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300 Win Mag or 338 Win Mag
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<blockquote data-quote="Chris Montana" data-source="post: 2543896" data-attributes="member: 123479"><p>I'd recommend a lightweight 30/06, personally. It's plenty powerful, ammo is universally available, it's long action so it's easy to load, unload, clear jams in the dark and with cold hands. Practice with cheap ammo, load light "plinkers" and get used to the trigger, get good with the gun. Good enough to shoot it in your sleep, in the dark, at moving targets... My first big game rifle was a 30/06, I've bought a hundred guns since then- 7mm mag, 300 win mag, .308, 25/06, 375 H&H- and I'm back to my original gun. The two longest shots I ever made were made with a 30/06. If you must choose between the .300 and the .338, I'd pick the former and make lots of light loads to practice with. When I took my concealed carry class I saw a chart showing that the .357 magnum was MORE LETHAL than the .44 magnum. Why do you think that is? Maybe it's because if you can't hit it, you probably can't kill it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris Montana, post: 2543896, member: 123479"] I'd recommend a lightweight 30/06, personally. It's plenty powerful, ammo is universally available, it's long action so it's easy to load, unload, clear jams in the dark and with cold hands. Practice with cheap ammo, load light "plinkers" and get used to the trigger, get good with the gun. Good enough to shoot it in your sleep, in the dark, at moving targets... My first big game rifle was a 30/06, I've bought a hundred guns since then- 7mm mag, 300 win mag, .308, 25/06, 375 H&H- and I'm back to my original gun. The two longest shots I ever made were made with a 30/06. If you must choose between the .300 and the .338, I'd pick the former and make lots of light loads to practice with. When I took my concealed carry class I saw a chart showing that the .357 magnum was MORE LETHAL than the .44 magnum. Why do you think that is? Maybe it's because if you can't hit it, you probably can't kill it. [/QUOTE]
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