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Ok....you are allowed to have ONE CURRENT made factory rifle the rest of your life. It has to be capable enough for deer and Elk. It has to be Rock solid reliable and it has to be in a standard chambering. (this is an issue a close friend is facing)...
Pick just ONE and tell us how its configured and why you picked it.!
...A standard chambering? That`s no fun.
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Given the OP's parameters and given I have only one rifle to hunt all of North America under any conditions....Hmmmmm.....FN Extreme Weather in .338Win. with a Leupy 2.5x8 in Talleys and a very good 210gr. to 225gr. bullet. Now don't be trading in your newhaven classic that you just spruced up for something like that. You've already got a very nice 338 win model 70 that fits that bill......
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Ok....you are allowed to have ONE CURRENT made factory rifle the rest of your life. It has to be capable enough for deer and Elk. It has to be Rock solid reliable and it has to be in a standard chambering. (this is an issue a close friend is facing)...
Pick just ONE and tell us how its configured and why you picked it.!
Equal elk to deer hunting, a 30-06; the occasional elk and mostly deer hunting, 257 Roberts. It would be framed in a Dakota, Winchester, Sako, CZ, or some reliable Mauser type action.
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One rifle? Are you kidding me?
Only one without doubt would be M70 Extreme Weather
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I'd get a Winchester M70 Stainless Featherweight in 30-06. I'd put it in a McEDGE, Talley Lightweights and a Leupold VX3 2.5-8x36. That would fit the bill for a LOT of hunting.
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Sako 85 Finnlight in 308 with Zeiss Conquest 3.5-10X44 That would be my answer.The only difference is mine wears a Kahles 3-9X42(a little lighter).That's the first one I pull out of the safe.I could hunt the rest of my life with it,and only it.
Sorry,I drank the Sako-Aid.My opinion may be biased. bh444
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Sako in .300 Weatherby Magnum.....will kill anything on this continent, and you can always download the round......
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Sako in .300 Weatherby Magnum.....will kill anything on this continent, and you can always download the round...... One rifle for elk and deer, disgustingly simple concept; OP's friend probably not a reloader. Given that, the 30-06 makes a lot of sense from the availability of a range of factory ammo, effectiveness of the round, overall performance, user friendly profile, etc. It would not be the first choice of most of us, you and me included. It's often hard to think in those term from where we are, hard for us to walk in their moccasins. I have about everything but a 30-06 hunting rifle. Not that it's not a great round, just too boring for my taste. DF
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It's not really a factory rifle, more hands on.......My 30-06 NULA. Light with superb balance, deadly accurate & the 30-06 just keeps getting the job done without being over the top. Nuff said.
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CZ 550 American or Ruger m-77 .270,30/06 6X leupold.
Looks like Ruger Model 77 is winning. Great rifle.
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Rem M700 SPS Stainless with Leupy 3.5-10x40 with B&C reticle in 300 WSM because it balances well, is a handy rifle and it is more fun and louder than an 06.
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CZ 550 American or Ruger m-77 .270,30/06 6X leupold.
Looks like Ruger Model 77 is winning. Great rifle. That may be because Swampy hasn't tuned in yet, extolling the virtues of the 700 Remington. Everyone knows that Winchesters, Sakos and especially Rugers, won't shoot..! DF
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"CURRENT production?" Where's the fun in that?
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For me I'm going to say Winchester M70 Sporter .25-06 rem.
Why?
Because I mostly hunt Texas deer, coyotes and hogs. Most any Ballistic Tip or standard cup and core bullet can handle that chore. If I go after elk or similar a heavy Nosler Partition will get the job done well enough.
The rifle itself I feel is a good compromise between a light walking gun and a heavier fixed position rifle.
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it would be a 338 win mag in a browning x bolt stailes. its 7 lbs no scope so relatively light for a 338 bore. 225 gr ttsx or tsx for all
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1st Gen Ti w/same scope. [quote=Teeder]700 Mnt LSS in .30-06 w/ 2.5X8 Leupold in DD mounts. [quote]
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Kimber Montana 84L in 270 Winchester. Scope it with a VX3 2.5-8X36 Leupold B&C. Talley LW lows and run bullets from 85 gr to 160 gr.
That would be my vote for the rifle except I'd go with a Leupold 6x36 or 6x42LR in Talleys. 22" barrel/140 Accubonds. Kimber 84L Montana, barrel shortened to 23", 3-9x40 w/dotz in Talley Lwt's, and Uncle Mikes Mtn Sling. 140 NAB's or 150 NP's over H4831.
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Winchester M-70 featherweight stainless/walnut in '06 w/ 200 gn. NP's
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Winchester M-70 featherweight stainless/walnut in '06 w/ 200 gn. NP's
Gunner You left out what kind of scope. How fast you going to be runnin those 200's??
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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