I believe I’m about 98% content now that I have my 7mm-08 to accompany my .308 Win, .30-30 and 7mm RM. The only other temptation for me now is a .358 Win. I have less than zero interest in anything newer than 1970 and the European calibers. Not knocking them in regards to their effectiveness, they just don’t float my boat. If they have Western, PRC, WSM, RUM and so on in their names I don’t have a place for them in my gun case. The ONLY exception might be (look away now all you haters!) a 6.5 CM. And that’s probably just because I can see that it would be a good deer round despite the hate. And no, I’ve never fired one.
I’m also in the camp with the others who are trying to keep the gun numbers down. I’m strictly a hunter, not a shooter. Between the end of November and the beginning of the following October, my hunting rifles rarely come out of the safe. Just my .22LR for gophers and my .223 for coyotes. I’m only allowed one antlered whitetail a year here so the more calibers or rifles I have, the harder it is to choose. At this stage of my life the annual hunts up north for moose, elk and bear are pretty much over so pretty much have to play the draw game to hunt them closer to home. It usually takes 5 years to get drawn for antlered mule deer but when I do get drawn I get to play with two of my guns in a season! I can however hunt them annually with archery gear. Next time I get drawn I might dig out the old muzzleloader….haven’t hunted with it since 2012.
But this year it’s all about getting my first buck (or anything) with my new 7mm-08!
