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One thing I do remember is that as a younger kid with just an old .30-06, I got so good with that thing I rarely missed anything, at any range out to about 600 yards. Then when I went to a .300, I found myself missing because at the longer ranges I shot over a little, being used to the trajectory of the .06! Then of course came the .45-70, which really shook things up.
Then of course thru the years I added some 40 other calibers. After awhile it get's rediculous!
Got rid of 3 rifles in the last month or so, and still have too many, and can still hunt anything, anywhere in the world if need be. And since I don't hunt Africa, I always could have with just that old .06.
Hmmm, wonder what ever happened to that old rifle. . . . . . .
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For the world I would be hard pressed to pick against the 375 H&H. I guess you could say "It has been there and done that" so really no guess work involved
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8mm Remington Magnum built off a Sako L 61 R. I would have to agree 8mm mag for me to.
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That's kinda the point.
When I think of all the cash I could have saved, that I've spent on guns in the past 45 years or so, I imagine we have as much in reloading equipment or ammo costs, binoculars, scopes etc. And then the biggie, replacing so much with second buys for better finer equipment that replaces what we already had. This hunting and shooting is more of a lifestyle than merely a sport.
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The Kimber Montana 84L in 30-06 with a fixed 4 Loopy I don't own yet...
If that don't work out, the Montana 84 in 308 with a fixed 4 Loopy that I DO own.
I can't decide whether to airbrush a Swiss Army knife symbol on the butt stock, or a brick schitthouse....
I'm Irish...
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For what I do, I have any number of rifles that could serve as the one and only.
Win FWT 30-06
Win Ranger 30-06
Win LWT 243
Rem Classic 270
Rugers in 30-06
It's pretty easy to kill stuff if you can hit in the right spot. With monometal bullets it even allows the light guns to fill the need too.
If I had to choose only one....I'll cross that bridge when I get to it--but if it had come down to that it just might be a Mini 14.
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That's kinda the point.
When I think of all the cash I could have saved, that I've spent on guns in the past 45 years or so, I imagine we have as much in reloading equipment or ammo costs, binoculars, scopes etc. And then the biggie, replacing so much with second buys for better finer equipment that replaces what we already had. This hunting and shooting is more of a lifestyle than merely a sport. Try being a flyfisherman/tyer as well as a hunter/shooter. It is a wonder that I'm a: still married and b: not homeless!
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Another vote for a 338-06.
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A stainless Marlin 336 in 30-30 will do anything I need to do. Give me a 4X Leupold on it.
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Pretty easy for me. 9.3x62, lightly customized Husky 640 wearing a Leupold 4x in Talley Ultralights. All will be cerakoted and bedded in a McMillan mark X with edge. Should run about 7.5 lbs. loaded and ready to roll. I have five varieities of 286gr. bullet on the bench in front of me, but might add in some 250gr. if it were the only rifle I were shooting.
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The Kimber Montana 84L in 30-06 with a fixed 4 Loopy I don't own yet...
If that don't work out, the Montana 84 in 308 with a fixed 4 Loopy that I DO own.
Sounds about right to me. I'd put more X's on top, but that's about the only change I'd make to Dan's suggestion. A 300 WSM Kimber MT is a real one-rifle rifle as well...
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pre 64 30.06 supergrade model 70 winchester
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i like elkhunters choice feed it anything from 125 grn. to 220 grn. bullets that makes the .30-06 an all around caliber, and it is really hard to beat the pre 64 action. they are just so expensive!
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One rifle for everything including big bears and African Big 6; have to go with the 375 H&H or the Ruger 375!
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Stainless/synthetic Ruger M77 Mk II in 30-06 with either a Leupold 4x or 6x or 3-9x.
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When I chose for myself I went with a 7mm RM. THat lasted over 20 years.
When I chose to give one to my son-in-law, it was a .30-06.
The difference was I knew I would handload and that he wouldn't.
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A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.
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i could travel far and wide and not suffer any lack with my recently built m70 classic fwt 25-06...
i could say the same thing for my dads old mauser 30-06, or my model 700 winnie...
if i ever really tried it though, id like to have the option of trying out a NULA .308....
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Life was so much simpler when it was just a good .30-06 and and a 1911 .45 acp!
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I just finished building it. 358 Norma, I can load it up or down for everything from plinking rabbits to the big bears.
Second choice would be a 30-06, for the same reason.
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