich

Right on!

19 March 2010, 05:39

dwheels

I didn't read all the posts but my choices are both on the same case. The 243 because you can load down to 55 grains for varmints and use a 85 gr TSX for deer etc. plus every thing in between. The 338 Federal for the large one. 165 gr TSX up to a 210 gr TSX should stop anything up close.