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OK..I should know better than to ask you guys, but Im cooking up a new build. This will be a SA Remington , preferably a 22 inch barrel, and will be used for larger deer sized critters....just feeling the itch. I have cartridge choice narrowed down to 3:
.243 ( which I already have all the loading stuff for..
.260 Remington
7mm-08
What'll it be?
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260 Rem... it's right in the middle of your choices. Should replicate the old Swede easy enough and be a bunch of fun to shoot as well.
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It does fill a niche, and would be my new " Big Gun"....
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It does fill a niche, and would be my new " Big Gun".... I can't see anything to not like about it. I don't imagine you care too much about 2" long Bullets and most of the 120's and 130's will fit in there fine. I've got a 70 Featherweight Swede and it's just a darned blast with about anything you put through it.
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Well, 7x57 vs 7-08 vs 6.5x55 vs......go 260..... LOL
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I'm thinking the 260 would be a fine choice.
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Pretty much preference. They will all do fine on deer with the right bullet. With the wrong bullet you will curse out all 3. Bullet selection is best in .243 and worst in 6.5. But still plenty of good choices. If it will also be used for varmint, the 243 shines.
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KenMi,
Am very curious why you rate the 6.5 the worst for bullet selection.
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Pretty much preference. They will all do fine on deer with the right bullet. With the wrong bullet you will curse out all 3. Bullet selection is best in .243 and worst in 6.5. But still plenty of good choices. If it will also be used for varmint, the 243 shines. Not shot much 6.5 in the past 20 years?
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.243,you already have the components for it. Trying to save us taxpayers a little bit of money.
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I suspect he also missed Ingwe post where he said the rifle would be his new "Big Gun." This implies big game, and Ingwe does not lack for varmint rifles.
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Ingwe, you need a bob. I know your wife has one but you should build one
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It does fill a niche, and would be my new " Big Gun".... Of the three, the 7/08 has the biggest bore (slightly lighter than other two)bigger kick, and does not give up much in trajectory, more fun....
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My vote goes 708
I don't deer hunt much anymore but the last few I did whack were with the 7-08. I love it as a deer cartridge. I don't think it gets much better.
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There are plenty of great 6.5mm bullets available and the list is getting longer.
I would vote for the 7mm08 at a big big game rifle. wide variety of bullets and bullet weights available to reload as well as other components. the 7mm08 covers a wide range of big game. any thing from small deer to elk as well as African game.
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7/08...no doubt about it for me based on my history with the round. Just another opinion and worth exactly what you paid for it.
Best of luck with your ultimate choice.
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Ingwe, you need a bob. I know your wife has one but you should build one This was my first thought and is now tattooed on the front of my brain. I still have a dozen or so brain cells surviving there. d
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Ingwe, you need a bob. I know your wife has one but you should build one ANNNNDDDD There we go! I was wondering how many posts it would take before someone recommended something that wasn't amongst the choices...
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Pretty much preference. They will all do fine on deer with the right bullet. With the wrong bullet you will curse out all 3. Bullet selection is best in .243 and worst in 6.5. But still plenty of good choices. If it will also be used for varmint, the 243 shines. Yep, and Im leaning towards .243 for a number of reasons.. 1) Im comfortable shooting elk sized critters on down with a .243 2) I already have all the "stuff" and 3) Im cheap and looking for a new take off Remington barrel in .260 isn't panning out...yet...
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