I understand "New England Style Still Hunting" as tracking deer Benoit-esque in the snow. My favorite way to hunt anything including elk.

I once had a Model 7 308... if there is a single worse firearm than the old pencil barreled M7, I don't know what it might be. Stock heavy, barrel light. As poor a still-hunting rifle as I've ever owned.

The 308 Montana is my choice. I wish it had a heavier barrel, and when PacNor is back up and running it will go off to them to get a Factory dupe that ends .630" at the muzzle. However, it works as well as any right out of the box.

“Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery