I'm going to be starting in Hunting soon, so now it's time to buy a rifle. Since I'm in the DFW area I plan to hunt; Boar, Deer, Elk (when I've got the money) and thats about it for now. I figure .308 or .30-06 should work for all, and if I decide to try Black Bear or for Cougar Defense either one should work great. No plans to hunt Grizzly bear, though CZ does make a .458 lott and other magnum caliber rifles for dangerous game.
Probably going with a CZ 550 American rifle, though the .308 only comes in a Magazine fed, and the .30-06 is the ususal hinged floor plate. Any advantages or disadvantages to either? If not that, maybe a Winchester Model 70 or Remington Model 700, or something from Weatherby. They all seem to be good brands from my research but what do you think?
I figure if I have a lot of Boar to shoot a magazine fed .308 might be handy on the faster reload, though how often is that going to happen? Also the .308 is cheaper on the practice ammo cost too. But the .30-06 has a little bit more power and more versatility in ammo loads available.
Right now I'm pretty close to just flipping a coin and buying that cabliber. I'll get the other caliber later when I have more money, but that will be a few years away. At least I live in a country and state (yay Texas!) where I have the power of choice!
Probably going with a CZ 550 American rifle, though the .308 only comes in a Magazine fed, and the .30-06 is the ususal hinged floor plate. Any advantages or disadvantages to either? If not that, maybe a Winchester Model 70 or Remington Model 700, or something from Weatherby. They all seem to be good brands from my research but what do you think?
I figure if I have a lot of Boar to shoot a magazine fed .308 might be handy on the faster reload, though how often is that going to happen? Also the .308 is cheaper on the practice ammo cost too. But the .30-06 has a little bit more power and more versatility in ammo loads available.
Right now I'm pretty close to just flipping a coin and buying that cabliber. I'll get the other caliber later when I have more money, but that will be a few years away. At least I live in a country and state (yay Texas!) where I have the power of choice!