Well, i'm getting myself a new rifle and i just can't make up my mind! I'm getting the savage stevens model 200 for it's low price but amazing accuracy, and i'll be hunting it out here in eastern washington, which is a lot of spot and stalk hunting in wide open and rolling farmland, sort of long range. on the other hand I might come over one of these little hillocks here and see a deer within 100 yards of me. I live on the westcoast primarily but am out here for school. I might at some point be over on the peninsula hunting in the hoh rainforest, which is quite different.

So my question is, out of YOUR EXPERIENCE, do you guys think a flat shooting 7mm Mag or a versatile .30/06 is more in order, even for those long range shots? the .30/06 is a 22" barrel and the 7mm is 24". Am i really going to need those extra 2"? also, i'm pretty confident in my shooting if that makes a difference for you.

BTW i'll be shooting whitetail and coyote out here.

Thanks for any help!