For all those that hunt…6.5 CM
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several of my friends hunt with those. very effective
BMosely
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Second vote on the 450 Bushmaster if out to 250 yds. I have AR platform that the kids stole so I went lighter with the Ruger American Gen II. Some quick trigger work down to 2.5#, polished the bolt, built a tactical bolt knob, Lapp in the rings for a positive scope set and looking at the target that is a 3 shot .55” group at 100 yards. Pretty tight for throwing knuckle balls out there.
Side note: Those are $90 Vortex rings and were complete trash without lapping. The bottom rings were maybe 2% contact out of the box.
Side note: Those are $90 Vortex rings and were complete trash without lapping. The bottom rings were maybe 2% contact out of the box.
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I love the .270 Win.
Also hunt Muleys mostly
in southern NM. 13 deer
in the books. All one shot
kills.
The last one was at 20 feet.
Got out of the truck to open
a gate and a nice 4 point
stood up.
He was so close that all I
could see thru the scope
was hair. One shot set him
down, mid rib cage below
the spine, thru both lungs.
Not one drop of blood.
I was dumbfounded that
he didn't bolt as I had
enough time to retrieve
the Remington from the
rack and quietly chamber
a load. Quickest hunt in
all my years of hunting.
lewtot184
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What an interesting post! I've never deer hunted, but i did loan my brother my 257 Robert's with handloads and he took a couple of bucks up in Michigan with it without having to chase them. That was some years back. That older 257 and a marlin 444 are the only meat guns I have left. My eyes are so bad now I can't see through optics, but if I was younger and the zeal for the hunt I think both would cover a lot of bases east of the Mississippi river.
I’ve heard great things on those Ruger models!
I’ve also gone to a dual ring setup vs 2 singles. My thought is if it loosens, you know it vs 1 ring it tight and the other isn’t! Well see how it all works!
Rarely in Maine deer hunting would you get out over 250 yds. Moose hunting up north in some of those big cuts, sure. But for me my food plot is 98 yards long! Perfect for that 450!
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I’m fortunate to have bought 160 acres of prime Alberta land for pretty much pocket money 35 years ago. Tons of deer, elk, bears and a few moose. I’d say fifty percent of my elk hunts end within the first hour of opening day, ninety percent by third day. Usually I’m done within a half hour, sometimes five minutes into opening day. I like it that way as they get smarter as the season goes on.
I had never heard bough lapping in scope rings before I had issues with the scope on my Savage 10ML kept coming loose. I would try a 3 shot group and bu=y the 3rd round I was 8” off. Once the rings were lapped in I have had zero issues.
Speaking of that Savage 10ML. That .50 caliber will drop a deer at 250 yards easily.
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I took a shot on a deer one day with a 273. I swore I missed it. My nephew was standing next to me and said "you hit it". I said how do you know? He said it raised up and kicked his front feet then ran into the woods. I saw it run into the woods but I missed the action after I pulled the trigger because of the recoil. And not much of a recoil I might add. I've shot with both eyes open ever since.
The deer went into the woods, made a circle and dropped right there. 308, 30-06, 12 ga slug, 44 mag is all I used for deer after that.
The deer went into the woods, made a circle and dropped right there. 308, 30-06, 12 ga slug, 44 mag is all I used for deer after that.
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