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I fart in your general direction!
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Screw it, odd man out. Go 243. 'Specially if you fffuck a monkey after drinkin a jug.....wait, maybe you do the monkey before you drink the jug.....which is it Stick, cant remember 
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Twist rate: in 243 9 in 708 9.5 am I thinking right?
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Twist rate,throat and COAL vary by Rifle Make.
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7-08 Montanee is a 9 twist
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Thinking bout Ruger All Weather ,their 243 has a 9 twist and the 7mm a 9.5. How do know what the COAL is,most manufactures don't list it. Also thinking bout the Tikka SS but not if i go 243.
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Ok guys I'd appreciate some input. I buying a new rifle and I'm flip flopping on the chambering. I'm back and forth between the 243 and 7mm08. I mainly hunt whitetail in TN. But I also have the opportunity to go to Idaho and hunt elk. Elk will not be a regular thing,might only do it once!
Also wouldn't mind doing another black bear hunt or two.
Lets assume I'm a decent shot,and willing to wait for the right shot opportunity to present itself and I know the animals anatomy.Which would you choose?????
Yikes! You must think highly of the 243. I think of 243's for elk like Americans drinking warm German beer. You gotta have a taste for it, and you gotta want it. A std twist rate is going to either give you hunting bullets of up to 100gr, or up to 175 with the 7. Give in to peer pressure: 7-08 is the new drunk cheerleader at the party. It isn't served warm now. I wasn't referring to the beer that is served, I was was referring to those who want warm German beer. They likely drink in very small groups, of not alone.
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I'm open to suggestions on rifle manufacturers. Kimber is out of my price range. Like to keep it around $750.
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Go with your Ruger 77 idea�.
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Leaning heavily toward it!
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Shot a friends all-weather hawkeye in 243 last week, handled nicely. I'm sure 7-08 would be the same
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Shot a friends all-weather hawkeye in 243 last week, handled nicely. I'm sure 7-08 would be the same 
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I'm open to suggestions on rifle manufacturers. Kimber is out of my price range. Like to keep it around $750. In that case, wait for a Dick's ADL special and have some change left for glass....
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Wasn't to impressed with my last Rem.
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Looks like a Ruger or Tikka in 7-08....
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Both will serve your needs. The Ruger will give you more room to work COAL.
The .284 is never a bad answer for your specified requirements.
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If u are mainly gonna hunt deer, especially TN deer go 243 with quality bullets. If elk is truly a option and in the near future go 7-08. Not saying 243 won't do the job on elk, just that the extra bullet mass would be very handy. I personally love the 243 and other 6mm calibers pick your rifle carefully and pay close attention to twist rate. I would say buy a used remington 700 or model 7. Why no interest in the 260? 6.5's do good schitt, and gives you best of both worlds.
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I'd not hesitate to hunt with either given good bullets.
Why do you "want" the 243 but yet feel "compelled" to get the 7-08? If it were me, I'd get what I wanted, not what I might/maybe/possibly "need" in the future.
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