what do you think the best all-around caliber is

[Prohunt]

Wyorawhide,

I have thought of reloading and it makes sense.I have a buddy that has the Warbird dies already so I could borrow them until I get my own.I just need to get of my butt and bbuy a reloader.

Travis

[More D]

WYORAWHIDE,

THANKS FOR THE TIP ON ESKIMO.COM, NOW IF I CAN ONLY FIND SOME ONE ON THE RANGE WITH A CHRONO SET UP TO SEE AT WHAT SPEED I AM SHOOTING MY RELOADS.

 

 

[Wyorawhide]

More D,

 

Keep checking ebay for a chronograph. Can pick one up cheep.

[Jim Sparling]

Over the past 30 years I have taken many whitetail with a 243 using 100 grain bullets. Every single time they were dead before they hit the ground. Last year, at the behest of a friend of mine, I used his 7MM mag. (I think he thought it needed good medicine on it). Indeed, I put a bullet through the heart of a nice buck at just under 400 yards. Although it did the job, the buck still ran about 40 yards (albiet downhill) before he piled up at the bottom of an arroyo. Now, my 243 weighs about 3 lbs. lighter and the ammo is cheaper. Moral of this story: sometimes you can use too much gun.

 

Jim Sparling