7mm08 or 270
I've used a 270 win(Ihave no complaints) for years as well as a 243(I feel it is too small) but I am considering a 7mm08. It's for shooting red deer here in Scotland everyone is talking about this round as it is relatively new here. How does it perform compared with a 270 win , I understand there will be less recoil. Less recoil is fine but I dont want to loose accuracy. I will be shooting from 50 metres to 350metres in open ground, we will be shooting quite a lot of animals out of a herd so I need a round that will "drop" deer.. Due to legislation here I can only use factory ammo , the rifle will be fitted with a reflex moderator and 8x56 Schmitt& Bender scope and a Harris bipod, I'll probably be buying either a Tikka,Sako or Mannlicher rifle.
Stew