I'm facing a decision on a new gun for my 11 year old Grandson. He has taken a pig and 2 deer with his Rem 222. Great, flat shooting cartridge that has set a lot of records and we reload. However, it just doesn't have enough long range punch.

So, I'm thinking .243 but the 25-06 has had me me thinking. I just haven't spent any time looking at the 25 calibers.

A couple of thoughts:

Gun magazines have spent a lot of ink on the "If you could have only one gun" question with no real answer. It all depends.

The 30-06 gives you more options that any other gun but you have to reload to get the flexibility. You can go from mild to DAMN, that hurt.

The precision shooters shoot 6mm's, .243 to you. Or, .308's.

Whaddya mean only one gun? I need to sell a couple of them to get down to 50 or so. I need the closet space.

You may have passed up one of the all time best cartridges. Look at the 6.5 x 55.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa