If you are using the rifle strictly for long-range deer hunting (how long?), I think a .25-06 would be a nice and unusual number up there in the Northeast. For deer, it does the job just as well as a .270 and is more fun than a .30-06.

If you just want "more punch" go with a 7mm Rem Mag. The ammo is easy to find and the cheapest of all the magnums.

IMHO, a .260 Rem or a 6.5x55 Swedish are very different and are among the most effective deer rounds ever designed. You will be the coolest dude in the woods with either of these 6.5mm cartridges. <img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

Good Dogwork and Good Hunting

Edited by - seattlesetters on 11/06/2002 09:56:07