Originally Posted by okie john
Originally Posted by Dogshooter

SNIP Over the past week, I've had about a dozen calls and texts asking questions like: What rifle/caliber should I get for my son..... or for my wife.... or to hunt deer with.... etc.

My answer has been the same in every instance..... Tikka 6.5 Creed and a case of Hornady 143 ELD-X ammo.

SNIP...... am I totally out of my gourd?

For years, I've been telling people that all they need as a stainless/synthetic 308, 30-06 or 270 and a good 3-9 variable. Finally, I took that advice myself and thinned the herd to a pair of 30-06s, a 308, and a 7 Mag. I'm amazed at how much more time I have for things like going to the range, scouting, etc.


Okie John



The girlfriend / kid rifle conundrum......