The 90g Barnes at 3600 fps or the 100g Hornady Interlock at 3350 fps will literally smoke the Creedmoors and deer impact will typically be much more deadly. 243 caliber bullet.įinally, if you just want to have the best light weight, light recoil rifle available for deer, you could use a 25-06 chambering. The 6mm Creedmoor, with a 105g very low drag (VLD) bullet in that fast twist barrel will effectively kill deer out to 500 yards but feel just like your. It drops 5 feet less than the 6.5 Creedmoor at 1000 yards and 33 feet less than the. 243 for deer hunting and it is about the best cartridge known for long range target shooting. It comes in fast twist (1:8) barrels allowing you to load larger weight bullets than your. 243.Īnother consideration is the 6mm Creedmoor. These provide very light recoil similar to your. You can effectively hunt with small 100g-120g 6.5 Creedmoor bullets at up to 3000-3200 fps respectively in the ranges you mention and you will feel much less recoil than with 140g class bullets which are overkill at your range. You may want a very light recoil cartridge so you can enjoy shooting. If I were you, I'd take that option off the table.
With handloading, you can make lower recoil 110g to 130g bullets that you might be able to tolerate.
I really like the looks and feel of the Ruger M70 Featherweight too although it will not likely provide the long range precision of the Tikka (although you could get lucky).Ī few thoughts considering the sensitivity of your shoulder.įirst, I consider the recoil of typical. 1000 yard targets and varmints) while being of a nice light hunting weight. It is likely accurate enough to shoot with precision (e.g. An excellent all around value choice would be a Tikka T3. As you rise in price, you will see Browning, Ruger and Weatherby make a variety of nice rifles. You will find light and handy rifles from Tikka (T3), Remington 700 and Howa 1500.
It is a lot of rifle for around $400 though. On the least expensive end of possibilities is the Ruger American, which will work well for your range although it is not enough of a precision rifle to predictably shoot at ranges out to 1000 yards unless you get real lucky. I consider it to be milder recoil than the. The 6.5 Creedmoor has been widely discussed as one of our best long range precision cartridges and at the same time an outstanding deer hunting cartridge, especially for the range you mention. We have a wide range of nice rifles available in that chambering so it pretty much depends on how much you want to spend.
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