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Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? jwall #9494476 01/08/15
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism B bigwhoop Campfire Ranger
bigwhoop Campfire Ranger B Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 22,735 Minnesocialism	Between Phil (458Win) and the AK F&G recommendations, you guys are swimming against a mighty strong current. My home is the "sanctuary residence" for my firearms.

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Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? jwall #9494704 01/08/15
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jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	No Mr. Whoop - Not Me! <G> Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by 458Win I have used the 30-06 on virtually everything in Alaska and with all the great bullets we have today it is better than ever. My Mauser 30-06 with 220 Partitions worked just fine as a backup on this brown bear a few years ago. Can't get any closer to "the horse's mouth" than THAT!! jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? scouttracker #9494993 01/08/15
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tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,720 Rural Utah USA	Something Sako 9.3x62 T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? tikkanut #9495942 01/08/15
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700xcr Campfire Member 7 Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 486 Kennewick,Wa.	I would use my 375 Ruger Guide Gun. Nothing like a Remington 700xcr.

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? RJM #9502038 01/10/15
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AussieGunWriter Campfire Tracker A Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7,075	Originally Posted by RJM Bought this from a kid in Alaska who made it up, shot a few rounds out of it and sold it. I think he sold it because he could not make it feed right...took it to a good smith and now feeds fine with everything... 77MKII .350 Remington Magnum, 18.25" barrel, NECG rear sight and Williams front. Scope is a Tasco Titan 1.5-6 30mm tube with German #4 reticle. Warne QD rings. Has spent a lot of time on a 4-wheeler in Maine and still looks new. Bob My .460 Weatherby has been thumping that scope for 20 years without ever giving up. A truly underrated scope. John When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.

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Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? AussieGunWriter #9508286 01/12/15
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Cariboujack Campfire Ranger C Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 17,731 Palmer, Alaska	Frankly a lot of cartridges from 30-06 on up will work in Alaska. I believe most people choose either a favorite caliber or favorite rifle, and that should work just fine for most people. Probably better than picking some rifle to do a particular task, that you don't shoot as well. FWIW NRA LIFE MEMBER GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS ESPECIALLY THE SNIPERS! "Suppose you were an idiot And suppose you were a member of Congress... But I repeat myself." -Mark Twain

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? Cariboujack #9542767 01/24/15
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,053 Anchorage Ak 358Norma_fan Campfire Regular
358Norma_fan Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,053 Anchorage Ak	My standard answer to this has been "if the 06 cant get it done, nothing will." I went tru the typical gotta have a big magnum phase, but I've gone back to the basics and been totally happy with the 06. It's worked just fine on moose, caribou, black bears a wolf, coyote, and even porcupine. "243/85TSX It's as if the HAMMER OF THOR were wielded by CHUCK NORRIS himself, and a roundhouse kick thrown in for good measure."

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? 358Norma_fan #9542887 01/24/15
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woofer Campfire Outfitter W Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,294 VT...	5# 350 RM spouting 225XXX.... Little shorty Leupy 1.75x6 . And a peanut butter and jelly in my pocket. Pretty much stress free day.... W "I would build one again, if it were not for my 350RM (grin)." MtnHtr

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? woofer #9545793 01/25/15
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AK416 Campfire Member A Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 201 The NCR	My lightweight .338 Win...weighs 6lbs 13oz with a 2.5-8 Leupold. Not much you can't do with a 225gr Accubond at 2900fps. Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want.

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? AK416 #9547180 01/26/15
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buffybr Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,799 SW Montana	If I were to hunt in Alaska again, I would use my 300 Weatherby unless I would be hunting coastal brown bears where I would use my .375 RUM. SAVE 200 ELK, KILL A WOLF NRA Endowment Life Member

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Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? buffybr #9548690 01/26/15
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Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level	Not that Alaska is in the works or even likely, but I always figured a trip there would be a good reason to buy a new rifle. Since I already have a .45-70 and a .338 WM, the current candidate would be a .375 Ruger. In the unlikely event, the rifle and cartridge would be determined by where and what I was hunting. I doubt the .375 Ruger would be the one if hunting caribou. Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE! No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's. A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? AussieGunWriter #9548921 01/26/15
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,920 Rochester, N.H. USA R RJM Campfire Outfitter
RJM Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 7,920 Rochester, N.H. USA	Originally Posted by AussieGunWriter Originally Posted by RJM Bought this from a kid in Alaska who made it up, shot a few rounds out of it and sold it. I think he sold it because he could not make it feed right...took it to a good smith and now feeds fine with everything... 77MKII .350 Remington Magnum, 18.25" barrel, NECG rear sight and Williams front. Scope is a Tasco Titan 1.5-6 30mm tube with German #4 reticle. Warne QD rings. Has spent a lot of time on a 4-wheeler in Maine and still looks new. Bob My .460 Weatherby has been thumping that scope for 20 years without ever giving up. A truly underrated scope. John WAY...WAY....underrated. It was probably Tascos best line of scopes. When Bushnell bought Tasco and Simmons they closed out the Titan line. Wholesale had been $236.00...my wholesaler closed them out at $110.00...I bought over 50 of them and resold all of them on GunBroker and ebay for double the money. I still have two and just found a 3-12 (?) that I use on the Ruger if I need a little more power...for $90.00. Bob If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? RJM #9550488 01/27/15
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scotts94_z28 Campfire Regular S Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 2,076 Western NY	Kimber Montana 84L in 30-06. Cut an inch or two off the barrel and mount a Leupold 3.5-10x40 or 6x36 in Talley lows. Shoot 180 gr Partition for most everything maybe a 220 gr Partition for the big bears.

Re: You're Rifle Of Choice For Alaska Big Game Hunting? scouttracker #9550592 01/27/15
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R_Walter Campfire Member R Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 171 Lindrith, NM	Easy answer... I'd keep my pre '64 Winchester 338Magnum. My g8-g8 uncle was Barney Riggs. Google and read about him. He roamed around the southwest, mainly west Tx and Az and NM territory. History credits him with from 9 - 12 men he killed, not counting Mexicans and Indians. Family lore has it at 18.

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