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Yeah, but I think the rifle is still better in 30-'06 or 270 Winchester, since it is a 5+1 rifle in standard calibers. I don't think you can beat those two calibers by much and certainly not without compromises. Plus, it will not be hard to find a good one as long as it is a 30-'06 or 270 Winchester. I'm getting 3,000 fps with 150 grain bullets from my 270. It was actually chronographing faster than some guys 7mm Remington magnum; of course that's my optimal handloads versus 7mm factory loads....I've clocked 140's up to 3,285, admittedly too fast with primer pockets getting loose after 2 or 3 firings. Having found the safe pressure boundaries, I have backed off a little bit, maybe a lotta bit. I run the 130's as relatively mild plinking/practice loads, perhaps barely making 3,000 fps or even less. Still, my most accurate load at 300 yards uses that 150 Nosler Partition at 3,000. That should be plenty for North American big game short of Alaskan Brown Bear.
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