Bigger Gun

[lgray88 4]

i had ago of the a .223 wssm before but thats it , very fast and accurate though , well give me a list of the common calibers that are suitable for my situation and ill look them up. or anyone who has worked with a similar setup that i want id like to hear how its works for yourself.

 

liam

[SportingShooter 0]

OK here goes, this list is not definitive but they will do the job.

 

.308 Winchester

 

6.5x55 Swedish Mauser

 

7mm-08 Remignton

 

.270 Winchester

 

7mm Rem Mag.

 

.243 Winchester

 

The .30-06 is too powerful I think for this work but have a look anyway.

 

Regards

SS

[lgray88 4]

and are those calibers common to the tikka t3 and remington 700 , where can i find trajectory tables for these calibers or by your experience how do they fly which are flatter , whihc uses the lighter bullets which is the heaviest?

[CharlieT 32]

Have a play with the Federal Ammo catalogue or anyone else's for that matter. This is Federal's www.federalpremium.com/ballistics/default.aspx

[arcpest 6]

and are those calibers common to the tikka t3 and remington 700 , where can i find trajectory tables for these calibers or by your experience how do they fly which are flatter , whihc uses the lighter bullets which is the heaviest?

 

 

Hi try this one from Remington thats the one i use

 

http://www.remington.com/products/ammunition/ballistics/

 

arcpest

[lgray88 4]

ive looked through the ballistics of those calibers you have mentions SS but im still drawn towards the .22-250 , see if you can find someting which is more powerful yet has similar charateristics as the .22 -250 . that caliber still permits me to shoot roe in scotland and obviously muntjac , but when at work as for as seal control goes the only part of the seal we see is the head , so... you either miss the head and it goes in to the sea or you get a head shot , the .308 seems abit overkill for other types of long range shooting ground game etc

 

liam

[Mr_Logic 5]

.243

 

Give it 55/58gr bullets and it does 3800-3900fps and hits with nigh on 2000 ft/lbs of energy.

 

But give it 100gr bullets and it becomes a very good deer rifle, legal throughout the UK. In England, we can use anything in between, there are lots of loads for 243 and they are all effective for something.

 

Much better calibre than 22-250 because it flies as flat, is less wind affected and has 25% more energy when it gets there.

[lgray88 4]

ok tikka t3 varmint in .243 , im gettin the feeling when SS comes to post back on this thread ill be back square one again haha

 

liam

[SportingShooter 0]

:laugh:

 

You make me sound like a opinionated old fool

 

No, Mr L is quite right, the only compromise calibre you will get to meet all you're requirements well is the .243.

 

I only steered away from it as if you were to stalk Red Deer then your shot placement needs to be a bit more precise.

 

.243 is you're only choice it seems.

 

Just don't shoot too flat at the Sea with it or some poor Norwegian is going to get it in the Neck

 

Tikka's are fine weapons too, friend shoots 100 gr to 58 gr and does extremely well.

 

Regards

SS

[lgray88 4]

Dont worry SS i meant it in a good way , you know a damn site more than i do so i am open to all your oppinions and others , i guess its the .243 then. Next topic- Suitable scope for .243 , so with .243 what sort of distances can i work out to as when at work it can be handy too shoot larger distances

 

liam

[DogPaddle 0]

Just a small oppinion

Savage makes a nice .22-250, heavy barrel, 1 in 12 twist. It is a nice flat shooting, good grouping rifle.

Use the proper powder and bullet for your cartriges and it is an excellent all round rifle. Can take all rodents, rabits, foxes, wolves, wolverine, black bear, and caribou. Although on really windy days, I will take the .30-378 for caribou, moose and bear.

Personally, I feel that if a person were to get a good trustworthy rifle in the 5-7mm range, then it really depends on your reloading choices.

[Mr_Logic 5]

RWS Titan I have, seems to like most stuff, good weight, good balance, screwcut to 1/2" UNF from the factory and isn't expensive. That would be my choice.

[lgray88 4]

does it come in a synthetic version ML? just read that some of the rws titan model can change caliber by changeing the barrel and the bolt face , is this true never heard of a centrefire that can do this ???

 

liam

[Mr_Logic 5]

It does come in a synthetic version. Not handled it so I don't know what the balance is like, but my wood variant is beautifully balanced, even with the ASE S5 on the front. I would think the synthetic will be equally good, but perhaps only with a lighter moderator.

 

You can indeed change the barrel on the RWS, the bolt locks into the barrel anyway so it's easy enough. It's quite common on centrefires now, Sauer do switch barrel, and IIRC Blaser as well. Personally I think it's a gimmick because I set up a rifle to do a job, it's not just the calibre that does the job - a deer rifle has a different scope, for me, than a fox rifle, than a rabbit rifle.

 

Generally they'll be different calibres too - you have a few inches of drop to play with on a deer, less so on a fox, less so on a rabbit.

 

While I could get lots of barrels, I would need lots of scopes too, and I would rather just have lots of rifles My Sako Quad is a 17HMR, I might possibly add a 22WMR barrel, but I doubt I would chop and change regularly, more likely when I get bored of 17HMR I'll swap the barrel and have a play!

[lgray88 4]

i see there is a titan six and titan three what are the diffrence just the chocie of calibers smaller calibers for a titan 3 and the larger cartridges for titan 6. which caliber do you have on your titan? and what scope.