I've always figured a .257 Roberts or .25-06 were the best dual purpose varmint/deer (including antelope) cartridges.

And that the .270 Win was about as good as it gets for a dedicated deer cartridge.

My Roberts has taken 'yotes out to 500 yards with 75g V-MAX and antelope up to 373 yards with 110g AccuBond. It has been my favorite rifle since I got it. A long throat and +P pressures gets me ~3600fps with the V-MAX, 3230 with 100g TTSX and 3160 with the 110g AB. When hunting elk it gets a 120g A-Frame at 2947fps.


A .25-06 is just a little more of the same.

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.