Need help choosing a caliber to shoot fox or white tail.

.270 Win, 25-06 or something close to those would be my choices.

If deer is in the equation, then you need a minimum of .243 and you could go as high as you want.

Will you reload for it?

.260 Rem would be nice, 6.5 X 55, any 6.5 caliber for that matter if you want to stay low recoil and hit hard. 7mm is good in the 7 X 57 or 7mm-08.

.243

I say .243 or 6.5x55 would fit the bill nicely.

How far away will you shoot fox, and do you want the pelts?

.243. With appropriate bullets of course.

-nosualc

I say .243 or 6.5x55 would fit the bill nicely.

Just as he said. Two very good choices.

Jeez, there's so many rounds that will do that, I don't think anything equal to or above the .243 is a bad choice. Oh, .300 win mag is excessive, but it would work.

My 3 rifles, primary hunting rifles, are a .257 Roberts, a .308 Winchester, and a 7mm Remington Magnum. Any one of the three will do that job. I pretty much always reach for my .308 anymore, just love the rifle and the round is plenty to 300 yards even when you toss in hogs which I hunt, too.

Are you talking bolt-action or semi-auto? In a bolt gun I'd say .243 would be your best bet... For a semi-auto (AR platform), I'm REALLY liking my 6.5 Grendel.

.243
90gr for varmits
100gr for larger game
(and practice enough to be good with the gun you shoot)

I say .243 or 6.5x55 would fit the bill nicely.

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I ninth this one. The 6.5x55 is an extremely sweet shooting round, and in my opinion, it is one of the most overlooked calibers there is. I have a Swedish Mauser so chambered, and man, it is nice to shoot.

7mm08

if you want pelts, and will be shooting farther than 100 yards, then a 243 or 6mm remington will be fine. under 100 yards with most loads tho it will create a nice sized hole, just ask the ground hogs i've shot with my 6mm. even at 200 yards it has a acorn hole which isnt the best for pelts.

proper handloading will be needed for fox i'd say. lower the velocity down with a lighter bullet

Some of these rounds are less than versatile due to lack of available variety in ammo, like the 6.5x55, and are best left to the handloader. I handload, so it don't matter to me. But, if you don't handload, I'd stick to the more popular rounds like .243, .308, .270, etc. Some of the newer stuff like .260 Remington can match European rounds that are more exotic and harder to find ammo for like the 6.5x55. I'd say the same, though less so, for the 7-08 vs 7x57. Just a consideration.

243, baby.

Of course (just being evil here) the new .357 Magnum LeverEvolution ammo does sound kinda promising for this sort of thing. I can't wait to try some through my Rossi 92 levergun!

.243. You can load it, or buy ammo, with bullets anywhere between 55gr and 100 gr, Making it an excellent caliber for varmits and deer. Recoil is much less than a .270 or .30-06.

Depends on your deer size, if you hunt our smallish Texas deer the .243 will foot the bill quite well. If you hunt some of our Larger Texas deer the 25-06 or 257 Weatherby will take care of you.

Also which is going to be your primary use of the rifle? Varmits or deer? If deer a standard Rem. 700 or Mod. 7 carbine will be great. If you are going for varmits with ocasional deer a varmit style bolt gun will work.

My personal choice would be the 25-06 in a 700BDL with a VII 3x9 Leupold scope. That rig would work in a lot of situations.

Have fun making the choice.

Get the most popular cartridge in your area. 3006 can be had in bullets weights from 110 to 220. That handles most game in the lower 48. You can get it at any place that sells ammo, and you can still get surplus to plink with.

Of course (just being evil here) the new .357 Magnum LeverEvolution ammo does sound kinda promising for this sort of thing. I can't wait to try some through my Rossi 92 levergun!

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I have a Rossi 92, also, and think I'll stick to my handloads in that rifle and to my .308 for hunting. LOL It ain't like the hornady ammo is going to add much to the gun over what I can get out of a good 158 grain cast bullet for a lot less money. 100 yards is still gonna be pretty much the limit since my gun with irons is about a 4 MOA gun at best.

7mm-08 is a great all around cartridge. Bullet weights from 95gr to 170gr. Shoots flat as a pancake with minimal recoil.

Get the most popular cartridge in your area. 3006 can be had in bullets weights from 110 to 220. That handles most game in the lower 48. You can get it at any place that sells ammo, and you can still get surplus to plink with.

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Interestingly, Remington also offers the "Springfield Accelerator", a 55 grain .223 sabot round made to be fired from a .30-06. If it performs as claimed, and you can get accuracy out of it, it sounds pretty good. Here's a comparison with the same bullet in factory .223 Remington loading:

http://www.remington.com/products/a...ve_ballistics_results.aspx?data=R30069*R223R1

The .30-06/.223 claimed muzzle velocity is over 4000 fps, and it shoots almost dead flat to 300 yards.

Clearly, someone else out there has wanted a big game rifle that would double as a varminter when needed.

I've never tried this ammo, but I'm intrigued. I also have no clue what ungodly price they may charge for it. I wonder if it can be duplicated in a handload...

Accelerator ammo is horribly inaccurate, whioch has a lot to do with it's lack of popularity.

Depending on you local regulations, there are a number of smaller cartridges that can fit the bill, all the way down to 223 (with proper bullet and shot placement). If I were picking a do everything rifle for varmints up through deer, it would be hard to beat the 243.

Accelerator ammo is horribly inaccurate

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Bummer.

Thanks for saving me some money.