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<blockquote data-quote="britz" data-source="post: 216484" data-attributes="member: 7865"><p>Good luck with your search. The question of how much power is going to give you a lot of different opinions. The biggest reason I have suggested the 308 - as James Jones did- is the availability of very very good factory ammo. I handload so if I was going to get another long range deer rifle I'd seriously consider a 260 rem, but they are harder to find factory ammo for. I shoot a 300 wsm and a 3006. I like them both, but realistically I feel the 308/3006 is big enough for deer out to 500 yards.</p><p></p><p>Another thing to consider is so many people (myself included) try to get one rifle to do every job. the 3006 is probably the most versitle rifle every designed for NA game, and the 308 is very close balistically. If you ever go on a big Elk hunt and are afraid that the 308 won't have enough power, (it will at moderate ranges first off), consider adding the price of a new rifle on to the couple thousand you are already spending on the trip. If you want to go out varmint hunting, you need a smaller lighter round that won't heat up your barrel and wont have the recoil anyway too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="britz, post: 216484, member: 7865"] Good luck with your search. The question of how much power is going to give you a lot of different opinions. The biggest reason I have suggested the 308 - as James Jones did- is the availability of very very good factory ammo. I handload so if I was going to get another long range deer rifle I'd seriously consider a 260 rem, but they are harder to find factory ammo for. I shoot a 300 wsm and a 3006. I like them both, but realistically I feel the 308/3006 is big enough for deer out to 500 yards. Another thing to consider is so many people (myself included) try to get one rifle to do every job. the 3006 is probably the most versitle rifle every designed for NA game, and the 308 is very close balistically. If you ever go on a big Elk hunt and are afraid that the 308 won't have enough power, (it will at moderate ranges first off), consider adding the price of a new rifle on to the couple thousand you are already spending on the trip. If you want to go out varmint hunting, you need a smaller lighter round that won't heat up your barrel and wont have the recoil anyway too. [/QUOTE]
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