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<blockquote data-quote="Calvin45" data-source="post: 2001828" data-attributes="member: 109862"><p>pretty much any big game cartridge would</p><p> Work perfectly here. Most people don't think of</p><p>The 308 as especially flat shooting but if</p><p>300 yards is the limit it sure is, no overthinking.</p><p></p><p>if you want comparatively cheap ammo (no magnum price tag), with variety of choice, found anywhere that ammo is found including small town hardware stores, the big 3 to pick from IMO are obvious: 270 win, 308 win, 30-06. All have tons of power and projectile mass for the creatures and distances you predict. The 243 win is just as available, cheap, and in variety as these as is the good old 30-30 win but neither of these are anywhere near as versatile and if you're replacing a .22-250 in search of a big jump in capability the .243 makes no sense and ballistically the .30-30 makes little sense as well. The .30-06 arguably kicks a bit harder. Get a .308 or a .270, that's my vote (my lightweight "all purpose" rifle is a .270)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Calvin45, post: 2001828, member: 109862"] pretty much any big game cartridge would Work perfectly here. Most people don’t think of The 308 as especially flat shooting but if 300 yards is the limit it sure is, no overthinking. if you want comparatively cheap ammo (no magnum price tag), with variety of choice, found anywhere that ammo is found including small town hardware stores, the big 3 to pick from IMO are obvious: 270 win, 308 win, 30-06. All have tons of power and projectile mass for the creatures and distances you predict. The 243 win is just as available, cheap, and in variety as these as is the good old 30-30 win but neither of these are anywhere near as versatile and if you’re replacing a .22-250 in search of a big jump in capability the .243 makes no sense and ballistically the .30-30 makes little sense as well. The .30-06 arguably kicks a bit harder. Get a .308 or a .270, that’s my vote (my lightweight “all purpose” rifle is a .270) [/QUOTE]
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