I would also seriously consider a rifle chambered in 6.5 Creedmoor, but unless you will regularly be shooting beyond 500yd you won't see much ballistic benefit from it.
Because off the shelf hunting ammo is pretty good, consistant, easy to find and reasonably priced I still hunted with 30/30, .308 and 30-06.
What kinds of considerations are involved when comparing rifles.
My purpose for the rifle would be some hunting, and some recreational target shooting.
Interesting, good point. How does changing LOP affect other aspects of the rifle? Or of the shot?
Is it a trade off? For shorter/longer LOP, does one gain or lose something else?
What is LOP?
How does changing LOP affect other aspects of the rifle? Or of the shot?
Is it a trade off? For shorter/longer LOP, does one gain or lose something else?
Have you read Art of the Rifle yet, Zen? Start here and then we can provide other works for background: The Art of the Rifle: Jeff Cooper: 9781581605921: Amazon.com: Books
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Know of anything good on big game hunting in North America? Worldwide? Non fiction, skills and such...