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Old 12-28-2012, 04:00 AM
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I will add the new FN made Winchester M70's to the list of rifles to consider. I have the M70 Extreme Weather in 270 Winchester with a Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 that I use as one of my whitetail rigs. These are very well made rifles.

As the others have said the 243 and 308 are great choices but don't overlook the 260 and 7mm-08 for short actions. For long actions the tried and true 30-06 and 270 are hard to beat but the 280 and the 25-06 are excellent as well. If you want to look at magnums, I personally prefer the "standard" 7mm Rem Mag and the 300 Win Mag over any of the short magnums.

Whatever rifle you decide on, pick some good glass to go on it. Generally speaking, the scopes that come on a rifle as part of a "package" gun are not very good. However, there are a lot of good choices out there. I tend to favor the Leupold VX2 and VX3's for a hunting rig.
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