Found this site doing a search and looks to be a good place with a lot of great info!
I'm in the US - Michigan. Hunt birds whenever I can, but mostly whitetail deer. Lived in Texas for a while, Alaska too and hunted both. Am more an avid shooter than hunter these days because of work and the commitments one gets. Still, look forward to my days in the field as it's therapy!
As for calibers... I hunt with several, but 30.06 is my old standby and I've dropped more deer with that than anything else. Years ago, built a "custom" 6.5 X 55 on a Swede Mauser and like that a lot too. It's a 20" barrel, shoots a Sierra 140 Gamepoint into one hole if I do my part and is quite handy.
This past year I used an 8X57 WWII bring back that was given to me by an older gentleman and family friend. Worked up a handload with 180 gr NBTs and took a nice doe.
That 8X57 is how I found this site. Goofing off at the office and googled "8X57 Mauser Thor's hammer" -- and among the places that came up was this site. Like I said, nice place. Think I'll hang around some later. Been goofing off now for an hour or more... time to get back to work!
I'm in the US - Michigan. Hunt birds whenever I can, but mostly whitetail deer. Lived in Texas for a while, Alaska too and hunted both. Am more an avid shooter than hunter these days because of work and the commitments one gets. Still, look forward to my days in the field as it's therapy!
As for calibers... I hunt with several, but 30.06 is my old standby and I've dropped more deer with that than anything else. Years ago, built a "custom" 6.5 X 55 on a Swede Mauser and like that a lot too. It's a 20" barrel, shoots a Sierra 140 Gamepoint into one hole if I do my part and is quite handy.
This past year I used an 8X57 WWII bring back that was given to me by an older gentleman and family friend. Worked up a handload with 180 gr NBTs and took a nice doe.
That 8X57 is how I found this site. Goofing off at the office and googled "8X57 Mauser Thor's hammer" -- and among the places that came up was this site. Like I said, nice place. Think I'll hang around some later. Been goofing off now for an hour or more... time to get back to work!