Poll - One all around single cartridge under conditions

[2rocky]

I’ve only shot the 7mm08 and it impressed me. Being that you reload you can take advantage of heavier bullets if desired vs the 6.5 mm options while keeping recoil under your threshold.

 

[USAF Ret]

@USAF Ret i have been using my 6.5 prc the last 2 years. It’s fantastic. I’ve shot a bull elk, cow elk, mule deer, antelope, and whitetail with it. I shoot Barnes LRX ammo (127gr) and it’s been great. I also shoot with a silencer so recoil is nothing. Can’t recommend the 6.5 prc enough.

I just sold mine. I am regretting some, but it went to a good home.

 

[USAF Ret]

I am holding on the the 7-08, 6.5CM, and the 280 AI. I am going to play around with some different monolithic handloads to see what comes up the best for performance, accuracy, and recoil.

Got a message and looking like the ID elk, maybe mule deer, is going to be a go for 2026.

Happy Thanksgiving all.

 

[Wolfshead]

Happy Thanksgiving!
I voted 308 because that’s what I have, and I think that in second place is the 7-08.
During the end of the pandemic I could get 308 ammo, 7-08 (for me) was non-existent.
It also has the ability to load light to heavy bullets making it very versatile.
I hunt whitetails out to my personal limit of 300 yards with my 308, and would be very confident hunting Elk or Moose with it if the opportunity were to arise.
I recently killed a Buck, shooting the Barnes 130 grain ttsx at around 270 yards and it dropped him right there.
I’m 65, and either played or coached football for 40 years, so I have my share of aches and pains, especially my shoulder.
My handloaded 130s are pretty light on the recoil and travel an average of 3170 fps.