Go with a 308Win.
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Share a pic and information of your Whitetail Hunting Rifle for 2025...
- Thread starter Clintstone
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I picked up a Collier rifle earlier this year on a trade deal. I didn’t know anything about Joe then but the rifle is slick and shoots little groups. It’s a .223. I had the barrel cut to 17.5” and threaded so I could use use my Alaskan ti. It’s becoming a favorite…I’m gonna try some 77gr Sierra TMK’s.
It’s a 9 twist so they might not stabilize?
BERGARA WILDERNESS RIDGE CARBON .308
Took it out to 400 last weekend with Swarovski 5-25 BT. I had set the 200, 300 and 400 yd turrets based on ballistic chart on the FGMM 168 gr box.
It was dead on at all three distances. Hit within 1” of POA at distances.
Ready to hunt.
Took it out to 400 last weekend with Swarovski 5-25 BT. I had set the 200, 300 and 400 yd turrets based on ballistic chart on the FGMM 168 gr box.
It was dead on at all three distances. Hit within 1” of POA at distances.
Ready to hunt.
This ol girl is making her case to be included on the western whitetail hunt this fall. Hasn’t been hunting since falling off the Land Rover in Africa with its original owner about 40 years ago…(hence the electrical tape lol).
It’s the original lightweight sheep rifle…a pre-64 Winchester action .270 built by Brown Precision.
It’s lighter than all my new Carbon guns lol.
Took it out of the safe, pulled three rounds out of the buttstock carrier and it shot a 3/4” group.
Hasn’t been fired in a decade. Still dead on 1.5” high at 100.
It’s the original lightweight sheep rifle…a pre-64 Winchester action .270 built by Brown Precision.
It’s lighter than all my new Carbon guns lol.
Took it out of the safe, pulled three rounds out of the buttstock carrier and it shot a 3/4” group.
Hasn’t been fired in a decade. Still dead on 1.5” high at 100.
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I’ve harvested many with a .308 WIN.
I'd looked into this back when. And chose to stay with the 308 WIN. It was a better all around fit. And yes, I've taken most of my deer with the WIN as well
From what I’ve researched, the 308 MX was created to have the same ballistics as a 308 win from the lever action platform.
That's about right as I remember. I was looking at this when they first came out. WIN. is a whole lot easier to find and probably a better price. The MX would be an oddball. This day in time, not a good idea
Springfield Waypoint 6.5 Creedmoor - this will be my first year hunting with it. For those long shots down logging roads and power lines.
