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  1. 08-17-2017, 06:57 PM #1
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    338 win mag or 375 ruger or 45 70

    So conflicted on the caliber for me next rifle ...so many pros and cons for thse calibers... for the 375 why not just go for the 416.....arrrrrgh
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    Dang Polly,
    What are you shooting and where?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wannabe View Post
    Dang Polly,
    What are you shooting and where?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wannabe View Post
    Dang Polly,
    What are you shooting and where?

    squirrels....Kootenay outbacks .....
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    Going for the pink vapor effect hey?

    Does cut down on field dressing time
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    Actually, we're in the throes of relocating to the Canadian Rockies...wanted an insurance package a bit more potent than the 30 06 when stomping around in the back country. Currently leaning to the 338 due to available ammo...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polly Goodnight View Post
    Actually, we're in the throes of relocating to the Canadian Rockies...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Polly Goodnight View Post
    Actually, we're in the throes of relocating to the Canadian Rockies...wanted an insurance package a bit more potent than the 30 06 when stomping around in the back country. Currently leaning to the 338 due to available ammo...
    Polly,
    When choosing a new rifle always look at ammo availability and cost. Several years ago a friend of mine bought a .338 to go on an African hunt with. He got to thinking about what if something happened and he needed more ammo for whatever reason. You cannot just go get .338 ammo at a lot of places, especially outside the USA. He said that you can buy 30-06 anywhere so he ask me if I had one. I did, It was a Tikka and he bought it, took it to Africa and made a one shot kill on everything he shot. Not saying one is better than the other just throwing that out there.
    Are you relocating up there to live? I've heard it is beautiful. You will probably get along very well with Trudeau, eah.
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    Don't think 338 will be a problem in Canada, an ami of mine packs the 338 when he's running his dog sled...might be prudence to match up
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    I've just never felt the need

    I have brought down everything I have gone after with my beloved 7mm Mag with never more than one shot----and that includes elk, caribou, and bull moose. Lesser size big game the choice is a 270 Win.
    For the record I have spent a lot of time in brown bear country so the question has certainly come up. My "fishing gun" is a 44 mag---but I sing a lot and I sing so bad I have never confronted an angry bear---a few that looked like they were laughing at me but none that wanted to eat me.

    I have a theory---I shoot best when I have a gun I am comfortable with---and that does not include the 338---they hurt me and I don't like getting hurt. I have worked up loads for friends on those heavy calibers and I just don't enjoy shooting them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    ........I have a theory---I shoot best when I have a gun I am comfortable with---and that does not include the 338---they hurt me and I don't like getting hurt. I have worked up loads for friends on those heavy calibers and I just don't enjoy shooting them.
    Agree 100%.

    If it hurts, you will flinch. Flinching does not make for accuracy. I think accuracy is way more important for a clean kill than brute power.
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    I've always enjoyed shooting large bore guns...the largest to date are the Wall Guns...



    and, the Hand Mortar



    never had a problem with flinching...
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    They are going to just love those in Canada, LV.
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    Black Powder is for wimps
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave Grubb View Post
    Black Powder is for wimps
    So true...now, where did I leave my copy of Mademoiselle ???
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