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I also use Berrys 125 gr flat nose plated. My SW Victory and K38 both shoot well with 4.7 gr. Win231. This load is between start and max for Hodgdon Load Center Data

An update - wont leave you folks (especially JJMP) hanging. First off my iron-sighted 30-06 is now my son's - 2000 miles away so I'm starting fresh. If I still had it I do like some of your ideas on building off that 7400. I read the first three pages of comments to my original post this AM and...

Thank you to all who’ve replied. Lots of good stuff for me to consider and I appreciate your suggestions. My couple biggest take-aways are there are a variety of calibers that will do the job, a 26” may be nice but not necessary, and I need to get well-practiced with what I end up with. Along...

Thank you for the quick responses, that was fast. To clarify I gave my Remington 7400 to my son when I retired and moved to TN. So no rifles in my safe currently other than a M1 carbine, a Garand and a 1903 A3 (and I’m not putting scopes on them!) My neighbor is easy going - he just offered up...

Up to now I've hunted whitetails 5-100 yards in mid-western woods. About anything goes at those ranges (30-06 with iron sights for me). My new neighbor has asked me to go with him out west next year in search of Mule deer and possibly antelope. This would be more open country than i am used to...