What large rifle would you reccomend for shooting deer, moose, bear and other animals of that size with the least amount of recoil. I was thinking about the Browning .300 WSM.
2007-10-17 12:01:20 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
280, 30-06, any of the 300 mags , i hunt deer with my 280 exclusively and they are awesme its a thompson with a custom 26' barrell that is extremly accurate, i have owend many 30-06's and cant knock them either, i have a nice 300 win mag that hits like a ton of bricks , but most rounds for it arent designed to properly expand on light skinned animals, but if i were only gonna get one rifle I would go withe the .280 the ballastics with the right load hit harder and shoot flater than the. 270 and the 06'
2007-10-17 13:27:38 · answer #1 · answered by rock r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By "bear", are you thinking black bear? Or the much larger and meaner grizzly /brown /Kodiak?
If you are thinking black bear: the 30/06, using the correct bullets in your cartidges, would be fine for all the animals you have listed. Recoil is not that bad. Easily found bullet weights run from 150 grain to 220 grain.
If you are thinking the larger bears, go with at least a .338 or even something larger. A 300 WSM might put one down, with perfect shot placement. I would not want to risk my life on it or take the chance of a wounded bear gettting away.
2007-10-17 12:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by outdoors.guy54 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30:06 for anything in North America and even less could be used for deer ,however lower grain for deer in your 30:06 and something like 180 for moose and bear.
2007-10-17 13:37:40 · answer #3 · answered by hunter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a Winchester 7mm WSM. Wouldn't trade it for anything and it has plenty of knockdown power. Exit wounds are the size of two fists.
2007-10-17 12:52:21 · answer #4 · answered by Jason H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 30-06* is all you need with a heavy grain bullet, preferably Hornady Brand.*
2007-10-17 12:51:28 · answer #5 · answered by dca2003311@yahoo.com 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try and go for a remington 740 or 742 in a 30-06 you can get diff. grain ammo for diff. types of game i have one and its one hell of a gun i am very happy with it the recoil is not that bad either.
2007-10-17 14:59:18 · answer #6 · answered by ar15olen 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
460 weatherby magnum for dangerous game.
30.06 for deer.
2007-10-17 12:04:57 · answer #7 · answered by casey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.270 winchester
2007-10-17 14:38:02 · answer #8 · answered by Brutus Maxius 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.280, alot of big game has been killed with this caliber. its plenty powerful without all the punch.
2007-10-17 12:15:19 · answer #9 · answered by j_mac32 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