Need help choosing a caliber..Free Opinons here!

[M. Reno]

Re: Need help choosing a caliber..Free Opinons here!

I to have been trying to decide on a caliber and have opted for the 6.5x47 lapua. Depends what you are using the gun for. Mine is going to be hunting at long distance. Prarie dogs and coyotes mostly.

 

[jrs66vette]

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I started 1000yd matches with a 300wm 5r, next was a 50dtc, on to a 338lm, 375 cheytac, 7mm saum and now a 223 AI...they all are fun to shoot but shooting the 223 AI the most.

 

[JL]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Tac57</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I have shot a 700 Rem .308 my adult life. It is all stock with a nice local gun shop scope. I am wanting to move up to a nice custom gun with a long range caliber. I sure like the AI in the .338 Lap, but I am not sure that would be the best choice. I have plenty of self taught shooting experience with a longest kill (deer) of 825 yards. I know that is not far for a lot of you, but that was a great shot for me. I really would like to spend the rest of my adult life learning the 1000+ shot constantly. What caliber would you all recommend and what brand or gun smith would you recommend. I am in the Houston area. Thanks for all your help!!! </div></div>


Plenty of good calibers out there.
Look at 6.5mm bullets- 260 and 6.5x47 are ballistically step up from 308 but still same action/mags. Also, 6.5mm bullets work slightly better with bigger game too EDIT compared to 243.

Sidenote: I dont see any sense shooting deers with such a long bullet flight times. Meaning that far. So many things can go wrong, no matter how good shooter you are.
Respect game you are hunting.

 

[Helidonna]

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7mm Rem Mag gets my vote. Cheap to reload, easy to find bullets etc...