by Grandpa_Halfdime » 03 Apr 2015, 11:17 pm
Best all around is the .30-06. Same bullets as .308 / 7.62x51mm (well, you can go heavier for dangerous game with .30-06, aka 7.62x63mm) but larger choice on types of powders / loads.
As for kick you can choose different powders/loads for different bullet weights and different game.
As for the .270, its a shorter range version of the .30-06 due to lower bullet mass.
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