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308 it will effectively match the 06 for what most use the 06 to do. 243, overrated it works, but hasnt impressed me as much as others.
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.30-06. Nobody I know uses it.
Seriously, I'd have to say 300 Savage in a Savage 99
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That's my choice as well. Suffers from being underloaded by the factories but it will basically do anything a 30-06 will do and that's a lot. Since it has been so under rated for so long it also suffers from lack of bullet variety. A real Rodney Dangerfield! Yea if they come out with a higher BC 8mm 200gr I would be very happy..
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I like the 7mm-08. Very impressed with it especially with the Hornaday loads.
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I'd agree with 223 totally. I won't say 243 as I don't underate it, have shot lots of deer, out to the other side of 500 and have not found it wanting yet...
Would LOVE to have a 25-35 I think its a neat round. Am looking, don't know if I"ll find what I want when I can/if I can afford it though.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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I WANT another 25/35 too. Had a Savage 1899 in 25/35, had.
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And I have more than a few boxes of 117gr RN squirreled away for the day when I find a 25/35
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Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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.44-40, probably did half the stuff the .30-30(which I love) gets credit for!
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in my neck of the woods, most people would laugh at anyone using a 223 for anything other than varmints. They don't realize what it is capable of with good bullets, and a good shooter. My vote is 223
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Well sure, unless it's a fast twist.
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.223 would be my guess.
.243 a distant second.
I still think a .17hmr with a Barnes TSX would be a real potent killer.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
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The most under rated cartridge has to be the 8MM Rem Mag. That's a good choice and I would agree. It's one of those cartridges that seems to have a almost cult like following to the few who have actually owned one. I agree with both you guys. The 8 caliber is generally not liked here in the U S. I have a 700 BDL 8mmRM and I can't fault the rifle or cartridge (chambering is GAY). Bullet selection is limited BUT......... what's not to like or what's lacking in a 200 NP at 3100 fps? Recoil sensitive shooters don't like it, but it's not horrible to me.
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Good one that's my next build
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I really like the 6mm R. There is virtually NO difference between it and the 243. There is only 1 grain of WORKING difference in the 243, and the 6 gets that 1 additional grain of powder. I like the looks of the 6 mm case better than the 243 case. There is NOTHING one can do the other can't.
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