Thread: Advice Needed: Choosing Caliber for Open Tops Hunting

Some great advice on here.
My 2c. Get a .308 or 7mm-08 for a start. Chop the barrel to 18”-20” and put a suppressor on. Setup the rifle properly and learn to shoot the gun properly and learn to reload. Once all setup you now have a hack hunting cartridge that is cheap to run and easy to reload for, have learnt how to reload and shoot and you have learnt from mistakes. You have a gun you can shoot out to 5-600 yards with the right bullet, setup and practise,
on game in good conditions and you have made your mistakes on a gun that is cheaper to make mistakes on than a larger more expensive caliber. This setup can cover any situation you may come across except the extreme ranges. Once you feel comfortable with this you could move to a bigger calibre if you decide that you need one. Have had 7RM, 300wsm, 2506, 30-06, 308 & 7mm08. The last 2 calibres are all I have used on game for the last 2 years as I only go hunting in good weather (unless I’m bush hunting). I impose a personal limit of 600yds on deer deer in perfect conditions. Cheap to run and practise with, easy to get shooting well and I plenty of grunt with the right bullet. So now it’s the 308 and 7mm08 for me. You won’t regret either. Just a thought. Every time I reach for the 7mm08 I keep finding latte sachets in my pack! Can’t explain it 😉