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Weatherby Vanguard 2, stainless .30-06, Leupold VX-R 4X12 illuminated for hunting. AR15 5.56/.223 PSA lower, Blackhole Weapory 20 inch 1X8 barrel scoped with a Burris FF 4.5X14 for riding and looking for pigs and predators.

1993 M700ADL SS Mtn rifle 270W. It was a one year offering only. And it's twin as my primary back-up........

Jeez... I must be the only guy that has creed, that will be the last one to go, and still can do anything that I need.....

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Although I use it less than in years past, it would be my model 700 custom . 300WM..

If I get a chance to hunt deer this year, oh am so gunna try the 6.5-300 weatherby.

1963 Remington 700 rebored to 338-06. Topped with a Leupold VX-2 2-7 and shooting Nosler 210 Partitions.

I have hunted long enough, and with enough cartridges to know this:

Many things will work. By that, I mean this:
I could kill every single game animal I will ever put in the freezer with my Christensen Arms Ridgeline, chambered for 270 WCF.

But the current golden child, 6.5 Creedmoor, out of a 20 inch Christensen Arms Ridgeline will work for whitetails, hogs and black bears, just as well.

That said; my favorite hunting cartridge of all time is the 7mm/08. If I had a 20 inch Christensen Arms chambered for that, I'd skinny down my arsenal. 140 grain Nosler Partitions and 43 grains of Varget would fill my freezer till my toes turn up.

I'm hoping to start a new tradition. I just picked up a new Browning A bolt 7mm Rem mag. I don't even have it scoped yet.

How about a Browning BLR takedown? I always wanted a takedown rifle and this fits the bill. Better than I expected.
It is lever operated bolt action, works well in a .270 wcf,
Slips in an out of a saddle scabbard. Easy to clean and in a storm it goes into a dry pack.
Believe it or not but I bore sight the thing with the scout scope arrangement on it.
I now have 3

Since we live in a strait wall only state I am limited. I use a re-bored glenfield 30 in .375 Winchester with a peep sight for walking. And I was gifted a ruger #3 in 44mag from wife’s grandpa. It wears a 4x Bushnell shotgun scope and throws Winchester white box 240s and federal 240 hollow points in same group at 125 yards. And some home cast lead bullets to the crosshairs at 50 when it’s really thick. High velocity would be nice but these are fun and both carry well.

SW VA, steep and thick terrain. The Ruger 44 carbine is right at home in these parts.

Unless you can build a 358 Win that is one inch shorter and the same weight (not counting loaded mag):

Southwest VA here as well.

ADL .243 in a Ti style stock did me well on our game here for several years.







Have “better” rifles for sure, but this one would be hard to let go of.

Holston - Have you lost your mind? Everyone knows that you can't kill anything with a .243. Except the stuff you killed with it.....

Nothing wrong with that. I had one in 300wm I carried for years.

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I only wish Ark would allow rifles for Turkey hunting.

I hunted SW Miss in the 80s and both Rifles & Handguns were legal then. I've killed turkeys with several rifles of diff
cartridges.


Jerry

If you're happy that is all that matters.

Jerry

Around here in Wyoming, I am all about my 6.5x284 NORMA.

Anywhere in the west or Alaska, its my .300 H&H.

I carry a a rifle much more than a shotgun now. It’s weird, but I always seemed to kill just as many either way. I hunt mostly in the mountains, seems like if they’re coming in, they’ll keep coming as long as you don’t move.

I wouldn’t like the idea of not having the option of carrying a rifle though.

I catch a little crap over it by some, but I could care less.

Where I hunt, 50 yards would be on the long side for a shot at deer, unless I choose to watch some smaller pastures and hayfields from time to time. Then 200 would be a good poke.

Even though I have quite a few bolt actions, I end up grabbing a peep sighted lever action most of the time. If I had to pick one, well, I guess it’d be one of my 30/30’s.

They work well for me.

Southern MIchigan: Ruger 77/44 with low power scope. Northern Michigan: Ruger #1A 7 x 57 and backup Mexican Mauser with a Douglas XX .308 barrel and a third hand 'glass stock scoped with 2x7 Leupold.