WestKentucky
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I have 2 very different answers.
Classic… 35 Whelan
modern… 7-08
Classic… 35 Whelan
modern… 7-08
Huh, I could almost strap two of my .375s together...actually I could..... If there was only one scope on them.....I wonder.....Actually, for hunting in Idaho, your hunting rifle has to weigh less than 16lbs - that's according the Idaho Department of Fish and Game hunting regulations.
Just for fun, and to challenge the idea of the .30-06 Springfield being the best "all-rounder" cartridge for big game in North American, let's see if we can narrow down an alternative.
Swede? They really are different people. lol
Agree, the 6.5 Swede would be a good all around cartridge for most of NA.
We really need clarification on whether we're talking about big grizzly and brown bears or not. If big bears are included, then I'd think we're talking 30 cal minimum. Is there a reputable guide in Alaska who would take a client hunting brown bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor? 7mm seems marginal for big bears. For example, here are the heaviest available Partitions (and SD): . 308 220 grain with SD .33; 7mm 175 grains with SD .31; 6.5mm 140 grains with SD .29).Kind of seems like the premise identifies the 30-06 as the best “all-rounder”, as it is in search for an alternative choice to fill the role.
Might be easier to start a list of rounds that won’t make the list. I’ll start, how a out one that has been seen by some as a “jack of all trades”, the 300 blk…
We really need clarification on whether we're talking about big grizzly and brown bears or not. If big bears are included, then I'd think we're talking 30 cal minimum. Is there a reputable guide in Alaska who would take a client hunting brown bears with a 6.5 Creedmoor? 7mm seems marginal for big bears. For example, here are the heaviest available Partitions (and SD): . 308 220 grain with SD .33; 7mm 175 grains with SD .31; 6.5mm 140 grains with SD .29).
If big bears are NOT included, then I'd think we're talking .30 cal maximum. There is no non-bear critter in NA that requires more killing than a 220 grain partition at 2,800 fps muzzle velocity.
Someone wants one rifle, chambered in one cartridge, to hunt all legal big game species in North America.
That's what I thought, but then we have two people planning to use 6.5 creedmoor on game up to brown bear and one who would use 350 legend. Either they're interpreting the question differently or they're much braver than I. There is no way I'd use a 180 gr bullet at 2,000 fps to hunt a 1,000+ lb animal that could eat me.The original post was pretty clear.
That's what I thought, but then we have two people planning to use 6.5 creedmoor on game up to brown bear and one who would use 350 legend. Either they're interpreting the question differently or they're much braver than I. There is no way I'd use a 180 gr bullet at 2,000 fps to hunt a 1,000+ lb animal that could eat me.
I promised my love to just one women. Not doing the same with my rifle cartridges, variety is the spice of life!
I've used 270gr Barnes TSX on white tail deer with great results.The original post was pretty clear.
I've only shot one bear, a 500 lb black bear, but if were staring at a kodiak brown bear I would be be much more comfortable with something like a 375 ruger, 338 win compared to a smaller bore option. My choice would come down to one of those 2 but I would pick the 338 because the bullet selection in .375 is pretty limited and expensive, especially for bullets more suitable for thin skinned game.
I've used 270gr Barnes TSX on white tail deer with great results.
Nah....If we are taking 30-06 out of the picture, for all NA game, I wouldn't go much smaller, certainly 6.5 Creed is not a sound recommendation. So for me 300 Win Mag. or 300 WSM. You don't need so many qualifiers with these.Actual recommendations I've given people have been 7mm-08, 280 rem, and even the 6.5cm with the warning to use the right bullet for intended game. All will kill anything in north America if used properly, and all are great for deer, which is what most people with only one rifle are gonna use it for. And I have recently seen ammo on the shelf for all of them.
Then there's the 35 whelen...