goose7856

I third what treedog and Highpower have to say. I have a 30-06, and it DEFINITLY does the job. I shot five does last year (management program, DMAP), and all dropped except one because I hit it behind the shoulder not in the shoulder, but thats another story. A TON of people at my deer hunting camp shoot 7-08. In my opinion, it is the best deer rifle, PERIOD! It has plenty of knock-down, no matter where you want to hit them. Plus, it doesnt kick nearly as hard as my Remington 700 ADL 30-06 (but the kick doesn't affect me, and i'm only 15.) With a 2x-7x at a about 100 yards I can keep the shots within .5 of an inch. But, the 7-08 is plenty enough gun for whitetails. Plus, if you ever have kids it is small enough for younger boys to shoot, and for all girls to shoot. I agree that the 25-?? is not a large enough boost from a .243. But if you still think the 7-08 would kick too much I would go with a .270 or .280

Good Hunting and Straight Shooting

KonaBoy

.270, .280 or a 30-06 are all great choices.

GO CANADA

gmwemr

I choice is a SBG 300 Weatherby Mag. Out of the box I have consistently shot 3/8 group at 100 yards and 1" groups at 200 yards. With the muzzle brake it barely kicks and it has a very crisp, low drag, adjustable trigger.

whelen36

t/c encores are available with muzzlebrakes so , the recoil would be managable in almost any caliber that is normally associated with deer and black bear hunting , as for cartriudge availability , just go to www.tcarms.com and they have a link to the available chamberings , from them and thier custom shop at foxridge outfitters .

i'de say something from a .260 rem. , or a 7mm-08 , or even better yet ,how about a .358 winchester. they're all available from tc or foxridge , and from foxridge you have the availability of choosing different barrel contours .


just my 2 cents worth , whelen36

bigbulls

What do you want the new cartridge to be able to do.

Sticking with deer only or would you use it for larger game such as elk in the future?

The .243 will kill any deer that walks this earth and do it with authority. If you want to step up a bit or will possibly hunt larger game with it I would suggest a .277 caliber cartridge or larger. .270, 7mm mag, or personally I would opt for the 30-06 or a 300 mag.

Or you could chamber it in something really unique like the 30 whisper or 375 JDJ.

js444

257 roberts, 25-06, 260, 270win, 270WSM, 7-30 waters, 7mm-08, 7mm mauser, 280, 308, 30-06, etc. etc.