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RevGeo · April 20, 2012, 10:43 AM

I like the .30 calibers. As for a romantic round (?) I'd choose the 30-40 Krag.
I like a rifle/cartridge combo that will push a 180gr .30 cal at somewhere around 2400fps on up. Not a big magnum fan so I suppose anything from .300 Savage up to 30-06 would be fine for my hunting.
My number one hunting rifle is my sporterized single shot 98 Mauser chambered for 31-40 AI which is, ballistically, more or less a 30-06 that shoots a .315 diam bullet.
If I was only allowed one rifle for hunting it would be an older Savage Mod 99 in .300 Sav.

April 20, 2012, 10:43 AM	#64
RevGeo Senior Member Join Date: September 18, 2011 Location: North Idaho Posts: 161	I like the .30 calibers. As for a romantic round (?) I'd choose the 30-40 Krag. I like a rifle/cartridge combo that will push a 180gr .30 cal at somewhere around 2400fps on up. Not a big magnum fan so I suppose anything from .300 Savage up to 30-06 would be fine for my hunting. My number one hunting rifle is my sporterized single shot 98 Mauser chambered for 31-40 AI which is, ballistically, more or less a 30-06 that shoots a .315 diam bullet. If I was only allowed one rifle for hunting it would be an older Savage Mod 99 in .300 Sav.