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All-Around Big Game Caliber
C-Money:
Its a toss up between the .270win & 30-06 on which I've hunted with most. Been packing a .243 the last 10 or so years since my kids started hunting, which are now pretty much grown and I still carry the .243. None of the 3 have ever let me down, but I do believe the 7mm-08 just may be the one I'd choose to do it all over again with.
HillHound:
:yeah:
Same. I have a 300 win mag, two 300 wsms, a 7mm mag, 30-06, and I still carry one of our 243s or the 6.5 a lot since they are so light. Killed a bear, a cougar, and several deer with a 243 so they all work
Rugsnfeathers:
I killed about the same number of big game animals between the 30-06 and 300 WM, from Alaska to the lower 48. If I have to pick one, I'll pick the 300 WM just because it's lighter for a small person who likes to walk and climb. As of late, I've been using the 6.5 CM for deer and antelope hunts and just like the other two calibers I mentioned, they go down in just one hit. So, pick your poison.
pianoman9701:
A .30-06 can kill anything in North America. KISS principle.
huntandjeep:
--- Quote from: Karl Blanchard on May 12, 2024, 06:08:21 PM ---
--- Quote from: huntandjeep on May 12, 2024, 05:24:58 PM ---Lower 48 I'm good with my 6.5x284.
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My man! The 6.5x284 holds a special place in my heart. I've got a 20" 6x284 barrel coming soon that I'm pretty excited about though.
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Yeah love the caliber . 25ish years ago I saw a Cooper Excalibur in 6.5x285 on the cover of a Cabelas and fell in love . Knew that was my grail rifle . Fast forward 15ish years and I'm up the Rattlesnake with my rifle builder breaking in the 7mm he built me . He gets out a Cooper Excalibur in 6.5x284 and shoots a few rounds cross canyon then let's me . Needless to say, the wife wasn't impressed when I came home with 2 new rifles that day . :dunno:
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