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Buy an old Sako L61. Get one with a Bofors marked barrel or a nice pre 64.

How about a Tikka LSA 65 30-06 with a nice piece of walnut? Bofors barrel.

Shoots 155 grain Lapua Scenars into tiny little groups, typical of Tikkas.

I know a guy....

This.

The T/C pro hunter will have more recoil than the Tikka.

Doc

I have 2 Rugers. A MarkII in 243 and a Hawkeye in 338 Federal. I really like both of them. Accurate and rugged.
My 30-06 is a Browning X-Bolt. As was said earlier, racy looks but great ergos and very easy to find an accurate load for in everything I have tried. Nice recoil pad too.

In the bolt action universe, I'm fond of the Husqvarnas built on the 1900 push feed action and despite the general indifference toward them, I like my CLRs and the 30-06 is a fine shooting rifle with good balance.

For a woods hunting rifle where a fast(er) follow up shot might be nice to have, it is hard to beat a Remington 6/760/7600.

My elk arsenal consists of a CLR and a Remington 760, but in 270, not 30-06.

The Sako 61 action I had was just a push feed with a safety that did not control the firing pin!

That is a poor design lacking features that a rifleman demands.

I have a thing for the J.C. Higgins Model 50.

From what recall back then when they first came out the M50 had no checkering on it's stock and the M51 did. They were chambered for the 30-06 and 270 and made by High Standard in New Haven, Ct.

My late dad had a tool and die shop in the 1940's and made tooling for High Standard. I recall waiting in his car when he got M51's in 06 for himself and his brother. I still have his M51. He was proud that it had an 'FN' action.

I have a left handed Zastava Model 70 in 30-06, and love it. Shoots an inch with Lake city 69 milsurp ammo and slightly better with Federal Fusion off the shelf at 100. Decent wood, great metal work and bluing, controlled feed Mauser and dead on reliable. Trigger adjusted to a crisp, no creep three pounds. Classic wood and blued steel, works like a champ, and yes, I do recommend one.

Here is the first one I came across. The bolt handle does not sweep back like ours. This one may be some other action.

Sears M50

I've been looking at those on GB and if I buy an '06 this is a slam dunk winner IMO.

Obi_Wan,

I'd probably stop right here. It's tempting me.

The Tikka hunters are sharp dudes. It's difficult to beat Tikka.

BTW, you've got the right cartridge dialed in. While I don't own an '06, I do know that it's done everything that can be expected of a rifle cartridge.

Eventually, it'll boil down to your preference.

One thing I will mention is that while I like light rifles, I don't like shooting them. Even a Featherweight in .308 Win can produce uncomfortable recoil when bench shooting.

JG,

What's that faithful ole 7RM gonna think when you show up with a new '06...

Where's yo sensitivity...

How you gonna 'splain that one...??

DF

They had a FN commercial Mauser action and a High Standard chrome lined barrel. They also have an excellent reputation for accuracy. It's funny how some things float your boat and some don't. The Model 50 floats mine. I don't own one and have a 30-06 I like. I hope to get one in the next year or so. Oh, and I like iron sights even though I've never used them on a scoped rifle other than the original sight-in.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING, NOT BUYING......!

I think the very vast majority of today's hunters have never heard of them.

The stock design is one of the best I have seen on a factory stock.

Does "this guy" have a deluxe model or the regular one?

Never heard of the Tikka LSA until reading this thread.

I remember them as the "Ithaca" LSA. Thought they were a Sako.