CHRIS MCBRIDE
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7mm rem mag. My go to for most things when the new wears off a new toy.
Do all rifle???
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markopolo50
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I would go with a 300 win mag. Plenty for what you listed and if you ever want to go after larger and or more dangerous, as in moose or grizzly bears, you still have enough gun. Even enough for the large african antelope.
Doug Crowe
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Opinions are like elbows, everybody's got one 
Under 400 yards I've hunted everything in NA, including moose with my 308. Have also used my 7mm which works well. Gent in the thread said they all work, placement and your preference
Under 400 yards I've hunted everything in NA, including moose with my 308. Have also used my 7mm which works well. Gent in the thread said they all work, placement and your preference
wyogeargeek
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Ditto, my go to rifle out of many for the past 50 years.
.30-06 and .270 are never bad answers to the "all around" rifle question for North America. I went with a Rem 700 KS in .270 for my "do all" rifle.
Three years ago, on one of the other hunting forums, they had a thread "Which chambering have you killed the most game with?" Out of 200+ responses, 30-06 and 270 topped the list with more than 40% of the total responses. 308, 7-08, and 30-30 rounded out the top five.
Two years ago, similar thread "What chamberings have you used to kill elk?" Out of 400+ mentions, 30-06 and 270 again topped the list. However, this time 300WM, 7RM, and 338WM rounded out the top five.
bmorris57
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I assume you reload since you commented on components... I would recommend one Of the Sherman Wildcats in 7mm. There is a very good group of guys on a Facebook forum. Very helpful and full of knowledge. There are some great gunsmiths on there as well. For a Short action I would build a 7SS, Medium action a 7max or 7 Sherman for a long action. Rich Sherman, developed these rounds and really has his act together . A great guy and very helpful. He has all head stamped ADG brass available. The 7SS can seat the 180's long and out of the powder column gaining 100 FPS over the 7 SAUM... which is another fine cartridge. Good luck with your selection and build!
300WSM or 7WSM, super accurate and either one and can run the light or heavy projectile. WSM ammo is always easy to find also, especially the 300WSM. Brass for the 300 WSM is always easily available and 30 cal projectiles are a dime a dozen. Also a short action. My son in law has one that we built and I'm so impressed with it I'm building one in 300 WSM now. It's just a great all purpose cartridge in my opinion, easy to load for as not a belted magnum and tons of load data out there.
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Pretty simple, bolt action scoped 30-06. Ammo is everywhere, it will reliably kill anything on every continent except Africa and even there it will kill 95% of all game animals. It can even be pressed into carnitas duty in a pinch.
HangNail
Active Member
7 mm rem.
Carnitas duty? Ha, gotta love auto correct. Varmit.
Nothing wrong with a little pork. Wife made Carnitas Tacos
last night.
mitebeck
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where can I buy a tika t3 with scope and mounts for $700?
Not sure - but who said anything about scope and mounts? Figure $50 for a good set of rings - maybe a little more and decent hunting scopes can be had for $200 - all the way up to a couple thousand for long range afficianodos.
