Thread: Choosing calibre based on ammunition availablitiy

For the time being, unless you don't mind burning money or you're a very clever shopper, do your best to steer clear of 6.5mm and potentially 7mm. Ie. 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5 Swede, 7mm08 etc.
The range of both factory ammunition and or components that are consistently available for these fairly small to non existent.

However, if reloading is the direction your keen to explore, you have 12 months to gather components when/if they become available.

For factory ammunition availability, the 308 is hard to go past. Components for reloading are generally more available (except for Powder).

It is extremely capable of doing what you are asking, and capable of a lot more in the right hands.