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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.

That being said, I've used a .30-06 for hunting for years and have taken most of my deer with one. It's a very capable round, there are just others out there that can do everything it does only more efficiently and with less recoil. I would not buy a new rifle in .30-06, but if I saw a good deal on a used rifle in .30-06 I wouldn't hesitate to jump on it.

.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.