Favorite Caliber for 300 Yards and Under?

[Double Drops]

Im considering purchasing a new gun before the upcoming season and am curious what everyone prefers. A majority of my shots will under 300 yards. Let's hear your favorite

 

[Rakkin6]

.300 Win Mag with 180 grain noslers. Can't kill them to dead.

 

[Tnshooter15]

I agree with above, the 300 win mag

 

[wsm]

6.5 creedmore

 

[Heath423]

Along for the ride

 

[Carlos]

My fav is the 308.

 

[Snake]

150 grain Balistic Silvertips in 7mm magnum.

 

[philsanchez76]

Im considering purchasing a new gun before the upcoming season and am curious what everyone prefers. A majority of my shots will under 300 yards. Let's hear your favorite

Are you gonna reload for it? Or stick with factory? If factory, tough to beat the 308 cuz of cheap military fmj practice ammo and tons of different factory hunting loads available too. If you reload, 6.5 creedmore or 270 or 7mm maybe?

 

[TNTreeman]

No ballistic expert or even close but I love a 308.

 

[TN Song Dog]

308 because I'm seeing it on Walmart shelves

 

[Deer Assassin]

Lol

7/08

 

[bigtex]

Depends on where i'm sitting. If i'm up a tree i'll have my .260 or 7-08 Mdl 7 Remington. If i'm in one of my box blinds looking over a food plot i'll have either my .270 or 7mm Mag both Mdl 700's. Nowhere on my property would I ever get a 300 yard shot.

 

[encore06]

300RCM

 

[younggun308]

It may not be a long shot by Western standards, but anything over 200 is a long shot where I live.

If you were trying to poke one past 200, I'd imagine what you use to steady your rifle, and trigger weight, matters more than the cartridge (assuming you're not shooting anything lighter than a .25-06 or a loopy-trajectoried levergun cartridge).

 

[FLTENNHUNTER1]

308 with hand loaded .3 MOA 150 grain SST's.

 

[rem270]

270

 

[fairchaser]

The classic whitetail caliber is a .270 and definitely good out to 300 yds. Low recoil and fun to shoot.

 

[1 good shot]

I really like my 7x64 and 6.5-06

 

[backyardtndeer]

308 with my handloaded 178 grain eldx.

 

[JAY B]

I love my abolt 270, i have trust in it at distance past that as well , longest kill @456 yards