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<blockquote data-quote="skyfish25" data-source="post: 752272" data-attributes="member: 27125"><p>You already got a lot of imput, but I'll give you my .02.</p><p> </p><p>In a short action:</p><p>* 7mm-08, will do all you want to do. Has hunting bullets close to 120 for the deer you have. Also gives you options if game gets toucher. Hogs with a 150+ bullet. Elk as well.</p><p>* 6.5 of some sort, great round. I prefer the 6.5 Creedmoor(own one), but the 260 Rem is the other common one. With Norma coming out with brass and ammo for the Creedmoor, I give it the nod. Good choices of 120-130gr hunting bullets.</p><p>* 243, is always a viable option, will not get you up to 120gr bullets. But kills many deer every year.</p><p> </p><p>There are others, but have to stop somewhere. 257 Roberts +P or 308 could make honorable mention. I've hunted for a decade with the 257. Bought a 7mm and have never hunted with the "Bob" again.</p><p> </p><p>If your willing to go to the effort to change bolt face. The 270 WSM is a great hunting round(son uses one). I like the 7mm as well, but not as common. (I hunt with a 7MM SAUM).</p><p> </p><p>Good luck getting through all these posts, and post pics of your rifle when you are done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="skyfish25, post: 752272, member: 27125"] You already got a lot of imput, but I'll give you my .02. In a short action: * 7mm-08, will do all you want to do. Has hunting bullets close to 120 for the deer you have. Also gives you options if game gets toucher. Hogs with a 150+ bullet. Elk as well. * 6.5 of some sort, great round. I prefer the 6.5 Creedmoor(own one), but the 260 Rem is the other common one. With Norma coming out with brass and ammo for the Creedmoor, I give it the nod. Good choices of 120-130gr hunting bullets. * 243, is always a viable option, will not get you up to 120gr bullets. But kills many deer every year. There are others, but have to stop somewhere. 257 Roberts +P or 308 could make honorable mention. I've hunted for a decade with the 257. Bought a 7mm and have never hunted with the "Bob" again. If your willing to go to the effort to change bolt face. The 270 WSM is a great hunting round(son uses one). I like the 7mm as well, but not as common. (I hunt with a 7MM SAUM). Good luck getting through all these posts, and post pics of your rifle when you are done. [/QUOTE]
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