Our Alaskan family uses 30-06's, most Winchesters, have found cerakote works well for protecting them in harsh camping conditions. Use 220 Hornady handloads and 180 federal trophy bondeds with great success. I prefer levers with peep sights and use mod 94 356 for most hunting and a mod 71 for moose using 250 woodleighs. Most any rifle will work fine if you can hit and use a proper bullet.
