fire4hunter
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I recently posted a thread the 270 Win. Vs. 7mm Rem mag. the 270 won for me. Now that I have made up my mind it starts it wonder about other things. So I throwing a new one out now. I think the 270 is for me but wondering what people think about the 308 win and the 7mm-08. So again here is the situation I hunt mostly deer and black bear. Shots 90% of the time inside 250 but am starting to hunt some more open areas i.e Eastern Washington Vs. western. Most shots are the traditional 50-150 yards but want to be able to reach out there for that 1 or 2 shots you get in your life out to maybe 500 yards. I know these shots are hard and you need lots of practice and the best possible situation but I also know that these shots are poassible so lets not get on the people cant shoot that far because that is a whole other issue. I just care about can the gun do it. This is part of the reason I am looking at these calibers I want to shot a lot and practice with the gun I will use hunting. I have a 300 wsm in the tikka t3 lite, weighs 6.5 lbs shoots good and kicks hard as he#%. I shhot it well but lose enjoyment from all the recoil. I'm looking for a gun that has pleasent recoil and can take deer, black bear, possibly elk out to 500 yards. Calibers looking at are #1 choice 270 Win, #2 choice 308 win, and considering but not ranking the 7mm-08. Thanks again for your opinions and have fun.