What Caliber

[xman59]

So let me start off by saying I really don't need a new gun. I feel what I currently own will take care of pretty much anything I want to do. With that being said I really want to build a high end gun. I am just not sure what caliber I want. I own a .223/.556, .243, .257WBY, 7mm I primarily hunt east tx with the occasional trip to south tx or west tx. What should I build? leaning toward a 30 caliber just not sure which one.

you got a bunch of itty bitty bullet slingers,,, go big or don't go at all,,, something 40 caliber or larger,, like the 45-70!

[Lone_Wolf]

Since you reload, I'd go 338 Lapua.....cause you can. Almost every old redneck has a 300wm, but 338 Lapua, nope.

[diamond10x]

30-06. You can’t be a hunter or gun owner and not own one. There’s a reason ammo is readily available everywhere over 100 years later.

[Trumpkin]

I'll throw some fun ones out there.

.257 Roberts, .284 Win, 30-06AI, or .300 H&H.

Edit to add:
A 35 Whelen could be fun too!

[MadHatter]

I'll throw some fun ones out there.

.257 Roberts, .284 Win, 30-06AI, or .300 H&H.

Edit to add:
A 35 Whelen could be fun too!

Love me some 300 H&H.

[basschsr]

New caliber out, 6.8 winchester western.
Has the long range and accuracy of a 6.5 creedmore but with the punch of a 300 win mag

[S-3 Ranch]

I'll throw some fun ones out there.

.257 Roberts, .284 Win, 30-06AI, or .300 H&H.

Edit to add:
A 35 Whelen could be fun too!

No way on a .257 Roberts very low energy out past 250 yards unless you reload

http://gundata.org/ballistic-calculator/

[MUZZYSLINGR]

325 WSM. Just to be different.


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[Nate Riley]

I'm building one on a long action 700 action that I have. I have been going over this for years, researching calibers and such. I always come back to .30-06. .280 AI and .270 Win where high on the list of considerations too.

[mustangeric]

30-06 you will find ammo if you don't reload

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[Lynn21]

.270 and u can kill what u want on this planet.

[Capt.Bryan]

Above I said 338 rcm. Looking as you already have a 257 and 7mm I didnt see a need for a 270 or 300 wm for east texas as the 257 and 7mm will do everything those will do. I am normally a 257, 270 7mm kind of guy but this year I pulled out a 260 that my wife bought me a few years back and killed 2 deer with it and a hog. Pretty impressed with the mild recoil and all 3 were pass through shots, hog dropped in its tracks and both deer i hit right on the back edge of shoulder and ran 15-20 yards with blood trails a blind man could follow. I am shooting the 140 grain federal game king ammo. Since you said you reload you may look at a 260ai, just a thought.

[blackfoot1]

Since you reload, I'd go 338 Lapua.....cause you can. Almost every old redneck has a 300wm, but 338 Lapua, nope.

I’ve seen a book brown bear shot with a .338 Lapua and another buddy of mine shot a moose at 900 yards(one shot) with one. With the muzzle brake It didn’t kick at all. Think they said It was like $6/shot though lol. Bad @ss rifle.

[Jdturner80]

30-06

[ReydonPete]

For a single choice on a 30 caliber, I favor a 300 win mag