Southernman
Wildcat
Registered: 12/11/08
Posts: 65
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| | 05/09/09 at 04:34 PM | Reply with quote | #10 |
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If I were going on a world wide hunt for a year or two and not just going to Africa and back , and I could carry three guns , which is a stretch these days.
I would carry my Sako 75 Finn Light .300 win. mag. for Mtn. game.
With a lightly compressed load of RL-25 and Nosler 200 grn Accubonds , I get 3006 fps , and .6 groups at 100 yds.
I would probably try and carry some 150 partitions for the varmint hunting I would try and do every where I went.
For a bit bigger game and closer quarters I would carry a 338-06 built on an 1909 Argentine action.
This would be close to the .333 OKH Elmer carried for his small rifle when he went to Africa in 1958.
Before Dan Lilja started just making barrels he built the .338-06 I have now on a blue printed Rem. 700 action and one of his 3 groove 21 5/8" bls.
When I'm in the Elk timber I keep it loaded with Hornady 250 grn . round nose , and enough IMR 4350 for 2600 fps and .75" groups at 100 yds.
When I'm watching across a canyon or a clear cut I load it with Nosler 225 grn Accubond and H-414 powder for 2700 fps and .5 groups at 100 yds.
With these two loads I sight in the Hornadys 3/4" high at 100 yds and the Noslers are 3" high.
I would hate to leave home for a couple of years with a push feed action so I would re barrel my 1909 .35 Whelen for.338-06 .
Unless Jumbo and Rhino were for sure on the menu I would go with my Ruger RSM .375 H&H for my big gun.
It's about all the recoil I want with hot loads of 300 grn softs and solids.
If Rhino and Jumbo were a sure thing, I'd have to rethink.
Southern Man
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