ORIGINAL: ShatoDavis
ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
Split the difference. .30-06.
Seriously, consider what you will hunt, and where. Out to about 250 yards or so, a .308 will kill anything that you can kill with a .300 Win. Mag., without the recoil, noise, and expensive ammunition. You just need to pick your shots a little more carefully.
Logic?.... We dont need no stinkin logic!
Ditteuax! +1!
The way I look at it, if you don't think a .30-'06 (or .308) will kill the critters you're looking to kill, then you probably need something MUCH bigger: .338 WM, .375 H&H, and on up the food chain.
When I decided to get back into hunting, & to start with elk, I went through the whole caliber-selection quandary. I settled on the '06, figuring I didn't have the energy to master shooting a cartridge with vastly more powder in it.My .30-'06got my elk this Fall with no problems.
Turns out my outfitter has got a slot open fora '08 Shiras Moose Hunt in SE BC. I
won't be getting another rifle for this hunt.
Now, if I were to chase coastal bears, then I'd probably pony-up for a .375. But I'll throw myself off that bridge when I come to it.
FC