Another silly list of guns. This list is the best
calibers for big game, elk and above. Kase said the guy that makes up these lists is some fat geek sitting in front of his computer and who reads all the gun magazines and memorizes them. So here we go...your comments are welcome
1. 30-06
2. 6.5 Creedmoor (we knew this was coming)
3. 7mm Rem mag
4. 28 Nosler
5. 375 H&H
6. 300 Win Mag
7. 6.5/284 Norma
8. 25-06
9. 280 Ack Improved
10. 338 Win Mag
11. 270
12. 30-30
13. 270 WSM
14. 7-08
15. 338 Lapua
16. 280 Rem.
Any of them would do, some good rounds no doubt.
But best is subjective. A question to incite passionate discussion.
I have a .30-06, love the 7mm Mag. I have had several .375 H&H but never seemed to keep them. No longer interested in things like the Nosler but I'm sure it's good, its a 7mm after all. Ditto the .280's. and 7-08. The latter is probably the best factory single shot handgun round there is, and arguably deer sized critter round as well. The .300 Win. has no flies, proven to way over 1,000 yds. Ditto the Lapua, maybe x2! The .270 win. is great because it's so close to a 7mm. The .270 WSM works too but is problematic when you try to reload it to factory levels, you cant. The .257 cal. is fin but you have to place the bullet with more precision compared to a larger caliber, you just do, and can! Same for the .264. 7mm is just better to me. You can see the "writer" of the list is a 7mm guy too.
The old .30-30 will do anything I am gonna do these days
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Depending on how close you are…
I’m almost certain a deer can’t tell much difference in a .30-30, .30-06, or .300 Winchester. Basically all the same projectile. We sometimes get away from the reality of physics.
I haven't shot it further than 1100 yards or so.
Shooting the Buffalo target at The Whittington Center.
That's a good story worth looking up!
I just cannot seem to get very excited about chopping my .30-30 but for now it's taken a different turn and still gets it done for a shooter.
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