Caliber Recommendation for 600 Yard Sheep Rifle

softtail103 · Jan 14, 2022

7mm WSM or 7MM SAUM

458win · Jan 14, 2022

270 Win or 7 mag both should be easy to find ammo for. Wouldn't worry about bears, if one is actually going to give you problems it's going to be within 50yrds and that's the guides job.

Jeffrey Van Zandt · Jan 14, 2022

GA Sheephunter said:
If you were getting a custom rifle built for the sole purpose of a stone sheep hunt (in grizz territory) and wanted to have 600 yard reach, what caliber would you go with?

I do handload/reload, but have heard some stores lately of ammunition/luggage getting lost, so part of me thinks it is wise to go with something a store in BC is going to carry

Thanks in advance

well your guide should be there for grizz trouble, and you will go to jail if you shoot a grizz there unless you are ripped up a bit
so 6.5 PRC 300win 300 PRC

hudgic · Jan 14, 2022

Definitely a 6.5rpm in a custom!! Or factory rifle

BrentM · Jan 14, 2022

6.5 something for me. 6-7mm anything would be good but the 6.5 just offers a nice blend. I'd either take a creed or a prc. If you asked to me go right now I'd grab my prc and off we'd go.

GA Sheephunter · Jan 14, 2022

458win said:
270 Win or 7 mag both should be easy to find ammo for. Wouldn't worry about bears, if one is actually going to give you problems it's going to be within 50yrds and that's the guides job.

The guides do not carry any kind of weapon from what I was told. My wife will be with me as well, so I will not leave our fates to someone else.

In my only sheep hunt so far in the NWT (where all guides carried a 45-70) we had several grizzly encounters....there would be lots of times where the guide was 150+ yards away from me. When you are that far apart there is not much they can do even if they do have a weapon, not to mention they may not even hear you call out in the wind. Got to look out for yourself.

jaspepp · Jan 14, 2022

I agree, let the guide worry about bears! Why no short actions listed? I would think something in the 6.5 PRC - 7 SAUM range would make a great sheep gun

Jeffrey Van Zandt · Jan 14, 2022

hudgic said:
Definitely a 6.5rpm in a custom!! Or factory rifle

I do customs bighorn actions and proof shoulder fit barrels you pick the stock trigger ect and you can put it to gather your self in say 30-60 mins when you have all the parts there easy also you can switch barrels and cals in 20-60 mins at home

tknuts103 · Jan 14, 2022

6.8 Western, 7mm Rem, 300 wsm

bballard · Jan 14, 2022

Take a good old 300 win mag. It will take care of everything just fine......you'd be surprised how many grizz are killed with a 300 every year, so it has the chops for that if needed...

Will Gray · Jan 14, 2022

Shoot the most gun you are good with. I like the 375 RUM, have killed whitetail with it, butI have not walked up a mountain with it: too old now for that and a $50k hunt is not in my budget

GA Sheephunter · Jan 14, 2022

Thanks for the replies. I already have a 270, 300 win and a 7 mag, and all are contenders but all are also between 8-9#, so I am considering getting a NULA, Proof, etc...something lighter....and was wondering about a different caliber...

257 STW · Jan 14, 2022

As BrentM said. If I was going I would grab my 6.5 PRC and my 156 Berger load, and stone me a sheep. my .02

cornshank · Jan 14, 2022

If I was getting a custom rifle built for sheep hunting ?
I would have Randy Selby build a 300 weatherby mag.
With a nice muzzle break.

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