Do you still hunt with larger cartridges?

[Macintosh]

The rifle I’ve carried for 25 years is irreplaceable. Its maybe not what Id choose if I did it all over again today, but its not going anywhere and it works the same now as it did then. Of course I carry it sometimes. Its not all about perfect functionality.

 

[missjordan]

Yes, my husband and i hunt with a 338 Lapua. Personally I’ve never been a person that’s hung up on recoil.


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[Wrench]

As much as I have had wonderful success with my 6mm's they simply do not offer the blood trails that my big stuff does on elk. If I were hunting big bulls in brush country....I like big leaks.

 

[Lucasraymond]

Started with 30-06 then went to 6.5 CM; sold both of them after getting a 6.5 PRC. Bought a 300 WSM barrel to use with the 6.5 PRC and recently picked up a 45-70 1895 and 300blk pistol for subsonics and finally my most recent is a 6CM. For PA whitetail hunting I killed with the 6CM, 45-70 this year and 300 WSM this year. Try to show the love to all but if I had to choose one out of all I would stick with the 6.5 prc.

 

[JRay]

Going back to larger 30 cal this year to push monos faster. I want to see for myself if I can reduce meat damage and still be an effective killer.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

As much as I have had wonderful success with my 6mm's they simply do not offer the blood trails that my big stuff does on elk. If I were hunting big bulls in brush country....I like big leaks.

What are you using to get the big leaks?

 

[Fireflyfishing]

Yes, my 7mag and 300win mag. On occasion my 375 H&H mag.

 

[elkguide]

Even though I have "several" options in the .22s, .24s, .25s, .26s, .27s, .28s, when I head out to hunt, I seem to always grab a .300 Win Mag.

 

[Deadspace]

I stared hunting as a kid with a 270. Upgraded to a 30-06 for a while, went to a 6.5PRC and now for the last couple of seasons I’ve been using a 6 creed. So far it’s killed a couple elk and a moose with no issues and I see no reason to go back to my bigger guns.

 

[Q_Sertorius]

Yes, I carried a .25-06 most of this past season. And my backup-backup rifle is a .270.

Next year, I am going to take my Tikka M690 9.3x62 whitetail hunting. I think Speer 270-grain semi-spitzers going 2600 FPS should have enough wallop to put a deer DRT if I CNS hit him. Or enough authority to drop him within 100 yards if I do my part and double-lung hit him. But if I don’t get a good blood trail, I will use something smaller for the next one.

 

[Long84]

I occasionally go back to the bigger calibers. Some times it's sentimental value of the rifle, other times it's to mix things up a little.

Having been a .30-06 guy for most of my life. I have really enjoyed the decision to try a 6mm creedmoor this year. I shoot it more, better, and my confidence beyond 200yds is growing.

 

[handwerk]

My biggest cartridge is 300 H&H, a customized pre 64 model 70 which has killed almost all my elk, it will continue to get hunted as well as my 30’06, 7x57, 280 AI and .270 all model 70s.
I enjoyed putting these rifles together and am emotionally tied to them, I guess I’m a gun nut.
But I certainly enjoy my new Kimber builds in 6.5 CM and 6 CM, lately I shoot them more and they use less powder, being a hand loader that’s a good thing.
In the end I like and enjoy them all, I’m ok with that.

 

[Wrench]

What are you using to get the big leaks?

30 cal 200 class bullets have exited from every angle I've shot out to the 700 line. 140s in 6.5 have exited 90% of the time on broadside....but quartering shots are more like 25%.