tomh2004
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Go with the Marlin xs7 in 243. I've got one that is more accurate than anything I own. I have several rifles that cost WAY more than the Marlin. And it out shoots them all.
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tom
Ditto what he saidAw, I pretty much figure that a .243 is real close to being a do-all cartridge. Mine is a little Sako 19" carbine with a 2x7 scope on it. I've tagged a couple of dozen bucks, ruined several coyotes and did in a fair number of prairie dogs, with various handloads.
For the kind of hunting described in the opening post, I'd trade off a 7mm RemMag in a heartbeat.
T.R. said:Its a myth that a big cartridge is needed for big deer.
A 30-30 would be of no interest to me what with its lack of range and so so ballistics.
Look for a light 243 that you like and dump the 30-30.