High Noon, A man with your education and income should be able to have several rifles. If you reload your own ammunition the rifle instantly becomes very versatile. For example I bought a 375 H&H magnum for my son so that he could come bear hunting with me. Now I use it for deer with either a Sierra 200 gr. or a 220 gr Hornady @ 2,200 fps. Very dramatic killer on deer. But with 270 grain bullets at 2,700 fps it is a lot better suited for African big five. My advice is to think less about rifles and more about reloading. A Handloaded 220 gr. NOSLER in a 30-06 would be big enough for what you need in Alaska IMO. A 35 Whelen with 250 grain bullets at 2,400 fps is nothing to sneeze at either. You have a very versatile rifle once you get away from factory loads. A 225 gr Partition @ 2,700 fps is "flatter shooting" than most people can utilize. whelennut
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
