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Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16820206 01/09/22 Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665 M Mike78 Campfire Regular Mike78 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 665 For me it would be a Lee-Speed

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16820302 01/09/22 Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 203 Mississippi P Phil09 Campfire Member Phil09 Campfire Member P Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 203 Mississippi Easy question - Echols Legend in .300 H&H One and done - sell everything else! I am not likely to ever hunt any of the Big 5 in Africa so this would do quite nicely.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16820418 01/09/22 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado D dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger D Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado Factory rifle? Probably something in a Sako 75.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16820440 01/09/22 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,234 Wet Side, WA P Puddle Campfire Regular Puddle Campfire Regular P Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,234 Wet Side, WA Give Mr. Echols a call and chat about a wood stocked 404J... It's you and the bullet, and all the rest is secondary.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... 10gaugemag #16821672 01/09/22 Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 Likes: 1 western VA J jackmountain Campfire Ranger jackmountain Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 Likes: 1 western VA Originally Posted by 10gaugemag Remington 700 BDL Varmint Special 6mm Remington. Old style with the scrolling on the ends of the checkering job. Like this one. Buddy of mine brought that exact rifle over to my house yesterday. Had the block to mount a unerring out on the barrel. 1971 mfg date if I read the numbers on the barrel correctly.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... elkhunternm #16821707 01/09/22 Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,582 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,582 Likes: 17 Metairie, LA Originally Posted by elkhunternm I have it already. Mauser 98 .404 Jeffery. Love the character of that stock. What am I looking at in the background?

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16821714 01/09/22 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,780 Alaska K kaboku68 Campfire Tracker kaboku68 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,780 Alaska Ralf Martini custom mauser in a 416 Rigby would be a bespoke custom rifle that would be my choice of a rifle created. Jack O'Connor's Number 2 made by Al Biesen in 270 WCF would be my choice of a historic rifle.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... okie john #16822045 01/09/22 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,319 Likes: 3 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,319 Likes: 3 Northeast USA Originally Posted by okie john Echols Legend in 35 Whelen. Okie John I believe the OP said it was okay, so I’d do a switch barrel myself. 270/280 and 35 Whelen. Semper Fi

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16822079 01/09/22 Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,750 Likes: 6 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,750 Likes: 6 Either Texas or Idaho Probably a Martini built Hagn single shot in 300 H&H similar to this one. https://martinigunmakers.com/for-sale/martini-hagn-single-shot-280-rem/ Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... beretzs #16822080 01/09/22 Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,680 C clockwork_7mm OP Campfire Tracker OP clockwork_7mm Campfire Tracker C Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,680 Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by okie john Echols Legend in 35 Whelen. Okie John I believe the OP said it was okay, so I’d do a switch barrel myself. 270/280 and 35 Whelen. Switch barrels are allowed. Especially if 280 is involved. 280 - 35 Whelen is the most American rifle-looney thing I can think of.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16822087 01/09/22 Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 306 Germany Boomer454 Campfire Member Boomer454 Campfire Member Joined: Aug 2019 Posts: 306 Germany I'm really torn here, probably either a nicely engraved Heym 37b double rifle drilling in 9,3x74r or a fully kitted out Kesslerin with the good wood and fancy inlaid gold threads. They don't make 'em like they used to Don't tread on me Nothing runs like a Deere

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16822089 01/09/22 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,319 Likes: 3 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,319 Likes: 3 Northeast USA Originally Posted by clockwork_7mm Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by okie john Echols Legend in 35 Whelen. Okie John I believe the OP said it was okay, so I’d do a switch barrel myself. 270/280 and 35 Whelen. Switch barrels are allowed. Especially if 280 is involved. 280 - 35 Whelen is the most American rifle-looney thing I can think of. Thank you. I can’t think of much that couldn’t get done for me with that pair. Heck I wished I had the two rifles built 20 years ago and restrained buying the herd I have. Life would’ve been a little easier. Semper Fi

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... Phil09 #16822091 01/09/22 Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,591 Northern Ca S sidepass Campfire Tracker sidepass Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 4,591 Northern Ca Originally Posted by Phil09 Easy question - Echols Legend in .300 H&H One and done - sell everything else! I am not likely to ever hunt any of the Big 5 in Africa so this would do quite nicely. This would work just fine. Never take life to seriously, after all ,no one gets out of it alive.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... EdM #16822217 01/09/22 Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,903 Mckenzie River, OR C chas05 Campfire Regular chas05 Campfire Regular C Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,903 Mckenzie River, OR Soroka 300 H &H https://www.sorokarifle.com/rifle_gallery.html

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16822231 01/09/22 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,339 Likes: 6 Tropical Alaska P pabucktail Campfire Tracker pabucktail Campfire Tracker P Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,339 Likes: 6 Tropical Alaska A Blaser K95 .270 or '06 with a non-hogback stock.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16822461 01/09/22 Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,331 Dixieland Ngrumba Campfire Regular Ngrumba Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,331 Dixieland I have the perfect rifle for me. Echols Legend LH in 300Win. Always reliable feeding and shoots better than I do. 3 shot group @200 yards/180G TSX

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16823138 01/10/22 Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 956 cas6969 Campfire Regular cas6969 Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 956 Unlimited budget? Solid gold stock, coolest bench gun ever, no recoil.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... Phil09 #16823230 01/10/22 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 12,172 Likes: 5 O Orion2000 Campfire Outfitter Orion2000 Campfire Outfitter O Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 12,172 Likes: 5 Originally Posted by Ky221 ... Rigby Highland Stalker .275 Rigby Originally Posted by Phil09 ... Echols Legend in .300 H&H Either of these in Left Hand would totally suffice...

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... taylorce1 #16823369 01/10/22 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,925 seattle, wa, usa O okie john Campfire Tracker okie john Campfire Tracker O Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,925 seattle, wa, usa Originally Posted by taylorce1 Originally Posted by okie john Echols Legend in 35 Whelen. Okie John I'd probably put that high on the list, but I'd opt for .30-06. I went back and forth a couple of times. I went 35 Whelen because the OP said Quote ...obscure chambering is no issue because ammo/components/having components made for the one rifle falls under the budget... Without that, definitely 30-06. Okie John Originally Posted by Brad If Montana had a standing army, a 270 Win with Federal Blue Box 130's would be the standard issue.

Re: unlimited budget for a single (1) rifle... clockwork_7mm #16823905 01/10/22 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,008 Tallahassee, FL USA P pacecars Campfire Tracker pacecars Campfire Tracker P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,008 Tallahassee, FL USA Westley Richards Bespoke Takedown in .318 Accelerated Express Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets