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A $400.00 used Savage 110/111 in 30-06 with a $50 3x9 scope will take any game animal from a Blacktail Doe to a Black Bear
If you can afford tags for all those that isn't limited. OK kidding I've taken all those except Elk with a 30-06. Only I suppose because I'm familiar with the caliber and have used it in peace and war since 1957, starting with a $20 DCM 1903 A3 and reloading tool called a nut cracker 310 Lyman. If I were starting out all over today, the caliber of choice would likely be for that specific area to hunt, a 7MM Rem Mag. Take the time to get an accurate one, and tailor and load your loads to match the game you are hunting. The Elk, I would choose one better partition heavy bullets such as Nosler, Barnes, or a good proven one, but also the most accurate one your rifle shoots. The deer and antelope are not that hard to kill, but a lighter weight will keep your trajectory flatter, and partition bullets for the most part have pretty controlled expansion and not so destructive on meat should you have a closer shot or hit a bone. My long time load for the 30-06 was 180gr Sierra with 57 gr. 4831. Not a high velocity, one shot kills but at few times that bullet was a shade too destructive. Accurate number one! but moved to a heavier jacketed bullet when hunting terrain was changed to shorter shots. The Sierras worked great for those long distance shots where you could plop down prone with a tight sling and the deer were big Mulies and 300 yards and up slowed those heavy bullets down. Hold over was with a breeze was tricky, and lot of time spent during summers on running jack rabbits just to hone skills a little. Haven't hunted eastern Oregon, but Nevada, Wyoming, California, and Arizonia...Minnesota, N. Dakota. Just a piece of Idaho and Utah. Each is a little different, but all have a little area of similar type terrain. Luck to you on your hunt. I will sat one thing, they have really come up with some fantastic equipment over the years. When I was a kid growing up in Minnesota seldom saw a scoped bolt run rifle, and most popular were maybe a couple hundred yard lever action rifles. Now, it's endless selections and they all work!However, you're a person of limited means. Meaning you can only afford one rifle to hunt deer, elk and antelope. So, obviously this
limits you to a single caliber. I'm throwing out switch barrel rifles 'cause they are generally more expensive. You can count on a
deer tag at least every other year and an elk tag tag close to that. Antelope tags are scarce, last one I got I had I 17 points. So the
question is, considering your financial constraints, what is the one caliber rifle you would choose to hunt these critters? And why.
For me it would be a .300 Win Mag. Deer at 150 gr., elk at 180 gr. and antelope at 125 gr. All commercially available or handloaded.