Rifle Caliber Recommendation - 270/308/30-06

[Jack Ryan]

Keep the 7mm and buy more ammo.

 

[BayouBuck985]

Find the rifle and platform you want, pick whichever caliber you can get the best deal on, match it to the appropriate bullet for the job and rock on. Not a nickel’s worth of difference in the three for what you’re looking for.

Update: I just picked up a used but in mint condition Browning X Bolt 2 Hunter in .308! That was my best deal of late that I couldn’t pass up. It even came with a Leupold VX Freedom 3-9X40 scope. I have a Swarovski to replace it, but I will put the Leupold on my .35 Whelen. Now, I’ll just get some premium 165-gr bullets, likely Nosler Partition or Accubond.

 

[Jnasa]

Update: I just picked up a used but in mint condition Browning X Bolt 2 Hunter in .308! That was my best deal of late that I couldn’t pass up. It even came with a Leupold VX Freedom 3-9X40 scope. I have a Swarovski to replace it, but I will put the Leupold on my .35 Whelen. Now, I’ll just get a premium 165-gr bullets, likely Nosler Partition or Accubond.

Congrats on your find. That should work well for you.

 

[MS 9x56]

Update: I just picked up a used but in mint condition Browning X Bolt 2 Hunter in .308! That was my best deal of late that I couldn’t pass up. It even came with a Leupold VX Freedom 3-9X40 scope. I have a Swarovski to replace it, but I will put the Leupold on my .35 Whelen. Now, I’ll just get some premium 165-gr bullets, likely Nosler Partition or Accubond.

My savage 99 would shoot 2 to 2 1/2” groups with both 150 and 180 grain spitzer bullets. One day while perusing my LGS I found a NOS box of Speer round nose 165 grain bullets. I loaded them up and was astounded when that old rifle shot its first honest to goodness 1 MOA group. No the quest is on to find more as they seem not to be made anymore.

 

[Wyoming270]

All of them hunt fine. Personally i prefer long action cartridges. 270 shoots flatter than 30 06 and has less recoil so its my choice. I dont need a 30 06 since i have 300 win mag if i want to shoot heavy 30 cal bullets. I also set the 300 win mag up with a slightly higher powered scope and the 270 with a slightly lower powered scope.