I've got several, but if its deer that's on the license tag I tend to grab my browning BLR in 358 win or my ruger single shot falling block in caliber 270 almost all the time, I sight all my big game rifles to hit 3.5" high at 100 yards.
remember bullet selection is critical to getting the correct or best accuracy and bullet expansion at longer ranges
the 358 BLR gets grabbed maybe 80% of the time simply because it works flawlessly, loaded with the same cartridge and load I've used for elk for decades, a 250 grain speer bullet over 44 grains of IMR 4064 with a federal 215 primer,
this rifles sighted dead on at 200 yards, 3.5" high at 100 and about 11" low at 300 yards,
the 270 is loaded with 55 grains of H4831 under a speer 150 grain bullet with a federal 215 primer, its lighter weight and very accurate and flatter shooting than the BLR, but I just tend to grab the BLR more often, both work flawlessly, that 3.5" high sight in puts it dead on at 320 yards
on rather rare occasions Ill grab my marlin 44 mag lever action, but with cast bullets its limited to about 150 yards due to trajectory consideration, but is sure killed its share of hogs in florida where shots over 50 yards are very rare.
remember bullet selection is critical to getting the correct or best accuracy and bullet expansion at longer ranges
the 358 BLR gets grabbed maybe 80% of the time simply because it works flawlessly, loaded with the same cartridge and load I've used for elk for decades, a 250 grain speer bullet over 44 grains of IMR 4064 with a federal 215 primer,
this rifles sighted dead on at 200 yards, 3.5" high at 100 and about 11" low at 300 yards,
the 270 is loaded with 55 grains of H4831 under a speer 150 grain bullet with a federal 215 primer, its lighter weight and very accurate and flatter shooting than the BLR, but I just tend to grab the BLR more often, both work flawlessly, that 3.5" high sight in puts it dead on at 320 yards
on rather rare occasions Ill grab my marlin 44 mag lever action, but with cast bullets its limited to about 150 yards due to trajectory consideration, but is sure killed its share of hogs in florida where shots over 50 yards are very rare.
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