I don't hunt big game any longer so my "go to" rifle is more suited to varmints, it generalliy resides in a soft case on the back seat of my pick-up.
Cooper model 21 Classic in 223 Rem with a Leupold VX-2, 4-12 with holdover dots.

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223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.

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