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Since you don't seem to own any rifles...I would recommend a model 70 in 7mm08. It's a classic action in a reliable caliber that won't kick too much. A great set-up for a novice and someone with a safe full of rifles too.

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Tikka,
6.5 Creed, or 7-08.
Good gun, lightweight, good cost/quality ratio.
Flat shooting cartridges, light recoil, reasonably available and cost ammo.
More than enough for coyote, perfect for deer.

Or, use a 270 for easier available and cheaper (on sale) ammo.


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A used Remington 700 chambered for .270 Winchester. A Rem 700 is like the Chevy small block 350 engine. There is a world of aftermarket parts to make it into whatever you want it to be (long range, varmint, etc). .270 Win because it will kill mice to moose without beating you up. Finally, you can buy .270 Win cartridges most any place in the world that sells ammo.



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If I could only have one bolt action I would go full on custom.
Also would not make it a flyweight or a truck axle pipe either.
Would go middle of the road 7.5 lb 23” bbl .308 and put a Leupold 2.5x8 with M1 turrets on it.
I’m sure that would cover a lot of ground in the hunting/target shooting arena.


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Remington 700. CDL. In 25-06

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I have a Steyr PH in .376 Steyr, 7 magazines, 600+ pieces of brass(232 once fired) 9 box's of Hornady 270 gr soft points.
It's got warne maximas bases, Warne Maxima QRW rings and a Leipold VXR Patrol 3-9x40 scope with Alumina covers.
I've been loading for the caliber for nearly 2 decades and have a load that puts 3 in one hole.
I also have a spare stock and additional buttpads made by bonding a limbsaver to a spacer.
I could get by with this rifle and hunt everything on the planet.


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I could hunt with that the rest of my life.. easy!


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Only one factory rifle? Weatherby Mark V six lug ultralight in .280 Rem. or .270 Win.


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Probably a .243 with something between a 9 and 9.25 twist, so it'll easily handle 80 to 100 grain bullets. So that means a Ruger, Remington, or Savage, and possibly a couple others. This will easily get you out to 300 yards without having too much drop, is easy to shoot, ammo everywhere, and perfectly adequate for yotes and meat deer at that range.
Although a 10 twist will get you there for deer with the 80 to 85 grain GMX/TSX, and some have successful stabilization with up to 95 grain plastic tipped premium conventional bullets, although both at a higher cost. So that would open up your rifle options.
This is probably over thinking it more than a bit.

If you want even less kick and noise, here's some better options.

A .223 is the obvious answer if you just want something to shoot a lot at the range, but carry in the field a little or a lot. I'd get a not too heavy rifle with a standard weight 22" barrel, or a lightweight 20" barrel if you prefer to carry a lot and shoot a little, and 8 or 9 twist so it could better handle the 60 to 70 grain hunting bullets that are better for deer if you happen to use it for that. Practice ammo is cheap and widely available. One of my top choices in a carry rifle with a 1:9 twist would be the 20" barreled relatively compact and lightweight Remington Model 7 Stainless. The other Model 7's have a 12 twist. Or for a shooting rifle that's carried less, the discontinued Ruger Hawkeye All Weather, or any one of the 5R Remingtons.

Maybe a 7.62x39 if you never plan to shoot more than a couple hundred yards and you don't need extreme accuracy. This would make a great plinker, occasional hunter. CZ 527 Carbine with the mini-mauser action might be my choice for something to just carry around in the woods, shoot some rocks or steel, paper targets with easily seen holes, pop an occasional coyote, hog, deer, or other varmint at reasonably short range.
Plinking ammo is as cheap as it gets in a center fire. And steel cased soft point hunting ammo is also inexpensive.
I think this might be about as much fun as you could have without thinking about it too much.
A lever action 30-30 would also fit most of this description, except the bolt action part.

More kick and noise. And more power than you need for what you described.

