RE: First Rifle should be??
Dittoon the 7mm-08.
I've got a 100 Grn Sierra HP load for coyotes that cloverleaf's at 100 Yds. For bigger game (whitetails, bear, hogs) I shoot 145 Grn Speer SP HotCor's in open areasor 154Grn Hornady Round Nose when hunting the woods.
Given the opportunity to hunt "big" game such as Elk, I wouldn't hesitiateat allusing the 7mm-08 loaded with any of the 150-160 Grn"Premium" bullets such as BarnsTSX, Nosler Partition, etc.
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