I would keep my Ruger M77 Mark 2 ultralight in 7mm08, Its light,hardly any recoil,shoots as flat as a 270 and for the hunting here in New Zealand its stoped every thing ive shot at. Red Deer,Wild Bore,Tarh and the odd wild bulls.(dont have any Moose or Mule Deer here,maybe abit small you re-con)
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