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A Midweight 6.5 CM (under 8lbs all-up).
A Lightweight 6.5 CM (under 7lbs all-up).
Could substitute the 6.5 CM for a 270, 7-08, 308, or any other number of cartridges.
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A Midweight 6.5 CM (under 8lbs all-up).
A Lightweight 6.5 CM (under 7lbs all-up).
Could substitute the 6.5 CM for a 270, 7-08, 308, or any other number of cartridges.
Or any combination thereof. Very sneaky Brad.
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A Midweight 6.5 CM (under 8lbs all-up).
A Lightweight 6.5 CM (under 7lbs all-up).
Could substitute the 6.5 CM for a 270, 7-08, 308, or any other number of cartridges.
Or any combination thereof. Very sneaky Brad. I'm bad that way 
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Both lightweights in roughly the same platform action/stock:
1. .223 fast twist
2. .308....or 7-08.....or 6.5 CM ...or if I had to....30-06...or 280/280AI...
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A Midweight 6.5 CM (under 8lbs all-up).
A Lightweight 6.5 CM (under 7lbs all-up).
Could substitute the 6.5 CM for a 270, 7-08, 308, or any other number of cartridges.
Or any combination thereof. Very sneaky Brad. BUT what I meant was 2 of any. A Medium and a Lightweight... two 270's, two 7-08's, two 308's, etc.
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Current stable: .243 and .270...
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Really depends on what varmint shooting you are doing and if you care about pelt damage or not. For me something that fires a 120-140 grain bullet and another that shoots a 165-200 is a nice combo. You can pick your level of recoil but I like light weight rifles for hunting so a 7-08 and 30-06 will do the job. Either of these will serve as a backup for one another in a pinch.
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End of conversation
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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End of conversation Narcissist 
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TinyTry,
For Big Bears and the ilk,make mine a 223 Bolt Gun. Though I can only speak to Kodiak,Afognak,Chichagof,Baranof and Admiralty,in the first hand...unless you count Mainland forays. Hint.
For the balance,I'll follow suit and add RPM to the fray,mainly because boolits matter. Hint.
BT/DT. Hint.................
Hint, laughing
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End of conversation . This covers it all twice.
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A 7 twist 223 so I could shoot 75+ grain bullets, and some 7mm.
Make mine Kimber Montana’s in 223 (custom barrel) and 7WSM. Sounds good to me.
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