Looking for suggestions on a new caliber

[std7mag]

Learn to reload your 25.06. You'll save tons of money.

Since @AFBeyers is new and may not know, I'll expand on this a little for them.

Reloading will save you money if you look at it as cost per cartridge or shot if you will.

But you'll end up shooting 2-10 times more than with factory ammo. Maybe even more than that. In 1 year I put 900 rounds of 7mm-08AI down range, 300 7mm Rem Mag, 500 of 223 Rem, 1,100 45 ACP, and 900 of 9mm.

But you can taylor the ammo to YOUR rifle for the type of shooting you do.
And obsolete/obscure cartridges are no issue.

Example would be to try to find factory ammo for a 250 Savage loaded with a 115gr Berger VLD.
I'll save you the hassle and tell you that you won't.
But I can go to my shelf and grab a box.

 

[peterk1234]

.308 win to be different. No one is doing it these days. Well except for me!

Another 308 fanboy here. So many reloading options. Spectacular round. Always can find a powder for it.

 

[Eagle376]

I think .308 would be a great choice for deer with the option to go bigger but I think your 338 would cover the bigger stuff anyways.

 

[yakimanoob]

I love my 7mm-08 and highly recommend it, but I don't know where you folks are living that say it's readily available! . I can barely find 1, maybe 2 options on the shelf at any given time.

People love to hate it, but at the end of the day the 6.5 Creedmore is an excellent choice for deer, and no one can argue with the popularity of the cartridge.

 

[std7mag]

I love my 7mm-08 and highly recommend it, but I don't know where you folks are living that say it's readily available! . I can barely find 1, maybe 2 options on the shelf at any given time.

People love to hate it, but at the end of the day the 6.5 Creedmore is an excellent choice for deer, and no one can argue with the popularity of the cartridge.

Oh oh, pick me!!
I'll answer these ones!!

1) where are we living that 7mm-08 ammo is available?

Answer....
It doesn't matter where I live. I reload.
At anytime, I have at least 160 rounds of 7mm-08AI on the shelf.
100 rounds prepped for F-Open matches.
10 rounds with 140gr Berger VLD and 10 of 140gr NBT for hunting deer.
10-20 rounds with 100gr Sierra HP Varmint for coyote hunting.
And anywhere from 20-100 rounds for range use.
I put close to 600 rounds a year through my 7mm-08AI.

2) I love to hate on the 6.5 Manbun!!!
It absolutely blows my mind that so many people fell for the advertising BS that it's any better than the 260 Rem.
Because of the BS advertising, so many people wanted the latest, greatest square wheel that manufacturers started pumping every conceivable form of firearm chambered for it. So the ammo manufacturers started pumping out ammo for it.
When 12yr old girls are shooting Tikka T3 Lites in 7mm Rem Mag, I'm not about to jump on the Manbun bandwagon!

I'm not being facetious about the 12yr old girl.
My neighbors daughter picked out the T3 Lite.
We tried to suggest to her a lighter recoiling round like 7mm-08. But she wanted the Rem Mag to be able to hunt anything.

There is also a video of another 12yr old girl hunting with one.