30-06
I have three 30-06 rifles as well as magnums; and, two of them are my kid's rifles. The 30-06 in a 180 grain bullet is plenty big for all ungulates one will come across and the recoil quite manageable. The bullet selection for this caliber is also quite exhaustive. And there is a certain beauty in the conventional wisdom that a person can be in a small hardware store in rural Western Canada and the two calibers that certain to find ammo are the 30-06 and the 270!
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