Newtosavage
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I am a little surprised that there really isn't much available in a .30 caliber round between these two.
I gladly use the 7.62x39 for pliking/range gun and deer/hogs inside 200 yards, but find the .308 to be somewhat excessive for deer sized game inside of 300 yards. In fact, I usually load my .308 down using H4895 to "30-30" power for two reasons - 1) to reduce recoil, and 2) because even at 2400 fps with a 150 grain bullet, it's still more than enough for deer at 300 yards.
I also own the venerable 30-30 which might seem to be the obvious answer to my question, but it's not available in a bolt-action rifle.
Is there something out there I'm missing? Seems there is a gap in the .30 cal. range for "deer" sized game in a bolt gun. This surprises me since the 30-30 has been around so long, I would have thought it might have been duplicated in a rimless bolt action round by now.
I feel that a .30 caliber, 150-grain bullet traveling about 2400 fps. is ideal for deer hunting. Is there room for a ".30 Grendel" in the modern hunting world?
I gladly use the 7.62x39 for pliking/range gun and deer/hogs inside 200 yards, but find the .308 to be somewhat excessive for deer sized game inside of 300 yards. In fact, I usually load my .308 down using H4895 to "30-30" power for two reasons - 1) to reduce recoil, and 2) because even at 2400 fps with a 150 grain bullet, it's still more than enough for deer at 300 yards.
I also own the venerable 30-30 which might seem to be the obvious answer to my question, but it's not available in a bolt-action rifle.
Is there something out there I'm missing? Seems there is a gap in the .30 cal. range for "deer" sized game in a bolt gun. This surprises me since the 30-30 has been around so long, I would have thought it might have been duplicated in a rimless bolt action round by now.
I feel that a .30 caliber, 150-grain bullet traveling about 2400 fps. is ideal for deer hunting. Is there room for a ".30 Grendel" in the modern hunting world?
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