DrMike
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A person could do a whole lot worse than a 7mm RM. They tend to shoot well and deliver a smashing blow way out there.
The ultimate mule deer and antelope rifle?
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My 264 sendero will do for now I guess, 8)
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7MM RUM with 160 gr Accubonds at 3333 fps. in a 700 xcr with a 6x24x40 Bushnell 4200 Elite, Mill Dot Ret. Sighted in at 300 yards. It weighs about 8.5 lbs. loaded and will make a 300 Wby sweat trying to keep up. It just so happens I have one handy for the occasion. Floats like a butterfly, stings like a ballistic missle 8)
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Sounds about right.
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Did not have a picture ready, but here is the Deer, Antelope, and Coyote thunder bolt! 6mm REMINGTON I keep telling you guys :!:
DrMike
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Gee, I dunno', David. I'm told that 6mm bullets bounce off of mule deer. They are getting tougher as time goes by. Any truth to the story that antelope will outrun a 6mm.
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Now Doc, that's just mean, very funny but mean!! :lol: :lol: :mrgreen:
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DrMike":j61vs3sz said:
Maybe that is why Pop uses his 416 Wby. :lol:
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I love the 6mm Rem... a BDL-V was my only rifle for about a 6 year stretch. I shot everything with that gun... and it killed it all quite dead. I did however, notice that it wasn't as potent as the .25-06 that I'd used before... and quite a lot since. It is a fine cartridge for sure... coyote/pronghorn rifle... yep, it's the winner. But, strictly big game... it comes up a little short.
Deer and Pronghorn rifle... west of the mighty Mississip... .25-06 all day long. My 100 grain E-Tip load clocking 3300 and change would do nicely... even if elk were the critter-de-jour.
I have never had the opportunity to hunt either because they don't live on my side of the big muddy. I would have to flip a coin to choose between my custom Rem 700 with Shilen #6 SS 26" barrel 25-06 that has killed close to 200 whitetail deer or my new, only used two seasons, custom Rem 700 Shilen #5 CM 27 3/4" barrel 264 Win mag that I have killed 5 deer with. If I had to do a lot of walking I would pick the 264 Win mag because it is a bit lighter rifle. On the other hand if I had to do whole lot of walking and climbing mountains I would pick my sporter M-96 Swede Mauser in 6.5X55 Swede. It is much lighter and will do anything a 25-06 will do with a little heaver bullet.
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6mm Remington":1arja9tw said:Did not have a picture ready, but here is the Deer, Antelope, and Coyote thunder bolt! 6mm REMINGTON I keep telling you guys :!:
At some point I had 4 #1's
1v in 204
1B in 25-06
1H in 458 Lott
and 1S in 338 Mag
all I have now is my 1v in 204
different scope though
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I hate to admit it Songdog, but you are probably right.
The best coyote, deer, and antelope rifle ever to come down the pipe was probably the 25-06 with the 6.5-06 right there with it :!: Either one of those in a 24 or 26" barreled rifle would be the cat's meow. A person can keep getting to the larger cases and faster cartridges but for the purpose stipulated they both would be fantastic :!: My .280 Remington I had with the 140 gr. AccuBond at over 3000 fps would be wonderful, but then that damn Nodak's 7mm with a 160 gr. AccuBond would be even better....... , or the 280 AI oh my..... :roll: You do have to admit though Songdog that by using a good, make that fantastic bullet, the 90 gr. E-tip in my son's 6mm Remington, with good shot placement, that cow elk of his he got this year didn't stand a chance at 350 yards and she was a big cow! It chronographed at 3180 fps in his 22" barrel on his Ruger MKII and has a BC of .403. It worked and would continue to work, but there is better for the bigger stuff, okay I admit it! :shock: :grin: 6mm Remington
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all I have now is my 1v in 204
different scope though
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Oh my Pop I love those laminates for both the look and the added strength. That is a gorgeous 204 Ruger! WOW :!:
different scope though
Oh my Pop I love those laminates for both the look and the added strength. That is a gorgeous 204 Ruger! WOW :!:
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POP":3v9v877f said:My 264 sendero will do for now I guess, 8)
I am using the 140 VLd's right now. Soon I will start with the 130 Accubonds.
3300 fps ?????????? HMMMM
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We are talking here about the Ultimate mule deer and antelope rifle and have discussed both caliber, bullet, and rifle selection. NOW JUST SPEAKING RIFLE TYPE ALONE, I would have to say that the Ruger #1B in (insert your caliber of choice here) would be the ULTIMATE CLASSIEST RIFLE from the prairie to the mountains bar none :!: Any time you see a guy out there with a Ruger #1 you have to admit that you have come upon a gentleman who knows his stuff :!: Just wanted to stir the pot a little bit POP and see what THE RIFLE should be............. I bad!
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6mm Remington said:Any time you see a guy out there with a Ruger #1 you have to admit that you have come upon a gentleman who knows his stuff :!:
Poor choice of words. Sound self promoting or boastful. Should have said IS A SERIOUS RIFLEMAN just like I believe all of us on this forum are!
Pop, that Sendero .264 is a sweet set-up. I used that caliber for years, only difference was I throated it for the 125 gr. Nosler Partition bullet and it never failed me.
These days it's either a Vanguard .257Wby with a 110 gr. AB or a .270wsm with a 140 gr. AB.
Looking back over the years, the largest mule-deer (B&C buck) I have taken weighed 250# skinned and gutted, and what did I use?, an old Remington 700 in .270 Win. and a 130 Partition bullet, taken at over 300 yards . :lol: :lol: :lol: What can I say.
These days it's either a Vanguard .257Wby with a 110 gr. AB or a .270wsm with a 140 gr. AB.
Looking back over the years, the largest mule-deer (B&C buck) I have taken weighed 250# skinned and gutted, and what did I use?, an old Remington 700 in .270 Win. and a 130 Partition bullet, taken at over 300 yards . :lol: :lol: :lol: What can I say.
