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If I were limited to only two rifles to do it ALL in the western states, I would take the 25-06 and the 30-06. As far as meat destruction on deer goes, the 25-06 can be easily controlled through proper bullet selection. try using bullets that do not fragment quite so much. The Barnes X bullets are a good choice.
If limited to only one caliber, then the 30-06 would be it.
The Sierra 165 grain Game King with about 50 grains of IMR 4064 behind it is my personal favorite bullet/load for the 30-06.
I use this on everything from pigs and coyotes (and yes, the occassional jack rabbit) on up through Black Bear.
This naturally excludes Alaska, where there are Big Brown Bears that preferrably require more medicine than can be readily dispensed by the 30-06.
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