2007-02-01 04:17:25 · 18 answers · asked by novak 2 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
i personally have a cva optima pro 50 cal. best gun out there in my opinion and you have the option of changing to a 45 cal. then if you get the cva optima elite you can put a 50 cal. 45 cal. or a 12 ga. barrel on it.
2007-02-01 04:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by liizerk 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You could take deer and black bear with a Thompson-Center muzzleloader in .45 or .50 caliber. You'd get one shot, and it'd have to be inside a hundred yards, since muzzleloaders throw heavy bullets at relatively slow velocities.
If you don't like the smoke and mess of black powder, there's always revolvers in .475 Linebaugh, .500 Linebaugh or .500 Maximum. Or a Freedom Arms Model 83 in .500 Wyoming Express. Or a Magnum Research BFR revolver in .50 Beowulf, .50 AE, .500 S&W, or .45-70 Gov't. Or even the new Smith and Wesson in .500 S&W. The recoil on these revolvers can be downright ugly, and they're gross overkill on deer and black bear. At full power, they're a bit much for elk, moose, and brown bear too.
2007-02-01 16:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by Sam D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good all round big game caliber is 30.06, 7mm Remington mag, or 338Winchester Mag. a 338 is a flat shooting cartridge with good knock down. Good Elk Cartridge. 150-180grain bullets. with the powder to drive it home. A 7mm, 06, or 338 will drop a bear.
50caliber for black powder is pretty standard, but with most game you need to be within about 100 yards to drop them.
50BMG is over kill for anything in the states, If you plan on a trip to Tanzania for an Elephant maybe. But damn!!
What ever you go after site in your scope before you go. Make sure you can hit a 6" diameter radius at 100 yards before you go shooting critters. A wounded bear is a mad one. Make sure your shot counts. And I'd not hunt bear with Black powder, I like quick reloading. Especially if I screwup the first shot.
2007-02-01 15:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What are you going to hunt with a .50 caliber rifle? The only people who talk about hunting with a .50 Caliber Browning (heavy machine gun caliber) don't know anything about hunting and/or have never seen a fifty, much less fired one.
You sound like a novice hunter. Start out with a .308 Winchester or maybe a .30-06 or .7mm Remington mag if you really are going to be out in bear country. The new .338 Federal round might work out if you can find a rifle chambered for it.
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2007-02-01 14:31:40 · answer #4 · answered by H 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
A .50 BMG rifle is unnecessarily powerful for hunting basically any game.
Likewise the .338 Lapua, although if you really wanted the .338 Ultra nears the Lapua's performance for far less money.
A .50 is a fine choice in a muzzeloader, but they are not really a good idea for novice hunters.
For bear and elk the venerable .308 or 7mm Mag are fine cartridge choices. I would not advocate the .30'06 unless you hand load which I highly doubt.
2007-02-01 18:36:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
What are you hunting with; rifle, pistol, or black powder? I a rifle is what you will use a .30 cal like 30-06 is the lightest that I would recommend. A .50 cal would be way over kill, not to mention expensive.Go with any of the .30 cal magnums.
2007-02-01 14:50:40 · answer #6 · answered by 1hunter1@sbcglobal.net 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about muzzle loaders, a Thompson Center is a good one. If you mean center fire rifles, you don't need a .50 cal. Get a .308 Ruger Model 77 with a stainless steel barrel and synthetic stock. I've killed 10 deer so far with mine, and with the right bullets they are good for elk and bears also.
2007-02-01 21:42:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Unless you are talking about a muzzleloader... 50 cal is way too big. You would be doing nothing but ruining good meat by hunting with a gun that big.
A 30-06 is a great gun for hunting larger game.
2007-02-01 12:26:35 · answer #8 · answered by Josher 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Not .50 cal, that's for sure. Old faithful .30'06 will do the job. Long range shots are easy for the old warhorse cartridge. It'll bag any game in No. America. Not recommended for Rhino or Elephant but you're not going to run into anything like that. If you want to go bigger, Ruger has a new rifle and a new cartridge to shoot it, the new .375 Ruger. VERY powerful but without the harsh recoil of a .375 H&H Magnum.
2007-02-01 13:08:11 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Surely you mean a .50 caliber muzzle loader? You couldn't afford or even carry a .50 caliber for hunting purposes.
2007-02-02 09:20:29 · answer #10 · answered by The Big Shot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