Best Cartridge for Hunting Each Animal with Ron Spomer 

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I love the fact Ron is not afraid of new tech but still loves and appreciates the old stuff.

The collab I’ve always wanted.

I'm with Ron on the 25-06. Such a great and underrated round when it was created!

You have the Legend Ron Spomer on the channel this is incredible. The knowledge this man has is incredible!!! Just when I thought your channel couldn’t get any better lol

I missed a few animals, so I texted Ron for an update 😀 284 Win. Or 280 AI for sheep, any 7mm mag for moose and plains game, but 300 WSM also excellent. Anything 243 win or larger for cougar.

Ron is an absolute legend!!! I talked to him at the whitetail & spring turkey spectacular show here in MI years ago when I just started reloading for my 7mm REM Mag and was having trouble getting anything to shoot well out of it. Ron turned me on to tha Barnes TTSX and that was the ticket. Since then I’ve harvested antelope, deer, bear, elk and moose all with a 140 grain round! THANKS RON!!!!

Two of my favorite channels in one spot! Subscribed to both for a long time.

My dad lived in Alaska for years and in different places. He told me the Inuit natives loved .243 for Caribou.

Great show. I have known Jimmy since he was a young teenager. My wife told I can’t call him Jimmy anymore. He is a real and sincere guy. He is like he seams. I remember his first gun purchase. He got his mom to buy one for each member of the family. Good job Jimmy.

My wife used a 6.8 western on an elk this year. It did its job very efficiently. She used the 165 Accubond.

270 does ALL of them, and very well at that. Good enough for Jack, then it's good enough for me. Guarantee that Ron will agree...

308 for everything they talked about. There’s so many options and so many different rifles made in 308. It’s a tried and true caliber that has earned its place for a reason.

The Cougar, a good bottle of wine works nicely.

Allright 6.8 western for the win

I have grown to appreciate both of these guys so much. Ron is a living legend! Also happy to have VonBenedikt making appearances on RSO these days. We are witnessing greatness guys!

Ron is so knowledgeable yet so humble. Very much appreciate you sir!

Love seeing your content young man. Hope your parents are good. Now about Ron, you just can not fake wisdom. He is one that stands out among all the great outdoorsman. I watch you both every time you put out shows. Once a soldier Always a soldier 👍👍👍👌👌👌

Absolutely loved this video. Jim Harmer and Ton Spomer together, discussing their favorite cartridges for specific animals. Doesn't get any better.

Way cool to see you and Mr. Spomer together. Your influence and contacts are growing fast! On a side note, I saw you at Al’s last week and was going to say hello and let you know I really enjoy what you do but you were with your family and I didn’t want to interrupt family time! Thanks for the great content.

Fantastic interview. I was surprised there was no mention of .300 Win Mag or 6.5x55 Swede

I love these kind of discussions, super fun to think about. Thanks guys for the great content.

loved Ron's picks for game... especially the 17 HMR

Thanks to both of you. This is one of my favorite topics. Played this game with my oldest son when he took me on a Colorado mule deer hunt. What a great time. Jim, I haven’t shot a caribou either. Want to go? Thanks for sharing.

It's nice to see the 6.8 western getting some love! Content creators don't talk about this caliber nearly enough. 👍🏼

I admit that I am addicted - I watch Ron Spomer Outdoors, Backfire and WhoTeeWho every single day for new content. All supremely knowledgeable and presentations are not preachy or criticizing. Thank you Jim, Ron and Adam!

I love the cartridge discussions. Great video. Ron Spomer is a fountain of knowledge.

Ron Sooner and Jim Harmer my two favorite You Tube hosts on the same video. It doesn’t get any better!

Appreciate the allusion to the native people in Alaska, i'm much more familiar with the Inuk from Nunavut, worked up there couple years and made many good friends up there! They're amazing hunters, truly have a 6th sense for hunting, but same thing on the east side of the ice rink, .223, .308 is what they all use. Their general rule of thumb is .223 for everything Caribou and smaller, .308 for everything above, that including Muskox, Polar Bear and large sea mammals like Beluga, Narwal and Seals, very impressive especially considering the thickness of the skin and blubber of sea mammals. Great content as usual, loving these uploads with Ron, cheers from Northern Quebec!

Is there anything better than watching Ron Spomer and Jim Harmer on the same YT video? That was exceptionally entertaining and informative!

2 of my favorite gun-tubers together. A great collaboration with an interesting topic! Doesn't get better than this! 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯

Awesome seeing two of my favorites in hunting related shooting videos collaborating!

Whenever my all-around favorite, the .358 Winchester, gets mentioned, I'm happy. Great list!

Awesome and informative. Two great hunters having a talk.

300 win mag will pretty much do it all for me.

R Spomer...Living Legend

This episode is everything I’ve always needed.

What a great conversation! Thank you, sirs.

That was fun! Thanks Jim and Ron!

I just took two whitetail bucks with 450 Bushmaster using Federal 300 gr in southern Michigan’s no rifle zone. One was at 30 yards the other at 160. The results were impressive.

When I had my custom rifle built, I switched from 7 rem mag to a 7SAUM with a longer throat over a 7PRC. So far I’ve been pleased 22in barrel getting 2830 out of it with a 180 Berger hybrid.

This is awesome, I have learned more about hunting, shooting and guns from the two of you than I have anywhere else on the internet combined, it really made my day when I hopped on and saw this on my feed!

Great discussion!!! Truly hard to beat for 2 reasons the 30-06’. 1st easily obtained factory ammo loaded from 120gr to 220gr with every type of bullets available. 2nd this ammo is in every big, little, out of the way Mom and Pop store basically around the world. It’s not the sexy choice and the newest latest greatest fanciest cartridge out there it just works on everything everywhere.

