Would you chance a new caliber currently?

[Tight Lines]

It really depends on how much you plan to use it and for what...I just bought a .338 Win Mag and had to chase down 5 boxes of ammo...but I'm not going to shoot it every weekend...6.5 Creedmoor is a great round...I have 2 of them...anything outside NATO (5.56, 7.62, 9MM, etc.) is going to be harder to find...

 

[Dub]

Would you chance a new caliber currently?


Tough call.

If I strictly go by the NEEDS side of the proverbial ledger sheet....then no. Not adding anything new.


The issue normally becomes a case of listening to the WANTS side.....wins every time.




For example.....I have a pair of 10mm and .44mag handguns. My needs are well met for any handgun hunting I'm likely to do.

But I have this nagging compulsion that's urging me to jump on a .460 S&W.

 

[chuckdog]

Would you chance a new caliber currently?


Tough call.

If I strictly go by the NEEDS side of the proverbial ledger sheet....then no. Not adding anything new.


The issue normally becomes a case of listening to the WANTS side.....wins every time.




For example.....I have a pair of 10mm and .44mag handguns. My needs are well met for any handgun hunting I'm likely to do.

But I have this nagging compulsion that's urging me to jump on a .460 S&W.

Fill a cylinder full of 300 grain .44's atop a heaping dose of H110/W296 and your compulsion for more may fade right on away.

I've loaded .44 Mag beyond all reason in Blackhawks. I was young and enjoyed every minute of it. I would imagine a lot of that fun has contributed to my hands poor condition today.

 

[NCHillbilly]

I have been wanting to add a 300 Blackout for a while, but decided now is not the time to do it. Ammo is so hard to find, and when you do find it online, its crazy expensive.

.300 BO is a good caliber if you reload. If you don't, you're better off getting a 7.62x39.

 

[Dub]

Fill a cylinder full of 300 grain .44's atop a heaping dose of H110/W296 and your compulsion for more may fade right on away.

I've loaded .44 Mag beyond all reason in Blackhawks. I was young and enjoyed every minute of it. I would imagine a lot of that fun has contributed to my hands poor condition today.

I suspect you are right on target.

A big ole healthy dose of H110/W296 in one of the 44mags is more than adequate for anything I need.

Now...take the similar weight bullets from my .44mag and then double that powder charge for those .460S&W loads.....boy howdy....it'll be like plugging into 220v.

.300 BO is a good caliber if you reload. If you don't, you're better off getting a 7.62x39.

Agreed on the reloading for it. Lots of nice cast bullet options.


Seems like the .300 BO really comes into it's own with subsonic suppressed shooting. Outside of that, I can't see ever personally having much interest in it.

 

[Darkhorse]

I'm not getting any younger and my guns aren't getting any lighter, or kicking less either.
So lately the idea of a 6.5 Creedmore in a light rifle is starting to appeal to me. If such a firearm in a LH configuration becomes available and if I had the funds and wanted it, I wouldn't have a problem jumping on it. Even if it was immediately destined for my gun safe.
Because I think the caliber choice is wise and eventually ammo or components will become available.
And in the meantime I still have my tried and true guns to fall back on.

 

[NCHillbilly]

Seems like the .300 BO really comes into it's own with subsonic suppressed shooting. Outside of that, I can't see ever personally having much interest in it.

Which is not very useful for much of anything practical unless you do a lot of sneaking around killing people.

 

[hayseed_theology]

I wouldn't have a problem buying a new caliber right now. I think you will be able to find a few boxes before deer season.

 

[Dub]

Which is not very useful for much of anything practical unless you do a lot of sneaking around killing people.

Lately I've been trying on a democraptic theme....."reimagine".














If Elizabeth Warren can be a squaw.........then..........

 

[FlipKing]

Alright... I'm trusting yall! Lol just need a box to sight in and a box to hunt! ??

 

[snuffy]

Last trip to Barrows a sweet little 410 auto ALMOST followed me home. If I thought I could feed it it would have.

 

[Dub]

Alright... I'm trusting yall! Lol just need a box to sight in and a box to hunt! ??

Sweet !!!!!!!

Congrats on what's gotta be a sweet rifle. 6.3 lbs of ultra-accurate goodness.


Please keep us updated on how the rifle does for you. What are you planning to top it with ?


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[35 Whelen]

Would you chance a new caliber currently?

No. No need.

 

[FlipKing]

Plan is to out a Vortex Razor LHT 3x15x42 as my dedicated hunting rifle and my goal is to have it at 8lbish total.

 

[FlipKing]

You're not far off...lol He's 50lbs at 7 months ???

 

[Dub]

You're not far off...lol He's 50lbs at 7 months ???

Gotta love a pup that uses ammo cans for pillows.

He's gonna be a boss dog for sure.

 

[Mattval]

Sure but what you want. Ammo will eventually come back....maybe...

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

6.5 creedmoor is hard to not get into, new primed brass for 50cent is hard to pass up with the current ammo situation.

 

[pottydoc]

They had a 6.5 on the shelf. Said they might could get me a .308 in a few months. Lol. Guess I could buy the match now and find the hunting ammo in the next 6 months

Tons of 308 on line. Might not be the brands you recognize, and it’s not cheap, but it’s out there. Just do a google search for ammo for sale.

 

[FlipKing]

@pottydoc Oh I have plenty of .308 ammo. I meant the rifle. I decided to chance it and bought the 6.5.