K 95 Stutzen Calibre

[secondtry]

Here's a bit of a discussion starter. After all it is Friday and we are all getting a little jaded at the end of the week

What do we think are suitable calibres in the 50cm Stutzen barrel ? Use is Australian deer hunting and maybe a slim possibility of stuff like pigs and goats.

With deference to Charles, I am not a fan of the 06 in such short barrels, and would probably pass on the 7x65 for similar reasons (noise and velocity loss).

The two that seem best suited to me are the 308 and the 8x57JRS - possibly 7x57R.

Thoughts ? Votes ? Hard data ?

[SPEEDY]

Im a bit of 308win fan but I would get a 7x57R in a break action just because I'm a believer in rimmed rounds in break actions even though rimless rounds work just as good these days even in cheaper guns.

[Blasernovice]

I'd go 308 in a short barrel. Plenty of guys using 308 in 16" barrels in NZ. Load it up with a fast powder and a 130gr TTSX or similar. Maybe something heavier if after sambar.

[ebrownw2]

I'll chime in more after I get a chance to play with my 30-06 stutzen barrel, but there's really not a wrong answer. Just get the one you like the best. They'll all kill those deer just the same.

[9.3x64]

8x57R if you wanted a rimmed round.
308 if you were not worried about a rim.

I personally would go the 8x57R and load heavy woodleighs.

[mchughcb]

What an interesting topic. I think the right answer of course is the 243 using 100gr sp.

[secondtry]

What an interesting topic. I think the right answer of course is the 243 using 100gr sp.

[stokesrj]

I already voted by ordering a .308 Winchester Stutzen, you guys with the rims are stuck in the dark ages.

[9.3x64]

It's a shame they don't chamber the K95 Stutzen in 26 Nosler...

[SPEEDY]

I already voted by ordering a .308 Winchester Stutzen, you guys with the rims are stuck in the dark ages.

Spoken like a man thats never had a good rimming.

[mchughcb]

What an interesting topic. I think the right answer of course is the 243 using 100gr sp.

I think the 243 is perfectly adequate for critters up to the size of a large rabbit.

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

257 Weatherby

[Gun Barrel Ecologist]

Nah, 8x57R, wouldn't bother with a 7x57R as the whole 7x57 thing is a triumph of nostalgia over performance

[secondtry]

I already voted by ordering a .308 Winchester Stutzen, you guys with the rims are stuck in the dark ages.

But Bob, rimmed cartridges just look so RIGHT in K95s and BBFs Plus three less parts are required - plunger spring and retaining pin -if that matters, and I suspect that it doesn't.

Nah, 8x57R, wouldn't bother with a 7x57R as the whole 7x57 thing is a triumph of nostalgia over performance

Very sensible comment, if somewhat heretical, with which I agree. I hope you have an unlisted phone number.

It's a shame they don't chamber the K95 Stutzen in 26 Nosler...

No, it isn't. In a 50cm barrel that would start bushfires in the next state.

257 Weatherby

See above.

[SPEEDY]

I definitely agree with the rimmed rounds looking right in a break action, its also easier to extract the cases or at least that's my experience between single shot 410's and a 300BLK single shot.