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Offline Cheesehead

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Favorite Magnum
« on: September 03, 2006, 06:33:20 AM »
What is your favorite magnum of your past, present or future in a rifle caliber and why?

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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2006, 06:58:02 AM »
7MM Rem Mag with 160gr Speer bullets. Have also had two 338 Win Mag's. I found the 338's more than I needed and to much recoil. Also had a 264 Win Mag and a 300 Win Mag. didn't care for either. 264 had to much muzzle blast for me and the 300 to much reciol with bullets I prefered.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2006, 07:00:53 AM »
 300 WBY  ;D Never had a deer even take a half a step after being shot with the "big 300" Switches em off like turning off the porch light.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2006, 10:43:05 AM »
.44 Mag in a '94 Trapper...no need for anything else. 13 Whitetale, 1- 4 x 4 Bull Elk, 1- Black Bear. Would've gotten a Moose with 'er, but buddy put it down before I got the chance with his .54 36" Kentucky Black Powder (I was trying to work closer and hope'n he did not see him).
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2006, 01:11:28 PM »
I like the new 300 WSM.  It offers plents of accuracy, range, and knock-down in a short-action rifle.  I think that this one will last.....
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2006, 03:31:50 AM »
7mm rem mag.  i have shot from seventy five to almost five hundred yard and it does the same job every time, with a lung and heart shot they run about 75 yards and drop hard, hardly any blood when you hang em and slit the throat.  Even for as big of a cartridge, it really leaves a nice clean wound, usually exiting with not much bigger of a hole than the entry.  That and it shoots so nice and flat with winchester 145 grain ballistic silvertip shells.  I hope to work up my own handload this year, will just have to see if i have the time.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2006, 10:09:36 AM »
My 300 Win Mags.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #7 on: September 07, 2006, 12:44:03 PM »
I must agree with Redhawk on the 300 win mag. I had one in a BAR but traded in for an M1A. My plan is to get an Encore prohunter 300 mag barrel since i have part of an Encore system in a pistol. I Think a 300 in the prohunter would be wonderful. I have so many 300 mag reloading components it would just make sense. The 7mm Remington magnum in an Abolt is my only long range magnum at this time so it is presently my favorite for many valid reasons. A short mag like the 300 or maybe the new 325 in the Browning TI short action interests me very much, light and powerful, recoil does not bother me. I hunt strictly whitetail in WI and currently do it with a 308 Win M1A, but someday bigger game will be on the menu.

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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #8 on: September 07, 2006, 01:13:08 PM »
I choose the 7mm Remington Magnum!

It is real easy to load for, it's very accurate and it don't kick the snot out of me!
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #9 on: September 07, 2006, 05:11:53 PM »
I've had 7mm Rem Mag, 300 Weatherby Mag, 300 Win. Mag, 300 H&H, 338 Win Mag, 375 H&H, 416 Rigby and my favorite is 300 H&H!!!
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #10 on: September 08, 2006, 09:08:27 AM »
7mm Rem Mag w/160 gr bullets.  Flat, fast, and fatal.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #11 on: September 12, 2006, 02:05:15 PM »
7mm saum with 175 gr. sierra's
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2006, 04:27:54 PM »
I'm a huge fan of the 270WSM, shoots very flat  and very accurate.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2006, 05:58:48 PM »
257 Weatherby.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #14 on: September 17, 2006, 10:30:47 AM »
375 H &H    : )

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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #15 on: September 17, 2006, 12:00:12 PM »
right now it is the remington 8mm magnum.it is very accurate.has the power of Thor's hammer plus..it is very easy to reload for.and I don't have to stalk any more.
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #16 on: September 20, 2006, 07:53:49 AM »
Although I am very partial to the .300 WM, I must go with my favorite the .375 H&H magnum. 
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Re: Favorite Magnum
« Reply #17 on: September 30, 2006, 01:25:30 AM »
.350 Remington Mag.

180 grain Barnes X @ 3000 fps.

With a 100 yard zero, drop at 200 yards in about 3".

Kind of obscure I guess, but a great caliber.
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