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7mm08 is an incredible cartridge. But I don’t see it on the shelf in my neighborhood.
270 all day. You’re right about the 6.8 western. It’s amazing and powerful.
I havent even watched the video but I already know you forgot to mention the 300 Savage!
The reason it is the best cartridge for new hunters is because my grandmother gave me her lever action Savage 1899 before she died.
You lost me when you took the 25-06 of the list for lacking power, but left the 243 on the list. I am a fan of the 243 Win, but the 25-06 has more energy than the 243. Both should still be on this list
I went and bought a box of 300 win mag shells 45 dollars for the cheapest shells I could find they were the federal 180 grain soft point bullets and haven’t bought none since
30-06 is superior! The right weight has a high B.C. Then most 30 caliber cartridges
It’s only been two years since you released this video and I can’t help but wonder if this weeks release of a 7 mm backcountry will change your list dramatically.
I started hunting when I was 10 my dad had me shooting a 243, my older brothers laughed at me, so I switched to 30-06
I have never minded recoil! All that said, my shoulder loves my tikka in 6.5 Creedmoor 
Why not the 270 WSM???
The people saying that a 300wm is no big deal, are ones that have never taken a light weight hunting rifle without a break and tried to accurately shoot one prone. They are the guys that go out to the woods and shoot 3 rounds at an old TV or something off hand from 50 feet away. For the ones that do shoot one accurately prone, they are shooting a 16lbs precision rifle with a brake.
My first hunting guns were 20-12g slugs. Rifle recoil was easy lol great video
You could narrow things down a little if you take into consideration that there are states that dont allow anything chambered below 30 caliber.
Really enjoying ur channel
DIABLOS, ME QUEDARÉ CON EL 270 Y 25/06 PARA LA CAZA MAYOR, EL 223 PARA VARMINT, ME GUSTA PARTICULARMENTE EL 243, PERO HAY QUE AJUSTAR MUCHO EL 308 LATÓN, APUESTO A QUE COMPRARÍA UN MM DE 6T SI VINIERA DE FÁBRICA EL 6/06
You’re the gun guy. Does anyone manufacture the best 300 H&H RIFLE ANYMORE . Only ones I find are supper expensive model 70 collectors.
I appreciate this video.
350 Legend in AR platform for white tail deer in straight wall state and hog/varmint.
7mm PRC in a quality bolt gun for everything large and/or far.
Cool List but in the State of Michigan I’d recommend 30-30, 350 Legend, 400 Legend, 450 Bushmaster, maybe even a 45-70, most people I know still use a 12 Gauge W/Sabot Slugs, most shots are 50yrds or Less, but still pretty informative
260 Remington every bit as powerful as 6.5 Creedmoor
257 Roberts. Handloaded it is extremely versatile.
I ran into someone the other day that I discuss guns with a lot, and he is vehemently opposed to the very existence of the .243. He says all it does is mess up the deer. Anybody have that kind of experience?
Not to be "that guy", but if you have the 30-06 there and you’ve dropped the 308, I’m a bit confused. I’ve owned both and while the 30-06 is better with heavier bullets, like 180 grainers, for the lighter bullets, there isn’t much difference. And for a beginner, the rifles are normally lighter and can be carried easier.
I admit that you have to draw the line somewhere, but I don’t think it was drawn in the right place. But it doesn’t affect me at all, I’ll carry on with my 308.
90% of the places I hunt in the eastern half of the us, the longest shot is 150 yards. 30-30 one of the best brush guns ever.
6,5x55SE is ballistically basicly same as 6,5 Creed More and in Scandinavia it has killed more Moose than any other caliber, so I dont think that it is too weak.
Are you completely sure you could take the 6.5 Creedmoor off the list? If we’re talking about new hunters, their largest first target would typically be deer for the first season unless they just happen to live in elk country. It’s such an easy round to get proficient with. I get your logic when you start talking about the elk and the 65 Creedmoor, but I’ve seen it used successfully on elk and black bear. Shot placement is key, but isn’t that always the case? Wouldn’t you expect a new hunter to have a back up shooter with them in most cases?
And my 6.5 prc has significantly more recoil than my 6.5 creed.
If you want to hunt, get one of the cartridges you mentioned.
If you want to target shoot/ plinking, get a 22lr. Ammunition is cheap
My first rifle and cartridge was a Savage 110 .270 win. BUT I first learned to hunt and shoot with a Marlin Glenfield model 25 .22 S L LR
A bolt action .22LR is the BEST first hunting firearm for a NEW HUNTER/SHOOTER!!! Why? Very little to no recoil, ammo is super cheap and readily available, and it is much better to learn on a light shooting firearm than something that has more recoil, plus it is FUN to shoot!! Then can graduate up to something in .243, .270win, or .30-30.
