tailchasers
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The 7 mag is my go to caliber of choice and since we moved to the Rockies I have introduced my wife and 2 sons to big hunting as well. Both my boys shoot a 30/06 while the wife uses a 270 win and they have flat out laid the animals down. I on the other hand have had some issues...
We all shoot handloaded accubonds and are not at max loads but near. I shoot 140 grains, the 270 uses 140 grains, and the 30/06 is 180 grains. Over the years I have paid close attention to all three of the calibers and have seen the 30/06 and the 270 lay the animals down and do more terminal damage than the 7 mag at the same ranges which are typically at 200-400 yards. The 7 mag seems to blow right threw the animal without a large exist wound and terminal damage while also requiring more repeated follow up shots where the 30/06 and 270 do some real damage to the animal with few 2nd shots required still with complete pass through. (BTW I believe if the animal isn't down a follow up shot will be coming real soon).
For a shot out to 400 yards is the 30/06 and 270 more capable with the accubond than the 7 mag by meaning is the 7 mag pushing the bullet to hard and at these ranges ballistically less efficient than the other 2 calibers? My theory is leaning me to believe the slightly slower bullet is better at these ranges.
"Courage is being scared to death but
saddling up anyway."
We all shoot handloaded accubonds and are not at max loads but near. I shoot 140 grains, the 270 uses 140 grains, and the 30/06 is 180 grains. Over the years I have paid close attention to all three of the calibers and have seen the 30/06 and the 270 lay the animals down and do more terminal damage than the 7 mag at the same ranges which are typically at 200-400 yards. The 7 mag seems to blow right threw the animal without a large exist wound and terminal damage while also requiring more repeated follow up shots where the 30/06 and 270 do some real damage to the animal with few 2nd shots required still with complete pass through. (BTW I believe if the animal isn't down a follow up shot will be coming real soon).
For a shot out to 400 yards is the 30/06 and 270 more capable with the accubond than the 7 mag by meaning is the 7 mag pushing the bullet to hard and at these ranges ballistically less efficient than the other 2 calibers? My theory is leaning me to believe the slightly slower bullet is better at these ranges.
"Courage is being scared to death but
saddling up anyway."