best caliber for what i want - Page 2

highbrow · December 10, 2007, 12:49 PM

Another vote for 8mm Mauser. Handloaded will do anything a 30-06 will do. And I love my 30-06. Also think about the 7.62x54R. Potent medicine out of a 29" barreled Mosin 91/30.

Bigfatts · December 10, 2007, 04:52 PM

How about a .358 Winchester? Good for anything up to Black Bear and Elk and Moose.

hypertex · December 10, 2007, 06:57 PM

Been using a 8mm Remington Magnum for close to 20 years now. Extremely versatile and flat shooting. Brass and bullets readily available.

T. O'Heir · December 10, 2007, 09:13 PM

6.5 x 55. AKA 6.5 Swede. It'd regularly used for moose in Sweden and elsewhere.

MeekAndMild · December 10, 2007, 09:23 PM

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There's nothing in North America the 30-06 won't handle.

That may be true but the .35 Whelen is just a necked up 30-06 which means it will shoot a bigger bullet. What a 30-06 does with 180 grains a .35 Whelen does with 250 grains, giving a margin of power if its needed for bigger game.

December 10, 2007, 12:49 PM	#26
highbrow Member Join Date: November 22, 2007 Location: Montana Posts: 92	Another vote for 8mm Mauser. Handloaded will do anything a 30-06 will do. And I love my 30-06. Also think about the 7.62x54R. Potent medicine out of a 29" barreled Mosin 91/30. __________________ Mosin: Know the safety, Love the safety, Be the safety There are some corners of this country which have bred the most terrible things, things that act against everything we believe in. They must be fought. FBHO- Free Edward Snowden

December 10, 2007, 09:13 PM	#29
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	6.5 x 55. AKA 6.5 Swede. It'd regularly used for moose in Sweden and elsewhere. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

December 10, 2007, 04:52 PM	#27
Bigfatts Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2005 Location: Lutz Posts: 1,528	How about a .358 Winchester? Good for anything up to Black Bear and Elk and Moose.

December 10, 2007, 06:57 PM	#28
hypertex Junior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Posts: 7	Been using a 8mm Remington Magnum for close to 20 years now. Extremely versatile and flat shooting. Brass and bullets readily available.