gotta give some love for my 25-06thats my choice..

Ditto... For whitetails. Although, in my experience, "just enough gas" is probably an understatement. I'd say "plenty of gas"...

Tyler: You need more details. Hunters hunt everything from Cottontails to Elephants. My favorite for one would not be my favorite for the other.

the 270 has treated me well.

for whitetails and bigger 45-70. small game 204 ruger.

I used .270 for years and in 1995 switched to 6.5 mm.

The cartridge I chose was the 7-08 which is the .284 cal. Since it's a .284 then my choice for whitetails would be the 7mm mag cartridge.

From that list, 30-06

and little else......


I chose the .308, lower recoil, similar ballistics and power of the 30-06, and the .308 is very accurate, I like mine.
The .308 is also the parent to another great cartridge, the 7mm-08, which is great for whitetail, but perhaps slightly iffy for elk when using factory loads.

.243 for me, have killed over 150 whitetails with mine.

Come on nc... Everyone knows that a .243 isn't potent enough to put a good scare into a ground squirrel.