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here in upstate ny, ive been using a 7mm-08 for years. every year its getting harder and harder to find ammo. im thinking of purchasing a more common caliber like 30-06,270,243,308.these selections are usually at walmart.closest gunshop is 40 miles.most my hunting is timber with an occasional trip to a cornfield. any suggestions...please help
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I'd go with a .30-06, 'cause it'll be the end of the world when Walmart runs outta that! HUNT 'EM UP!
Jake from NE Pennsylvania. a.k.a: fishnman (NAFC). "Live every day as if it were your last. Tomorrow just may be." "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll be confused for a lifetime." Proud PETA (People for the Eating of Tasty Animals) member. GIT-R-DONE!
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Don't buy your ammo at Wal-Mart.
Order ammo via mail order supplier or an online source like Gunbroker.com, stock up well in advance of deer season and learn to reload.
The .243 will not equal the performance of the 7mm-08 and the .308 will be about the same. The .270 and the 30-06 will produce more recoil and you never know how well a new rifle will work out for you. In my opinion, you're thinking of trying to solve a minor problem by making a major purchase.
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7mm-08 is a great cartridge. I wouldn't put it out to pasture yet. Go buy you a Lee press and dies, a loading manual, powder and bullets and you'll have ammo even when Walmart quits selling it. Then you'll still have enough money left to buy another rifle ( you're just ready for another rifle and need a justification for the Mrs. right) maybe a 30/30 or 45/70 to hunt the heavy timber with. Then for $20 you can buy another set of dies and reload for it. If not as critterhunter8 said, 30-06 ammo will be available anywhere that you find ammo.
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Joined: 9/19/2007
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Start reloading.
A government that's big enough to give you everything you want, is also strong enough to take everything you have. Thomas Jefferson. NAHC LM 1993. Hunter Ed Instructor, Greater NW WIS.
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And besides, reloading is fun to do.
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Screw Walmart. Drive the forty miles and help your local Mom and Pops survive. You can take a couple hours and go buy enough to last you for a year. Problem solved. But, if you are wanting to buy another rifle, the 30-06 ammo can be found anywhere. It's been around for over a hundred years for a reason; it works and works well.
Big, flatnose bullets eliminate tracking!
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Joined: 9/18/2007
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Yea, wall mart is not the answer to every need by any means.
drive to the gun store or mail order the ammo you need.
7mm-08 is a great calibar.
Of course if you just want a new gun there is nothing wrong with the 30-06 and recoil can be managed with various pads and devices.
T.H. Werth US Army (Ret) DA Civilian (Ret) Viet Nam Vet NAHC Life member NRA member
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flatnose wrote: Screw Walmart. Drive the forty miles and help your local Mom and Pops survive. You can take a couple hours and go buy enough to last you for a year. Problem solved. But, if you are wanting to buy another rifle, the 30-06 ammo can be found anywhere. It's been around for over a hundred years for a reason; it works and works well. Big, flatnose bullets eliminate tracking! LM/NRA LM/NAHC
'Mom and Pop' will gladly fit you with a new/used rifle too! I've actually gotten many good deals over the years at the local shops. They're much more free to negotiate prices too!
LM, Member of the WI Air National Guard (27 years and counting ), LM of Air Force Association,
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7mm08 and 270 will give you similar ballistics . If you want a deer round those two are on the top of the list .
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I would keep what you got and grin and bear it. Order ammo online and be done with it. I got a .25 wssm for deer hunting. Reloaded 100 rounds of ammo over the summer and I should be set for a couple of years. If you think about it, once your gun is sighted in all you really need is a couple of shots before the season to make sure your scope didn't get bumped. And one shot for one deer. So if you got 100 rounds or so that should last a pretty long time.
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Be careful who you order ammo from. I was going to order some ammo from Midway until I found out that you have to pay a "HAZ-MAT" shipping fee as well as shipping charges for ammo, primers, and powder, even black powder. Most places don't charge the "HAZ-MAT" fee. When I order ammo, I usually order from "Ammunitiontogo.com". Their prices are as good or better than most, and they have almost anything you could want, and reasonable shipping too.
God, family, guns and "Bluegrass music"
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Hello everyone! You already have a great hunting caliber/cartridge in the 7mm-08. I would suggest get started in reloading. But if you really want a new rifle I would say a .30-30 is a good caliber/cartridge to look at. They are generally cheap(under $10 for a box of 20) and in good supply, plus it is one of the most popular deer calibers/cartridges if not the most popular. The .30-30 probably has killed more deer than any other caliber/cartridge.
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Don357 wrote: Be careful who you order ammo from. I was going to order some ammo from Midway until I found out that you have to pay a "HAZ-MAT" shipping fee as well as shipping charges for ammo, primers, and powder, even black powder. Most places don't charge the "HAZ-MAT" fee. When I order ammo, I usually order from "Ammunitiontogo.com". Their prices are as good or better than most, and they have almost anything you could want, and reasonable shipping too.
God, family, guns and "Bluegrass music"
Order ammo from Midway all the time & don't have to pay "HAZ-MAT" fee. Just on Primers & power.
Member of NRA, GOA & USCCA.
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Heres a thought open your own part time gun shop if the closes one is 40miles I'm sure other hunters would drive to you for thier needs . With an ffl you can buy at discounts. and make alittle on the side .
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Buy a set of Lee Collet dies with factory crimp for $35.00, a Lee hand press for $20.00, powder scale, and start reloading your own cartridges. If it is one caliber you will invest about $100 for the opportunity to regulate and produce ammo that is fire formed in your rifle, about half the cost of factory after the first 10 boxes and tuned for your rifle and game that you are going to pursue. No need to get another caliber that has essentially the same performance and then to shoot factory ammo. That really makes no sense from where I sit.
Hunter Ed Insructor, RMEF Chapter Founder, NRA Smallbore Coach, BSA Venture Rifle Team Advisor, and NRA Instructor in 14 disciplines
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