Speaking out of ignorance only outshined by me experiences, that which you are comfortable with is paramount. I have several of which I am comfortable with. The only difference being with some you just have to get closer. Btw, what's best for me might not be best for someone else, but what's best for me is always right.



And now I understand the need for the white sunglasses. Before, I only thought they were a fashion statement.

man some of you guys cant seem to read into the sarcasm and humor.
must suck having the creedmoor live rent free in your head

I've had a multi-decade love affair with the 257 Roberts, So I have rifles, bullets, powder,etc for it. But if starting today, I'd go the the 6.5CM. Lots of inexpensive/accurate rifles and ammo available. . And with 120gr bullets at 2900ish, it duplicates s the Robert's ballistics, which IMHO is a sweet spot considering terminal ballistics. trajectory, and recoil.

The problem with the 6.5CM is that it's not a .308

I'm a 308 nut as well.

Ya well im old enough to remember when a turdy turdy was considered anemic and only a 308 superduty magnum was the only thing that works. Now those same foos think an ar15 in 308 that cant match the turdy turdy numbers are the best thing since sliced bread.
The only thing wrong with the 300 tack hammer is it wants to be a turdy turdy when it grows up .

When I grow up I want to be an [censored] like Vanguard. He covered all the bases for me.

You'd be salty too if you had to spend every day patrolling parking lots in a Chrysler Town & Country. I'm pretty sure that's what a van guard does.

Y’all wasn’t here for it, but Vanguards true love is the 22 Hornet ++++P. Let’s strike that one up.

.308, # 1 on my list.

6.5 Creedmoor # 2.

For these to work, I have to be able to shoot them well, so that's an accurate rifle with a great optic and a bullet that does what it's designed to do when it gets there. My .308 is a Tikka CTR, with a Leupold VX5-HD, 3-15 x 44mm and a Hornady 165 gr. SST.
My 6.5 Creedmoors: a Tikka T3X on a B&C Medalist with a Leupold VX3i 3.5-10x 40mm and Hornady 143 gr. ELD-X and a Wilson Combat AR-10 Tactical Hunter with a 20" barrel and a Leupold VX6 3-18 x 50mm and a Hornady 129 gr. SST.

These three rifles are like my three daughters in that I love them all the same but each are unique in their own way. The CTR is an absolute fantastic all around hunting set up for me and that's deer, pigs and coyotes in Texas. The 20" barrel makes for a mobile set up that I can hike, climb and sometimes crawl with. It shoots well from a bipod and most of the time it does. The T3X is the lightest of the three and a pleasure to carry around all day. My Wilson Combat Tactical Hunter was a gift to myself. This rig functions great, accurate as hell and if I want to shoot three pigs out of one sounder, no problem.

Any of the calibers mentioned in other replies on an accurate rifle with a quality optic and a good bullet..............it's all in the confidence level of the hunter.

It really comes down to what I feel like hunting with that day........if it's in my safe it is accurate for me and kills what I want to kill with it......could be 300 HAMR, 308, 6.5 CM, 6.8. 270.........

Tough call... 6.5x55 or 7x57.

7mm Mag. Been carrying it for 44 years. It has worked everywhere it has been taken.

Agree on the CTR. It's pretty ideal for a hunter/target combo rifle. I have one in 308 too and recently bought it a little brother (223 with 1:8 twist). The 223 addition was for conservation of powder. LOL.

With a hand load, a 1:8 twist .223 is probably the most fun thing there is to shoot. 80 gr ELD-M will do lots of things, including go very far down range if that's what you like to do. Not much powder, almost no recoil, goes exactly where you tell it to go.

I agree. I have a few chamberings so i have to spread the love around
My next assignment is to kill something with my newly aquired 9mm ar pistol
Back in the day i joined the forum and posted a pic of something i killed with the 22hornet.
Man i got hazed something fierce. Well that only motivated me to get my master baiter license.
I went on a 2 year killing spree using only the hornet just to come here to post a pic
Man it was epic. I would tie on the hornet lure and cast out and the feeding frenzy began.
I would fill an igloo in an hr. it was legendary. As you can see someone on this thread has brought up the hornet.
Poor thing that one must have hook line and sinker still in his belly.
Nothing has changed. Only my lure. The 6.5 lure seems to be doing pretty good got 5 or 6 in the box already.
Will it achieve hornet status, prolly not but ill tie it on from time to time

I like your style Slow Drifter. Old school is good!

FJG,

It's why I couldn't resist when I realized it was 1:8. Great range gun for practice and great for varmints and predators.

For day-in-day-out-Texas-game, it's the 6mm/.223 (6x45) that I settled on close to 20 years ago. A one hundred grain bullet (Nosler Partition or the sadly discontinued Hornady (gasp) Round Nose) launched at around 2500 fps kills deer and hogs cleanly out to 200 yards and yet kills a 40 yard turkey with a body shot without turning him into potted meat.

I carry a bunch of different stuff throughout the year just for giggles, but the 6/223 is what I reach for when I don't know what opportunity I might be presented with...from the muzzle to 200 yards it does everything I require. And does it well.

Mark (who also has a soft spot in his heart...or head?...for the Fireball!)

I have a sig in 5.56 with one in 7 twist. But whats the point. I cant use the heavy stuff cause its stuffed to far in the case. So much the neck will be past the ogive.

.243 Winchester

.308 168gr

Bolt guns that don't use AR mags can be loaded long. The mag length in my CTR is almost 2.5".

10-4 thats what i thought but dont have a bolt gun here to check. so like i said why are they making ar's with 1-8 or 1-7 twists ?
i bought some 77s and 88's only to come home and find out, ya, that aint gonna work. 77s might im about to find out

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77’s should work for you. I used to have an 18” noveske 7.5 twist on my AR and it would run them just fine. They would barley fit in the magazine. Slap the magazine against your palm to keep them up against the back wall and I bet you will be fine.