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Thread: New rifle calibre options: 6.5x55 vs 7/08

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    Quote Originally Posted by steven View Post
    What range do you use the 270wsm at?

    regards
    Well I've got tables out to 900 yards - back on earth I can hit what I'm aiming at 550 yards max - I won't shoot an animal anywhere past that (and wouldn't at the moment at 550 actually) Watched a nice fat stag at 770 over the weekend and mused it would be nice to be able to bowl them at that distance - reality for me is it takes plenty of practise which I'm not currently getting.
    I'm keen on something a bit different - 7/08's seem to be a dime a dozen, my best mate has a 308 so I can't get one (need something to give him shit about during a hunt) 6.5 x 55's seem to tick all the boxes.

    Only got the 270wsm atm - it just isn't enough

 

 

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