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What ever, from several brands and calibers (less than 10, total, you wankers! ):

Is sighted in
I have "sufficient" ammo for
I feel like.

Quarry, terrain, situation comes into consideration, somewhat, as does means of access.

I can narrow it down some tho - M94 30-30 goes walkabout almost always; 725SA in .260 and the 17" barreled RU Tanger in '06 are likely to be most carried for hunting purposes.

Cool pic!

SLM

that's a sweet rig right there

Spot & Stalk- Kampfeld Custom .300 WBY

General Whitetail- GAP NT 7mm-08

I have THE upmost confidence in those two to get the job done.

Sako 85 FinnLight 308 Winchester……..currently

Im really liking this 99 in 284 and this G33/40 30-06.

I only own two, and one is a RAR in 7'08 (my backup), so my go-to is "Lil' Ned", Ruger M77 tanger in .257Roberts w/Douglas barrel in a McMillan stock, wearing a Bushnell 3200 Elite 2-7X.

CZ 550 in 30-06, started out as a full stock. Restocked and bedded in a lux stock. 20 inch barrel ,luepold hog scope. It is a real shooter, 49.5 grains IMR4064 and antibodies 165 grain bullet and primer, she a keeper.

Grab and go? Ruger 77 in 358Win...


Last one I'll ever get rid of and it's always worked when called upon.

Remington 700 CDL, 30-06, 6x Leupold.

Elk, pronghorn, mule deer, wolf, black bear, and grizzly. Shoots great, feels like part of me. A trusted choice. I did have it pillar bedded and the barrel free floated, then swapped to a Timney trigger.











And more...

Photo when it had an older 2-7x Redfield:



Regards, Guy

Yep.

I have different rifles for different states/hunts/stands.

A Remington 700 Classic 7x57 with a Leupold VIII 3.5x10, I have others but this one has taken a lot of game in the last 30 years

I have 2 rifles that I will use for hunting. Deer hunting I prefer my 300 savage model 99. Moose hunting I use my Belgium made Browning BAR 300 win mag.
I have a few others but these are my personal go too’s.

For the last two cow elk hunts, antelope and Coues hunts, I have been using a Winchester 70 Super Grade chambered in 6.5 WSM. With suppressor, it is a little front heavy, so I need to lop off a few inches of the barrel. The last two elk succumbed to the 124 Hammer Hunter and I am pleased with its performance. Hope to draw a nice antelope tag in Wyoming with my 11 points and this rifle will be the go-to.

I have a number of rifles in different rounds that I hunt with. The one constant though is there is always a .270 of some sort in my truck. My favorite is a 700 BDL that I have had over 35 years. My most used in a number of years now is a Stevens 200. It is ugly but it is a great dependable tool. The .270 works well for everything I hunt and there is not a camp or ranch in Texas where you could not scrounge up enough ammo to hunt with if you were to forget or run out of ammunition.

Ihave a stevens 200 in 2506 put a 3 screw trigger in it it is very accurate

No such thing as a "go to" rifle for a rifle loony. Just sayin.

Current go-to is a 6.5 Creedmoor. Love this rifle. Easy to shoot well which contributes more than a bunch to effectiveness on critters.

John

My go to is a Rem 700 SS 25-06 Mountain rifle in a Ti stock from the 1994 1995 era with a 100Gr TTSX or 120 Hornady HP or same rifle in a 280 with 140 TTSX or 139 SST. Seems to handle everything in Pa. quite well.

If I really had to pick though, I’d say my Win M70 fwt in .280 Rem.