Help me select my next rifle

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Ms (box stand, ladders, etc). Help me pick from 308, 6.5PRC, and 6.8 Western. Thanks

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For that, go with 308. Ammo readily available any store any time. 6.5 prc may be around in ten yrs because of the prs crowd but I would bet 6.8 won’t be here in 5-7yrs if I was betting.

.308 most wide variety of ammo in the world and proven to be one of the most effective cartridges out there.

Very curious why suppressed? See a lot of that these days and make no sense at all. And as a trained expert level marksman/range master/and long range contest aficionado it leaves me baffled now days to see so many people doing it. With supersonic ammo under normal hunting conditions There are just not many suppressors available to the public that does much good at all if ANY! and if they did you would have to have a computer and high degree measurement tools to find it. Not really a practical application.

308 Winchester.

.308 and like Rize said shortest barrel possible.

I would also look at Bergara and Christianson Arms. Browning is nice but can get a lil more bang for ya buck. Plus the browning triggers are not that great if I ask me.

As far as choice of caliber, of the ones you're considering, I'd go 308 Win every day of the week and twice on Sunday. It's not yet clear yet whether the 6.5 PRC is going to around long term. The 6.8 Western is a fine round, but the main thing it does is allow you to shoot a heavier than usual 270 caliber bullet at 270 Win velocities. As far s shooting supersonic ammo in a gun w/ a suppressor, I'll point out that on prairie dog hunts the last couple years, I've been running my long barreled handguns w/ a suppressor. Admittedly, I'm usually shooting <100 rounds a day, but the suppressor sure makes the hunt more enjoyable for myself and the other hunters around me. A 22 Nosler has a lot of muzzle when shot in a 15" barrel that's unsuppressed.