I'm building a new medium weight hunting rifle for everything from rockchucks to elk. This will not be a high volume rifle for the varmint end nor long range for the elk, but do want to go to 600+ on deer size game. I am building it on a Remington 700 left hand long action with a .473 bolt and as such I want to stay with one of the folowing calibers: 30-06, 280Rem, 6.5-06. I have a McMillan Edge stock. I will have a 23" #3 or #4 barrel plus a brake. My thoughts on the calibers, 30-06 for nostalga, the 6.5-06 'cause I have a ton of bullets, the 280? Don't know about this one but it seems like a good compromise..
Thanks
Jim

it's obvious the 30-06

I'd have to agree with the .06 with elk on the menu, there are some pretty neat little 30 cal bullets, like the 125 BT's that can hammer down on rockchucks or whatnot--plent of bullets between then and the stuff for elk too!

I vote the .280 because I love any 7mm.

# 3 vote for the 30-06.

Millions of dead big game animals and thousands of dead Nazis will all agree that the 06 works!

+1 on the .280. My favorite of all 7mm's and my go to for any animal short of a grizzly bear.

+ 2 for the 280, or mo better, a 280AI.