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Skeleton stock stainless Ruger M77 would be hard to beat. This
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I would probably opt for a Winchester m70 with a weatherproof finish and synthetic stock.
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Any of my Ruger M77, MKII or Hawkeye rifles, particularly the stainless./boat paddle .30-06 or .338WM MKII's, stainless/synthetic Hawkeye .280 Rem or blue/boat paddle .300WM.
Savage 11, 111, et al., no. Remington M700, no.
There are others I would trust, others I would not. As others have said, the closer to a '98 Mauser the better. I would also want a simple, open trigger.
Backup iron sights would be a good thing, too. My stainless/boat paddle .338WM has them, as does my blue/wood M77 in 7mm RM.
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The only rifle I ever owned that let me down in the field was a Mauser '98. The trigger was adjusted to a point where it ceased cocking so my fallow hunt was interrupted. The rifle was made by John Rigby and Son and chambered in .275 Rigby. Should have taken taken the Model 70 Featherweight with me..........Push feed of course. I'll be darned!
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All my serious hunting rifles are based on milsurp and commercial 98 Mauser actions. I have rifles based on other actions but with one exception all those have been left strictly stock and mostly used as range rifles. I guess that pretty much says it all. I'll go with the M98 Mauser as my most reliable rifle(s).  Paul B.
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them.
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Out my safe, the tikka as well.
Saw someone mention cz 527, that’s the one I trust the least That is because you don't own one, The CZ 527 is as reliable a rifle as you will ever own, I own a few and see zero issues with them. There are some on the fire that get all teared up about the safety but a non issue for me. only down side is that they are a small action and the biggest cartridge they chamber is 6.5Grendel. for 223 size rounds the CZ 527 is as good as it gets. For larger rounds have been shooting Sako's most of my life with zero issues, have not had the sister Tikka's long enough to say for sure but guessing they will be as good.
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When a trigger is adjusted to where it fails, that is not the fault of the rifle. For me, a Model 98 with as little modification as possible is unbeatable. Change the original trigger and you have compromised the rifle design. Change to a cartridge other than that for which the action was intended and you have compromised the rifle design. GD
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Out my safe, the tikka as well.
Saw someone mention cz 527, that’s the one I trust the least That is because you don't own one, The CZ 527 is as reliable a rifle as you will ever own, I own a few and see zero issues with them. There are some on the fire that get all teared up about the safety but a non issue for me. only down side is that they are a small action and the biggest cartridge they chamber is 6.5Grendel. for 223 size rounds the CZ 527 is as good as it gets. For larger rounds have been shooting Sako's most of my life with zero issues, have not had the sister Tikka's long enough to say for sure but guessing they will be as good. Actually I do Have the 527 carbine in 76239 But after the magazine release failed twice (not hold the magazine in/kept falling out) I just don’t trust it.
All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Model 77 Mark II with Timney (stainless)
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Skeleton stock stainless Ruger M77 would be hard to beat. Yep.
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The only rifle I ever owned that let me down in the field was a Mauser '98. The trigger was adjusted to a point where it ceased cocking so my fallow hunt was interrupted. The rifle was made by John Rigby and Son and chambered in .275 Rigby. Should have taken taken the Model 70 Featherweight with me..........Push feed of course. I'll be darned! Yeah, blame it on the rifle because someone didnt know how to adjust a trigger. Thats laughable. When i was 12, i got my first big game rifle (sporterized m1917 with a heavy barrel and timney trigger) and even at an early age, i found out you dont want a hunting rifle with such a light trigger. Mine was so light/improperly adjusted, that it went off a couple times after i took the safety off. At 12 years old, i adjusted my first Timney, the rest was history. You would think a guy would be pretty damned prepared, going on a special hunt. Maybe not though?
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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The only rifle I ever owned that let me down in the field was a Mauser '98. The trigger was adjusted to a point where it ceased cocking so my fallow hunt was interrupted. The rifle was made by John Rigby and Son and chambered in .275 Rigby. Should have taken taken the Model 70 Featherweight with me..........Push feed of course. I'll be darned! Yeah, blame it on the rifle because someone didnt know how to adjust a trigger. Thats laughable. When i was 12, i got my first big game rifle (sporterized m1917 with a heavy barrel and timney trigger) and even at an early age, i found out you dont want a hunting rifle with such a light trigger. Mine was so light/improperly adjusted, that it went off a couple times after i took the safety off. At 12 years old, i adjusted my first Timney, the rest was history. You would think a guy would be pretty damned prepared, going on a special hunt. Maybe not though? . If there ever was a person on this board that shot less and talked more about it, I don’t know who that person would be.
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Most guns pretty reliable, till they aint, maybe a better question would be, what guns have failed?
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Oh just read more of this, "when i was 12. When i was 8, my granpappy had"..... settle down silly girls
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The only rifle I ever owned that let me down in the field was a Mauser '98. The trigger was adjusted to a point where it ceased cocking so my fallow hunt was interrupted. The rifle was made by John Rigby and Son and chambered in .275 Rigby. Should have taken taken the Model 70 Featherweight with me..........Push feed of course. I'll be darned! Yeah, blame it on the rifle because someone didnt know how to adjust a trigger. Thats laughable. When i was 12, i got my first big game rifle (sporterized m1917 with a heavy barrel and timney trigger) and even at an early age, i found out you dont want a hunting rifle with such a light trigger. Mine was so light/improperly adjusted, that it went off a couple times after i took the safety off. At 12 years old, i adjusted my first Timney, the rest was history. You would think a guy would be pretty damned prepared, going on a special hunt. Maybe not though? What do you consider a "light" trigger? My main hunting rifle has a 2lb trigger, and I am seriously thinking about getting it even lighter. Secondly, Aussie's often hunt fallows like Americans hunt whitetails....it often isn't a "special" hunt for them. Third....accidental discharge when the safety was clicked off.....nevermind.
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I have a 1972 win mod 70 in 270 bought it new never failed me, Im surprised no kimbers. I never had a kimber but they sure look nice and feel nice to hold.
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Any one that I own, M70's, M700's, M77's, Mauser's, Marlin's, Savage's... Ive had a lot of rem 700 and savage extractors fail. They are by far the least reliable. I wont use a 700 anymore. They are like leupolds. I have had none and will be taking my Leupold scoped 338-06 M700 again to BC (hopefully...) in September for goat, moose and elk. A lot of critters have fallen to that rifle.
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Save your breath, he’s an idiot. The only rifle I ever owned that let me down in the field was a Mauser '98. The trigger was adjusted to a point where it ceased cocking so my fallow hunt was interrupted. The rifle was made by John Rigby and Son and chambered in .275 Rigby. Should have taken taken the Model 70 Featherweight with me..........Push feed of course. I'll be darned! Yeah, blame it on the rifle because someone didnt know how to adjust a trigger. Thats laughable. When i was 12, i got my first big game rifle (sporterized m1917 with a heavy barrel and timney trigger) and even at an early age, i found out you dont want a hunting rifle with such a light trigger. Mine was so light/improperly adjusted, that it went off a couple times after i took the safety off. At 12 years old, i adjusted my first Timney, the rest was history. You would think a guy would be pretty damned prepared, going on a special hunt. Maybe not though? What do you consider a "light" trigger? My main hunting rifle has a 2lb trigger, and I am seriously thinking about getting it even lighter. Secondly, Aussie's often hunt fallows like American's hunt whitetails....it often isn't a "special" hunt for them. Third....accidental discharge when the safety was clicked off.....nevermind.
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