Short Range Hunting Caliber

MacEntyre said:
The OP said he wants a 50 yard rifle.

It's as if y'all are workin' hard not to mention 30-30... jus' sayin'!

Oops... it was mentioned above, but why isn't that what he's lookin' for? Are we talkin' only what can be built on an AR platform?
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I love the 3030 but to up you one the 35 rem is a hammer.

Marlin !!
 
RR said:
I hunt with .300 BLK supers at that range. Barnes Tac TX. DRT.
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They always exit, and if there's a blood trail it's short and easy to follow. It's all we shoot in our 10.5" pistol.
 
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BBD280 said:
They always exit, and if there's a blood trail it's short and easy to follow. It's all we shoot in our 10.5" pistol.
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Ain't had to track one yet with the Barnes. Bang/Flop
 
This thread has me wanting a bolt action 300 black out. I’m considering one of the absolutely ridiculous looking “precision bolt pistols” right now. Or maybe just a plain Jane ruger American and cut and rethread the barrel to around 10 or 11 inches.
 
Bigdave0924 said:
This thread has me wanting a bolt action 300 black out. I’m considering one of the absolutely ridiculous looking “precision bolt pistols” right now. Or maybe just a plain Jane ruger American and cut and rethread the barrel to around 10 or 11 inches.
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haha there is a ton of useful info in here although it makes my search harder :p 350 legend (I've got a lower I could use), stay with 300blackout (and not get another rifle), 308 AR10, 308 bolt. Its endless!! Just need to get something and ask the wife for forgiveness instead of permission;)
 
contenderv07 said:
haha there is a ton of useful info in here although it makes my search harder :p 350 legend (I've got a lower I could use), stay with 300blackout (and not get another rifle), 308 AR10, 308 bolt. Its endless!! Just need to get something and ask the wife for forgiveness instead of permission;)
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Gratuitous 300blk hunting pic.

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Bigdave0924 said:
This thread has me wanting a bolt action 300 black out
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I bought this little Ruger, and it is fantastic, rough as a cob, but it shoots, feed/function excellent.....................

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This is 50 yards..............

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The Ruger did not serve all my requirements, so I bought a Winchester M70 in 223 and had it barreled to 300 BLK..... 16 inch gun............

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I screwed a shot up...... thats why I initial it.........

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My local Academy sports has a mag fed ruger I think I may go pick up.
 
MacEntyre said:
The OP said he wants a 50 yard rifle.

It's as if y'all are workin' hard not to mention 30-30... jus' sayin'!

Oops... it was mentioned above, but why isn't that what he's lookin' for? Are we talkin' only what can be built on an AR platform?
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So I picked up a .30-30 H&R single shot from @thrillhill.

You're a bad influence.... LOL
 
Bigdave0924 said:
This thread has me wanting a bolt action 300 black out. I’m considering one of the absolutely ridiculous looking “precision bolt pistols” right now. Or maybe just a plain Jane ruger American and cut and rethread the barrel to around 10 or 11 inches.
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I've got a worked over 700 in 300 Whisper with a 11 inch barrel. It's one of my Hollywood Quiet rifles with subs. There's on old school full stainless Omega 30 can on it in this picture. I stick on a much lighter Griffin Rev 45 on it now.
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I also have a Mossberg MVP in 5.56 that I'm thinking about getting some extra barrels for. It's a good LEGO-type platform for me to do these AR15 based rounds on. Barrel swaps are like on Savages.
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CHRIS
 
The EGW rail came today. Already had the 4x32 Nikon in Warne QD rings on the shelf.

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Now to acquire some .30-30 ammo. Have been out of that caliber for a decade or so. Last one I owned was a Winchester 94 AE.
 
May just buy brass and dies and roll my own. Not limited to round nose projectiles for this gun. I can see great potential for 125 gr Nosler BTs or 110 gr Barnes....
 
contenderv07 said:
I'm looking to get a rifle for hunting but the longest distance I have, that has a clear shot is about 50 yards. Since it's such a short distance would you rather have a bigger bullet with some umpfh or speed based? The rifle will be suppressed. Oh and I have a 300 blackout with a 10.5 inch barrel, would that work too?? I wasn't sure about using subsonic rounds and bullet expansion. Thanks for any help!!
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7.62x39 so you don't blow up your 5.56 guns
 
I built a 6.8 SPC last year. It does pretty good. I’m working on finding the right load now.

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Chris. said:
How about the .350 Legend ? Anyone have one and has an opinion? It seems the ammo is cheap and readily available.
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My 16" 350 Legend put in solid work last year and I expect to do the same this year with it. The Hornady 170s leave 1/2" exit wounds and easy to observe blood trails, but I've not had one run far enough to really need the blood trail to find the deer.

I have no idea how it pairs with a suppressor though. I think it's safe to say that 300 BLK and 8.6 BLK are going to be the superior suppressed choices. I've been eyeing those Ruger American Rancher 300BLKs for a while for exactly this kind of hunting. Those those thing are insanely quiet.
 
I just picked up a new gen 2 Ruger American ranch in 6.5 Grendel for me to play with and my son to use for hunting inside 200 yards. Hopefully I can get some decent speed with 100 gr bullets.

Seems like a sweet little rifle. Haven’t shot it yet though.
 
I got to take my 16 inch Grendel bolt action out today and with 29.4 grains of benchmark powder and a 100 grain Hornady ELD bullet I shot under an inch at 100 yards with a four power scope and velocity was 2575. I’m pretty impressed with the speed of that bullet out of a short barrel.
 
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