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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cvrx4" data-source="post: 1023009" data-attributes="member: 4174">You mentioned hunting.  How much are you gonna do?  It seems like most of the conversation is leaning towards hole punching.  In all honesty a good hole punching gun is typically not a good hunting rig.  A heavy barrel might get well, heavy in the woods. Paper punchers like nice big scopes with high power which can be a detriment when you have a 50 yard shot through some brush at a moving animal. I would still lean toward the 308.  It is a nice round for most hunting that you might get into with factory loadings.  It is a great deer round, a good hog round, and is serviceable on Coyotes.  It also has less recoil than 30-06. (might help keep from developing bad habits aka flinching.)  I would rather shoot .308 all day than 30-06 but that is just me.I know a 30-06 can do all the same and a more than 308 not trying to start a caliber war at all the 30-06 is an awesome round. I would suggest shootin some of both.  I am sure  there are members here that can help you with that. If you are leaning toward the savage you might give the tin star shooting range over in weatherford a holler he has really good prices on them.  I think he also has package deals (with scopes).</blockquote>