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 Which caliber
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11/21/13 05:35 PM
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Headed to the inlaws deer lease wed.-sat. In Sonora. Loaded with deer and Lots of exotics but I'm mainly after aoudad. I have a 7 pound 270 130 gmx shoots pretty decent. I also have a 338-06 that weighs 12 pounds and shoots 210 gr barnes ttsx. Which one would y'all take? I took my 25-06 last yr and busted a fallow. But felt a little under gunned when I seen those big bodied aoudad run away at 350 yards.
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Re: Which caliber
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11/21/13 05:54 PM
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I'd go with that .270, myself, but take the .338-06 if you like it better. Only you know which one feels best.
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11/21/13 05:59 PM
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That .270 with a GMAX is perfect. Drill him thru the shoulders and your golden
The .338-06 is more if an elk rifle than a sheep rifle.
The .270 will drop any sheep on the planet without breaking a sweat
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Which caliber
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11/21/13 06:06 PM
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txtrophy85
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Your .25-06 with a partition, GMAX or Barnes tsx is fine too btw
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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11/21/13 06:13 PM
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Wife took her Aoudad with a 270 only ran about a 75 yards.
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11/21/13 06:17 PM
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Re: Which caliber
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11/21/13 07:32 PM
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The .338-06 is more if an elk rifle than a sheep rifle.
Not in his 12 lbs rifle!!!!! Go with the .270. I can't believe I just typed that! 
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11/21/13 08:01 PM
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BOBO the Clown
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270 or 25-06.
Good premmy bullets in either and you will be fine
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11/21/13 08:08 PM
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I was thinking the same thing. I really like the idea of the .270 and sheep hunting. Even though I would pull the trigger on anything with a 270 I think that I felt so under gunned last time with the 25-06 I wanted to be sure. I built the 338-06 to send for this trip but it has turned into something that I didn't want as far as the weight. So I'm going to try to find someone to recontour the barrel or just flat out sell it.
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Re: Which caliber
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11/21/13 08:34 PM
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25-06 is a great cartridge but at 325 yards I felt was pushing it on these critters. So I didn't shoot. I've busted whitetail that far but feel these seem to be able to take a bullet well.
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11/21/13 10:15 PM
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That .270 with a GMAX is perfect. Drill him thru the shoulders and your golden
The .338-06 is more if an elk rifle than a sheep rifle.
The .270 will drop any sheep on the planet without breaking a sweat ^^^^THIS with special attention to the "drill him through the shoulders" part. GOOD LUCK!!!
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11/21/13 10:27 PM
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Re: Which caliber
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11/21/13 10:44 PM
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txtrophy85
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25-06 is a great cartridge but at 325 yards I felt was pushing it on these critters. So I didn't shoot. I've busted whitetail that far but feel these seem to be able to take a bullet well. We killed one with a .22-250 with a 55 grain v-max at 80 yards. That is under gunned but the point is you gotta place your shot. Shooting one across a canyon is different than shooting one eating at a feeder. You will be fine with a .270
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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11/21/13 11:43 PM
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I agree with the .270. I wouldn't hunt anything with a 12-lb rifle, not even in Africa--unless someone carried it for me. Did you hollow out the stock and pour lead in there?
The .270 IS the sheep hunter's rifle, and for even aoudad.
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11/22/13 12:27 AM
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Lol no it's got a 26" varmint barrel
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11/22/13 01:57 AM
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The .270 IS the sheep hunter's rifle.
Jack o'connor certainly thought so and he killed a pile of them
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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11/22/13 02:20 AM
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.270 would be my choice. I have killed WT, MD, Axis, Red Stag, Aoudad and Sika with my .270 with 130 grain Corelokts. Had a lady borrow my .270 to kill an Oryx once with it also.
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11/22/13 03:05 AM
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270 would work well for me.
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Re: Which caliber
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11/22/13 03:21 AM
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I was thinking the same thing. I really like the idea of the .270 and sheep hunting. Even though I would pull the trigger on anything with a 270 I think that I felt so under gunned last time with the 25-06 I wanted to be sure. I built the 338-06 to send for this trip but it has turned into something that I didn't want as far as the weight. So I'm going to try to find someone to recontour the barrel or just flat out sell it. If you look at energy levels they are very similar depending on bullet and speed. 270 gets there with moderate powder and bullet weight and 25-06 gets there with speed. Seen a mess of elk and mules fall to both. Really a flip of the coin. I own a 270 although I seldom hunt with it you couldn't talk me out of it. Be un texan not to own one or the other, so figured why not both.
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11/22/13 02:40 PM
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I shot one at about 800 yds through both shoulders with a 180 grain 300 win mag. I found chunks of shoulder bone, a great blood trail for 80 yards, then nothing. Pretty sure I saw it one more time, but never collected the dang thing! They are tough critters. Shoot well and shoot hard.
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Re: Which caliber
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11/28/13 03:54 AM
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Headed out in the morning with the .270 luck be on my side!
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11/28/13 09:53 PM
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11/29/13 12:57 AM
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I killed elk and dozens of mulies and pronghorns with my 25-06 when I lived in Wyoming. No disrespect to Jack O'Connor, but if the 25-06 had been standardized when it was the 25 Neidner there wouldn't be a .270 today!
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Re: Which caliber
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11/30/13 05:35 AM
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I'd take the 338/06 if you are hunting from a stand. If you are still hunting, then take the 270. I shot mine with a 44mag carbine and it went less than 30 yards. Shot was 115yds
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