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I have rifles in all these calibers but 6.5 Creedmoor. Actually the 7MM-08 is my son's but I have shot it a lot. I've really tried to fall in love with the .308 without success. My go-to deer rifle remains a .270 Winchester. To me, it is about the package, not the caliber necessarily. My particular .270 started out life as a Remington Sportsman 78, which was their bargain line. I bought it at a pawn shop when I was a poor starving college student. I've had the action smoothed, trigger adjusted to 4 lb. and added a nice walnut stock. It prints sub-MOA groups with cheap bullets, is light enough to carry easy, and kills deer like lightning at extended ranges. It fell out of a scabbard once, and a buddy accidentally drove over the buttstock once so it isn't a safe queen. I'm sure an identical .280 or .30-06 would be just as useful, although they have marginally more recoil and aren't quite as flat. There is a reason that the .270 is such a popular hunting round. If I was looking for a target rifle, the 6..5 would be a strong contender.
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hh4whiskey
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01/21/18
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01/21/18
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Coyote_Hunter
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01/23/18
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moosemike
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01/21/18
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01/23/18
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01/21/18
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moosemike
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01/21/18
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Brad
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01/21/18
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DakotaDeer
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01/21/18
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JamesJr
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01/21/18
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01/22/18
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GF1
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01/22/18
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Folically_Challenged
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01/22/18
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Hesp
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01/22/18
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RickyD
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01/23/18
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Cowboybart
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01/22/18
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David_Walter
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01/22/18
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Folically_Challenged
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01/22/18
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ryoushi
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01/22/18
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DonFischer
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01/22/18
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DoeSlayer
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01/22/18
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elkhunternm
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01/22/18
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rickt300
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01/22/18
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340boy
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01/22/18
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larrylee
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02/01/18
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DoeDumper
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01/22/18
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larrylee
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02/01/18
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444Matt
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01/22/18
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1Nut
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01/22/18
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gerry35
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01/22/18
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Orion2000
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Hondo64d
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jwall
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hh4whiskey
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01/22/18
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Deans
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01/22/18
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01/22/18
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1Nut
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01/23/18
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TwoEyedJack
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hh4whiskey
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hanco
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hh4whiskey
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Brad
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hh4whiskey
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hh4whiskey
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jwall
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hh4whiskey
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hh4whiskey
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jwall
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jwall
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sbhooper
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RimfireArtist
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mitchellmountain
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01/23/18
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hh4whiskey
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01/23/18
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Reloder28
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jwall
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jwall
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jwall
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jwall
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jwall
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hh4whiskey
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jwall
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hh4whiskey
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01/26/18
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elkhunternm
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bludog
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elkhunternm
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rickt300
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02/01/18
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jwall
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02/01/18
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doctor_Encore
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65BR
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hh4whiskey
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03/14/18
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rickt300
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03/14/18
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03/14/18
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03/17/18
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jwall
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jwall
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bludog
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Coyote_Hunter
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03/17/18
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mooshoo
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