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    Quote Originally Posted by brokenscout View Post
    Smooth shooter and drops them every time.And I don't hae to chase anything far
    must be nice. I hunted with a .338 for years and never put one down on the first shot. 25 yards to 250. All were well placed, but guess not well enough. None got away though. Took my first bull and cow with that old M77 .338

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    Quote Originally Posted by mx'r View Post
    must be nice. I hunted with a .338 for years and never put one down on the first shot. 25 yards to 250. All were well placed, but guess not well enough. None got away though. Took my first bull and cow with that old M77 .338
    I mostly shoot coyotes And I never said 1 shot I just have a quick follow up shot(or 3)

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    Quote Originally Posted by brokenscout View Post
    I mostly shoot coyotes And I never said 1 shot I just have a quick follow up shot(or 3)
    Wish I understood ballistics and reloading a little more. I still think slowing that round down would be the way to go. 300 grains, 2800fps, = dead on impact.

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    I think your right about slowing it down.I'll look into it. I mostly shoot Hornady Superformance 200 grain.

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    I have a Ruger Mark 77 .30-06 my wife bought me for Christmas a few years ago. She picked it up used (I love used guns!) Anyway great shooter I've been running Winchester ballistic silver tips (150 grn) I'll tell you this I bought a box of 20 I've used 4 rounds and have 4 dead animals. Also .30-06 is cheap to practice with; which is more important than the scope or the rifle. At the end of the day I just trust that rifle.

    And the proof is in the pudding so to speak!

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    My favorite deer rifle is my SAKO A7 300wsm . Love the round because up to 400 yards I don't have to much drop to worry about. Also the animal goes down with no suffering. My antelope rifle is a FN PBR in 308 with the 24 inch barrel. It is a tack driver. I took a jogging buck at 475 to 500 yards with it last season. The only thing tough about the 308 is getting your drop figured out. Agree with the post refrencing scopes. I have Kahles on the Sako. That scope has helped me harvest 4 times now. I used a sightron 6x24x42 mildot on the FN. The sightron is a good scope as well.

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    I went with the 270 WSM (140gr Nosler Accubond (G1 BC .496) @ ~3250fps) because it shoots flat and I'm not particularly good at estimating distance in the field.

    Also not a lot of recoil, and plenty of energy.

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