7mm-08, .243, or the good ole .308?

[junkyguns]

Big C , I would mount it but I have 8" ceilings and it would wind up roughly 4' off the floor and I have two great danes that would just love a nice chew toy like that !

( truth is wife won't let me )

[M. Sage]

Originally Posted by usmcpmi

Big, What's wrong with your 30-06 ??? Why not just put some $$ into it and use it for both long and short range?? If there is a recoil issue with the Mrs. have a muzzle brake installed. .30 cal. bullets are available in very large range of weights and designs. Other than just having another rifle in the safe.... BTW I love my .30-06 3 bullets through one hole at 200 yds. is fine with me. I head shoot does for meat every year. Never requires a second shot, never have to look for them either. MG

I'm with you on that one. Head-shots seem like the way to go. Just make sure you don't accidentally get another deer on the other side. Or if you do, make sure you have two tags, and be sure and claim you did it on purpose!

Originally Posted by junkyguns

as far as the a-max delima controled expansion is correct but to much control on a texas sized deer will have the bullet making a mushroom half a second after the deer is dead !

LOL Point taken!

Originally Posted by Big country

Actually it's looking like that is going to be a better option at this point. Like I said I'm just trowing Ideas around right now. But I might replace the Leopold fixed 7 with a Nikon 3x9 and buy my fire safe this time around. I'd be willing to bet that the rifle I'm looking at aint going no where, so if she decides she want something a little lighter we can pick up the XS7 just about any where for about $350 or so. I was just wondering if there was anything spectacular about any of these 3 calibers that would set them apart from the rest. I would like to thank everyone for there input on this, I've learned allot from this thread and I'm sure if it keeps going I'll learn allot more.

A good scope can make a huge difference! My advice is to go with the largest diameter objective you can. A 50mm objective or bigger collects so much more light it's almost unbelievable.

Also, get some good, strong rings with it. I don't know what kind of rings you've got your scope in now, but rings make all the difference in the world. Accuracy is nothing more than repeatability, and rock-solid rings is part of the equation when you're talking about a rifle.

[dee]

Originally Posted by M. Sage

I'm with you on that one. Head-shots seem like the way to go. Just make sure you don't accidentally get another deer on the other side. Or if you do, make sure you have two tags, and be sure and claim you did it on purpose!



LOL Point taken!



A good scope can make a huge difference! My advice is to go with the largest diameter objective you can. A 50mm objective or bigger collects so much more light it's almost unbelievable.

Also, get some good, strong rings with it. I don't know what kind of rings you've got your scope in now, but rings make all the difference in the world. Accuracy is nothing more than repeatability, and rock-solid rings is part of the equation when you're talking about a rifle.

+1 on the rings most people don't think about them another thing is bases I would buy a decent base also.

[Big country]

I try and stick with Leupold rings and bases if I can, the rings and bases and the scope are all Leupold right now.