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Hello. This is my first post at accurate reloading. My fiance and I are looking into getting her a Winchester Featherweight for her first big game hunt this fall for elk, mule deer and bear. We are looking for a light recoiling cartridge that still will have enough punch to 200 or 250 yards. I like the ballsitics of the 140 grain offerings from Nosler, specifically the Accubond. Any thoughts on this combo ? We looked at the 270 WSM and standard 270 & 30-06 and felt that after cutting off some of the stock to fit her that the gun may be too light and pack too much punch on her end. I'd appreciate any comments and suggestions you might have. Thanks. BB | ||
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That .30-06 ought to be fine with a good 180gr. bullet. You can find that ammo anywhere. Congressional power is like a toddler with a hammer. There is no limit to the damage that can be done before it is taken away from them. | |||
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7-08 mm would be perfect for her. I've shot two elk with one and they fell dead as quick as any other round. Bruce When there's lead in the air, there's hope!!!! | |||
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I would go with an 06 ver versatile load up or down...you could also go with a 308. Peerfectly fine out to 200 yds and its unlikely she will shoot beyond that... Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue. What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | |||
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BB, I shoot a 270 featherweight (made in the late 80 when they called it a "light-weight"). Topped it off with a Lupold 2x7 VarixII. I've been very pleased with it, and it seems to shoot 140's the best. If considering the 270 win, run a box of Federal 150 gr. Nosler Partitions through it. My second choice would be the 140 gr. Trophy Bonded, at either the regular velocity (2900 fps) or the high velocity (3100). I got 3/4 moa with the reg velocity Federal TB load. Hope you have a good hunt! friar p.s. Welcome to AR! Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain. | |||
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The 7-08 would be just fine. My wife keeps shooting through her elk with her 280 throttled back to 7/08 velocities. I highly recommend 140 gr. X-bullets (preferably the triple-x design, or the coated version). I'd buy her a 308 before I'd consider the 270 or '06. The shorter rifle will be so much easier to handle for a short armed person. The other option you have is to buy her a gas-operated self-loader, like the Browning short-trac. These do cut recoil quite a bit. HTH, Dutch. Life's too short to hunt with an ugly dog. | |||
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If she doesn't like the recoil of the 06, the 7-08 will do fine w/ good bullets & good shot placement (as usual). I would definetly stay under 250yds & away from any bad angle shots on bulls. LIFE IS NOT A SPECTATOR'S SPORT! | |||
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no problem using the short action cartridges; though shot placement is always priority 1... as per the ballistics tables, a 7-08 at 200 yds hits about as hard as a 7 mag at 300 yds or a 308 at 200 yds hits about as hard as a 300 Win at 300 yds most will tell you a 7 mag or 300 mag will kill elk beyond 300 yds with proper shot placement | |||
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My wife shoots my 300RUM mod 116 SAK Savage which has a very effecient muzzle brake.Kick is similar to .243win.You can load this round down but you can't load the little ones up.And with a good dope sheet you can take elk at very long range. | |||
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