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Brian Pfleuger · May 19, 2011, 09:31 PM

.25-06 would be great for recoil mitigation, 7mm-08 would be a lot more energy than the 25-06 with a LOT less recoil than a 30-06. 243 would be most cost effective, less recoil than the other two and plenty capable. I really like the 7-08 but there's no way I'd own one without reloading. Factory ammo is BIG money, though the .25-06 may not be much cheaper, I haven't looked lately.

May 19, 2011, 09:31 PM	#6
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	.25-06 would be great for recoil mitigation, 7mm-08 would be a lot more energy than the 25-06 with a LOT less recoil than a 30-06. 243 would be most cost effective, less recoil than the other two and plenty capable. I really like the 7-08 but there's no way I'd own one without reloading. Factory ammo is BIG money, though the .25-06 may not be much cheaper, I haven't looked lately. __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley