Accurate
Low recoil
Holds lots of boolits
It's pretty much THE most popular center fire rifle caliber in the US.
Ammunition is low cost.
It's powerful enough to kill medium sized game in the South with.
If I need to use it in defense it's light, quick handling, I can identify targets easily enough since mine are all equipped with lights, some of the platforms are modular enough where they can be anything from a pistol to a precision longer distance rifle, I can zap pretty much anything from 0 to 400 yards with mine without really trying all that hard (farther if it'll hold still for a second), holds a decent amount of rds and I'm good with it.
Low recoil
Holds lots of boolits
It's pretty much THE most popular center fire rifle caliber in the US.
Ammunition is low cost.
It's powerful enough to kill medium sized game in the South with.
If I need to use it in defense it's light, quick handling, I can identify targets easily enough since mine are all equipped with lights, some of the platforms are modular enough where they can be anything from a pistol to a precision longer distance rifle, I can zap pretty much anything from 0 to 400 yards with mine without really trying all that hard (farther if it'll hold still for a second), holds a decent amount of rds and I'm good with it.