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The wives might agree "as soon as every husband agrees that they need to own a purse to match every pair of shoes."dicion wrote:Can't we just all agree that the only solution is to own one in each and every caliber there is?
... now if we could only convince our wives of the same.
Dan wrote:.243 is a great deer rifle. If I had to go heavier, I'd pick up a .308. Heavier still and I'd grab a .300 win mag. The ballistics of a .30-06 aren't enough of an improvement over a .308 to warrant the long case and extra recoil, IMO.
IMO, the only advantage of the 30-06 over the .308Win is the availability of ammo, and that is debatable.Very true, there is no "absolute best". In my experience the .243 Win has minimal recoil and is very accurate, but the bullet weight is more limited than the .308 so I would not choose it for larger game. I find that the .308 Win is manageable as far as recoil. It is about the same as a 30-06, but is much less than the .300 Win Mag. I have never shot a .270 so I can't comment on it.sskimber wrote:All of the above are good choices. Any of these will do for dear, and as for target shooting they will all also do well. The best advise I can give is to find people with the different calibers in different guns and see if you can shoot there gun. I have shot the same model gun in different caliber and one was a joy to shoot and I could not stand to shoot the other. Choosing a caliber is largely a PERSONAL choice. There will probably be people trying to convince you each one of the choices is the absolute best.
AndyC wrote:Ditto on the 700. As for caliber, I'm personally fondest of .308, but I guess it depends what you want to hunt with it.
I really can't comment on the quality of the Remington 770, but I have had my Remington 700 in .308 Win for many years. It is a fine gun and caliber. It is a classic rifle, both in appearance and function. 