1 rifle, what would you pick?
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James R. Burke
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Jack O' Conner nice looking animals way to go.
Waterengineer
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mrmuffy has it right. 270 winchester.
Big Ugly Tall Texan
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Customized Mauser 98 - probably in 30-06 for a full length action or .308 for a reworked Yugo.
Jack O'Conner
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I can be happy with any rifle action type as long as the stock fits me well and it shoots straight. But for cartridge choice, there is only one that meets ALL my needs - .308
This is my older Savage 99 with plain 4X scope.
Jack
MuscleGarunt
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M39 Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R all the way, heavy to carry though.
ImprobableJoe
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I wish I'd never sold my Ruger M77 MkII 7mm Mag. I bought it for cheap from a really little guy who gave up on the recoil after a few shots and gave me the mostly-full box of ammo he bought with the rifle. I tossed a $600 Leupold scope on it, set it up with a laser bore sight kit, and was off and running. It was more gun than I needed, it took expensive ammo, and it dropped a couple of deer for me at 300 yards. I picked up a bunch of 175 gr. Remington ammo at about $17 a box and shot the crap out of it for a couple of years.
Even without the discount on the ammo... I could drive nails with that rifle, and I wish I still had it.
Even without the discount on the ammo... I could drive nails with that rifle, and I wish I still had it.
30 06
IMHO: The Winchester model 70 claw foot extractor in 30-06 is the most versatile rifle you can own.Load it from 150-200 gr.and get all kinds of ammo for it.Scopes are what you like. I am a Swarovski guy.I own several rifles,Ruger No 1's Winchesters,and Remingtons...but if I went to Africa,it would be a model 70 Winchester pre 64...I like custom guns,and most of mine are model 70s .
IMHO: The Winchester model 70 claw foot extractor in 30-06 is the most versatile rifle you can own.Load it from 150-200 gr.and get all kinds of ammo for it.Scopes are what you like. I am a Swarovski guy.I own several rifles,Ruger No 1's Winchesters,and Remingtons...but if I went to Africa,it would be a model 70 Winchester pre 64...I like custom guns,and most of mine are model 70s .
UniversalFrost
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my all time favorite is a west german made weatherby mark v in 7mm wby mag. I finally own one. I always wanted one ever since fondling one in a gunshop when I was a kid. talk about the ultimate bolt action rifle that was desigend from the ground up to handle ultra magnum calibers and be smooth as butter and the stock was actually designed to look beautiful and yet be functional and disapate the recoil from the big weatherby magnum calibers.
first hunt with it will be elk this fall followed by muleys in the winter.
for an actual hunted with rifle my favorite is a s&W i-bolt in 30/06. i have owned this for about 2 years now and it quickly became my favorite shooting rifle (even surpassing my custom made mauser in .243 that was my first deer rifle) and it took a nice coues buck this past fall. the t/c barrel, timney trigger (externally adjustable) help to make this an extremely accurate gun that will shoot all types of ammo with extreme accuracy. only complaint is the stock is fugly and while well thought out for function it lacks in the beauty department (have a nice grey/black laminate monte carlo stock on the way that I will need to inlet for this action since nobody provides support for it yet).
first hunt with it will be elk this fall followed by muleys in the winter.
for an actual hunted with rifle my favorite is a s&W i-bolt in 30/06. i have owned this for about 2 years now and it quickly became my favorite shooting rifle (even surpassing my custom made mauser in .243 that was my first deer rifle) and it took a nice coues buck this past fall. the t/c barrel, timney trigger (externally adjustable) help to make this an extremely accurate gun that will shoot all types of ammo with extreme accuracy. only complaint is the stock is fugly and while well thought out for function it lacks in the beauty department (have a nice grey/black laminate monte carlo stock on the way that I will need to inlet for this action since nobody provides support for it yet).
curtismann
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+1 for .308
My favorite is a Savage Model 10LE with a Nikon Team Primos 3-9. I'm more than willing to sacrifice packing a little extra weight for the benefits that heavy barrel gives. Points perfect, and I've never shot a more accurate cold bore rifle.
This concludes my 2 cents.
-Curtis
My favorite is a Savage Model 10LE with a Nikon Team Primos 3-9. I'm more than willing to sacrifice packing a little extra weight for the benefits that heavy barrel gives. Points perfect, and I've never shot a more accurate cold bore rifle.
This concludes my 2 cents.
-Curtis
Catfish25p2000
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Well, I have to say that this thread kinda stresses me out... I hate trying to think of what ONE gun that is in my safe I would keep if all others had to go. After much thought, I have decided that is would be my first rifle I ever bought. A Remington model 788 in .223. I had some work done on it and put a new trigger on it and I am in love with that gun! I decided to keep that one because it is VERY accurate, and it would kill just about anything with a shot to the bean. Man I love that gun!
30-30remchester
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Just what I have. A pre 64 model 70 Winchester 30-06 featherweight with a 4x Leupold compact scope.
Regular Joe
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I'm done hunting. I can think of one or two that I like, but the one that I shoot most of all is my little Ruger CRR with the green lam stock and a 4x Nikon. It wouldn't be my first pick for deer sized game, but I know for sure that it would work.