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<blockquote data-quote="edward hogan" data-source="post: 2068596" data-attributes="member: 1341"><p>Depends on your DO ALL expectations. Not many .30cal ctgs are chosen for longrange varminting, mostly due to recoil. Not many would choose a .223rem for hunting game larger than W. Texas deer.</p><p></p><p>That said, for varminting & game, a 6.5mm is probably upper limit of "workable"... Nice to have a straight neck-up ctg from .308 win or .30-06 as being able to DO ALL ought also consider brass availability and ease of handloading...</p><p></p><p>.30-06 remains King of the All-Around rifles. A good choice for cast bullets and mild loads as well. .270win and .280rem and .338-06 and .35 Whelen also. Bullet selection is very wide in terms of weights and purposed designs.</p><p></p><p>The larger calibers are optimum for cast bullet performance. Evaluate your expectations and then evaluate bullet choices. Bullets and optimum twist rates are what make a rifle perform. Nice to have your DO ALL Rifle able to share bullets with a handgun. .30cal rifles can share with .32cal handguns (both being .308 dia bores), .358 bore rifles and .357mag etc, .444marlin and .44 rem mag... Thirty-Five cal seemingly most versatile.</p><p></p><p>While this is a longrange site, a DO ALL rifle might be more optimized for close-in work. Going Longrange as main purpose requires optimization toward only that purpose, which is not a DO ALL primary function...</p><p></p><p>Hard to beat a .308win or .30-06 for DO ALL purposes, especially where barrel-life is a consideration. The .30-30 is especially workable for all-around utility situations which don't call for great power. Handloading enables so much flexibility... </p><p></p><p>I would say the Optimal DO ALL Rifle would be a switch-barrel rifle in a long action receiver, chambered for 6.5/284 and .338-06AI. Great bullet selections and weight ranges. If the 160gr ,338 bullet is light enough, then maybe the 6.5/284 is not necessary. One rifle with a couple barrels to Do It All and a man would be set...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="edward hogan, post: 2068596, member: 1341"] Depends on your DO ALL expectations. Not many .30cal ctgs are chosen for longrange varminting, mostly due to recoil. Not many would choose a .223rem for hunting game larger than W. Texas deer. That said, for varminting & game, a 6.5mm is probably upper limit of "workable"... Nice to have a straight neck-up ctg from .308 win or .30-06 as being able to DO ALL ought also consider brass availability and ease of handloading... .30-06 remains King of the All-Around rifles. A good choice for cast bullets and mild loads as well. .270win and .280rem and .338-06 and .35 Whelen also. Bullet selection is very wide in terms of weights and purposed designs. The larger calibers are optimum for cast bullet performance. Evaluate your expectations and then evaluate bullet choices. Bullets and optimum twist rates are what make a rifle perform. Nice to have your DO ALL Rifle able to share bullets with a handgun. .30cal rifles can share with .32cal handguns (both being .308 dia bores), .358 bore rifles and .357mag etc, .444marlin and .44 rem mag... Thirty-Five cal seemingly most versatile. While this is a longrange site, a DO ALL rifle might be more optimized for close-in work. Going Longrange as main purpose requires optimization toward only that purpose, which is not a DO ALL primary function... Hard to beat a .308win or .30-06 for DO ALL purposes, especially where barrel-life is a consideration. The .30-30 is especially workable for all-around utility situations which don't call for great power. Handloading enables so much flexibility... I would say the Optimal DO ALL Rifle would be a switch-barrel rifle in a long action receiver, chambered for 6.5/284 and .338-06AI. Great bullet selections and weight ranges. If the 160gr ,338 bullet is light enough, then maybe the 6.5/284 is not necessary. One rifle with a couple barrels to Do It All and a man would be set... [/QUOTE]
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