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A transition Pre-64 M70 with a lightweight 23" barrel in 280 Rem, stocked in a Brown Pound'r. Scoped with a Leupold 6X36 LR in super-low DDs. I would need a mate in 9.3X62 though. Just sayin...
Anybody who seriously concerns themselves with the adequacy of a Big 7mm for anything we hunt here short of brown bear, is a dufus. They are mostly making shidt up. Crunch! Nite-nite!
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Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 270
Leupold VX-3 3.5x10x50
150gr NP's.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Hypothetically...(for hunting all game commonly hunted on Planet Earth... including Elephant & the Big Bears) Ruger 416 Alsakan, Hogue pillar bedded stock, Robar blackened stainless steel with NP3 bolt and internals, Trijicon Scope, Barnes 350gr TSX's... 3.5" MPBR out to 200yds (sighted in at 172yds) and I'm confident shooting it out to 300yds (12" drop)... but I enjoy trying to get inside 45yds (tradbow range) before shooting. Stump
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Already have it. A Rodney Dangerfield Ruger 77 tanger in 7x57. The Bausch & Lomb Balvar 8 2.5 x 8 that is on it failed in Montana last fall...my bad. Back up rifle put in play. Going to re-scope it before fall. 160 grain Partition.
Use - Elk, Mule Deer and Moose.
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I'd be happy with this one. It spends the most time in the truck or out in the woods as already. Model 70 FWT 30-06 VX-3x9 or 2.5x8 Usually shoot 165gr Accubonds.
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Winchester M 70 .375 H&H
300 gr Nosler Partition & Sierra GK.
Leupold 1x-4x.
I intend to hunt more than one country.
Have it already.
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Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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Stump buster is the only one that has me stumped so far!
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Been there, done that. Ruger M77 in 7mm RM, 3x9. It would still be a good choice and will on the "never sell" list. A close second would be one of these Ruger MKII rifles. I like irons for an only gun situation so the .338WM on the left would get serious consideration but th e.30-06 on the right would be more likely. The .300WM in the middle? Probably not. This one would also get serious consideration. Might have to fight Daughter #1 for it:
Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!
No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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This one...no regrets whatsoever. About any 130 or 150 Partition or Grand Slam will wack anything I'm likely to hunt.
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I don't always shoot Mausers, but when I do...I prefer VZ-24s.
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This one makes one large hole after 3 shots with these two loads:
Rem 700 Classic 35 Whelen Zeiss 3-15 x42 HD 5 MCM edge stock 225 gr TTSX, or 250gr Partition
Enough already, just shoot it!
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Lot of good choices, I like Ben's 30-06 This one will stay for me. I only hunt deer, try to hunt black bear, and this one even works for groundhogs and crow. Mod 70 classic featherweight in 308 with a m-8 4x edited to add, if it was my only rifle, it would probably get a 3-9 scope of some sort in deference to shooting groundhogs with it. [img:left] [/img]
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Dammit Sam. Ok...HYPOTHETICALLY.
Probably my trusty old Model 700 SS bedded in a HSP stock. 30-06. Shoots 165 TTSXs under MOA and 165 Interbonds into 1/2 MOA. Has a Zeiss Conquest on top currently, but I'd probably stick a Leupold VX6 2-12 CDS on it.
Can we have a 2nd, 3rd and 4th choice?
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Probably a Kimber with killer wood in 308 with a 2-7 Leupold
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Currently, I have a couple of .270s, a .308, a .243, and a just acquired .45/70. Any of them would be fine, but as I get older the .243 makes the most sense. Light, handy, and pleasant to handle and shoot.
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What fresh Hell is this?
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You guys aren't dreaming big enough!
Either an Echols Classic or a David Miller rifle 30-06 Leupold 6x42, probably Heavy Duplex
The rifle would determine the bullet choice, but it would be either a 180 Nosler Partition or a 180 Nosler Accubond, whichever shot more consistently. If I had to pick now between those two I would pick the Partition.
H4350 loaded to ~2800 fps CCI LR primers Lapua brass
I don't know why hunting rifles are chambered in something other than 30-06, but I have a new-to-me 25-06 that might help me figure it out.
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Stump buster is the only one that has me stumped so far! Hey Sam... I clarified some things in my post to hopefully make more sense given your Parameters. Hey. what can I say... Your hypothetical question is the excuse I used to get the rifle in the first place. Thank goodness I have more specific tools for specific jobs in "Real Life".
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Mod 70 EW Edge stock 3.5-10 VX3 CDS 30-06 180gr partition.
Even bought here at the campfire! Seriously this was bought for the sole purpose of 1 rifle that could do all I'd ever want with zero fuss and zero worries about reliability and so on.
Got a 99 in the old 300 savage on the way that could do 99.9% of the big game hunting I'd ever do with a 150gr partition.
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Oh and add a .375" 300 gr solid.
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Wonder if you guys think I was nuts for mentioning this.
But since I'm probably not going to hunt anything bigger than deer or possible hogs, I'm thinking 223rem with 53-55gr tsx for deer/hogs and 55gr horn sp for the rest. Scope: Leupold 6x42.
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I already own and love it. I have several other options but this is a sweet rig that gets used often.
It is no doubt a Kimber Mountain Ascent in 308 with a Zeiss 3-9x40 z600 scope and 165 grain accubonds. It is a sweet, lightweight, accurate rig that can be used for anything in NA except big bears. It can go on a serious mountain hunt or sit in the deer blind. It can go subsonic for fun, or a suppressor can be screwed onto the end, which I have yet to do, but the option is there.
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