The Ideal Cartridge for...

[JackstrawIII]

13 minutes ago, gimruis said:

10 hours ago, Drawdown said:

Aoudad: ????

I wondered what the heck this was too.  Maybe its slang for something in his neck of the woods.

It's an African barbary sheep. I agree that it's a super random animal to be on this list for sure, but this is the list that Ron and Jim used in the video. If I'd made my own list, I'd have taken off aoudad and elephant and replaced them with moose and grizzly. 

[JackstrawIII]

10 minutes ago, Catt said:

The distances down along the coast are ideal for archery.

Archery is definitely super popular up here in NY, but it's funny how the stereotype is that everyone in "east" only hunts in thick timber. Lot's of hunting guys on youtube and such say things like "If you're in the northeast (where I live) the 30-30 is perfect."

 

And, honestly, I could have killed almost every deer I've ever killed if I had used a 30-30... but most of my rifle hunting is over large agricultural fields where you could shoot 400 yards easily. I try to position myself in the right places so I can get closer to where the deer will emerge, but (for me) having a rifle with longer reach allows me to capitalize on the opportunities that I have. 

 

It's not all woods in the east haha. 

[Catt]

@JackstrawIII This is what's gaining popularity down here.

 

Primitive Firearms

–  Single shot, breech loading rifles, (.38 caliber or larger) of a kind or type manufactured prior to 1900 and replicas, reproductions or reintroductions of that type rifle having an exposed hammer that use metallic cartridges loaded either with black powder or modern smokeless powder.

[JackstrawIII]

58 minutes ago, Catt said:

@JackstrawIII This is what's gaining popularity down here.

 

Primitive Firearms

–  Single shot, breech loading rifles, (.38 caliber or larger) of a kind or type manufactured prior to 1900 and replicas, reproductions or reintroductions of that type rifle having an exposed hammer that use metallic cartridges loaded either with black powder or modern smokeless powder.

Very cool. Do you hunt with a single shot?

[BayouSlide]

27 minutes ago, JackstrawIII said:

Very cool. Do you hunt with a single shot?

 

Not Catt replying, but it was primitive weapon season (3 days only) on my favorite Atchafalaya Basin WMA and both of Saturday's hogs fell to a Henry exposed hammer single shot in...wait for it....308, naturally 😁

[Drawdown]

4 hours ago, JackstrawIII said:

It's an African barbary sheep. 

I knew what they are, but know very little about hunting them, how tough they are to kill, distances, etc.

Didn’t even feel confident enough to pick a cartridge for a wildly speculative list, lol.

 

[Catt]

4 hours ago, JackstrawIII said:

Very cool. Do you hunt with a single shot?

 

Since I figured out how good bass fishing is during winter I quit hunting.

 

I do however target shoot rifles, pistols, & shotguns. Currently looking at a Shiloh 1874 Montana Roughrider. 

[JackstrawIII]

23 minutes ago, Catt said:

Since I figured out how good bass fishing is during winter I quit hunting.

Many of my friends would think me a heretic for saying this, but yes, I also enjoy fishing more than hunting. 
 

So, if I ever move somewhere that winter fishing is enjoyable (and not freezing cold misery), I might just do the same thing. 

2 hours ago, Drawdown said:

Didn’t even feel confident enough to pick a cartridge for a wildly speculative list, lol.

Oh come on, commenting on stuff you know nothing about is like 80% of what the internet is all about haha 

[Bird]

Surprised that the 6.5 Creedmor didn't get mentioned for Whitetail, inheritanly accurate and low recoil.

 

[JackstrawIII]

19 minutes ago, Bird said:

Surprised that the 6.5 Creedmor didn't get mentioned for Whitetail, inheritanly accurate and low recoil.

 

It’s certainly a good option. And for someone who shoots traditional lead-core hunting bullets (like SST, ELDX, etc) it’s a VERY good option…

 

But, I shoot monolithic copper bullets at anything I want to eat and copper bullets perform better at higher impact velocities. The reason I prefer the PRC is simply that it gives like 300 fps more, approx, while still being very easy to shoot. 

[wvhunt]

I don't think there's ever a best cartridge for anything, there's just too many options now days.  I can give you my favorites for what I hunt though.

 

For coyotes and groundhogs it would be a 223. I've hunted them with 22-250, 220 Swift, 243, and a few others, but the 223 is accurate, easy on barrels, and does everything I ask of it.

 

For deer it would be a 308.  Another accurate cartridge, low recoiling while still carrying a 30 caliber bullet, and it also has a long barrel life.  I've hunted them with everything from a 357 magnum up to 300 Winchester magnum, but the 308 is my favorite.