wankerjake
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I'll talk you into a new rifle. Who wants to re-zero between deer and elk season? That's at least twice a year, no thanks. With the kids in school and what not, I don't have time for that. You'll wear out your barrel faster. You need a backup rifle anyway, I always bring two rifles on a big game hunt and I've used my backup before too. Spice up your shooting life by working up new loads, new rifle etc.
If I was going to do a dedicated coues rig... 257 Roy or 270 WSM would probably be my front runners. 7mm WSM would be sweet. 284 Win would be cool. 25-06 would do just fine. Really anything between .257-.284" would be great, might as well get what you want. You hand load so find something that intrigues you and have at it. It's hard enough finding those little suckers and getting within range, you might as well shoot them with exactly what you want to shoot them with.
If I was going to do a dedicated coues rig... 257 Roy or 270 WSM would probably be my front runners. 7mm WSM would be sweet. 284 Win would be cool. 25-06 would do just fine. Really anything between .257-.284" would be great, might as well get what you want. You hand load so find something that intrigues you and have at it. It's hard enough finding those little suckers and getting within range, you might as well shoot them with exactly what you want to shoot them with.