elks96
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So I am getting ready to build a rifle with a suppressor. The purpose for this rifle is for my daughter (age 16) and my son (age 11). They currently share a 243 and has been a great set up for us, but we want to add some power specifically for elk...
I have been wanting a can for a while and will be ordering one. My wife and I both shoot the 270. We shot the exact same load and both our guns are awesome to 400 yards. I am not worried about distance of shots, we will keep the kids under 300.
I thought a lot about another 270 and using the same load as my wife and I shoot. A 270 with a suppressor should be really low recoil, but we are limited a bit on bullet weights.
On the flip side if we are doing a can, I am tempted to get a larger caliber and a heavier bullet...
What do you think? Maybe I would just do both a larger caliber and another 270?
Also I am not one to chase the new shiny thing. I like good old proven calibers that are common and easy to find. Never had any interest in chasing the short mag trend, the current 6.5 obsession seems crazy to me...
What would you do?
I have been wanting a can for a while and will be ordering one. My wife and I both shoot the 270. We shot the exact same load and both our guns are awesome to 400 yards. I am not worried about distance of shots, we will keep the kids under 300.
I thought a lot about another 270 and using the same load as my wife and I shoot. A 270 with a suppressor should be really low recoil, but we are limited a bit on bullet weights.
On the flip side if we are doing a can, I am tempted to get a larger caliber and a heavier bullet...
What do you think? Maybe I would just do both a larger caliber and another 270?
Also I am not one to chase the new shiny thing. I like good old proven calibers that are common and easy to find. Never had any interest in chasing the short mag trend, the current 6.5 obsession seems crazy to me...
What would you do?