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If I only could have one rifle, it would be in one of the following calibers:
.308 Win.
.30-06
.300 Win. mag.
.338 Win. mag.
.350 Rem. mag.

It would be on a Winchester Classic action with a Shilen or Lilja barrel and set in a McMillan featherweight stock. Of course, it would be stainless and have New England back-up iron sights. And naturally, it would be scoped with a Leupold variable with an objective of 40 mm or less. I would run bullets of not less than .180 gr. and not more than .250 gr. CP.

Good answer CP!

My buddy is about to buy a .350 mag. That caliber intrigues me...

-jeff

Rifle custom Sako
Scope loopy of course.
Cartridge 7mm STW
Load 150 gr Nosler Partition.

This one:



Remington 700 SS, .30-06
(now wearing) Leupold FX-III 6x42, wide duplex, BC caps
Bansner High Tech Stock, painted by RickBin
Talley LWs
Bolt fluted, hunter knob installed, metal aluminum oxide blasted by Kampfeld Custom

Still to be done:
Have Karl at Kampfeld Custom cerakote the metal, true the bolt face, lap the lugs, double pin the recoil lug, bed the action, and float the barrel (last two done; want Karl to do it a little better).
Have Leupold install turrets to the FX-III, likely swap reticle for a post and duplex.
Ultrabore coat the bore.

Current load:
168 gr. TSXs on top of 50 gr. of RL-15, WLR primers, R-P brass. 168 gr. Hornady BTHP Match loaded the same, for practice fodder.

Likely going to 130 gr. TTSXs this spring, and 125 gr. NBTs for practice fodder.

How'd I forget that? 30-06 for me.

Funny though, I usually choose other rifles in different calibers for hunting but they seem to be more specialized. 338-06 for elk....7 mag for mule deer, etc.
I have a 25-284 in the works and my idea is to be able to use that for deer and 'lopes and the 338-06 for elk and bear. If I had to choose just one though, it strikes me that a 30-06 is about as versatile as they come.

The one I am shooting on that particular day.One Rifle?????How boring!!!!!!!!!!!

As much as I dislike them...a SS CRF action and SS barrel in a synthetic stock with Leupold 2.5 x 8 VX3 in 300Win shooting 180gr TSX bullets.....just like my Empire Standard Rifle. Bought with the one gun one load principle in mind. I prefer to use my other rifles but if relegated to one..there it is.

i couldnt do it but if forced.....

7wsm
mcmillan classic
3.5-10-40 Leupold
160g accubond

My 300 Jarrett I got 3 weeks ago,

Kreiger 28 in. S/S barrel
Gentry Muzzle Break
Weatherby Mark 5 S/S action trued by Doc's Gun Shop
2.5 lb. trigger
Mcmillan's new Mark 5 stock 50%black,25%olive drab,25%tan
Kampfeld Custom cerakoted it for me matte black and tricked out handle and installed Hunter Knob
Zeiss Victory Diavari VM/V 3X12X56 scope from Doug @ cameraland

During barrel break in shot groups consistently in .1 and .2in,with Doc's hand loaded 165 ballistic tips,chronographed between 3483 and 3491 fps.
I'm 1 HAPPY CAMPER

I can not believe that this is still going on. WHY would you want one rifle... one scope...one caliber...one load...? What is the fun in this?
I have been there and done that and I do not want to do it again.
But if I did to would be a Win M70 Fwt 30-06 with 165 gr load. It will do anything I need doing.

I use the 'saved' money for hunting trips! I try to hunt big game in 4 states each year, thus the one rifle, one load, one scope method makes sense for me...

I usally take two rifles. I like to shoot animals with different calibers/bullets, etc. I think an exercise like this helps us define where we really stand.

One is almost always that boring SS Classic Model 70 with iron sights and a 2.5-8x36 Leupy. Loaded with a good bullet it does it all.

Make mine a Pre-64 Model 70 Featherweight, wearing a Leupold VXII 3-9x40mm with a latigo sling and cases of TSX 165's.

Mine would mirror that on a Model 70 action...with a 3 x 9 Leupodl, with a Heavy German Number one reticle...

A 1952 vintage Remington M721 in 300 H&H with a Leupold 4-12. Enough IMR4831 and Nosler 180grain BT's or Partitions for 3000fps will get the job done.

7mmwsm Kimber Montana, 2x7 leupie,talley lightweights, 140 partitions or tsx's, lotsa RL22.

FN Browning Safari High Power .30/06 (22" bbl.)
Leupold 2.5 X 8 VXIII w/Raincotes
IMR4831 & Nosler Partitions (180gr.)

Reduced to just one that would be it without any hesitation.

DJR

NULA in 06, 7saum or a 350 mag:) wearing a 6x42 bladee blah blah.. etc etc.........

tsx's bladee blah blah

seems a trend here somewhere..........

woofer

You think?

Well, any number of cartridges would work, but since I already have it, I'll go with this one. Sorry to all the guys that are sick of seeing it.
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Stainless M-700 with 22 inch Pac-nor barrel in .338-06, McM Mnt rifle stock, Leupold dual dovetails holding a Vari-X III 1.75X6 all up at 8lbs even. I use a couple different loads, but if I had to pick one it would probably be using a 210 Nosler or TSX.