RE: 3 rifles for all North American game
As much as I like the 243 I don't own one yet. If I had to put that in my arsenal it would be bracketed by 22lr (can't give up my squirrel hunting) and .338 Federal. I too like the short actions and believe that as long as you maintain range limitations you can kill anything with these 3. 338 Federal may not be the best for the largest bears, but unless one escapes a zoo I'm not likely to run into one. I see no reason for the big magnums as the .338 Federal is only about 200 fps slower than a .338 Win Mag.