Tstorm1
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Have to go with the others...243. I've seen anything from woodchucks to whitetails taken with the 243. Where I deer hunt watched an 8 year old grandson of a good friend take an 8 point with a break action and 16" barrel...think it was a New England Arms rifle. Granted SC deer are a bit smaller but 243 did it. I've got a Tikka 243 loaded with 75 gr for varmint/predator and 100 gr for deer. Watch the twist rates on Tikka's they're 1:10 so I can't shoot anything over 100gr. And you can find 243 factory ammo anywhere. All that said I hand load and have a 6.5 Creedmoor on my wish list