Thanks for all the replies. I was hoping to be able to choose from the 3 and have them ready but I have only 1 scope to use until the other 2 arrive. Gonna slap it on the 257 weatherby and use the scirocco ii's i have and if they don't shoot i will switch to the accubonds. It being a flatter gun it should fill my needs. Just dont want to over gun the critters and ruin the meat or undergun them which with the range given i think 257 will be just fine.
Choosing to hunt with 3 calibers
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HRM Johnny
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Have you considered hammer bullets?
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imyourhuckleberry
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Was it the -06?
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Yes it was, and still is. Oh!, btw, I do not hunt anything the 06 can not kill.
RAGGED EDGE
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Yes it was, and still is. Oh!, btw, I do not hunt anything the 06 can not kill.
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Started with an '03 my dad bought from the DCM back in the early fifties. At the age of 12 it kicked the snot out of me. Loved it then; love it still.
Only three rifles? Man are you lacking in fire power! LOL Like others have said the 257 WBM is the one I would choose. I have killed a BUNCH of deer over the past 35 years with a 25-06 but never owned a 257 WBM but my hunting buddy has had a few. It is as has been said at 25-06 on steroids. Just use a bonded or mono or partition bullet for the under 100 yard shots is my advice. Standard cup and core bullets really come apart on those close shots.
imyourhuckleberry
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I was ten when I shot my first 06. Dad had borrowed a rifle from a friend as he was not an avid hunter, but had gotten invited . So we were sharing that rifle. As he was not that knowledgeable about firearms he bought a box of 30-06 Remington Core-lokt 220 grainers from Ace Hardware store. When I shot it the first time I remember noticing how blue the sky was. It knocked me on my butt.
