Hi all.
I have been shooting for many years and and have come to enjoy shooting the 308 family of cartridges. The only three I haven't shot or owned are the 338 Federal, 260 Remington and 7mm 08 Remington.
I have always been a fan of the 308. A 308 was the second rife I ever owned. It's a Remington 700 in 308, it's a great shooting rifle. I can't see me ever getting rid of it. Everything from vermin to bears have been taken with it. I my self have taken deer with it in Kentucky.
I added a 358 Winchester. I wanted something that would take down about anything that walks in he US. The 358 is a great round. It's with in 100 FPS of the Whelen with the 200 gr bullets and 200 FPS with the 250 gr bullets. The recoil isn't bad. It's about the same as the 308 with heavy bullets. The only thing I wouldn't hunt with it is a Polar bear.
The 243 Winchester has been a lot of fun to shoot. It has very little recoil and is very accurate. I had two rifles in that caliber and just sold one to my Son. I am looking to replace it with a 260 Remington. I don't need two 243 Winchesters. I don't know if I really need a 260, but I like my Grendel so much that I want to try the 260.
I also shoot the 358 Hoosier because of the Deer hunting laws in Indiana. Well that is how it started out. I now just like the round. It will do everything that the 358 Winchester will do and is very accurate. It will also do it using less powder. Now if one of the big three would load ammo for it. No hope of that. That's to bad because it's a great round. Hell, you can only find 358 Winchester every now and then and it goes for close to $2 a round. I am so glad I reload.
I guess my question would be is what is your favorite family of cartridges and what ones do you shoot.
I have been shooting for many years and and have come to enjoy shooting the 308 family of cartridges. The only three I haven't shot or owned are the 338 Federal, 260 Remington and 7mm 08 Remington.
I have always been a fan of the 308. A 308 was the second rife I ever owned. It's a Remington 700 in 308, it's a great shooting rifle. I can't see me ever getting rid of it. Everything from vermin to bears have been taken with it. I my self have taken deer with it in Kentucky.
I added a 358 Winchester. I wanted something that would take down about anything that walks in he US. The 358 is a great round. It's with in 100 FPS of the Whelen with the 200 gr bullets and 200 FPS with the 250 gr bullets. The recoil isn't bad. It's about the same as the 308 with heavy bullets. The only thing I wouldn't hunt with it is a Polar bear.
The 243 Winchester has been a lot of fun to shoot. It has very little recoil and is very accurate. I had two rifles in that caliber and just sold one to my Son. I am looking to replace it with a 260 Remington. I don't need two 243 Winchesters. I don't know if I really need a 260, but I like my Grendel so much that I want to try the 260.
I also shoot the 358 Hoosier because of the Deer hunting laws in Indiana. Well that is how it started out. I now just like the round. It will do everything that the 358 Winchester will do and is very accurate. It will also do it using less powder. Now if one of the big three would load ammo for it. No hope of that. That's to bad because it's a great round. Hell, you can only find 358 Winchester every now and then and it goes for close to $2 a round. I am so glad I reload.
I guess my question would be is what is your favorite family of cartridges and what ones do you shoot.