whelen36

i would mirror others and say
.325 WSM
.338 federal
.350 rem. mag
.35 whelen

i've got the .35 whelen and the .350 rem. mag. and i've vote for them

ox1443

Get a 325 WSM or 300 Win Mag

salukipv1

Since you dig the shorter cartridges...,

300 WSM, .325 WSM, .338 RCM, .375 Ruger,


I would have added the .338 federal, but you already have a .308, and a .444 which you have, big, heavy/slow covered, I'd get something with some weight and range to it....so kinda a short mag.....the ruger is still long, but shorter than the H&H, and you can get one in a short rifle/short barrel, and with it being a 375 you can still get some performance from that shorter barrel.

skybuster20ga

with out a doubt the rem 350 mag. in a model 7 cdl

bigbulls

IMO the .338 Federal is perfectfrom your description ofwhat you like in a rifle and there is no reason in the world why this cartridge shouldn't catch on with the public and hand around for a long time. The 338 Federal only gives up about 90 yards worth of velocity and energyto the .338 Win mag with the same 210 grain partition bullet. So if the 338 Win mag can be considered a 400 yard elk cartridge then the Federal would be equal to it at about 310 yards. It shouldn't be too long before other ammo companies pick up this round.

The 325WSM, I'm afrade to say, will likely go the way of the WSSM's. Here for a few years and then gone.

The RCM's, at least for a while, you are going ot be stuck with Hornady ammo only. Not that that is a bad thing but it will be hard for any one else to duplicate Hornday's velocity claims with out their powders.

The 350 Rem is another fantastic choice in a short action rifle. Only problem with it is tht ammo selection is very limited and not likely to get any better. AS far as I know Remington is the only major ammo company currently loading this cartridge.

cjwink

I have been impressed with the Ballistics on the 338 Federal and have always loved the 308 cartridge.. Hence the 243, 7mm08 and 308 rounds I have now. Before I heard about the 338 F I was leaning towards the 325 WSM.. But am rethinking itnow.

okgobbler

I've got a 35 whelen and really like it, but there is more bullet selection in .338. So, probably a .338 fed for short action or a .338-06 for a standard long action.

CJ, we often have similar opinions and it looks as though we have a very similar battery of rifles. 218 bee, .223, .243, 6mm-06, 25-308, 7mm rem mag, .308, and 35 whelen for me.

wis_bow_huntr

Dont overlook the .35 Rem.

eldeguello

The only thing "bigbore" about the .444 is its' bore diameter, NOT its' ballistics. It is inferior to the .405 Winchester, even! The .308 is a much better all-round rifle cartridge.

Since you like short "bullets", I recommend the .338 Federal, or the .358 Winchester. Even from a 20" barrel, with a 250-grain bullet at over 2400 FPS, the .358 is way more gun than it appears to be!

cjwink

Hold the phone... The Dept of Wildlife just made any Single Shot Break Open rifle in 35 caliber or larger legal for our "Primitive Weapon" Season.. I may have to jump up to the 358 Win..