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The 300blk SS ammo is just a slight bit behind the 7.62x39 AK round for power. Not enough of a difference that anyone or thing shot with it would be able to tell the difference between the two.

 

Agreed. I've shot plenty of hogs with my .223 AR but by no means do I consider it a great deer round. But if you sink a 55gr Barnes TSX in their ear hole they will go down.
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A little group photo after introducing some French foreign exchange students to some of the freedoms we still enjoy here.

 

I guess that .243 only works for women and children...
Probably don't want to hear about the 20+ deer a certain 22 hornet I know has killed with one shot each.

Thankfully we all get to pick what we hunt with, and when I was younger I liked the bigger rounds. Experience has taught me it's more in bullet placement than it is in bullet size. I mostly use a .250-3000 for deer and a 7mm-08 or .280AI for anything bigger. Not crazy about the .243, but if it was all I had I wouldn't feel bad about using it on anything smaller than brown bear.

 

Never said that, just that it didn't suit me personally. But if you want to get butthurt about my opting not to use a caliber that small for deer, feel free. Frankly I don't care in the least about how many of whatever large game you've shot with whatever small cartridge, just like you shouldn't give two craps about what I use. As stated before, if what you're using works for you, then great. Keep doing it. As for shot placement, pretty much everybody who's ever gone hunting knows that placement trumps caliber. And I've been hunting for around 25 years, so I'm not shy on experience.
I bought a 30-06 for my hunting rifle because I wanted something that would drop anything in Maine or Canada reliably, from coyote to Moose. At the time my gun budget was limited, so I needed a gun that would do it all. As an all-around cartridge, 30-06 is overkill for smaller game like Coyote but will work reliably on Moose or bear. Maybe a .243 would too, but I preferred to err on the side of caution and went with a larger caliber. If you feel like I think that choosing to hunt with a smaller caliber makes you a woman or a child, I guess that's your problem.

 

If you think I'm butthurt over anything you said, you've misread my post. I just don't get into the one cartridge works great and the other doesn't debates. Use whatever you like. Thankfully we have lots of choices. Shot placement trumps cartridge selection. Unfortunately many people don't get that concept and tend to shoot bigger guns than they can handle and just end up wounding more animals.

Here's hoping you have a great hunting season what ever you are shooting.

 

Then I apologize.

I've had too many people get worked up about my cartridge preference lately, so I took your comments about shot placement and experience as a slight on my marksmanship and hunting experience.

Personally, I agree with you; shoot what works for you and what you like. My accuracy hasn't suffered any apparent degredation from the recoil of the '06, and I'm not a big guy. So I'm always surprised by people that say it kicks too hard and that you can't hit accurately with one.

 

Sig P320 compact in 9mm. Current EDC @ 3 o'clock IWB in a Vedder light tuck. Put an Apex flat trigger and replaced the Sig sights with some Truglo tritiums. Been meaning to pick up one of the subcompact grip modules for it but haven't gotten around to it.

 

I'll play. Built AR15 (PSA lower, Runner Runner Guns 16in upper, Aimpoint Comp m2, Primary Arms magnifier), CZ Scorpion EVO S1 (Primary Arms 30mm red dot), Kel Tec KSG, Glock 23, Glock 43, Ruger SR40, Ruger

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SP101 3in barrel, Phoenix Arms HP22, Tangfolio GT27 25acp, North American Arms 22lr mini revolver.

 

Unfortunately yes, for now. Recently bought a house and a truck. Waiting for wife to approve an ammo budget

 

Any of you guys buy a lot of ammo online? I stocked up on $500 or so a few months back. Mainly shotgun shells, its hard to find much in bulk around here.

 

Whoa. I think we're safe twins.

 

Picked this up today and had to stop by the LGS and get a Viper Red Dot 6MOA......

 

That's all I do. Check slick guns and search by caliber. Sportsman's guide has free shipping pretty often.

 

I used a website called ammoseek.com, it searchs a database of 100 something online sites that sell ammo, and has the cheapest price for the caliber and brand you're looking for. You can search by amount too. It also has a shipping cost gauge, to tell you which places charge a bunch to ship.

I've used a few I've found from there. Ammoliquidator.com has a great selection, but sometimes the shipping takes a bit. My favorite, and go to site that a lot of people have recommended before I tried, is SGAmmo.com. I've used them several times now, trackings easily done in it arrives quickly.

 

I buy all my ammo online. There are better deals online and I can save on tax. My favorites are palmetto state armory, brownells, and freedom munitions.

 

Nevads ammunition is a good one too.

 

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Colt pattern AR9 SBR.
Silencerco Octane 9, ALG ACT Trigger, SLR Rifleworks rail, Ballistic Advantage barrel, CMMG Bolt, everything else sould be easy to figure out.