Been elk hunting the last 5 days with a Rem 280 loaded with 150g AB at 2898fps. At the altitude I'm hunting it retains over 100fpe at 550 yards. I was whacking steel with it at 600 before I left home. Good enough for me.
As a backup I have my .300WM and 175g LRX. Might carry it next season when Daughter #1 and her hubby join me.
THe question asked by the OP, though, is a pretty dumb-ass question. There is no universal "best".
Last edited by Coyote_Hunter; 11/13/20. Reason: 1500, not 1600fpe
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.
