New Rifle Suggestion

[RockChuck]

I am looking for a new rifle I live in Eastern Wa I need to hunt Mule deer and Elk with this rifle I am currently hunting deer with a 25-06 I want something a little bigger and still shoot flat at distance what are your suggestions?? Thank You.

[CAMPMEAT]

308

[Huntbear]

300 wsm.  Will knock elk down at 400 yds.  Shoots very flat.  

[Bob33]

A 25-06 is just about perfect for mule deer!  I can't suggest anything better unless you want to step up to some serious recoil like a 300 RUM.  A 25-06 is on the light side for elk, although with good bullets and good placement it's fine. It has killed lots and lots of elk.  A 30-06 is tough to beat for an all around caliber if you want to go up a notch.  However, your 25-06 is simply a 30-06 case necked down to shoot a smaller bullet.

You'll hear lots of recommendation in the 270/7mm range.  All good, but really not buying you a whole lot more than what your 25-06 will do with the right load.

[RockChuck]

 Also looking for a bullet drop graph of different calibers.

[high country]

boy, you need to get into the super magnums to shoot flatter then a 25-06. any of the 7, 308, 338s will be an increase in energy.....how bad do you want it o buck, or do you want a heavy gun?

[Phantom Gobbler]

Would not rule out a 300 Win Mag either.  Recoil is managable in most rifles.  Good long range for Mulies or Elk.
 

[Skyvalhunter]

take a look at the .270

[ICEMAN]

take a look at the .270

For deer and elk; 300 RUM.

[RockChuck]

Not looking for flatter just a heavier bullet for elk and close to as flat, I have a 308, been thinking 300 0r 30-06. or am I not gaining enough with 30-06?

[Bob33]

Not looking for flatter just a heavier bullet for elk and close to as flat, I have a 308, been thinking 300 0r 30-06. or am I not gaining enough with 30-06?

A 30-06 is a 308 plus 100-150 ft/second.  Not too many elk will notice that.  If I were you I'd find a good load your 308 likes, practice with it, and take your wife out for a nice dinner with the money you'll save.

[high country]

my ref to 308 was purely for bore diameter. I would choose a weight you want to carry, a weight you wish to shoot and start from there. the gains get pretty slim pretty fast once you pass the 75ish grains of case capacity in 308 dia.

[high country]

Not looking for flatter just a heavier bullet for elk and close to as flat, I have a 308, been thinking 300 0r 30-06. or am I not gaining enough with 30-06?

A 30-06 is a 308 plus 100-150 ft/second.  Not too many elk will notice that.  If I were you I'd find a good load your 308 likes, practice with it, and take your wife out for a nice dinner with the money you'll save.

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[ICEMAN]

....  If I were you I'd find a good load your 308 likes, practice with it, and take your wife out for a nice dinner with the money you'll save.

If I were you, I would find a nice fancy new rifle that will make you feel like a new man. Your  wife will definitely like you better for it... 

[RockChuck]

My wife just got a new laptop what is a safe distance you would say a 308 will make a clean kill? I am comfortable shooting out to 4-500 yards with my 250-06 but think the 308 comes up a little short, am I wrong?