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Re: If you had to pick just ONE WhelenAway #16482897 09/29/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,913 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter
memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,913 Winchester, WY USA	Originally Posted by WhelenAway Good choice on the 8Mag, and I considered my 338 before I responded. But I'm thinking I'd rather pass on a big bear hunt (and keep 30K in the bank), than hunt everything else with a 338 from here on out. You could do far worse than using the .338 WM for everything....my wife does and seems pretty happy with it’s performance on everything that she’s taken (small black bear to moose) with it! memtb Last edited by memtb; 09/29/21. You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

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Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16482931 09/29/21
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger
Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816	If I was going to build one as a "one and only" it might be different, but I do already have an all around, general purpose rifle, and it is the one I grab most often anyways. It is my 20" T3 Lite Stainless. It wears an NXS Compact 2-10 x24, and an Edge stock. It is a very reliable elk and mule deer killer, and is quite nice to carry as well. EDIT to add. It is in .308 Win. THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16482942 09/29/21
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,621 W WhelenAway Campfire Tracker
WhelenAway Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,621	I'm guessing 308Win ? FÜCK Jeff_O! MAGA

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16482996 09/29/21
Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 1,078 B Benbo Campfire Regular
Benbo Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 1,078	Yes, kimber 84m. I worked up a load and sighted in my buddys Abolt micro in 7-08. I I LOVED that rifle and the way it carried. So I looked and couldn’t find one but stumbled onto the kimber. I would hate to guess how many deer it’s killed with all sorts of 150 bullets. It’s a very low serial number gun. It’s always shot very well. I took it to Africa a couple times loaded with 168TSX…. it was very good to me. I’ve taken it on elk hunts with the 168TSX load but never got a shot. Last year I started loading 130TTSX in it…. Wow. 270 velocities and trajectories. That 130TTSX is bad news for deer. I might take it on elk this year too…..

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16483044 09/29/21
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,621 W WhelenAway Campfire Tracker
WhelenAway Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,621	I had one of those Abolt Micro's in 7-08. It shot really well, and carried even better. I should have kept it, but I just like the long action 7mm's a little better. I do love the 308 too. Had many, and they (almost) always shoot well. I haven't loaded for my shorty BAR 308 yet, but it's a 1" gun with several factory loads, so I'll have to see if I can improve on that with handloads one of these days. Probably try to get the trigger smoothed up a little too. FÜCK Jeff_O! MAGA

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Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16483176 09/29/21
Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,602 PNW G Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker
Gooch_McGrundle Campfire Tracker G Joined: Nov 2019 Posts: 3,602 PNW	Winchester M70, 30-06, Leupold VX3 3.5-10x40

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16483189 09/30/21
Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,220 Fl, Catskills and Down East Me... E eaglemountainman Campfire Regular
eaglemountainman Campfire Regular E Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 2,220 Fl, Catskills and Down East Me...	Montana in 7-08 My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here. My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16483321 09/30/21
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,730 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana
Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,730 Southern Oregon USA	Model 70, 7mm Mauser or 6.5 x 55.... 3 x 9 Leupold with German # 1 reticle.... have both. "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16483401 09/30/21
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 20 Easton, PA, Northampton EdMehlig New Member
EdMehlig New Member Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 20 Easton, PA, Northampton	My go-to rifle is my Rem700 with a 24" Hart bbl chambered for the 280Rem. Being I'm getting older and slower, I would go with a lighter rifle chambered for the 7MM-08. By the way, the rifle in my Avatar is the above rifle. 230yd shot shooting 150gr Barnes TSX bullet. He dropped where he was standing. Last edited by EdMehlig; 09/30/21.

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16483417 09/30/21
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,817 Armpit of midwest H hookeye Campfire Ranger
hookeye Campfire Ranger H Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 17,817 Armpit of midwest	It aint perfect, is kinda heavy... But I still like it.....Steyr PH .30-06 w VX3i 3.5-10x.

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Re: If you had to pick just ONE WhelenAway #16483584 09/30/21
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger
Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816	Originally Posted by WhelenAway I'm guessing 308Win ? Sheesh, can't believe I overlooked that.. THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: If you had to pick just ONE CRS #16484023 09/30/21
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,297 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger
beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,297 Northeast USA	Originally Posted by CRS Top one. Model 70 classic 338-06 in McMillan Edge with VX-R 2-7. Man, now that is a good looking rifle! Semper Fi

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16484241 09/30/21
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 659 S Stump Buster Campfire Regular
Stump Buster Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 659	Ruger 77RLS 358Win and Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40...

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16484259 09/30/21
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,621 W WhelenAway Campfire Tracker
WhelenAway Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,621	Very classy looking Ruger! FÜCK Jeff_O! MAGA

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16484346 09/30/21
Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas R RGK Campfire Regular
RGK Campfire Regular R Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 2,697 Texas	Another Ruger, this one in .30-06. I could be happy with this. Bob

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16484641 09/30/21
Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 902 M Mach3 OP Campfire Regular
OP Mach3 Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2020 Posts: 902	Some really nice rifles being posted here. Nothing beats the classy look of a good old wood stock.

Re: If you had to pick just ONE RGK #16484729 09/30/21
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,546 G Gringo Loco Campfire Outfitter
Gringo Loco Campfire Outfitter G Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,546	Originally Posted by RGK Another Ruger, this one in .30-06. I could be happy with this. Bob Really like this one. Recall you posting it some time back. Could you fill in the details on the work you had done by Hill Country Rifles?

Re: If you had to pick just ONE beretzs #16484803 09/30/21
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,923 Black Hills of Dakota CRS Campfire Tracker
CRS Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,923 Black Hills of Dakota	Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by CRS Top one. Model 70 classic 338-06 in McMillan Edge with VX-R 2-7. Man, now that is a good looking rifle! Thank you Arcus Venator

Re: If you had to pick just ONE beretzs #16484815 09/30/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 8,225 PA Teeder Campfire Outfitter
Teeder Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 8,225 PA	Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by CRS Top one. Model 70 classic 338-06 in McMillan Edge with VX-R 2-7. Man, now that is a good looking rifle! +1!

Re: If you had to pick just ONE Mach3 #16484931 09/30/21
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,716 Texas J jeffbird Campfire Regular
jeffbird Campfire Regular J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 2,716 Texas	Montana Rifle Company XWR-SS .308 Win with a Nightforce NXS Compact 2.5-10x42 Barnes TTSX weighted appropriately to the task.

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