RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
The OP's request for an "anything in the lower 48" stops the .30 caliber for me, as WA has elk, moose and grizzly. As much as I like the 30/30, it would not be good for me.
The Whelen barrel is new, got it at the beginning of the covid lockdown- only one range trip so far. The plan is to find a good hunting load with either a 310 grs, or a 260grs bullet (from CBE), and use it for moose this autumn. And possibly wild boar.Well thought out and executed. What do you shoot at the most?
Collar button and Titegroup. Or a round ball and Titegroup.45 caliber is hard on bunnies.
That's impressive! I assume that is a 308Win.
That is one lovely '99.This one for everything, and Arthur Savage says "THPTTHTHTTHPT!!!" to your levergun restriction. So does John Browning.
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.30 WCF, will do nearly any job you ask if you do your part.
What is a "358 Hawkeye"?meh I got a 95 in 30-40 I'm not all that impressed with it.
I could make do for this challenge with the 358 Hawkeye, or probably the 32 Winchester [if I kept the distances short]
the 358 with a 250gr bullet is a for sure deer thumper with cast bullets at jacketed velocities so a 2-250yd. shot wouldn't be out of it's window, pretty much the same range a 7 mauser has anyway.
I would prefer the 45-70 for Bull Elk just because of the easier sight dial ups and the energy of the 400gr bullet.
having said that the last Elk and Moose I shot was with the 7 Ackley [7X57] and the 358 would have done the job just as well on either one of them.
I am the OP. I live in Florida. It didn't occur to me there were Grizzlies in the northwest. But it should have, I have read about the increasing number of grizzlies encountered in Yellowstone National Park.Didn’t see the “harvest anything in lower 48” part.
yeah, that counts out the 30-30.
Now the 45-70, it would be ideal.