Need new caliber recommendations please

[DeanMk]

My dad had a .460 Weatherby, and a .375 H&H. I fired the Weatherby when I was a 90# 12-year old, and it nearly knocked me in a loop (the 10 gauge double did). Sadly my bubblegum half brother stole them from dad in the early 1980's to fuel his drug problem. :-( They were truly beautiful pieces of art, I hadn't thought about them in decades. Thanks for the memories.

Sorry you had to go through that.
I hope your brother is doing better these days.

 

[DeanMk]

One vote for 6.5 creed

You mean the cartridge that wishes it was the .260 Remington? (j/k)

 

[MTmountainhunt]

You mean the cartridge that wishes it was the .250 Remington? (j/k)

haha. Well, I have a Tikka t3x in 6.5 creed and it's definitely a favorite. Probably easier to get ammo these days versus .250 rem.

 

[DeanMk]

Here is what I need:
A) ability to take Roosevelt Elk sized critters at less than 200yds in moderate to heavy brush.
B) be relatively inexpensive or less difficult to reload
C) not a military caliber

I prefer semi-automatics in general, but don't mind if I end up with something that I'll find chambered in only a bolt-action.

What do we think about one of the Nosler cartridges?
I'm thinking the big .33 Nosler would more than fit that bill.
Yeah, ammo's expensive and the rifle will likely have to be custom built, but those rounds show some real performance.

 

[aflineman]

Jeff Cooper seemed to like the 7mm-08 for places where military calibers were not allowed. I wouldn't be afraid to shoot an Elk one. You might look at a Ruger American in this caliber

 

[Pete F]

The case length is too long on the 375 to meet the requirements. These laws also eliminate the 35 Remington, which in factory form is not an fast as the Buckhammer.

Darn, I thought that I had found a use for my Marlin Lever in .375 Winchester. At around $2.50 a round, it is kind of expensive to plink with. It also made my shoulder hurt for several days when I first shot it. I put 20 rounds of 250 grain Winchester through it the day I bought it. $17.95 a box of 20 in 1980 compared to almost $50 a box when they decide to make a run of it.

It was on sale in 1980 for $169, choice of .375 or 30-30. I should have bought both. Beautiful rifles. The store was getting rid of all sporting goods, but I only had so much money.

You can't find 250 grain anymore, but you can shoot 255 grain 38-55 Buffalo Bore through it. It kicks about the same with similar ballistics.

 

[orygun]

You mean the cartridge that wishes it was the .250 Remington? (j/k)

Or 257 Roberts?

 

[titsonritz]

You mean the cartridge that wishes it was the .250 Remington? (j/k)

I think you got it backwards.

 

[DeanMk]

I think you got it backwards.

Turns out, I got it completely wrong.
It was a quote from Mason Leather.
Here's the video. Take note of what he says about 6.5 Creedmoor and .260 Remington...

View: https://youtube.com/shorts/H-F3pyfGd9w?si=HrK3apcdxhiQb-oK

 

[markusofak]

After growing up and hunting in Alaska most of my life I consolidated to my .338 Win Mag in a BAR II. It was great for Moose, Black Bear, or Elk down on Raspberry Island. You can get the smaller grain rounds (180 if you can find them or 200) for deer or small elk if you want, and go up to something that can reliably take down a Moose which was the bulk of the hunting I did. Its a heavy gun, but the recoil is very light and the BOSS system makes it reliably accurate out to bolt action distances if tuned correctly. If you want one gun to do it all give it some thought.