.257 Roberts or .260 Rem. If not a reloader, the .260 Rem.
I load my Roberts to +P data specs with 110-120g bullets. Consider it a .243 Win on steroids. It doesn't give up much to a .25-06 but has a shorter barrel. Th Robets has become my favorite rifle and the Roberts and -06 are perhaps the best dual-purpose (varmint and deer) cartridges around. IMO.
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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