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A .223 chambered Howa.
Maybe an AR.
I'd have to flip a coin.
Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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If I could only have one? Forever, for everything?
A 16", fast twisted, flat top AR15, without a doubt...
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After watching hunters kill Brown Bears in Russia with a SKS in 7.62X39. I would say a 30/30 could probably kill everything on planet earth if you put the bullet in the right place.
Its all right to be white!!
Stupidity left unattended will run rampant
Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
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Mehh...sometimes. If I am stuck with one rifle for every occasion, I would much rather have an effective fighting rifle that can kill anything on the continent (albeit not ideally) than a hunting rifle.
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270 would work for me. 90 gr HPs for groundhogs and up to 160 Partitions for everything else.
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After watching hunters kill Brown Bears in Russia with a SKS in 7.62X39. I would say a 30/30 could probably kill everything on planet earth if you put the bullet in the right place. Yeah great....but would you really want to? I'd quit hunting first....  Who'd hunt the world with that? 
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Mehh...sometimes. If I am stuck with one rifle for every occasion, I would much rather have an effective fighting rifle that can kill anything on the continent (albeit not ideally) than a hunting rifle. That's where I'm at liliysdad, the OP did say ONE rifle. 
Trump Won!
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I contend that the only choice would be a 30-06 bolt action with a 2-1/2--8 variable powered scope and backup iron sights.
Unless, of course, a lot of varmint hunting were contemplated. In that case, it would be a .270.
We don't hear much talk about the so-called "all-around rifle" any more because, as JB has pointed out, nowadays we have more money and can afford rifles for different purposes. While having one rifle might dictate a 30-06, many who have several don't need a 30-06 or a .270.
And if you could only use one bullet in your 30-06? I would pick the 180 grain Nosler Partition, again not considering varmints. Either a M70 Classic stainless or Ruger Mark II stainless, aftermarket stock, iron sights, a 1.5-6x42 with additional 2.2-10x42 or 50mm and 1.1-4x24 or 1-6x24 (or 1.7-10x 42 and 1-6x24) in 338 Win Mag. I would have more indecision on the scopes than the rifle or cartridge. I would definitely want a higher and low powered scopes though. For my hunting a moderate velocity .308 -.338 would work fine. No hesitation on the 338 Win mag with 225 TSX and/or TTSX.
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After watching hunters kill Brown Bears in Russia with a SKS in 7.62X39. I would say a 30/30 could probably kill everything on planet earth if you put the bullet in the right place. Yeah great....but would you really want to? I'd quit hunting first.... Who'd hunt the world with that? I wouldn't want to. And I've taken a moose with the 30-30.
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For what I hunt and look to shoot, I am liking one of my 8 twist Swifts topped with a 3.5-10 Leupold....
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Travis,
A .223 would certainly insure that .22-250 ammo wouldn't chamber on an elk hunt.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck
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ouch...... 
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The question was: "If you could buy one center fire rifle?" not if you could only have one rifle.
I have the bases covered so I would want something I don't have.
I prefer classic.
Semper Fi
I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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Is "buying only one center fire rifle" a new Democrat platform item?
My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.
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In the US, my Browning Safari Grade in 3006 topped with a Leupold 2.5X8X36 B&C reticle.
World: Model 70 375 H&H Swaro PH 1.75X6X42
A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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After watching hunters kill Brown Bears in Russia with a SKS in 7.62X39. I would say a 30/30 could probably kill everything on planet earth if you put the bullet in the right place. Yeah great....but would you really want to? I'd quit hunting first.... Who'd hunt the world with that? I am just saying that you do not need a 500 Mangler to kill animals.My cousin married Inuit.Their big gun is 223 which they seem to kill a moose with every year.
Its all right to be white!!
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Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
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Old Remington 700 BDL in 30-06 , Leupold VarX 3-9x40 , backup iron sights big green put on the rifle.
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much" Teddy Roosevelt
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280 Remington with 150 gr Accubond
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