Of the 3 all weather rifles you mentioned I would go with the Sako 85 Grey Wolf. I prefer walnut and blued steel for my rifle. Of the blue/walnut rifles, I would look at a Winchester M70 Supergrade or a M70 Featherweight. The Sako Classic 85 is also a very nice rifle. Other all weather rifles you may want to look at are the Remington 700 Mountain SS, the 700 XCRII and the Winchester M70 extreme Weather. The cartridge I would go with is the 30-06, but the 308 is also very good. If you insist on Leupold scope I would go with the VXIII 3.5-10x40. My one rifle is a Beretta Mato in 30-06. I have both a synthetic and a walnut stock for the rifle. I prefer the walnut. The scope is a Burris 3-10x40 Signature Select. This scope is no longer available, so would also look at a Ziess 3-9x40 Conquest.

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