Buy the Tikka Whitetail Hunter in 308 win. I have one in stainless synthetic and will NEVER part with it. I consistently get well under an inch @100yds with handloaded 180gr nosler partitions. Remember, shoot the gun/caliber combination that you can shoot the most accurately with, you do need enough energy to do the job, however if you can' t put the bullet in the bread box, you will have an empty freezer.