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treg · December 31, 2016, 01:29 PM

Doing it over, I'd go with a nimble .308 with a modest barrel length. Today the market is flush with modestly priced rifles and glass that will perform admirably. Get one that feels right and you LIKE.

.30 caliber offers the most variety of loaded ammo and handloading components of all. Handload 110 - 120 gr bullets for most stuff at a modest velocity (think managed recoil) and swap bullets for various game (predators to deer). Step up your game for bigger stuff with 150 - 180 grain bullets loaded to the desired performance level and hunt with a rifle you are intimately familiar with.

Or just gitter-done with an off the shelf 150 grain load that shoots like a house afire.

December 31, 2016, 01:29 PM	#33
treg Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 2006 Posts: 1,102	Doing it over, I'd go with a nimble .308 with a modest barrel length. Today the market is flush with modestly priced rifles and glass that will perform admirably. Get one that feels right and you LIKE. .30 caliber offers the most variety of loaded ammo and handloading components of all. Handload 110 - 120 gr bullets for most stuff at a modest velocity (think managed recoil) and swap bullets for various game (predators to deer). Step up your game for bigger stuff with 150 - 180 grain bullets loaded to the desired performance level and hunt with a rifle you are intimately familiar with. Or just gitter-done with an off the shelf 150 grain load that shoots like a house afire. __________________ .44 Special: For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation is possible.