I've used a .25-06 Ruger M77 for about the last 10 years here in Texas, before that it was a .243 Savage M99. I have Simmons 3X9 on Ruger. The Savage had a Tasco
. I mainly hunt whitetail and hogs with rifle. If I get a chance again this year to go out to a friends place in far west Texas for mulies/possibly elk, I'd like to pick up a mid-priced .30-06.
Haven't ever had a chance at pronghorn, but I'd use the .25-06 no problem.
I don't believe there've been moose in Texas since the Ice Age, so it's a moot point
.
The only sheep I would get to hunt here in Texas are those nasty aoudad
. I don't hunt 'em.
At the level of practice I get with the rifle , I won't try a shot at 300 m, 200 yards is about my limit. If I could get the practice, I'd still use the .25-06.
[This message has been edited by ckurts (edited June 09, 2000).]