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 If you were to get one rifle, which caliber would be most useful?
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say i were to get a remington 700 or something similar. which caliber would you get? which would be most useful in most hunting situations that use a rifle. hogs, deer, coyotes, fox, etc...
243?, 270?, 308?, 30-06? etc...
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Re: If you were to get one rifle, which caliber would be most useful?
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Wow, this question is going to go for 20 pages!! I'll throw in on it and say that I love my 30-06 more than any of my guns. Take down large game (elk, etc), but can tear up some hogs or coyotes....IMHO
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Re: If you were to get one rifle, which caliber would be most useful?
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270, same reasons as Itus. 
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280 or 7rem mag both would cover anything in the northern hemisphere.
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Re: If you were to get one rifle, which caliber would be most useful?
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.30-06 going to be your all around bullet that can take the biggest game in north america at long distances while holding phenomenal accuracy. Ammo is widely available (even durring the current run on ammo); and reasonably priced.
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04/13/13 05:25 PM
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Re: If you were to get one rifle, which caliber would be most useful?
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Usually I'd say .30-06, but having just come the gun store I'll say .270. Only ammo they had in any quantity.
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30-06.You can a wide range of ammo for hunting just about anything. 55gr sabot to 220gr solid & everything in between.
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.270 Win or .30-06 for the game you state. Too many reasons to list.
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Another vote for the .270
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.30-06 going to be your all around bullet that can take the biggest game in north america at long distances while holding phenomenal accuracy. Ammo is widely available (even durring the current run on ammo); and reasonably priced.
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I would do 308 or 270 first
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Short action; .260 or 7mm-08
Long action; .280 or 7 Rem Mag
Tell I like 7mm bullets?
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Boooooh It says Weatherby behind the numbers. 
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Boooooh It says Weatherby behind the numbers. That just means I like to cook my animals as I shoot them. At the very least I don't have to worry about ecoli : ) I'm tempted to build a 6.5 wby
Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, b/c they know not victory nor defeat"- #26 TR
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Re: If you were to get one rifle, which caliber would be most useful?
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In bolt gun, my vote would be 270, with consideration to 30-06 and 308. But if I could have one gun, and only one...12 guage shotgun. I hope it never comes down to that!
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Boooooh It says Weatherby behind the numbers. That just means I like to cook my animals as I shoot them. At the very least I don't have to worry about ecoli : ) I'm tempted to build a 6.5 wby At least then you'd have some BC to go with all that powder.
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If it had to be a Remington model 700, I would want to get none of the really rare, collectors calibers so that I could sell the thing and buy some other brand of rifle.
- In 30-06.
Kind regards, charlesb
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