[cabmandone]

What's the longest shot you anticipate taking in your hunting area? .308 is a good long range rifle. 30-06 is a good rifle but at longer distances can be problematic according to a good friend that has one. .270 is a good all around shooter. I bought a 450 last year because Ohio has a straight wall cartridge law for rifles during deer season. Solid rifle with good range. Dead nuts at 150 yards with enough "oomf" to do the job at that distance. I was told it has enough knockdown power to go beyond 200 but most of my shots are 50 yards or less.

The other plus for me with the 450 is that my friend has the dies to load .45 so we can build some custom loads to really dial the rifle in. I bought two boxes of Hornady Black to burn through just for the brass but they shoot pretty well. At 100 yards I have really nice 3 shot groups.