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Any one shooting one of the new Winchester Alaskans and if so what do you think of it. thanks

Howard, I have one in.375 H&H magnum. Excellent rifle to me. It feeds great, and the handling with the thinner 25 inch barrel is a lot better than the Safari contours. I put an old 4 power Leupold on it in Talley quick releases with their add on peep site. Accuracy seems fine.
I often think of getting one in 30/06 to complement it.

thanks, 30-06 or 300 win mag was what i was thinking

I shoot the true "Alaskan," a .338WM.

Ray is yours a new one or pre 64 ?

No. I got a couple of .338's, both Ruger rifles, but the Winchester Pre-64 would be a wonderful rifle to have. The oldest Ruger is boat-padlle Ruger M77 MKII stainless steel rifle from the very early '90's. Back then this rifle had a pretty much push-feed bolt, but Ruger converted it to a CRF for a small fee (around $75.00). I replaced the boat-paddle stock with a Hogue Rubber-Overmolded one that has a very good recoil pad, and this made a big difference relating to taming recoil. Mounted a matte Leupold Vary-X III 2.5-8 x 36 scope on it.

The newest one is a Ruger Hawkeye African that was specially ordered without a muzzle brake, and a 22" barrel plus express sights. It has a dark-dull finish similar to the finish of an M-16, including the bolt. I replaced the beautiful walnut stock to save it from scratches and such (hunting up here often means rain, snow, and mud). This stock is a "pre-cut to my LOP" McMillan Classic that includes a Decelerator recoil pad. Mounted a Leupold 3-9 x 40 scope with a #4 reticle and illuminated dot. The scope is a tad too large for this rifle, but I really like it.

The first one is my moose hunting rifle, much like a tool I can trow anything at (and it takes it). The second one is a lot more expensive, so I sort of baby it

I use factory ammo sometimes time, but the .338W is easy to reload for. I don't even think about the .338 brass head-spacing at the belt these days. On my press I have a gage that tells me how much a fired once-or twice case has filled the chamber, which in turn allows me to bump the shoulder back around .002 using a set of Redding Competition shell-holder, and that's all there is to it. I don't see the need to reload the same case more than 3 times. When developing loads I use a lead-sled.

Very good looking rifle. A friend of mine has a BSA in .30-06. Several years ago he killed a moose that had a 65" antler spread (measured horizontally from tip to tip) with that .30-06. He uses a .375H&H now, but treasures his .30-06.

I love my BSA Model E. Still kick myself in the azz for getting rid of my model D. However, the rifle pictured is an "Alaskan". I'd look for one of those before buying a BACO.

How many of the SS Alaskans did they make? I thought about getting one but never got around to it, and I think they were discontinued. Am I right?

I saw one once at First Stop in Rapid City but wasn't really in the mood at the time.