I've been researching cal.'s for my son to start whitetail hunting with. I personally started with a .243 30 some years ago and I started out my older son with a 30-30. For the type of hunting we do 100-200 yard shots are of the norm and the 30-30 does not have the long range hitting power I would like for him. Some have suggested the 7-08 for it's flat line traj. and hitting power. I have not had any experience with this cal. How does it stack up to some of the more traditional cal. such as the .243or the 30-30? I have checked out some ballistics charts and like what I see in regard to the 7-08's numbers. What do you think?