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 torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 02:49 AM
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kagomez85
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Looking for a new deer rifle, cant decide on what caliber i want go with my choices ive narrowed it down to are 7-08,308, 25-06. What do yall think im wanting a flat shooting gun out to 300yds. Im assuming recoil on all 3 is about the same but i have not shot a 7-08 or 25-06, so give me some opinions!!
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 03:07 AM
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I mostly deer hunt with a 30-06 but used a new 25-06 this year and really like it! Flatter shooting and less recoil. I have also heard a lot of good things about the 7mm-08 but never shot one. If just hunting in Texas I would choose one of those. The 25-06 is a long action and the 7-08 a short action so you could get a lighter weight gun in the 7-08 if you carry a lot. I also have a lightweight .308 which is great to carry compared to the 30-06.
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 03:19 AM
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 03:22 AM
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7-08 Mountain rifle, short action, light weight
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 03:40 AM
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BigPig
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7-08/25-06/308 are all good calibers, that being said I would choose the 270 
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:03 AM
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308 would be my choice. I shot a 25-06 this year, and it seems like you get all the recoil of a 30-06, but with a smaller round. it did drop the deer i was shooting at in his tracks however. But i always shoot neck, so that usually happens.
The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference. -George Washington
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:08 AM
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7mm08 would be my first choice.
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:11 AM
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I would go with the short action in either caliber.
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:14 AM
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I'm in the same delima. Have tax money the "boss" is going to let me spend but can't decide. This is a really cool site that I started looking at yesterday: http://ballisticscalculator.winchester.com
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:31 AM
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Been shooting and hunting with a 7mm-08 for 30 years, though I have tried a lot of other calibers none have proven any better then it IMO.
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:31 AM
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25:06. I have that and a 257 Weatherby plus 25 WSSM. I love the 25 Cal's. I have shot most every Texas Exotic, hog, pronghorn and mule deer with one. Flat shooting and no recoil. The 257 has the most recoil. my daughters have been shooting deer/exotics with the 25:06 since they were 10-11
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:32 AM
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Hard to beat a .25 bore 
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:37 AM
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:41 AM
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7mm08 would be my first choice. This
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:45 AM
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7mm08. I think everyone should have one. Get bullet selection, easy on the shoulder, and mine after some work will shoot subMOA all day long.
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 04:55 AM
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25-06 is going to be the flattest shooting to 300
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 05:01 AM
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If I could only have one rifle I would go with a 308 
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 05:13 AM
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If I could only have one rifle I would go with a 308 for one all around gun it would have to be a .300 mag of some sort
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: torn between a few calibers......
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02/14/13 12:53 PM
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308 would be my choice. I shot a 25-06 this year, and it seems like you get all the recoil of a 30-06, but with a smaller round. it did drop the deer i was shooting at in his tracks however. But i always shoot neck, so that usually happens. They aren't even close on felt recoil, the 25-06 is a pleasure to shot in the same weight rifles.
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