I could could honestly listen to this all day. Thank you for putting this together!

Watch you two all the time thanks for sharing all of you're videos with us!!

Amazing interview Jim!!

Very interesting. I've always stuck to my 30/06 for everything bigger than a coyote but it is definitely a heavy rifle, and can cause to much damage. I've learned a lot from this video

Always enjoy Spomer videos, excellent collab

Ron and Jim - I went on my first Antelope hunt a couple weeks ago and took a 6.5 creedmoor. Used the 143gr eldx. Double-lung and complete pass through at 260 yards

Thank you so much for the 7mm mag comments. I’ve used a Winchester in that caliber since the late 70s for mule deer and elk here in Utah and have never wanted anything else with me.

Thank you for finally making a video I could watch all the way through.

Love the collaboration, Ron is always a treat👍🏼

Ron is a legend. Love his insights on calibers and rifles.

I don’t even hunt but I love these videos. Would love to learn but it seems like it really helps to know someone who knows what he is doing.

Very awesome vid. So much knowledge and experience with Ron!

Being a 7mag owner and just now getting into distance a 7PRC looks very attractive to me. Something about lomg range is so fun even if it is just plinking 😊

Also, in a video no longer available here, I saw Ron Spomer take an Elk with a Mossberg Patriot 7 mm Rem Mag. A colleague of mine took an Aoudad Sheep with his .300 Win Mag. It turned and charged at him. By the time he got a second round chambered, the beast dropped. He ran 30 yards on that last heartbeat.

One of your best guest videos EVER!! Well done Jim!! WELL DONE!!

Love the collaboration between you two all stars. And Ron been there and done that on so many hunts he's living the dream!

These domestic hunting seasons are extremely abbreviated and season are short. Im poor and have to be practical so its 270win, 308win, and 30-06. Its all about logistics and economy for me. Available factory ammo and components. Pick one and go forth. Instead of buying rifles and junk a good pair of footwear and good optics are better investments.

Big ol smile on your face talking to Ron 😂

You guys work really well together

Deer ..THE 270 WINCHESTER!

That was a great show & great idea having Mr. Ron pick favorite cartridges.

This is just a good conversation. Well done

Two of my favourite guys on at the same time! Thanks for a great video

good vid. As for caribou, when I was in my poor youth I shot a boo at 350yds with my 30-30. Yes, he ran 1/2 mile before he dropped and I'd never do that again. Was hunting in the Aleutian Islands where all shots are long range. My partner that day shot one from same herd as me with a 7mm Rem Mag and his dropped like a rock. I learned a lot that day.

Great collaboration guys much respect for the opinions

WDM Bell killed everything in Africa with the 7x57 and 6.5 mm Manlicher FMJ ammo. He did not know that he needed a different cartridge for each game animal species.

Appreciate you both! I’m anticipating the whitetail deer round

Eastern North Carolina Black Bears routinely run over 400 pounds. In the western part of the state, they are more often 250 pounds. .30-30 or .35 Remington are pretty good in the mountains, down east you want something more like a 7mm magnum or a .30-06.

Just use a 270

Great video topic and conversation!

Fantastic Jim and Ron!

We need more of this collaboration

He should be knighted Sir Ron Spomer of the kingdom of hunting. What a wealth of knowledge

Great video! Love both your guy's channels

Ron has a plethora of knowledge. It's fun to debate the cartridge for each species. All of them work great as shot placement is king. I use the 300 WM for everything except varmints.Not that it's superior but I know how it shoots with my hand loads. A 180gr at 3000fps is devastating on everything and I know the drops out to 500 yards.. That's the most important factor.

Awesome interview… I enjoyed every minute of it…

When I first got back into hunting- shooting, the WSM cartridges were very popular. Now they seem to have almost disappeared. That's always the risk of something new. Even if they are an excellent cartridge it doesn't mean that they are going to make it in the long run. Rifles chambered in the older tried and true cartridges on the other hand have the advantage of existing already in the hundreds of thousands, so even if they're popularity dips for a bit they have the numbers to ride out the waves of newbies.

Great video today Jim thanks

What a great idea for a video! We are really enjoying your content.

This is one of your best shows. Good stuff

Great Info Ron and Jim

Really enjoyed this vlog. both of you did a great job.

Good one: Calculus (hates versatility of .308) + this is the best rifle ever, except (3-weeks later) there's negative issues I haven't mentioned that everyone needs to know about. Great video!

Great video Jim! Didn’t know you were in St. George. Going to be staying in St. George for a week in December with the family. Looking forward to seeing your part of the country! 👍

Great contributors, thanks guys.

Ron is a national treasure.

I have 2 x bolts. I love the controls and easy to handle compared to other rifles.

My two favorite hunting guys. Awesome!!! Do it again.

Some wise advice there from Ron 😎👍

Great team up!

This video is AWESOME!! Best duo!!

Wow I totally agree with Ron about the best elk and mule deer cartridges. I think the reason your beloved 6.8 Western fizzled is 2-fold: The name doesn’t resonate with many people and they associate it more with a 6.5mm. And the .277 caliber itself leaves much to be desired in component selection. If they had made it the 7mm Western it probably would have done better.

the collab i never thought possible

Man. I love Ron. He is amazing!!!

That was fun and informative... Thank you.

Caribou go down fairly easy, 270, 6.5 cm, and 7m-08 all work great, but unless you’re hunting them in the winter, you need something for grizzly bears as well. That is why the 300 wm is about the smallest most people use. The 338 wm it what most use. The biggest issue with the 338 in Alaska is finding ammo for it.

Love Ron great duo