I have owned or still owned all three of the last ones mentioned. I had a Rem 7oo BDL in .25-06, great rifle stone cold killer a little more "fuss boom and kick" but all around a terriffic performer that will do quite well for white-tails, pronghorns, and mulies as well as many other critters, I even shot prairie dogs with mine, a 100 grain Ballistic tip makes quite a spectacle when it hits a prairie dog. The .243 Win, my wife has one in a Ruger 77 Compact, a super nice little package that if she ever divorces me will be the one thing she will go to court over trying to keep, shoots wonderfully kills deer stone cold dead with no problems all with a mild bark and bite. The 7mm-08 Rem. I currently have one in a Rem Mdl 7 Stainless Synthetic and it is by far my favorite rifle. The 7-08 is easy to load for, easy to shoot and performs wonderfully, nice and short, light weight, balances perfectly for me, what else is there to know. For deer sized game and under all three are solid gold.