When I first got my .270 win I first thought it was a little hard on the recoil. But after while i found that the recoil wasn’t that bad and enjoyed shooting it, but still felt it.
For a new shooter it would pay to get a rifle that is FITTED to them. This way that will help them handle the recoil better and be able to shoot better and be more comfortable.
For once, I agree with your list 100%, not that my opinion matters. Just a fact.
My finger was paused over the "Unsubscribe" button ready to push if you dropped the 30-06
Just kidding of course.
So basically you are recommending a new hunter to get a rifle with a specific caliber? 1st you have to look at the buget the new hunter has. Can he afford the rifle, ammo, scope? Most likely the hunter does not reload. Magnum calibers are out due to recoil and price of ammo. Obscure wildcat calibers are out. So whats left are older calibers with wide range of rifles for those calibers along with availability of the ammo. 30/06, 308, 270, 30-30, 45-70, 280, 243, maybe 7mm-08 and 260 rem along with some weatherby calibers. What animal will the new hunter want to hunt? That list is most popular readily available calibers for sale in most gun stores. This person in video will drive the new hunter away in frustation making him/her buy overly expensive rifles and ammo. Then you may need some sort of scope if there are no sights on gun. Then you need to spend time shooting many rounds to familiar yourself with the rifle at many distances. The calibers i listed earlier can be purchased at around $1 per round on avaerage. A true and good/great hunter will only shoot at an animal within 100 yards. Its called stalking. I never took a shot over 50 yards and have harvested many animals of different species. I started hunting with experienced hunters and was taught to stalk and take close shots.
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30-06
I’ve spent weeks researching rifles and this video 100% aligns with consensus I’ve seen. My two finalists (both made the cut here) are 6.5 PRC and 7mm-08. Capable to elk, common cartridges, soft shooting and legs for long range targets. 7 PRC seems like best of all worlds, assuming recoil is tolerable.
Tons of elk have been taken with a .243 so how is a 6mm creed not usable on elk?
Great video and great content. BUT: the dimming and taking them away so quickly makes it hard to determine what was taken out. Why not stike out, or redden? And leave the before /after transition up a little longer perhaps… just my $0.02 CAD of input – so that’s like $0.0003 USD now that Castro-Trudeau made things even more unclear in canada.
Where does 7 PRC fall on this list now?
My first hunting guns were 20-12g slugs. Rifle recoil was easy lol great video
Your comment on being around guns is spot on. I grew up around small arms and air guns. When I started hunting I got a 308 and went to an indoor shooting range the guy next to me had a 50 cal and it sounded like bombs going off. I could feel the shock wave through the plexiglass partition between us and it took me a good 30 minutes to compose myself. Even shooting since I was 4-5 years old didn’t prepare me for that
I totally disagree with you the 300 SWM is by far better than those 6.5/6.5 PRC theses rounds were designed for long range shooting not hunting and you should know that I personally feel hung up on these because you like them 300 WS by far is a better hunting round the most rounds left on your list
Can we have an update on this video?
6.5 creedmore, 22lr, 308, 300 win mag, 3006
Great video.
I’m realizing as I age that I don’t really want to hunt Elk. It’s a win for all because I won’t be competing for your elk tag and I also get to stick to smaller cartridges.
So then, what’s best for Mule deer , pronghorn and Audad?
No 30-30? WTF
Your top picks are the same as mine. I own 2 270win rifles and 3 7mm-08 rifles. Sold the 6.5 creedmore. We hunt fields in Maine out to 300yds. Step out of the fields and it’s so thick and wet rabbits are backing out of it. We need good blood trails to beat the coyotes to the kill. If left overnight they will have it. Like the 243 the 6.5 needmore would drop deer at 300yds then they get up, run off, and no blood . They often only made it 200yds. but It would take hours to find them. I don’t know if it’s the calibers or that ELDX bullet but i will never hunt with either one of them again. With the 270 and 7mm-08 deer usually don’t make it out of the field and if they do they’re not far with plenty of blood to follow. With these calibers i have used a lot of different bullets with great success. For now we are using cx bullets and loving them. I may concider the 6.5prc because it might be the more in the 6.5 needmore. The 130gr. Cx 6.5 prc looks good to me. I also have shoulder issues and can’t really handle much more recoil then the 270win anymore but for 20 pluse years the 270win and 7mm-08 has worked great for my family and I.
Rumour has it Blue wilde beest was put together from spare parts and has no heart- if you havent had issue putting it down, you havent hunted them much
No 30-30. You’re definitely not an eastern hunting.
Still love the Grendel
100 years on, and the .270 is still on a lot of the "short lists". If it ain’t broke…
308 because i can find it anywhere and i can afford and it has a good variety of grains for different applications
We choose what we like and can afford and what gets the job done
Great review as always