thanks for the suggestion! i'm leaning toward the 308 or 7mm-08 (supposedly it has even less recoil than the 270). keep in mind, all of my caliber "knowledge" is from online searches. my main concern is that i don't want to go around wounding animals. hopefully only taking shots within 300 to...
i'm in the market for my first rile too. and seriously considering the Tikka T3x Superlite. what caliber did you end up with? how's the recoil? i'm trying to decide between .308 and 30-06. i'm in Washington state, so mostly deer and up to elk.
i've read that although the .308 has less...