Formidable 10’s

[6pt-Sika]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

I was contemplating taking a small caliber, 17 Centerfire for culling methods , head shots only

Stan I’ve got a factory made Remington 700 with a 5R HB in 260 REM it also came threaded from the factory so I keep a can on it . Depending on my mood I use handloaded Hornady 123 SST’s or 129 SST’s and have made headshots out to 200 or so yards , those two bullets also work well behind the shoulder . As to the smaller cartridges I saw a huge 6 point killed with a 222 REM fifty five years ago with a 45 grain handload at 100 stepped off yards , one thru temple and there he laid I’ve still got the rack it’s 23.5” spread ( I wasn’t the one that killed that deer my grandpop did) . I’ve also seen several done in with the 223 . Had it in my head once upon a time to use a Ruger 1V in 220 Swift with the Nosler 60 grain Partition . Oh a deceased friend from Sterling PA used a Remington Model 600 in 222 with factory 50 grainers for four or five big deer in the Poconos and he shot them all behind the shoulder like you would with something more correct for the job .