realtree hunter
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ok, i have been wanting a .243 after a friend of mine put my "to little for deer" theory to shame. that thing does some nasty damage and deer just kinda stumble and fall. Now ive come across a 308 in a remington model 7 for 750, about a hundred bucks cheaper than the same rifle in 243, at least the ones ive found. Heres my delima, i have no experiences with a 308, other than the good things i have heard about them. how does recoil compare to the 243? how about range and accuracy? what bullet weight for deer/critters? ive read alot on here about a 243, but never see much on a 308 but maybe i wasnt payin enough attention. i would like to have a low recoil easy to carry deer rifle as the 300 is gettin heavy (yeah i know
)would like some info/ideas to help make up my mind. Now just to throw a wrench in, i just got my hands on an older rem 700 adl for 300 bucks, so my other dilema is should i get a new rifle or just take the adl to the smith and have some work done to it? say shorter length of pull, rechamber, mercury tubes,...was thinkin 25-06 or maybe 30-06 as i already have a 700 bdl in 270 which i am very happy with, i just couldnt pass up the adl.