Live in western WA, but hunt all over the state. I have two main rifles which are identical Remington 700s. One in 270 and one in 30-06. Both are stainless/cerakoted with fiberglass stocks.
I generally do all of my deer hunting (blacktail, whitetail, mule deer) with the 270 with handloaded 140gr Hornady Interlocks. I hunt elk (Roosevelt, Rocky Mtn.) with the 30-06 and handloaded 180gr Nosler Partitions. If something were to happen to one rifle, the other would fill right in.
My ex's uncle used a 700 occasionally. He called it his "throw away" gun. If he thought he was going to get caught poaching he'd throw it in the bushes and keep walking. I can see the validity there...
