Best all around caliber in a 10" barrel

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24 August 2002, 10:19

Jules

Best all around caliber in a 10" barrel

What do you feel is the best caliber in a 10" contender barrel for deer sized game out to 150yds or so. Factory or wildcat don't matter.

24 August 2002, 10:43

buckweet

jules..
it would have too be the .357 rem,max...thats the one that gets my vote...
buckweet [Smile]

24 August 2002, 11:41

<IKE>

All the deer I've harvested thus far with a handgun have been with a scoped ten inch 7TCU....I'll cast my vote for a 7TCU.

24 August 2002, 12:11

Greg K

If you make the question 125 yds, I'd vote for the 44 Mag. Past that range I'd want a bottleneck cartridge and with one of them I'd want a longer tube.
I've never owned or even shot one, but I'd say the 30 Herret was designed to meet your criteria.

24 August 2002, 12:17

SS308

30 Herret, hands down. Especially with the 125 grain Nosler Ballistic Tip!

24 August 2002, 12:33

Bobby Tomek

For that criteria, the .30 Herrett it about as perfect as one can get, but then again, the .357 Max and 7mm TCU are right on its heels as far as deer-dropping performance is concerned.

I've used all 3 and like them a lot, but if I were going to be getting a 10" today for the situation you describe, I'd go with the 7mm Bullberry, which has just a tad more capacity than the TCU. It's basically a 7mm Int'l rimmed cut back to 1.75", blown out to minimum body taper and given a sharper shoulder. But you don't have to form/trim brass the old-fashioned way. Just buy 7US brass from Eben Brown, and fireform to blow the shoulder forward.

I have a 7Bullberry in a 20" tube, and it does 2500+ with both 120s and 130s and is amazingly accurate.

24 August 2002, 12:42

Sean VHA #60013

I must conclude with Greg K that the 44mag is excellent and hard to surpass for this purpose. Scoped properly, with a good rest and steady shot, it is good for quite a ways, even to 150 with the right loads and a knowledge of it's trajectory: 125 yards is no trouble!

With open sights, 100 yards (80 more often) is not undoable [Big Grin]

24 August 2002, 12:44

Rich Jake

The 300 Whisper has worked well for me. So far I have taken 1 Deer & 1 Boar with it. The two animals dropped in thier tracks.

The boar was about a 40-45 yard shot. The deer was at about 15 yards. I would like to try it a little further out & see it's results. The claim is the 300 whisper is good out to 200 Yards. I'd like to see it's results first hand beyond 75 for myself.
Rich Jake

24 August 2002, 13:30

Jules

quote:
Originally posted by Sean HHI #7364:
I must conclude with Greg K that the 44mag is excellent and hard to surpass for this purpose. Scoped properly, with a good rest and steady shot, it is good for quite a ways, even to 150 with the right loads and a knowledge of it's trajectory: 125 yards is no trouble!

With open sights, 100 yards (80 more often) is not undoable

It is when ya can't see the front sight. My eyes are gettin worse every day. I only had my shorty out one time when I had the fiber optic sights on it. I have since installed a 2x Leupold on it, but haven't tried it out. I'm waiting on a little cooler then a 100 degree weekend to start working up loads for it and the DVH 358x444.

24 August 2002, 13:58

Greg K

quote:
Originally posted by Jules:

With open sights, 100 yards (80 more often) is not undoable

It is when ya can't see the front sight. My eyes are gettin worse every day. [/QB]

Jules,
I hear you. Was at the eye doctor this morning for a new "progressive lens" Rx. It's tough to shoot open sights with bifocally eyes.

Greg

24 August 2002, 14:14

<Fireball>

357 Max or 7mm super

my .02
Fireball [Razz]

24 August 2002, 14:16

Jules

Greg,
It's a damn shame though. I can see fine if it's 5ft. or more away from me. I have no problem with a scope.

24 August 2002, 14:54

Magnum Mike

Jules, not to start a bunch of shit BUT you not gonna do a 40/44? [Confused]

24 August 2002, 15:06

Jules

quote:
Originally posted by mssmagnum:
Jules, not to start a bunch of shit BUT you not gonna do a 40/44?

I can't say for sure. I don't have the dies.

24 August 2002, 15:20

Magnum Mike

quote:
Originally posted by Jules:
I can't say for sure. I don't have the dies.

Well, i hope they shipped them before this all blew up!! [Wink]

24 August 2002, 15:47

buckweet

IKE ???

HOW FAR OUT YOU BEEN SHOOTING DEER WITH THAT 7MMTCU 10 INCHER ???

BUCKWEET [Roll Eyes]

24 August 2002, 22:23

<IKE>

Buckweet,

Because of the terrain I hunt none of the deer have been over 100yds but I'd not be the least hesitant to fling lead at one at 150yds. or so "with a dead solid rest" if the oportunity presented itself....I'm using Hornady 120gr SSP's over a stout charge of IMR4895.

I also picked up a new unfired blue ten inch TC factory Contender barrel in 300 Whisper late last fall, that I've yet found time to fire, that will be my next ten inch deer barrel.