Why not advise him to get a Tikka or Model 70 in .308 or .30/06 and simply be done with it? .30-06 is what I was thinking but it wasn't on the list.
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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