The THREE Greatest
270, 30-06, 7 mm Rem Mag.
Lesser caretridges are well........less
Jerry
Can’t really argue with your choices.
I purchased a .270 Win for Daughter #1 and worked up loads for the 150g ABLR @ 2910fps. It will do for elk out to 600 yards with around 18 ft-lbs recoil. I plan to hunt elk in November using a .280 Rem with a 150g ABLRT @ 2998fps. Similar recoil and slightly less terminal energy and velocity at 600. But enough.
There are multiple .30-06 rifles in my safe. Boring but effective.
My 7mm RM was my first centerfire rifle. Got it in 1982. It has been a fine choice and has a permanent home in the safe.
A .300WM was added to my collection to satisfy my curiosity. Great cartridge but it really doesn’t do anything my 7mm RM wasn’t doing. And the 7mm RM does it with less recoil.
In terms of bang for the buck (terminal ballistics vs recoil), I think the 6.5CM has to be added to the list. The 6.5PRC is gaining wide acceptance and I think it will eventually need to be added as well.
