need a gun to " fill the gap"
10-26-2003, 03:19 PM
#21
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: The Wild Turkey Capitol of the World......Missouri
Posts: 1,027
RE: need a gun to " fill the gap"
Mainehunt, if I were in your shoes, I would have to give serious consideration to the .270 Win., .280 Rem., or the .270 WSM. All three would be great rifles in anybodies gun safe. Lots of versatility in all three guns also. Good luck in your decision and let us know what you decide on.
10-26-2003, 04:22 PM
#22
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Morgantown WV USA
Posts: 299
RE: need a gun to " fill the gap"
30-06.
I have
.223
25-06
.308
30-06
I had the .308 and my father in law was dying of cancer and gave me the 30-06. It has become one of my favorite guns it does everything pretty well. Got the 25-06 this year and just ordered the scope, haven' t even sighted it in. Just something different, really a person could get by with 22 LR, .223 and 30-06 for 95% of the situations in hunting. Here in the east, anything from 30-30 to 30-06 would pretty much cover it.
I have
.223
25-06
.308
30-06
I had the .308 and my father in law was dying of cancer and gave me the 30-06. It has become one of my favorite guns it does everything pretty well. Got the 25-06 this year and just ordered the scope, haven' t even sighted it in. Just something different, really a person could get by with 22 LR, .223 and 30-06 for 95% of the situations in hunting. Here in the east, anything from 30-30 to 30-06 would pretty much cover it.
10-27-2003, 12:43 PM
#27
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 690
RE: need a gun to " fill the gap"
Well, it' s just tht I always wanted a .308
My 300WM just doesn' t like the taste of the Light weight bullets(under 150gr)
I love my 243 savage, Looking at a 308 Savage in wood right now
My 300WM just doesn' t like the taste of the Light weight bullets(under 150gr)
I love my 243 savage, Looking at a 308 Savage in wood right now
10-27-2003, 03:00 PM
#28
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 262
RE: need a gun to " fill the gap"
IF you actually plan on shooting this rifle much I would opt for the 7mm08, 7x57, or 6.5 x55. As soon as you fill this gap though, you need to work on your upper end. 30 cal is no place to quit. There' s a whole nother world beyond .30.
10-27-2003, 05:35 PM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Garfield NJ USA
Posts: 3,067
RE: need a gun to " fill the gap"
I' d say go for a 6.5x55. Time honored and proven. 120-160 gr loads if you handload and when someone in the woods ask' s " What you got there?" and you tell them it' s a swede and you get a funny look, that' s priceless.