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  1. 28-11-2021, 11:07 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by T.FOYE View Post
    On paper the 270, 7mmRM etc all look great. Its just that i have a very good mate that has done exactly what you are about to do. Thing is he constantly found issues losing animals with the medium to large cals. He
    currently uses a 9.3x62 and seems happy with that. That's his experience anyway, he bought/sold his 308, 3006 finding them underpowered for the job. I don't think he tried the 7mmRM which i would have insisted (that's my pick personally)
    I'm not the only one on here that's killed Tahr and deer at 400yds with one shot and done, using .243. Your "mate" needs to learn animal anatomy and to shoot.
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