Best all-around medium power cartridge

[wvchevy3]

That is a great pick. awesome caliber.Lee

 

[Dwh7271]

Good call. Can't see how you go wrong there.
Congrats!
Be interesting what you think of it side by side with yours.
Hope the shoulder goes well?

 

[RiverRider]

I hunted deer up there once. All I saw were elk and moose.

Same for me. Hunted a unit east of Pocatello back in '95, got myself situated on a hillside before sunrise. When there was enough light to see I wondered how I escaped being trampled by all the elk. Not a deer to be seen.

 

[RiverRider]

Well its official.

Sue is going to get a new Nosler M48 Heritage in 280AI.
We are both pretty stoked about it and can't wait to get it here.
I'm going to mount a VX-3 3.5-10-40mm with a CDS dial.

This set up should prove able to hunt anything in NA with mild recoil. I will start her
out with the 120 gr BT at 3300-3400 fps. If I get it to shoot, I might just leave it
for crop damage hunting this summer and WY Antelope (if we draw).
I do have a CDS dial set up for a 7mm 140 gr AB (BC .485) at 3150 fps so I could
go that route too.

JD338

Has anyone else noticed that JD started this thread, and he's the one who's ended up buying a rifle? :lol: