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<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 182665" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>My son and I watched 8 whitetails sidehill at 1050 -1150 yards this morning but they had already been shot at and never stopped long enough for us to decide whether to use the 308 or the 7mm Allen Mag for a shot.</p><p> </p><p>All that means is that there are a lot of cartridges that will kill a whitetail at 1000 yards. Your choice seems good to me except for one thing. I would also buy me a practice rifle that I could shoot a lot of rounds with and not burn out the barrel. I would shoot my expensive custom 1000 yard deer rifle only enough to get it dialed in and be familiar with its characteristics. I would choose a 243, 260, 284, or 308 as the practice rifle and I would practice at long range and learn how to shoot well at that distance. Then when you have eight deer on a sidehill at 1050 yards you can decide which rifle to get ready. </p><p> </p><p>For killing whitetails I don't think you need more than a 7STW but if you want to knock them into the middle of next week, I am sure that the 7mm Allen Magnum will do that being as it will knock a big elk into the middle of next week at 1K. It shoots a high BC 200 grain rebated boattail hollowpoint bullet at 3340+ fps so there is no reason to get nervous just because the wind is blowing. I like the Nesika action.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 182665, member: 8"] My son and I watched 8 whitetails sidehill at 1050 -1150 yards this morning but they had already been shot at and never stopped long enough for us to decide whether to use the 308 or the 7mm Allen Mag for a shot. All that means is that there are a lot of cartridges that will kill a whitetail at 1000 yards. Your choice seems good to me except for one thing. I would also buy me a practice rifle that I could shoot a lot of rounds with and not burn out the barrel. I would shoot my expensive custom 1000 yard deer rifle only enough to get it dialed in and be familiar with its characteristics. I would choose a 243, 260, 284, or 308 as the practice rifle and I would practice at long range and learn how to shoot well at that distance. Then when you have eight deer on a sidehill at 1050 yards you can decide which rifle to get ready. For killing whitetails I don’t think you need more than a 7STW but if you want to knock them into the middle of next week, I am sure that the 7mm Allen Magnum will do that being as it will knock a big elk into the middle of next week at 1K. It shoots a high BC 200 grain rebated boattail hollowpoint bullet at 3340+ fps so there is no reason to get nervous just because the wind is blowing. I like the Nesika action. [/QUOTE]
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