Well, I have my caliber figured out. After alot of advice and some thinking about how I hunt.... not from a bench..... and reasonable expectations of my shooting ability and matching that with performance out of a hunting round..... I am settling in on the venerable .308 Win. Hunting situations I find myself in, and see myself in the future I think it's gonna be a good fit. The 6.5 CM is tempting, but to 500 yards in a hunting situation, I'm not seeing much of a difference. If I need more than 500 yards with some oompff, I do have a 7mm Mag that I do shoot really well.
A big sell, and call it silly, I opened up 2 online stores and looked at ammo offering, and the .308 Win had double the offering of the 6.5 CM.
Particular rifles, I am between 2. The Tikka T3x and the Kimber Hunter. I'm gonna hit another store and put my hands on both side by side and go from there.
Any particular suggestions for pairing with some decent glass? The application is hunting and not bench shooting. Currently, my rifles have either Nikon or Leupold.
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