Thread: Which round?
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Old October 12, 2013, 08:30 PM   #15
jmr40
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im looking for a gun that will be for a mixture of elk, sheep, and long range deer
Realistically there are many rounds that will do this job. Anything from 7-08 on up will get the job done including the default 30-06 and 270 answers. I grew up with a 30-06, used it for almost 40 years, but have been drawn to the 308 lately. If you like metrics a 7-08 or 7X57 would be logical. The 7X57 with modern loads will easily handle the chores you have listed and is as classic as it gets. It has been killing every animal on the planet since 1892.

If you feel the need for a magnum round the 300 WSM is the way I'd go. There isn't much I can't get done with my 308 (or with a 7-08 or 7X57 if I had gone that way), but if I really want more power I'd skip right over the 30-06 for the 300 WSM anymore. You get speeds equal to the 300 WM, in a 308 sized rifle with recoil closer to hot 30-06 levels.

The 300 WSM and 7-08 are almost as common in gunshops now as 30-06. Can't say that about the 7X57 anymore if that is a consideration.
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