Im about to purchase a remington 700 for shooting deer and boar, i was wondering which calibar i shoudl get?

Question

Here are the models they are offering for this gun which do u think would work best for in the scrubs shootin average sized deer?


243 Win
270 Win
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Mag
30-06 Springfield
300 Win Mag

and also please tell me why u would pick that calibar and thank you so much

243 Win
270 Win
7mm-08 Remington
7mm Remington Mag
30-06 Springfield
300 Win Mag

Answer 1

I wonder why you wouldn't get it in .308. Sure the others are all good for various reasons. 300win is a fantastic round but it's overpowered for deer and boar and it eats barrels. 7mm is another extremely well designed round but it's quite light and I'm guessing that you're going to be shooting in the woods. Consider that the 30-06 is tried, tested and true. It's supremely popular so you can buy it cheap. Everyone makes the round so you'll always find it available in shops. It's got great energy, decent trajectory and it can be accurate out to 1000 yards in a 700.

Answer 2

Of those rounds that you have listed, I would choose the .30-06 for several reasons. First, it is a great round for deer and is not overkill. Secondly, it is perfectly adequate for hogs and has sufficient penetration to get through the cartilaginous "shield" on their shoulders. Thirdly, the round is available anywhere ammo is sold. If you hand load, there are many bullets available for it. Having said all of this, if I am not mistaken, the Remington 700 also comes chambered for the .308 round. Between the .30-06 and the .308, I would choose the .308 round. It has almost the same ballistics as the .30-06 but a bit less recoil. Because the bullets for the .308 and the .30-06 are the same diameter, the advantages of the .30-06 for the hand loader are exactly the same for the .308. Both the .30-06 and the .308 are inherently accurate rounds and both have taken trophies in long range shooting, the .308 has a slight adbvantage over the .30-06 as far as accuracy. That is why the .308 round has been used for many years by U.S. Marine Corps snipers. I have a Remington 700 that is chambered for the .308 cartridge and have found it to be a tack driver when fed the proper ammo. I determined the twist rate for my barrel and plugged that into the Greenburg equation and found that the best bullet for my rifle is a 165 grain bullet. With a 165 grain Match King bullet, I can keep my shots within less than 1 minute of angle. I have shot many targets where a five shot group measured about 0.75 inches at 100 yards.

Answer 3

Congratulations on your choice of rifle. You can't go wrong with a Remington 700. Since you are listing a choice of calibers, you should go with the .30-06 Springfield. This is suitable for any North American big game and won't be too punishing on your shoulder when shooting boar and deer. Of those listed my next choice would be the .270 Winchester. The .300 Mag will give you an edge if you are hunting anything bigger than Mule deer. The .7mm Reminton Mag won't give you much more of an edge than the '06, and the '06 shoots a wider bullet. In standard caliber you might also consider the .308 Winchester escpecially if all you plan to hunt is deer and boar. The only thing I'll add is that the .243, which is also on your list, is the minimum deer gun and maybe a bit small for the bigger boars. If you chose the .243, then don't use anything lighter than a quality 100 grain hunting round.

Best.

H

Answer 4

Any of them will work. For me personally I like the 30-06 if I had to have a one gun to do all with. The 270 is probably the best whitetail round out there. Flat shooting and recoil is not bad. Nothing wrong with the .300 win mag, the recoil is much, and in realistic hunting ranges a deer will fall just a s quick from an -06, 270 or 7mm.

Answer 5

The 30-06. I'm a fan of the 270 but they don't perform well at all in any kind of brush.Same with the 243.The 7mm's are way too much gun for white tail as is the 300.I have friends that use them and if they don't get just the right shot they usually ruin half the the deer.The 30-06 is about the most versatile round you can use .From 110 grain hollow point up to 220 grain.

Answer 6

It's honestly what you want and what you can afford. I haven't had a whole lot of experience with good results with the first four on your list.

The .30-06 is an excellent option, I'm surprised Remington hasn't offered the 700 chambered for .308. If you really want a .300, I would finish the climb and step up to the .300 Weatherby Mag...if you can find one. Its an extremly powerful round, considered overkill by most, but it works.

Whatever YOU choose to get, practice with it often so you can get accustomed to how the rifle feels when fired. I know only a few people that can take the thrash of consecutive shooting when using a .300 Weatherby Mag. .30-06 isn't that much kinder to the shooter either.

Answer 7

7mm08. All us old gun nuts are crazy about the 7x57 Mauser, and the 7mm08 is as close as you get these days to duplicating it. The only difference is that the Mauser handles 175 grain bullets a little better, and you don't need the heavy bullet for deer. In almost fifty years of deer and hog hunting, I've used lots of different cartridges, using everything from 6mm to 45-70, including some peculiar ones like 8x68, but when I started buying for my kids and other family members, 7mm08 was an obvious choice. Note that Karamojo Bell killed over a thousand elephants with 6.5 Mannlicher and 7mm Mauser, so it's pretty silly to use anything much bigger for deer and hogs. I have to admit, though, the biggest hogs I've run into have been in the 350 pound range, not like that monster on the news the other day.

Answer 8

.30-06 and .308 are the most common and popular American calibers, for very good reason.....they have served hunters well in just about any American conditions for a century and half-century respectively.

Good gun choice......you cannot go wrong with a Rem 700. Just like you can't go wrong with .30-06 (or .308) in America.

After you hunt for a few years, then consider some other caliber to suit some specific or perceived need for more power or flatter trajectory, etc, etc.

Besides being all you need for hunting, the .30-06 has the advantage of ammo choice, including cheap practice ammo, and ease of resale or trade-in should you tire of hunting or want to move to another caliber or gun.

Answer 9

30-06

Answer 10

I like the 7mm magnum of all those for range and knock down.

.300 magnum has much recoil.

But I would ditch the 700 for a Ruger in 25-06. Not to much recoil but proven to reach out and get them

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