RE: What to get.
 

I completely agree.
What's the point in purchasing another rifle that will only duplicate what the 308 and 30-06 already does. IE: .270, 280, 7mm-08, 300 mags, etc...


I vote go lighter to something like a .243, 22-250, .223 or go bigger and get into the 338's which include the 338 Federal, 338 Win mag, .338 RUM, and many others.
Or, another idea is a big bore lever gun like a 444 Marlin or 45-70.


Oh, BTW, get the 308 out of the safe and shoot it. Don't you know that guns hate to be retired to being safe queens.What a boring anddegrading life for a gun! ;)

RE: What to get.
 

marlin 45-70, great gun,fun to shot,stops deer in there tracks

RE: What to get.
 

my short list after viewing other suggestions:

1) 260 Remington (can be had in AR platform)

2) 338 Federal (can be had in AR platform)

3) AR-15 in .223

4) Marlin 1895G in 45-70

RE: What to get.
 

600+ yards..you must be a hellof a shot.

RE: What to get.
 

here is my 45-70

RE: What to get.
 

My vote is for 7-08 or 7x57.They're identical performance wise.I have an old Ruger M77 in 7x57 and love it but I'm not sure which rifles are still chambered in it these days.

RE: What to get.
 

I'm leaning towards the 7mm-08 or .243. Is there a great difference between the two?

lol I still have a hunkering for a 7mm.

RE: What to get.
 

I'd also have to lean toward a .243...Assuming you are hunting GA deer, within 300 yards it's all you need...

Now...On our farms here in NC, between, brothers/cousins/nieces, etc...We have used just about every cartridge listed...
We kill between 40-50 deer a year on these farms, so I've seen the damage each of these do and have tracked deer from
each...On lung shot deer you will not see a difference on how far the deer travel...

They all work...Some have sure gotten mighty expensive to buy ammo for...
The past few years I have bought a few boxes of 100gr CoreLokts from WalMart for $11.88-$15.24 a box...

You can spend more if you want, but the .243 will do all that needs doing to a whitetail...
I'd spend more on a scope....And a bigger freezer...:D

I've converted four 30-06 users to .243s in the past 5 years, sounds like you might have enough experience to graduate to one as well...

You can thank me later...:)

RE: What to get.
 

.257 Roberts

RE: What to get.
 

One big advantage for a 243 is ammo cost.Popular rounds like the 243,270,30-30,308,and 30-06 cost far less than most others.The shop in my town gets $10 more for a box of .280 Rem vs the .270 Win.Wouldn't take long to recoup the cost of buying a reloading package vs factory ammo at that rate.