Best Rifle Caliber For My Needs

[97 winchester]

I think .308 is great .
I also know .270 is great and both can fill the bill you describe. A great choice of rifle in .270 is the Thompson Center Compass . Light, easy recoil and threaded for suppressor and there is a rebate . The accuracy out of the box is outstanding. Just my 2 cents.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

.243 Winchester, with 95, 100, or 105 gr. bullets for the deer or other 100+ pound animals.

Load it with 55-65 grain varmint bullets to kill coyotes.

It's got just a bit over half the recoil (in ft/ lbs.) of a .308 Win.

It shoots flatter than a .308 or any other .30 caliber except the biggest magnums.
The .243 has plenty of killing power, low recoil, and a flat trajectory out to several hundred yards, which is past your maximum hunting range anyway.

AND, there are a lot of choices for the type of lightweight rifle you want in this caliber.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

Remember, people, he asked about the best rifle caliber FOR HIS NEEDS.

Not the best all-around big game hunting caliber for any and all game animals found in North America.

His needs are: Whitetail Deer, Hogs, Cyotes, and other similar size game.... 300 yards.

 

[Necrosis]

IMO 308 is the only choice here. Tons of choices of rifles (both new and old) and ammo. AR10 (M&P 10 or PSA10), FAL (DSA), or 308 Garand/M1A, maybe the new 308 Tavor if you don't mind waiting a bit for release would be my picks.

 

[cmshoot]

.308

 

[Bear44]

Yep, easy choice. 308. Especially when you take into account ammo availability.

 

[Swab]

.308 vs coyote noggin

 

[sovietak474u]

7.62 NATO .

 

[branthopolis]

Remember, people, he asked about the best rifle caliber FOR HIS NEEDS.

Not the best all-around big game hunting caliber for any and all game animals found in North America.

His needs are: Whitetail Deer, Hogs, Cyotes, and other similar size game.... 300 yards.

Consider for a moment where you are though..... Bigger.. Faster.. Louder.. We don't just want to effectively harvest modest-sized game...... We want to blast it into the next zip code..... LOL!!

 

[rockyfatcat]

If you are really looking for objective analysis of cartridge selection this video should provide some clarity