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Let's line 'em all up..... and let's disregard the multiples in each caliber.....
.222
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7mm RM
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and the winner is?
.222 -- Because it is just too damn much fun to leave in the back of the safe.
You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.
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My go-to hunting rifle is .300 Win Mag.
When I head out to the range, it's my 25.06 Rem.
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I'd rather be a free man in my grave, than living as a puppet or a slave....
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[quote=bravo]The Mighty Roberts
I LUV my 257 Roberts improved - For over 30 years
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That's also been my favorite for over 30 yrs for deer/antelope/sheep.
My .300 Wby is fast becomming my favorite for all North
American animals.
And my .375 Ultra mag is my favorite for Africa.
SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF
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Ruger M77 .257 Roberts is the favorite.
Ruger M77 in 7mm RM is the one I've had the longest (by 20 years if talking only big game bolt guns) and taken the most game with.
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.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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35 Whelen, but my 7X57 is closing fast.
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No love for the .264 WM?
That aint right.
Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote.
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A toss up- My Model 700 338-06 is a proven Elk killer. My Sako 338-08AI is slightly more accurate and a dream to carry.
210 gr against a slightly slower but still potent 200 gr.
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I really like: My 257 Roberts. My 270's My 7RM My 7 Mashburn(newbie),and My old 375H&H 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Too soon to tell. The package my wifes 250AI is in is my favorite. I'll dupe it in 243AI. Pretty hip on the 22-250AI and 708 too.
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Retired and Loving It!!
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I can't spell... Deal with it...
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pre 64s in Model 70 270, 30-06 and 375...depends on what I am hunting...like them all...
"To pick a rifle and bullet for use on game by muzzle energy alone is, at best, foolish...and can be dangerous to your own health..." Bill Steigers, April 23, 1980
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