3X9 40mm Luepold scope needs rifle?

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38superhero

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My cousin gave me a like new scope, Im sticking with Savage but need suggestions for caliber perfect for 3x9? Currently own .22,.223.30-06,7mm Remington mag...lil help
 
If you don't go for the .270 (great cartridge ;)), see about a .243 Win or a 6.5 (any of them).

Or.... Go big.
.35 Whelen sounds good, and wouldn't kill the scope.
 
Get yourself a Savage 110 in .270 win. and never look back,,, get some Leupold rings and bases also,.....!!!!;)This is what my .270 will do.:)
 
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38Superhero, I'm a 270 fan and everything else is in second place. But since he had a 30-06 and a 7mm Mag, I just figured that if he was happy with them, a 270 was too close to .284 for him to need a 270. That left him with a gap between .244 and .284, which a 25 or 26 caliber would fit just fine. Still, if he got a 250 Savage or a 257 Roberts, they are both better than a 243, so there'd be no need at all for him to have a 243. This is getting too complicated....But I'd get rid of the 7mm Mag, since I personally don't like belted mags, and if he did that he would need a 270 or a 6.5-06, either of which are just about right for medium game.
 
180 to 250(+) grain .358" bullets being launched from a standard (.30-06) length action, at velocities of 2,800 to 2,400 fps. ;)

.35 Whelen started life as a wildcat. .30-03 (the longer-necked father of .30-06) was necked up to .35 caliber, at that was it. Then, in 1988(?), Remington began producing rifles and ammunition for the cartridge. As such, .35 Whelen became a standardized cartridge, and found its way into the hearts of many people that had never heard of it in its wildcat form.

Factory ammunition offerings are slim, but the possibilities are nearly limitless, if you hand load. Component brass can be purchased from Remington, or formed from .270 and .280 cases. (.30-06 works, but is not ideal. The .270, .280, and .35 Whelen all share a .30-03 heritage, so forming from .30-06 results in a short neck.) Most .35 Whelen reloading die sets come with a tapered expander in the sizing die, so no forming dies are required.

Though some .35 Whelen owners complain of punishing recoil, I'd be willing to bet you would find it more manageable than the 7mm Rem Mag.

If you reload, you'll love it. If you don't, it's still a great cartridge; but its light may not shine as brightly.
 
He needs all of the above .243, .270, .7mm rem mag, and who are we to tell him to "get rid of" anything? Hell those calibers are complimentary to one another....;) Only thing missing here is the punchbowl, idiot DJ, and a fat ugly girl!!:D (iluvallthree)
 
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