ryan.u

wich of theese calibers is the best for hunting game like targets to cyotes to as large as moose possably i wont shoot past 300 yards like give me the pros and cons of each and this is verry important to me wich caliber can you get ammo for cheap.

ps.i manily hunt white tails

JagMagMan

Close your eyes and grab one! Any of these 3 will do the job well!None of the game you shoot will evertell the difference! The '06 and '08 are really close ballistically until you go with 180 gr. and heavier bullets, then the '06 will start to be a better choice. The .270 will shoot a little flatter but, no more accurately than the '06 or the '08.
In fact, the.308 Win. is a short action cartridge and it's accuracy is legendary!
As I said, just pick one, you can't go wrong!
BTW, my choice is the .308 Winchester!

salukipv1

If you want to hunt coyotes and moose, get 2 guns. For everything inbetween any of the 3 will do a good job.

Scott Gags

If the guns weight is important some of the 308 short action rifles are approx 1/2 pound lighter than the others. Ammo for the 3 are on average the same. I chose the 06, and was considering the same cartridges. I picked the 06because it was the most powerful of the three, and the ammo cost the same.

MichaelT.

30.06

Mojotex

I am a big fan of the 308 Win. Have been for decades. My rifle and deveral of my friend's 308 Win/'s love 165-168 gr. spitzers at about 2600-2800 fps. A Winchester Model 88 in 308 Win. was my first "deer rifle". After it was stolen, I used a Browning BBR in 30.06 Spr. more or less exclusively from about 1974 until about 1990. Loaded with 165 gr. Partitions, it was about as good as it can get on wild pigs, white tails and mule deer, I suspect.

I know of no real big "cons" except maybe the 270 Win. being that the heavier bullets (150 gr. and up) sometime get a tad long for the rifle twist rates and are not as well stabilized as the 130 gr. bullets seem to be. A similar statement can be made about bullet weight and the 308 Win. , but for a different reason. Bullet weights in the 180-200 gr. can be loaded for the 308 Win. easily enough. It is just not optimum in my opinion, because the longer bullet takes up space that would otherwise be available for powder charge. Muzzle velocities really drop off when compared to the 30.06 Spr. using bullet weight above about 165 gr. Thi s is a case size issue.

In my opinion, for adequate performance across the widest range of bullet weights, it is the 30.06 Spr. Will handle anything from "Accelerators" to 220 gr. heavy hitting loads.

For white tail deer hunting... any of the 3 would be fine. For 300 yard shooting any of the 3. I know zip about hunting elk, moose. bear , etc. other than I never have !!!

nchawkeye

If you are wanting one gun to hunt anything in North America, it's dang hard to beat the 30-06...When you get much higher than that then many shooters start learning to flinch...

As you gain experience, you will end up with more guns and speciality guns...I will say,I have seen a trend towards more experienced hunters moving to a lighter kicking round for deer than the 30-06...
It is a good all round caliber but it is also more than what is needed for deer...

10pointers

That about says it all

I would choose the 30-06

RugerMike

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Rebel Hog

.270 with the right bullet for each of your choices.....