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I'm going to buy another rifle to hunt with this Fall ( I certainly don't need one, but you know how that goes). I have a few chamberings not currently in the safe, and I can't make up my mind which to add, so I figured who better to make up my mind for me than a bunch of rifle loonies sitting around the Fire? I most commonly hunt varmints, deer and Black bear, but also hogs, exotics, and an occasional foray for an elk (probably will take a 270 or 06). Deer being what I hunt the most.
I have reloaded for close to 20 years and I use a chronograph, so loading for older cartridges that are not commonly listed in manuals is not a huge hurdle. With all that said, here is the list I am trying to choose from. The one most recommended in this thread is the chambering I will purchase a rifle for and use, at least on a few hunts, this Fall:
7mm Mauser (7x57)
6.5 Swede
6.5 Creedmoor (I have a 260 rem)
250 Savage (careful with elk)
257 Bob (should have kept my last one) and (careful with elk)
7mm-08 (never owned one)
300 savage (gotta be a 99?)
What say ye?
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7mm-08
260
In that order.
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Not much nostalgia around the fire tonight... Shouldn't be too tough to find a rifle in 7-08. 
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7mm-08 would be my pick. I don't own one but my brother does. I've shot it and would love to own one. A real pleasure to shoot and easy to reload, as are most '08's
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The rifle action/style you choose would have a lot to do with what I'd pick. If you're looking to use a short I'd go 7-08 hands down. Look at the numbers on that cartridge; it sells itself.
The 257 Rob is a favorite of mine and would work on a short action too.
If you're doing an intermediate length Mauser action I'd go 257 Rob, 6.5x55 or 7x57.
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The rifle action/style you choose would have a lot to do with what I'd pick. If you're looking to use a short I'd go 7-08 hands down. Look at the numbers on that cartridge; it sells itself.
The 257 Rob is a favorite of mine and would work on a short action too.
If you're doing an intermediate length Mauser action I'd go 257 Rob, 6.5x55 or 7x57.
I was leaning toward the 7x57 or the Bob personally. Short action is good, but an M48 might could be found... I have a M70 Featherweight in 270, and would not mind a mate in 7x57... Looks like the 7-08 is in the lead... EASY to come up with that one.
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7x57 Mauser,the name just rolls off the tongue and brings up images of Jack & Eleanor O'Conner,W.D.M. Bell,the Boer War,Spanish-American War etc...
What does the 7-08 bring to mind not much.
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If I had ONE Winchester Model 70, it would be the Featherweight in 6.5x55 Swede. Since you already have one in .270 Win., the quintessential Winchester cartridge...you're fixed there. NEW rifle and cartridge? Oh, brother!? I don't know what your rifle brand of preference is, but in the 7mm-08 Remington, I'd look for a Model Seven in that cartridge. Nice, short rifle in a nice, short cartridge with the slight ballistic and less-recoil advantages of a .284 vs. a .30. Maybe even a lever-action Browning in that chambering...for something 'different'. Good luck...LOONIE! 
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7x57 Mauser,the name just rolls off the tongue and brings up images of Jack & Eleanor O'Conner,W.D.M. Bell,the Boer War,Spanish-American War etc...
What does the 7-08 bring to mind not much. Ahhh... a romantic has arrived. Where's Ingwe?
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I'd stop wasting $$ on rifles and fill some tags. 7-08 aint going to give you a whole lot compared to your 260. 120's same/same 162's /140's same/same....
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I guess I'm a bit out-of-step with the fire tonight. The 7mm-08 is a good round, but I would choose the "traditional" 7x57 with the same ballistics and more "romance".
The .250-3000 or .300 Savage in the Model 99 would be my first choice.....more because of the rifle than the caliber (although both are great rounds). Harder to find in the Model 99 is another possibility (even though not listed).....the .358. Great for deer/hogs/bear and good for elk at reasonable ranges.
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I'd stop wasting $$ on rifles and fill some tags. 7-08 aint going to give you a whole lot compared to your 260. 120's same/same 162's /140's same/same.... Wasting $$ on rifles? Did you say WASTING MONEY ON RIFLES?  I'm fortunate enough to hunt 3 states each year in multiple locations and take a trip further North or West or South each year to boot, so I will punch a tag or two. I'm not financially wealthy or bragging... I just like rifles! I punch paper once a week on average. Like many around the fire, I'm a Loonie!
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Good luck...LOONIE! See? 
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7x57 Mauser,the name just rolls off the tongue and brings up images of Jack & Eleanor O'Conner,W.D.M. Bell,the Boer War,Spanish-American War etc...
What does the 7-08 bring to mind not much. I also vote for the 7x57..
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7X57, 6.5X55, AND 257 Roberts. All three!
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