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Tikka T 3 Lite SS 270 Win (R)
-------------------------------------Identical Scopes 4-12X40
Tikka T 3X Lite SS 7mm RM (L)












Custom M 98, 284 Win, Boyd's, Timney, Nikon 4-12 X 40 >> 139 HBTSP @ 3000 fps.
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Those are not the only rifles that are good for my region.

Rem M Six 30-06 does OK - bullet entry




Rem M Six 270 W does OK -




Win 70 FTWT 6.5X55 , also works






Jerry

Cool photos jwall...

Thanks W C H
I edited 2 more into the post.

Jerry

First year Remington 700 Classic, 270 Win. PA and NY bucks for 40 years. Kimber Montana, 308 Win. the last 2 years.

I’m somewhat surprised but delighted to see that the 30-30 has quite the following!
Last September we went to Maine on vacation and stopped at LL Bean. I asked what was the most popular caliber and rifle there. The answer surprised me, the reply, the model 94 Winchester 30/30.
Having said that, here in the west I hunt with several rifles but if push came to shove, my pre-64 Bansner stocked 270 is clearly my favorite.

6x47 Lapua

I’m from Oklahoma and live there. I’m a big fan of the .30-06, but there is nothing here you couldn’t kill with a .243 unless you are one of the lucky few that draw an elk tag. And the .243 would still work on elk if you took care.

Expat

I've got some good deer rifles but the go to is my 1966 model 70 Push feed chambered in .270 Winchester. When I first bought it in August 1966 I had a brand new Redfield 4X scope mounted on it in Weaver mounts with 2 piece bases. It has since gone through 3 other scopes and killed a couple of 18 wheelers full of deer (Not all by me) in the 53 years I've hunted with it, this November will make 54. It now has a 4 year old Leupold VX-2 with adjustable Objective for paralax, that I like.

After I bought it and had it for a couple months I took it to a range in preparation of a hunt put on for the Boy Scouts to sight in. There was an old man there that my family knew who was sort of a guru with guns. I was feeling so proud of my new shiny toy until he raked it over the coals telling me what a crap job Winchester did to the Model 70 in 1964. Hell, I didn't know any better, I was an 18 year old kid. I went home with my tail between my legs, never mind that ratty old push feed probably out shot his custom Mauser that day.

I found through the years it wasn't so bad a gun. It's probably more accurate than most pre 64s and I have found out that it's actually considered by most in the know a stronger action. Anyway, aesthetically he had me but practically I had him. Whatever, it's still my go to hunter out of 12 other nice rifles 53 years later.

I'm in NC with lots of big crop fields and power lines and the majority of my hunting is deer and coyotes. I have been shooting a 25.06 for about 35yrs and it has been excellent and served me well for my type hunting. The 25.06 is no doubt my favorite caliber and one that I can't see myself ever not having.

Do I really have to make a choice???

My 375 h&h has probably spent an accumulative total of 9 months in my hands.

I hunt in the Trans-Bluegrass region of Kentucky, between the Licking and the Ohio Rivers.

Whitetail bucks can grow to over 300 lbs liveweight. Doe can go 170+.

The old-timers mostly shot 30-30 levers. These were also the guys that were fond of emptying their magazines into a fleeing herd. We hear a lot less of that now.

All of us at camp have at least one 30-06 bolt gun. That seems to do the trick, although I would be the first to say it isn't a minimum requirement. Here is my current favorite:




For a decade, I took at least a deer a year with a Rem 7600 in 35 Whelen. I finally retired it. An '06 does just as well with less sound and fury.

My GOTO gun for treestands since 2003 has been a Savage 99 in 308 WIN. I download it to 300 Savage levels.

I have inherited 2 guns from now-departed hunting buddies. One is a custom Mauser in 25-06 and another is a Ruger Model 44.


I've got glamor shots of the camp's whole deer battery here:

The Deer Battery

A 1962 Remington model 700 in 264 Win Mag.

Loved my 30-06 for years. Now days I love the 243 win because of recoil.

Nice rifle, tell us about it, please.

Rem 700 Action
.308 Win
16.5” Krieger w/8T
McRees Folding Stock
3-18x Leupold Mark 6 w/ Tremor 2 Reticle
Timney Trigger
Surefire 7.62 Mini Suppressor
168gr ELD-Match

Just a right handy rifle for pigs and deer in my area. I have many more.......but this one gets grabbed more often than not.

Simple curiosity. Why 8 twist on 16.5” bll. ?
(beside that you wanted it, understood)


Jerry

1. It was available at a discounted price (Ordered from Krieger and not picked up by customer.) 😁
2. It has stabilized the full spectrum of bullet weights (110-175gr), proven very accurate with them, and seems to regain some velocity lost by the shorter barrel.

Todd Hodnett at Accuracy First turned me on to the 8T concept for .30cals after a lot of testing and the concept seems to be working. So, when this barrel came available me, I jumped on it.

This is a sentence I am quite sure I will never utter in my lifetime. You are a very lucky man.

To answer the OP, a Ruger 77 RL tang safety in .308.

I have two of those. A custom 30-06 1903 and a Win Mod 70 Featherweight in 6.5x55. That's right now though it could change. There are a ton of rifle's suitable for any area of the country. A mod 95, or similar, would work well anywhere in the country. It all depends on ho it's used. How it's use seem's to me in a very much ignore subject. If your hunting Cours deer in S Arizona actually that old 30-30 still has it the question is dos the user have it. I think there are people around that hunt them with a bow! Yet what we red about mostly is the custom long range rifle in some super long range cartridge to make 500 yd shot's with. We pretty much read the same about a cartridge for western hunting but if that was true, how did Indians survive with just a bow?