Originally Posted by Jesse Jaymes
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... But I do think its a very practical rifle. And I realize the niche for a mid range bear rifle for patrolling logging roads and clear cuts is relatively small.



As do I. Almost bought a used stainless on at Cabelas in Sidney for a song but the money was targeted for a Ruger SP101 for my wife instead.

Love the looks of the rifle in the pic - except for the placement of the bolt handle, which is wrong-sided. It has Ruger's iron sights, which I like a lot and think belong on any Ruger hunting rifle that might spend a week or so in the mountains/boonies.

Ended up building my own except its 22" and a .338 Win Mag. Close enough. .338WM on the left, 24" .300WM on the right:

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Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE!

No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.

A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.