Brings up a good point......you can always download a larger cartridge, but you can only push a smaller one so hard.
All around bolt action for $1000ish
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redneck2
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I’m not a recoil fan either. I’ve experienced enough 12 gauge slugs that my days of heavy recoil are gone. That said, my Browning 7 mag has what I would consider moderate recoil, certainly nothing I’d consider severe. As always, stock design, overall weight, and particularly the recoil pad are more important than caliber IMO.
I think my uncle’s .270 kicked more than my 7 mag. It was light, had a metal butt plate. I strongly detest .270’s to this day.
I have definitely had some painful 12 gauge experiences. On one range trip, I fired around 60 full power 12 gauge rounds from a Benelli, which also had too long a stock for me, so a lot of the recoil ended up being transmitted to my right bicep. The next day my bicep was so swollen I looked like Popeye!
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I'm gonna pop My $0.02 worth of advice take it for what it's worth . Having been very fortunate in MY life ,I've had the opportunity to Hunt on #5 Continents . #3 Guns I've always taken 7mm RM , .308 and 375 H&H as required . The 7 hits with authority and is 99% effective under 500 Yd.
given one chooses the correct bullet for the task at hand . Ammunition readily available ditto with the other two calibers and that can be critical but another story . Yes Belted Mags kick more but a single trigger pull NEGATES any recoil regret ,IMO .
MY 7 will reach 1K yd. reliably but I'd NEVER even consider shooting anything while hunting at that ridiculous yardage and NO ethical hunter would . So reality is 20-500 Yd. 160 gr. traveling a tad shy of 3K fps is gonna DOWN whatever it impacts .
Because I have so MANY 156 gr. .284"CuNi hunting bullets of European origin I shoot them their BC isn't great but they do the job .
I've owned this Commercial 3K L Mauser since 1965 and it's NEVER failed .
Bottom line VERSATILITY . 120 Gr.-175-180 Gr. their BC .320- .652 Wild to Mild and a weight and design to fit near anything .
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I strongly recommend my Tikka T3 in 7-08. In my opinion it is a fairly big step up from a Ruger. But if you want a bigger step up look at a Sako. I switched to the 7-08 for less recoil and it is plenty for my max range of 440 yards. Before that I had a Remington 700 BDL in SS 7MM mag. I bought it for Elk. It was very accurate and would kill at ranges beyond what I would be willing to shoot. In the same class is a 30-06. I personally don't see the need to go bigger that the 7-08 or .308. Lots of choices but look at ballistic charts. As an all-around combination it is hard to beat a Tikka T3 in 7-08.
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I would probably try to find a Mossberg Patriot and then buy a case or two of ammo and call it good. And you already have a decent scope for hunting purposes so that's already good to go. If you don't have rings, I'd recommend the Vortex basic rings as they have held up on my 270 Patriot just fine. Mine will put all shots in dang near the same hole and sometimes in the same hole if I do my part, and that's with factory ammo.
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.338 Federal would be my huckleberry if I didn't have to handload for it. And by me I mean another round my poor overworked old Dad would have to handload for. I've already got him out in his garage before sunup like in a Dickens novel handloading for the two dozen other calibers I had to have. Why so little love in the industry for the .338 Fed? Even the .358 Win seems to be holding on better.
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If I had to guess, lack of well suited bullets and not enough difference between 308 and 358 to bother needing to split the difference.
If you're gonna go bigger than 308, might as well step all the way up to 358.
AJC1
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Is the 358 also a 308 case, never seen one.
adcoch1
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Yes
AJC1
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Dam the search for knowledge continues. Thanks for the heads up.
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