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I am currently putting together a stainless MRC in 300 Win Mag. It will wear a McMillan stock and a Zeiss conquest scope in the 3-10x44 range. I plan to shoot the 180 grain TSX. This combo should handle everything I can hunt today (I won't carry it for varmits of course). Someday, when I get rich, I will need a something bigger for the dangerous game, but until then this gun will get a lot of use for general purpose hunting.

Jeff got it right. 30-06 with 165 grains of lead. Wood/Blue Sako topped with a 3x9 x40 (or the x8 he mentioned)is all you need. My gun collection keeps shrinking and is coming down to this rifle I describe.

Interesting to see how many people are choosing the Accubond! I love 'em, and in fact my "main" 30-06 load is a 165-gn AB at 2940 fps, but I chose the 165 TSX for my "one load" just because it gets such good press in these parts as a penetrator without fail...

Part of me is still thinking .338 and a 225-gn Accubond, which I also happen to have in the safe, but while it's a wonderful caliber, it's more gun than I'd like to use for, say, 100-lb blacktail deer.

I did forget to mention that my 2.5x8 would have the B&C reticle, which works really well from what I've seen so far!

-jeff

Mick, you must have missed the "just ignore it" memo! :-)

Actually, for some guys, it actually is a valid question. My brother, for instance. He's not gonna buy another big game rifle; not that he needs to since I bought him a 30-06! Or my buddy Mark who is presently saving for his first, one rifle. It will be a fairly big deal for him financially. I'm recommending he go 30-06 since he wants to hunt elk, too. Guys like that, as opposed to gun nerds like us... it's a valid question.

-jeff

Any rifle that shoots sub 1 inch groups
.280 Remington
150 grain partition
Leupold 6x42

I need to peep through one of them 6x42's sometime...

-jeff

I'll take a tang safety Ruger M77 in .270 Win - 130 grain TSX at 3,100 fps with a Leupold 3-9x VariX II.

Pre-64 Model 70 Supergrade 300 Win Mag topped off with a Meopta Meostar R1 4-12x40 shooting 165 grain Hornady Interbonds.

i read some sales figures a few weeks back which confirm the stats i read in an article (a survey of folks who hunt) in either field and stream or outdoor life maybe a year ago.

number one rifle - remington model 700 (by a very large margin)
number one caliber - 30-06 (by an even larger margin)
most popular scope (read as best selling) - 3x9x40
caliber is .30 obviously
load - which ever shoots best in that rifle - i suspect most folks just get a box of either corelokts or power points from their local sporting goods store.

Ruger M77 (or Win M70) in 30-06 with 4X Leupold M8 or Burris Fullfield. For bullets, a 180 grain Hornady or Partition - they both go the same way.

People sure like those Interlocks. I have to say they've done well for me from my .358, but that's my only experience with 'em.

So they are as reliable as a Partition?

-jeff

300 Winchester Magnum in a Model 70 with weaver rings and bases.
Leupold 4X with dot recticle
180 grain bullets at 2960 fps.

Nuff said.

1976 Ruger M77 7mm RM wearing a McMillan stock, Timney trigger, 2.5-8 VXIII shooting 160 NP's.

Man I so love this gun.

Jason

30-06 Win Model 70 SS FW,
2.5-8x36 Leupy
Iron sights
180 NPT 57 H4350
Decelerator pad
Spare 4x Weaver in rings.

Taverner, hey there! You are just up the road from me. I can see the stacks of the paper mill at Albany from where I shoot...

I bet that 7mm pokes loooong holes in just about anything!

-jeff

Jeff..In a matter of hours..I have changed my mind..:)

It's the Savage M99 lever action..
Chambered in .300 Savage..

165 gr Speer GS...(Old bullet tech..:)
2500 FPS MV..MOA to 250 yards withe Rel 15..)

Model 99R, 24" barrel..i950 something....:)
Had it and hunted it awhile..


Lyman 2.5X Alaskan scope..and shooting sling..
Fun topic..Every day is different..Jim

CZ 550 in 6.5x55, Leupold 6x42, 125 grain partition.

Here's my "ultimate" rifle:

Commercial Mauser 98 with Double Square Bridge in 8x68S

Pac-Nor barrel, #5 contour

Meopta Artemis 2100 3-12x50

220-gr. Swift A-Frame over VV N-165

""Todays"" rifle flavor is my pre 64 model 70 in .338, topped with a 2.5x8 leupold and runnin Hornaday .225's...

And yes Jeff, Hornadays rock. They are my "go to" bullet for any rifle when I first start to load for it. I wish they would make a 225gr for the .35 calibers...it's all our .358's would ever need..IMO..BT

It's neat to see all the Loopy 2.5x8's turning up. My favorite scope, at least as far as scopes I afford to own several of. I'm sure there's better.. but for $350, they rock!

Here's a silly Hornady question. I don't see the words "interlock" on a lot of the SP's they sell. Are they all interlocks? I just bought a box of 195-gn Hornady's to mess with in my .325 WSM and they don't say nuthin' bout no Interlock...

-jeff