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Best for me?
.223 Rem
.308 Win
.300 WSM
Sorry, I couldn't make it with two, I "need" three 😁......Hb
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What fresh Hell is this?
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6.5 Creedmoor
7mm-08 Remington
308 Winchester
Sorry, I couldn’t stop with just two!
He is not wrong.....
Now with even more aplomb
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Camp is where you make it.
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Until the 6.5 Creedmoor came along it was the 243 and the 308. For my purposes, the 2 I shoot the most are the 223 and the 243.
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"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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I need a job description to determine "the best." My favorites, of those I own, are the 22-250 and 243 Win.
ttpoz
in silvam ne ligna feras
(don't carry logs into the forest)
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For Mountain Hunting:
1. 284 Winchester
2. 308
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all around
308
223
just big game hunting
308
7-08
Last edited by Quak; 09/11/19.
GOD Bless America
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If it's not limited to .473 or bigger, the .223 (fast twist) has to be in it for me.....it's just so useful for hunting, easy on barrels, easy on the shoulder, low cost, low powder usage, lots of bullet options, etc.
It's a toss up on the next depending on how it will be used. 6.5 CM, 7-08, .308 would be in the running.....I'd probably go 6.5 since the "what suites you best" for me would be mainly deer hunting.
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260 rem
7mm-08 rem
DONE!!!
Big Ed
"Only accurate rifles are interesting"
Col. Townsend Whelen
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Good bullets properly placed always work, but not everyone knows what good bullets are, or can reliably place them in the field
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"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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6.5 Creed and 300 WSM covers things nicely in SA.
With a solid mounting system and scopes without known defects you have good tools to get the job done.
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7mm08 and 300WSM are my two favorites. I think the .243, 6.5CM, and .300 WSM would make a great 3 gun battery though.
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Just did a quick tabulation. It seems the 308 and 223 are still heavy hitters in the polls. Old school still rocks.
"Political Correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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It is hard to imagine (outside of maybe coastal brown bears) what I would feel unprepared for at reasonable ranges if all I had in my cabinet was a .223 and a 7mm-08.
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