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Sorry in advance for the long post. Just thinking out loud here, planning a rifle build that might happen in the near future. As an Ohio resident we can use 35 caliber or larger straight wall cartridges for deer hunting. I put together a 350 legend on the cheap to get me through the season. I like the cartridge, but I hunt farm fields and I can use as much range as I can get, and feel that there ought to be a better cartridge for this situation. I called up the game warden, and he said that although we can't use necked cartridges, we can use cartridges with a taper.
This brings me to the question of what wildcats are there that are 35 cal or larger with a tapered case for potentially higher velocity than a straight wall case. Was thinking of staying with 35 because of possibly better bc, less wind drift, and higher velocity, but if there's a better caliber (larger than 35), I'm all ears.
I have a completely butchered krag rifle (mismatched serial numbers, aftermarket stock, drilled and tapped...) that I was thinking might work. 30-40 krag blown out to 35 cal but straight walled, but the action strength and single locking lug makes me think this is a really bad idea.
So the question is what wildcats are out there that are straight walled (and or tapered) that are 35 caliber or larger that will ethically down a deer at extended range? To add one additional thing, I'm postponing a shoulder surgery for as long as possible, so lower recoil would also be a consideration. Thanks in advance!
Sorry in advance for the long post. Just thinking out loud here, planning a rifle build that might happen in the near future. As an Ohio resident we can use 35 caliber or larger straight wall cartridges for deer hunting. I put together a 350 legend on the cheap to get me through the season. I like the cartridge, but I hunt farm fields and I can use as much range as I can get, and feel that there ought to be a better cartridge for this situation. I called up the game warden, and he said that although we can't use necked cartridges, we can use cartridges with a taper.
This brings me to the question of what wildcats are there that are 35 cal or larger with a tapered case for potentially higher velocity than a straight wall case. Was thinking of staying with 35 because of possibly better bc, less wind drift, and higher velocity, but if there's a better caliber (larger than 35), I'm all ears.
I have a completely butchered krag rifle (mismatched serial numbers, aftermarket stock, drilled and tapped...) that I was thinking might work. 30-40 krag blown out to 35 cal but straight walled, but the action strength and single locking lug makes me think this is a really bad idea.
So the question is what wildcats are out there that are straight walled (and or tapered) that are 35 caliber or larger that will ethically down a deer at extended range? To add one additional thing, I'm postponing a shoulder surgery for as long as possible, so lower recoil would also be a consideration. Thanks in advance!
