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I thought hard on the 6.5-284. It's a heck of a cartridge. 5 gallon buckets full of 270 and 30-06 brass in my loading room hedged my...

All of the above… and 6.5-284 among the top of the list.

Just to clarify I'm from the east but I shoot a lot of big bean fields and most of my shots fall between 250-500 yards. Shots to 700...

Exactly

If a whitetail has vitals in roughly a 9" area, and you are aiming for the center of that area I want a rifle that shoots a .5 moa. That...

I I zeroed a very light Kimber 270 with a muzzle brake not to long ago for a friend. I couldn't get done quick enough and I sure won't...

7mag pushing an accurate 160 NP is plenty of killing power at ranges in this thread. More than a few eastern hunters travel out west...

One of my students brought out an ultralight .300WinMag. Every step had been taken to reduce weight. Didn't weigh it, but it was so...

I've killed 100s of whitetail with the 270Win and 100s of deer and hogs with 6.5 offerings from 6.5 Grendel to 6.5-06. The 270 win is...

I’ve hunted whitetail and mule deer in Alberta for years with a 30-06 until getting a 6.5-300 Wby Mag and the 30-06 put them down in a...

I have used 243, 308, 25-06, 270, 30-06 AND 300 Win mag. They all worked good. For the big boys I would probably leave the 243 at home.

I’m not man enough to shoot a lighter rifle in my “preferred” chambering! 😉 I’ll stick with my 9#’r! memtb

Shooting them is one thing. Dealing with the recoil from a light rifle is what I don't want.

Agreed, The cold bore shot is most important…..as it should be considered "the only shot"! But, if the group is sub moa including the...

I’ve seen my fair share of botched jobs by others come across my bench. Firstly, remove the stock, then remove the scope, rings and...