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Sako for normal stuff.
M70 or Mauser claw for big dog rounds.
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Right now I own big bores in CZ 550 (standard and magnum), commercial 98 (FN and Mark X), Win. Model 70, Ruger No. 1, and a German side-by-side double. Have also owned a Ruger Hawkeye .375 Ruger, and it was super-reliable. Was just up in Alaska and they are really taking over up there.
They all work fine if the owner makes sure they do, both through tuning and practice.
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John Steinbeck
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DocFoster,
Great looking rifle you got there. What you feeding it?
Mule Deer,
Were you up here fishing and hunting?
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DocFoster,
Great looking rifle you got there. What you feeding it?
Mule Deer,
Were you up here fishing and hunting?
My load is Winchester cases, CCI 250"s and 77 grs. of IMR4350. The bullet is 300gr. Hornadays for plinking and deer/black bear. 300 gr. Nosier Partitions for anything bigger. Both loads shoot to pretty much the same impact. Doc
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." Thomas Jefferson, 1776
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bearstalker,
Yeah, was up with the Shoemakers hunting (ptarmigan), fishing and photographing bears. Had a great too-few days! The weather cooperated for our stay, and we also had a great evening with Mike Petrov and his wife in Anchorage.
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John Steinbeck
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Being a lefty I have grown quite fond of the Ruger actions as they are readily availible in stainless. I just picked up a couple of the new Hawkeyes...man are they sweet. The new triggers are MUCH better but still not adjustable. I used to have a Winchester I was quite fond of as well but its to hard to find one in a lefty stainless these days. Seems like most here will recommend Winchester. Either of the 2 would be and are my choices.
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The Hawkeyes in .375 are selling like crazy up in Alaska.
It doesn't take much to improve the Hawkeye trigger if you dont like the factory pull. I did one on Taj Shoemaker's rifle in about 15-20 minutes, including taking the barreled action out of the stock and putting it back in.
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John Steinbeck
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I may end up doing a trigger job on mine just like my MKII but for now I think the LC6 trigger is so much better than the last variation I am just going to shoot em as is. I have to say I am very impressed with the new Hawkeye...now if Ruger would just make the Alaskan in 375 Ruger for us poor old lefties.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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Yup; Mauser or M70 IMHO  yup, doesn't get any better. jorge Actualy it does get better than a Mauser or a model 70.....the best of both but better than either. It is called the Model 76.
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Being left-handed really limits a persons options. Here's my favorite .375 H&H Model 70. ![[Linked Image]](http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p262/DocFoster49/375.jpg) Now this rig has some kind of cool lines to it! Dober
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FN Mauser or a Model 70 are hard to beat. I don't have a problem with a well broken in CZ or Ruger either for what it's worth. They are just not as slick from the start, but all of mine get pretty well broken in eventually.
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Have a Danish Krag in .450 Alaskan, built by Johnson't Kenai Rifles.
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Ruger M77. Worked for my Africa trip.
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I have used a variety of bolt actions between .375 and .450, right now I like the Ruger M77 Hawkeye rifles. They do take a bit of care to get them field ready, especially for dangerous game (those would be the ones that run toward you rather than away from you).
jim
LCDR Jim Dodd, USN (Ret.)
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In the custom field there is nothing that will beat the M-98 Mauser design for all around dependability and reliability.
In a current, off-the-shelf, factory rifle the new Ruger M-77 Hawkeye series has the field to itself in regards to smoothness of operation and reliability.
Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.comAnyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
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Ignorance is not confined to uneducated people.
WHO IS JOHN GALT?
LIBERTY!
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I have a mauser in 458 win, i like it.
but i have got ahold of 2 1917 enfields, so i guess that will be my preferred action!
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I started he Mauser and M-70 lynch mob and I am of a mind they are the best of the litter, especially for dangerous game as they have the control feed feature.But the Ruger, CZs and other control feed guns are good also..Lets not over look the wonderful control feed Enfield action that can be made up in 505 Gibbs and 500 Jefferys and all manor of big bores.
I like the single shots, I like the double rifles, and I like old Sakos, Remingtons in varmint calibers and eve in deer rifles. Ruger no. 1 are really super rifles.
I love the old Winchester lever actions. I have several M-94s one in a 30-30 and the other in 25-35, and I hunt with them still. Savage 99s hold a nostalgic place in my heart as my family used them on deer and elk as did I in my youth..
I even have a lovely little Savage M-219 break open 30-30 with a Williams guide peep sight that fills my heart with joy..I am gonna shoot a deer with it this year...
I would never limit myself to one gun, one action or one caliber, its just not kosher!
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