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A Forbes stainless 270 Win. with a FX-3 6X42 Heavy Duplex.
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I'd likely use the Tikka on myself, were it the only choice in a hunting rifle.........
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I think a Marlin 336 in 30-30 would be plenty for the big game I shoot these days. I would just do some trigger work and set it up with a good peep sight arrangement and call it good maybe at an Aimpoint sight. These what ifs is good for entertainment value but little else, for us here on the fire. One rifle will never just due, and the truth of it, it would be a boring thing if it was.
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I'd likely use the Tikka on myself, were it the only choice in a hunting rifle......... Tikka lovers would thank you for your sacrifice.
Safe Shooting! Steve Redgwell www.303british.comGet your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - Mark Twain Member - Professional Outdoor Media Association of Canada
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For sheer practical, I think a Kimber 84L Montana in .280 AI with a Leupold 3.5-10X, fine duplex, CDS. It would not be wrong to go with .270 in the same rifle. Tom This, for me.
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I actually own it already: a plain, out of the box Model 70 classic 30-06, in stainless and with the factory 'Tupperware' stock. Mine has an old Vari-X III in 2.5-8 on it and is BOSS equipped. I have a number of rifles and always mean to hunt with something else, but when the time comes to get the gear ready for a hunt, I always go back to that one rifle. It is accurate, utterly reliable, and more than adequate for whatever I am likely to hunt. Going on a big game hunt without it feels a little like going bird hunting without my Chessie-just plain wrong! We have a few stories, that rifle and I, and while I have some finer or more collectible rifles, that one is my favorite. My boys will get rifles and shotguns too when they are old enough, but this one they will have to fight over when I'm dead.
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It would be a Winchester 1886 High Wall in .257 Weatherby.
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The one I use most now - Cooper Classic model 21 in 223 with Warne bases and Burris Signature rings, Leupold 4-12 scope. It does everything I want to do anymore.
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223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.
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You know the old saying.There are no stupid questions???? Theres absolutely no one here gonna only own one Rifle.
Its all right to be white!! Stupidity left unattended will run rampant Don't argue with stupid people, They will drag you down to their level and then win by experience
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You know the old saying.There are no stupid questions???? Theres absolutely no one here gonna only own one Rifle. Too true. I bet, though, that we've all been asked by none rifle loonies what one hunting rifle they should get to have the most versatile one.
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Iv gone thru the same scenario over the last few years trying to find my go to gun . Since Iv got back into serious hunting Iv been thru an encore 270 likely the most accurate gun Iv ever owned . Then I bought a Remington model 7 whitetail in 300 WSM likely should have kept that one . Then a Remington 7600 in 280 rem . To the point I'm at today I'm awaiting delivery of a cs Forbes 24B in 30-06 and already feeling buyers remorse . Im beginning to think its the mechanic not the tools .
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If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope I would get another Snake
That which does not kill us makes us stronger
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Model 70 classic with laminated stock chambered in 300 wsm, Burris 3x9 fullfield scope.
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Pre-'64 model 70 in .257 Roberts with fixed 6x. That would do it all for me.
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I'm with Kevin, but my pre-64 Bob burned up in a fire 15 years ago.
A very good friend gave me a Remington M7 custom shop Mannlicher in .257 Roberts and I believe I like it more. Less weight, better accuracy and it does all I need to do with a game rifle. I have a Leupold 2.5X8 but could be happy with a six.
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NULA .30-06 with 24 inch barrel and a Leupold 6x42.
"There are no dangerous weapons. There are only dangerous men." - Robert Heinlein
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A 7 pound CRF stainless barreled .308 with a front sight to allow the use of a backup peep. Would also like a backup red dot or one of those Leupold prismatic sights ( no batteries ). Primary scope would be a good Leupold variable 3-9 or thereabouts in QR rings. Lots of calibers would be fine, but there is a multitude of bullets in a variety of weights and shapes as well as a ton of cast bullet molds, .22 caliber sabots and sub-caliber inserts available for .30 caliber rifles. An '06 would be just as good for most uses, and better for some, but there's more cheap .308 brass out there now as well as match grade stuff. A good alternative, especially here in the East, would be a good .50 caliber in-line, unless you need to hold off hordes of zombies.
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My Sako Finnbear{circa'68] in .270 Win with Leupold 2x7VXII. That is the ONLY rifle I need for what I hunt out West. Best damn rifle I've ever owned or shot.
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Kimber 84L 30-06 Tallys Leupold VX3 3.5-10
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