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• Linefinder Posts: 7,856 Senior Member

  May 2018 #2

  I've never owned one, but I hunted with a lady who did. I hunted with her for 2 seasons, and she killed 6 deer with it during that time. Bang-flops, all within 100 yards. Personally, I'd consider it about as perfect a southern whitetail cartridge as you can get. I'd push it, myself, to 400 or so if you have the opportunity. Mike

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• WORLD T Posts: 262 Member

  May 2018 #3

  Thanks guys. I am considering one in a Kimber 84M. 

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• CHIRO1989 Posts: 14,855 Senior Member

  May 2018 #4

  WORLD T said:

  Thanks guys. I am considering one in a Kimber 84M. 

  Did you ever get one in .338 Federal?

  I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live. Eze 33:11

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• snake284 Posts: 22,429 Senior Member

  May 2018 #5

  All jokes aside, it's a lot like a .270 Winchester. They don't make a hundred different kinds of bullets for it, but if you're a hunter, the three or four they make for it are more than you need. Ammo for it doesn't grow on trees, but can be found. Most people I know shoot 100 grain spitzer SPs in them. If you reload there's more bullets than you need. I use 115 grain bullets in my .257 AI. The AI gives you about 200 FPS improvement over the standard, but for what I do the plain jane Roberts is all you will ever need for deer. I like my AI but some will tell you the AI is a reloading proposition and if you're in a bind for ammo you can't find factory ammo for it. This is BS because the AI will shoot factory .257 Roberts  very well. But like I said, the plain jane Roberts is more than a match for any deer.
  
  And like wambli said, it's easy on the shoulder.
  

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  Son that's somebody with nothing to do with his time but keep me in trouble with mom.

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