On a moderate scale there's the 6.5 Creedmoor, or the 6.5x55. But for readiliy available and reasonably priced nice used rifles, something like a Remington 700 BDL in .270, .308, or 30-06.

Another choice, if you don't mind ordering your ammo, or if you want to load your own, and something that fits well with a nice classic blued and walnut rifle like a Sako or a Featherweight Model 70, or a CZ550 Full Stock, any of which would make for a nice heirloom type rifle in a 6.5x55 Swede. A pretty mild yet powerful and historically accurate round.
I'd surely put one of these near the top of a one bolt action battery with no specific purpose other than having a cool rifle that would never go out of style and could be used for just about anything.



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A .243 in your favorite brand.

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Look a bunch over at a shop, find one you like, and go with it. Almost difficult these days to find a really bad new rifle(contrary to what some people would have you believe), personally, I'm a big Mauser 98 fan, as far as new rifles go, I have a Winchester M70 that I am quite fond of.

For what you described, I'd go with a 22-250 or maybe a .243. The current trendy answer would be (just threw up in my mouth a little bit) one of the Creedmoor's 6.5 or 6.


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Originally Posted by hanco
Remington 700. CDL. In 25-06


I would choose a Win model 70, but a 25-06 is a great choice for deer and coyotes.

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Check the regulations where you live. Many places do not allow anything under .24 cal for deer hunting

That being said, I’d get a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5 Creedmoor (first choice) or .243 Win and feel great about it.

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Originally Posted by seattlesetters
Check the regulations where you live. Many places do not allow anything under .24 cal for deer hunting

That being said, I’d get a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 6.5 Creedmoor (first choice) or .243 Win and feel great about it.

And some of those places don't allow carrying a .24 or over caliber rifle unless you have a deer tag.

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For me, a lifelong rifle loony, my last owned rifle will be this pre-64 M70 30-06 SPRG - it'll do anything I'll ever need to do again (and more). If I was not a lifelong loony I'd buy what many, many of the young guys I see are buying now - a Ruger American in 6.5 Creedmore - seems to be the new thing. I'll not be getting one because I have too many now. Odessa

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Originally Posted by kwg020
A .243 in your favorite brand.

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I had a steyr pro hunter .243. Traded it for other guns before I shot it too much. Still have some 243 ammo somewhere. But I might consider 308, 0r 270 , or 223 some popular rounds.

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A .243 in your favorite brand.

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I had a steyr pro hunter .243. Traded it for other guns before I shot it too much. Still have some 243 ammo somewhere. But I might consider 308, 0r 270 , or 223 some popular rounds this time.

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Originally Posted by iviax
Originally Posted by kwg020
A .243 in your favorite brand.

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I had a steyr pro hunter .243. Traded it for other guns before I shot it too much. Still have some 243 ammo somewhere. But I might consider 308, 0r 270 , or 223 some popular rounds.

If you ever change your mind about only shooting coyotes, then you might consider that in your cartridge selection. Some of the mid level calibers like 6.5 Creedmore,.270, 7mm-08 and .308 would have you well covered without excessive recoil and are widely available. The hunting bug just might grab you. Rifle choice is highly subjective. Some prefer utilitarian function only while others prefer more classic blued steel and handsome wood stocks. My first bolt action I bought was with the thought of a do-it-all go anywhere rifle. With that in mind I bought a Ruger M77 MII stainless laminate .30-06. It's left handed and choices are more limited. My second bolt action I bought because I wanted a classic rifle. Again, with choices limited I bought a New Haven classic Winchester Model 70 Featherweight .300 WSM. It could serve as a all-rounder as well, but would need a little more care in hostile environments like Alaska and the wet states. I have more lever actions than bolts.

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Originally Posted by LeakyWaders
Since you don't seem to own any rifles...I would recommend a model 70 in 7mm08. It's a classic action in a reliable caliber that won't kick too much. A great set-up for a novice and someone with a safe full of rifles too.


I also like that idea. A Tikka t3x superlite would also work very well....


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