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As of today, I'd choose my 25-06 and the 100 Ballistic Tip.
But it was a maxim in my early education that "if you don't cheat, you don't eat".
Put me in a situation like that, and you gotta expect me to cheat on the bullet part, if not the whole deal.
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Of the rifles I have in hand right now, it'd be a toss-up between a 22-250 and 62 gr ttsx, or my -06 w/ 180 gr Interlocks. If not relegated to guns and loads I have on hand, then I'd slap a SS barrel on my -06 (it's a BDL) and retain the open sights and put it in a micky and use 180 gr partitions if they shot. Or the 22-250 as she sits right now. 
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Just to be different. 6.5-06 and 140gr Partitions.
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Lots of people do this anyway and think nothing of it. They mostly own .308's.
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223Rem, 55gn bulk soft points.
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30-06 and 180 grain partition would be first choice.
270 Winchester with a 150 grain partition would be second choice
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Lots of people do this anyway and think nothing of it. They mostly own .308's. Really? That sounds like you're describing the "not very enthusiastic" hunter / shooter. If so, around here, those folks shoot .243, .270, 7mm Rem Mag, '06, or .300 Win Mag. Of course, so do a lot of pretty dedicated hunters and shooters who own many other things, too, but those are the common things in the hands of the "one gun wonders." .308 just isn't seen here very often and when it is, usually it's a tactical rifle, not a sporter, and the people who play that game tend to own a bunch of rifles. Tom
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Here be dragons ...
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223Rem, 55gn bulk soft points. yeah, well how about a 10/22 and Thunderbolts.
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A 45-70 with a 480 grain flat nosed hard cast bullet does it all, including the big bears. It ain't too shabby in Africa either. Not to mention loads of fun to shoot (but then you already knew that!)
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After wading through all this, it was the foregone conclusion I expected it to be. And we Canadians are excluded! Yes, boring... Bob www.bigbores.ca
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M70 in some type of SS version in 30-06 shooting 180 Partitions. I could also live with a M77 in like config. Wouldn't be too depressed with a 7 RM shooting 160 Partitions in M70/77.
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223Rem, 55gn bulk soft points. yeah, well how about a 10/22 and Thunderbolts. Remington Golden Bullet! More Golden that way Shod 
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Caliber: 308
Cartridge: 300 WSM
Bullet: 150 gr Accubond or Interlock
By the way, in case you missed it, Jeremiah was a bullfrog.
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For all MY lower 48 hunting needs, I could be completely happy with a Remington 700 ADL chambered for 7mm/08. I'd load 150 grain Nosler Partitions and mount a Leupold 3x9 with a No. 4 reticle.
I'd really like to mount it in a McMillan 700 Classic stock.
After that, I could go around killing all the things I see walking in these parts.
"The number one problem with America is, a whole lot of people need shot, and nobody is shooting them."
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300 Winchester Magnum 150gr Nosler E Tip.
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I have never shot anything bigger than an elk, but from those on down I would feel confident in a 270 win with 130 grain partitions.
Adequate for elk, just about perfect for everything else.
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.308 just isn't seen here very often and when it is, usually it's a tactical rifle, not a sporter, and the people who play that game tend to own a bunch of rifles.
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Same here. The last time I saw anyone 'hunting' a 308 W was myself before 1986.
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This is a different answer than I'd have given a few years ago, but right now I'd go with Shodd's choice, 150 Partitions in the .270 Winchester. Geez John I always figured you for the 30/06 and 165's or 180's.....goes to show how lousy I am at predictions.  I'm thinking about taking my 270 win with 150 partitions tomorrow for elk hunting. They will run out in front of me in droves, laughing.....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Lots of people do this anyway and think nothing of it. They mostly own .308's. Really? That sounds like you're describing the "not very enthusiastic" hunter / shooter. If so, around here, those folks shoot .243, .270, 7mm Rem Mag, '06, or .300 Win Mag. Of course, so do a lot of pretty dedicated hunters and shooters who own many other things, too, but those are the common things in the hands of the "one gun wonders." .308 just isn't seen here very often and when it is, usually it's a tactical rifle, not a sporter, and the people who play that game tend to own a bunch of rifles. Tom Well , yes. Quite the opposite, they are all dedicated hunters. They are just not gun nuts. Here, probably a quarter of the hunting rifles overall are .308's. (Followed by 7mm08 and .270's.)
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