Thread: As someone who is getting into hunting, what rifle should I invest more money into?

Originally Posted by Bagheera

OK, I know you didn't ask this, but lets get it straight about cartridges.

The 270 and 3006 are superb deer cartridges, specially if you're over 80kg.
The 308, not so much. It's satisfactory but every other cartridge is superior in some way (all different ways) and if it was put on the market today it would be a commercial loser. Its only merits are that it was the NATO cartridge and there are a huge amount of them around with all sorts of bullet types and weights and usually a good supply of ammo.

The lighter weights are the the 7mm08 (Lattes) and 6.5 Creedmore (Man Buns). If you shoot a Creedmore you're expected to place the bullet exactly. These are the cartridges to use if you want a light rifle.

Of the research I have done, .270 would be my first pick if I were to choose one. Granted, I haven't fired anything larger than a 22LR but from everything I have read online, a 270 would be my preference when it comes to a centrefire rifle. Mainly due to price and availability of ammo, flat shooting, generally pretty good as a "do it all" round etc.