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Here is my addition.
Rem 600 .308 in what I think is a McMillan stock. Still needs a little polish. She is lively but feels good in the hands! I have not shot it enough as to comment on overall accuracy potential but definitely "minute of bear, elk, deer, etc." at 200 yds.

That's a beauty!!! I think you were right on your "should have!" We all have a few of those...

The Ruger RSI is another candidate and a good looker but it's not something one wants to take out and put a beating on and rough up.

My little M600 walkabout in 308. The stock was a much abused 660 stock that I shortened and sanded the heck out of. I really like the results, both slimmer and lighter. I took the pic early in this last season while out for a stroll. Because of all the physical issues I've developed at age 74, I just can't stalk hunt very much anymore, but I did enjoy that trek. The 18.5" barrel is perfect.



Late in the season I was meat hunting over some corn on my BIL's place and this little unicorn spike came out. I chose to neck shoot him to avoid a long drag and the BIL's game cam caught a good action shot. This was actually the M600s first kill.

Hook, can you say lights out?!

What gun do you want to "..take out and put a beating on and rough up..." ?

I've been hunting over 60 years now, birds, small game, waterfowl, deer, caribou, elk and probably a few things I've forgotten about. I've hunted the Carolina Low Country swamps, northern tundra, Rocky Mountains, Great Lakes region.... Hunted on foot, horseback, skis, snowshoes, out of trucks and quads and boats... I've trapped water and predators. I've never found it necessary to "put a beating on and rough up" my shotguns, rifles or handguns. I've got some pretty decent guns. I've got a number of them I've had for decades and used a lot. Do they have the occasional little dent, ding or scratch? Yeah, but very minor, used but not abused. I've never understood this idea that, somehow you have to abuse your equipment when you hunt hard. I do know guys who have guns all beat to hell, but it's just laziness. There are a few guys I duck hunt with who just put their shotgun in the bottom of the boat with the decoys and everything. Why? You're not going to need it when the boat's underway. I put my shotguns or rifles in a floating case when going by boat, especially in sketchy circumstances.

For me, stuff has always been hard enough to come by that I take care of it.

I also have a Remington 600 Mohawk in 308 and have had it about 30 years. Great handling woods rifle. The last 5 years or so I’ve also been using a TC encore with a 22 in 308 barrel. Liking that more and more, handles almost better. I think it is lighter than the bolt actions and shorter

cra1948,

Have noticed the same thing--and have done a lot of "rough" hunting with a lot of different rifles, both synthetic and wood-stocked--some with very nice wood.

Two points:

1) Some people seem to think beating the snot out of a rifle is proof of something--but dunno what.

2) Many hunters don't understand how much a stock made of good, hard walnut will withstand dents and dings--partly because they've never hunted with such a stock.

I took my mannlicher stock off my 308w RSI and put it away with the synthetic Ruger UL getting the nod for woods work. Great little carbine. It was my favorite treestand rifle for whitetail when I lived in VA.

I am currently putting together another smaller 308 carbine for one of my sons that is similar to other rifles in this thread. A stainless Tikka T3x lite with the barrel cut to 20 inches, youth stock and an Aimpoint H2 on top. Will add a Sterk bolt handle when they become available again.

If you put them in a plastic stock and put the wood safely away like I did with this 250 Savage they make a nice stainless RLS. Or a KRLS in Ruger speak.

My choice for a short bbl’d .308.
Sako AII 18.5”. Leupy 2.5x8, Barnes 150 gr TTSX over CFE 223

I had one of those in .375 H&H Mag. It was an accurate SOB. I think it was called the Battue model ???

Very nice.
A blessing to hunt with that nice rifle.

Ive got it’s big brother in .338 as well, I haven’t shot it enough to determine its accuracy or likes. If I draw a moose tag this fall, that will change.

Well this thread is making me rethink selling my Remington model 7 in 308 Win. The chart on page one shows there is only a little over 100 fps loss with an 18.5" barrel and my model 7 groups well at 100 yards. It's just that it kicks the [bleep] out of my shoulder because it's so light.

Beautiful rifle. Wood selection and layout are especially good for a heavy kicker.

Do you suppose Brownells reads The Fire Tealeaves?

Steyr CL II SX is what Im looking for.

Had a Ruger boat paddle, proly shoulda kept that one.

Mine at 20" plus 6