my 300win weighs 8.25 then topped with 3-9 loe. recoil is very managable even for, me.

my 2506 is 8.5lbs alittle heavier only because of the smaller bore. recoil is next to nothing, its topped with a 4.5-14x40 leo. it packs the most punch but dosnt knock you around.

a 3006 that weighs 7lbs topped with 3-9 glass kicks more than my 300win set up the same.

Id take a 12lb 300 Win over a 5lb 270 any day of the week, I can tell ya that much. :D

Looked like it was slowin down, if were gonna compete with Manbeef, we gotta keep it rollin.....

Andy

I would only carry a rifle maxed out at 8#'s with recoil I could COMFORTABLY handle at that weight, firing a bullet in the 100-150 gr. weight at around the 3000fps figure. A walking around gun anyway. If you hunt by someone dropping you off right at your condo stand, weight certainly would not be part of the puzzle.

As a side note, I loaded some old 60 gr. Hornady spire points in my 25/06 to a chronographed 4000+fps. Unbelievable what they did to an armadillo. We actually had to back the load down at one point as the bullets were coming apart in flight!

Take care

Tony

were that acurate.

a 75gr bullet outa the 2506 can make it to 22/250 speeds but anymore is realy pushn it.

i was realy into shooting 75 vmaxes through mine. they are acurate and produce lots of red mist :D you should see some of the crows i shot. nothin but net ughhh i mean feathers.

Evan

75gr VMax outta my 25-06AI with 59.5gr of 4831 is the most devistating red mist round I have ever fired. It blows the hell outta anything it hits. Unreal.

Andy

ball park guestimate how fast that is. i bet 3900 wouldnt be to far out of reach then a slight stretch getn to 4000. i think i was getn 3700 and am guessing the ckley is 200fps faster than the standerd case.


i didnt you had a blowed out case..

what kinda acuracy are you getn while fire forming??

Evan

Never chronoed it.

The smith that built it, has built many, says its right at the 4000 mark, just under.

However, I was corrected on here by some of the tech guys when I made that proclaimation. So, I dont know for sure. Its fast enough. I can attest to that. ;)

Actually, it shoots great when fire forming. Cant tell alot of difference. Another thing I like is I can shoot the 75gr VMax and the 100gr Partition, and it doesnt change the 0 enough to mess with. Right there.

Andy

ANDY L.......Now if numbers were to mean anything towards what caliber wins hands down for the harvesting of whitetail deer, I am affraid your 30-30 takes home the trophy.:eek: :rolleyes:

HiBall, Id say you got that right. 30-30 or the 22 rimfire for the spotlighters....

Where you from? You close to the Lake Ozarks??

Andy

17hmr or 17hm2 for the spot lighters 22 rimfires are old school

Gatorbum,

It's nice to see another Fla boy in here.

Sorry I caught the thread so late, but I have to say your handle, coupled with living in Tally, sure must make for some interesting times there. I did UF, and got out in the mid sixties.

Oh, to keep it gun related, I favor the .250/300 Savage AI and the 7 x 57 Mauser AI as premier deer cartridges. :)

Well I sure wouldn't recommend a 22 caliber for deer, their small lightweight bullets don't expand to make what I'd call a devastating wound channel. I myself am a fan of the ought six cartridges. 25-06 and 30-06 are about as good as they get. The 25 is good for whitetail especially, but a 30-06 would be my choice for mulies. The 25-06 has the power to take deer(especially whitetail) down beyond 400 yards without a problem at all, but when it comes to long range open landscape mule deer hunting, the 30-06 shoots a heavier bullet with an outstanding flat trajectory to the range you might be encountering on the plains.

Here we go again.

I must say that I was surprised to see that this thread has 131 replies to it.

However, I don't think I have seen Gatorbum around lately, which sucks because he had some medical issues a little while ago.

Sounds like spies to me or at least copperheads, a gator from Miami and a gator from Tallahassee, we are surrounded.....

I had to say that in defense of my investment: I know I bought two buildings at FSU by the time the boy left Bowdenville. :D

Oh, back to deer guns and such:

What no 6.5 fans here?

Gatorbum, you might try the Sierra 87 gr in the 256 with 14 grains of H-4227 as a max load. That was my 10 inch TC load for a couple of years shooting steel critters. Back er down and come up. By the by, if you need brass, let me know, I think I have a couple hundred (no barrel anymore) and the price is right. PM me your name and address and I will put a care package in USPS for you. I have found that 4227 in a small capacity case with heavy bullets, generally gives the best results.

As to the best deer rifle, gotta be the one I walk out the door with in the morning. But I would say that the best all round rifle for the SE would be the 260. It is just a great all round cartridge.

But I do like the new revised modern 30-06 it is never going to die. New powders, new bullets and you have a magnum performer. A man could do a lot worse than a good old 06.
Ed

After reading all of the replies I gotta change my vote. The best deer rifle is whichever one is in my grubby little hands when that bugger steps outa the brush!

:D

GoodOlBoy