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If these were commercialy available in a rifle that I would own....I would buy both
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If I read the OP correctly, he is looking to sell and keep two and you suggest two not on his list 
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If I read the OP correctly, he is looking to sell and keep two and you suggest two not on his list Ed, it's a given... an OP will give specifics, and 1/2 will ignore those.
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Since I don't live in Bear country, from the OP's list, I'd have to go with the .243 and the 7mag.
And if I had to make a choice from the Rifles I currently own, I'd go with my 7x57 and my .264 Win Mag.
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I must have been more logical then, than I am now. The 243 and 06 were the 2 calibers I started with If you were starting from scratch, I would agree with Brad.... But since you're starting with rifles you already own, you really answered your own question Yeah, I have lots of overlapping here. Problem is the the swede and the 06 are my favorite rifles, one being an 85 Finnlight and the other a M70 Featherweight classic. Both of those are as classic as you can get and they're already your FAVORITE rifles. Sell either one and you'll REGRET it. Use either one and you're sure to ENJOY it!!!
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............ pick 2 calibers for everything in NA, Deer and larger........
.243
6.5x55
7mm Rem
30-06
300wm
338WM
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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If I read the OP correctly, he is looking to sell and keep two and you suggest two not on his list Ed, it's a given... an OP will give specifics, and 1/2 will ignore those. That's a fact and I expected it. In his defense, the 6.5x55 is on the list.
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Since I don't live in Bear country, from the OP's list, I'd have to go with the .243 and the 7mag.
And if I had to make a choice from the Rifles I currently own, I'd go with my 7x57 and my .264 Win Mag. I'm rarely in bear country, and it's not grizzly but I don't want to count them out just yet. Maybe one of the kids will decide not to college 
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Since you have already decided to keep the 6.5x55, you are down to making one more choice.
If I had a 30-06 that I loved (as you do), then I'd just keep that and move on in life.
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I live and hunt in grizzly country... I pack stuff like the 7-08 and 308.
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6.5x55 and .300WM form your list.
Personally .270 Win & 8x57...but that's just me.
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Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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Casey
Not being married to any particular political party sure makes it a lot easier to look at the world more objectively...
Having said that, MAGA.
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Sell them all, and start over.
I'd be looking at a 6.5 Creed for 90% of your hunting, and a 300wsm for the rest should the need arise.
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6.5 X 55 and 338 Win Mag. Heck,I hunted deer with the 338 for a few years. They never complained. A fella could make do with it alone. But what fun is that?
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Sell them all, and start over.
I'd be looking at a 6.5 Creed for 90% of your hunting, and a 300wsm for the rest should the need arise. I have a 6.5CM as well, not really much of a hunting rig though. The 300WSM was a consideration but it seems the 300wm may be more versatile with a larger range of bullet weights?
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6.5 X 55 and 338 Win Mag. Heck,I hunted deer with the 338 for a few years. They never complained. A fella could make do with it alone. But what fun is that? I could in fact get by with just a 338 but I dont find all that pleasant to shoot. I understand there will game that the 338 would be considered the optimal choice from what I have listed but I also know that those gma animals will likely make up less than 10% of my hunting. Thats why Im playing with the idea of 2 calibers.
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300 and 338 Win mags for the win.
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