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Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? SamOlson #9787900 04/19/15
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,687 Either Texas or Idaho	Originally Posted by SamOlson My latest plan for the perfect hunting rifle is.... Kimber MT 84L 270 Win Leupold 6x36LR Talley LW's H4831sc 140 Accubond or 150 Partition I can't imagine a better 'open' country, walk around, deer hunting rifle. I put together the same a bit ago minus the LR. Have a handful of bags of 140 AB blems. Hoping to get out with it this week. Conduct is the best proof of character.

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Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? Brad #9787976 04/19/15
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,884 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger
Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,884 Deer Park, Tx	Originally Posted by Brad Originally Posted by Brad The 308 is my favorite round, and will be what I use for the rest of my hunting life. I haven't changed my mind. So, what is your favorite load(s) for it? "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? Reloder28 #9788220 04/20/15
Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,263 Brad Campfire 'Bwana
Brad Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 30,263	Originally Posted by Reloder28 Originally Posted by Brad Originally Posted by Brad The 308 is my favorite round, and will be what I use for the rest of my hunting life. I haven't changed my mind. So, what is your favorite load(s) for it? A 165-168 Bullet / Lapua Brass / Fed 210M / 45.5 - 46.0 Varget “Perfection is Achieved Not When There Is Nothing More to Add, But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788564 04/20/15
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas P powdr Campfire Outfitter
powdr Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas	A 280Remington w/FXIII 6X42 w/LR dots. All a man needs in the lower 48. That includes a 175gr Partition for grizzly. powdr

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788592 04/20/15
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mjbgalt Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 15,746	I would go 257 Roberts or 243. No bears on my menu

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Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788798 04/20/15
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,921 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter
moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,921 PA	Remington 660 .308 and Leupold 2-7X.

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788814 04/20/15
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bcraig Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 4,273 eastern arkansas	The last one I bought of course ! Tikka T3 Superlight 270 Winchester With Leupold VX1 3-9x40 Light ,accurate,Stainless ,Low recoil. Faster horses,Younger women,Older Whiskey,More money

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788820 04/20/15
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Mssgn Campfire Regular M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,604 upstate NY	375 H&H Win Model 70 and Leupold 3-9X. It's the one I use most often. "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." Psalm 37, verse 4. "The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt." Proverbs 12:27

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788822 04/20/15
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powdr Campfire Outfitter P Joined: May 2005 Posts: 9,611 Central Texas	Damn Mike, I thought I was being practical when I said 280Rem w/6x42 and there you go suggesting the 308...in a carbine no less, w/a puny 2-7. powdr

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788860 04/20/15
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4ager Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453	Starting all over with today's components wouldn't be starting all over. So, to start over "then" when I started, I'd have gone with a Remington 700 in .30-06, with as light a profile as they offered then. Eventually, it would have been wearing a synthetic stock by McMillan or Bansner. The optics would have been a Leupold likely in 3-9x, but eventually a 6x42. Binos would have been Swaro SLC 8x30. Bullets would have been Nosler Partitions. Starting over with today's options available would make it a Kimber Montana in 7-08 or .308, possibly a .280 or .30-06. 6x42 FX-3, Swaro SLC 8x30. Bullets would be Barnes TTSX. Originally Posted by Mannlicher America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.

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Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9788958 04/20/15
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,453 State of Jefferson T T_O_M Campfire Outfitter
T_O_M Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 8,453 State of Jefferson	I think with today's "stuff" I'd start with a Kimber Montana in .280AI with a Leupold 3.5-10X. An identical .270 would also be in the running. Based on the tags I've had in the last 2 years and preference points I'm accumulating my "menu" would include deer, elk, black bear, cougar, and antelope. Tom Anyone who thinks there's two sides to everything hasn't met a M�bius strip. Here be dragons ...

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? T_O_M #9789078 04/20/15
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 1,122 S Shodd Campfire Regular
Shodd Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2014 Posts: 1,122	I haven't been on the fire for quite sometime as I've been pretty busy offloading many of my firearms. I'm down to a 270, 223 tikka T3s that I doubt I'll ever get rid of. Also keeping a Savage 22 bolt action. I've got just a few more to offload and one rifle I want to acquire and then I believe my firearm acquiring days are permanently over. My one rifle of choice to acquire is a winchester model 70 in 270. Shod The 6.5 Swede, Before Gay Was Ok

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9789702 04/20/15
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BRLMKR Campfire Member B Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 244	I think my Kimber Montana in 280AI shooting 175gr bullets with a Leupold 3-9 meets all my needs for any hunting I do. However, if, back in 1970, I could have had the same rifle in 9.3x62 with a 2-7 scope I sure would have saved a ton of money though the decades. But then, what fun would that have been? Terry

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? powdr #9791102 04/20/15
Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,921 PA moosemike Campfire Outfitter
moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,921 PA	Originally Posted by powdr Damn Mike, I thought I was being practical when I said 280Rem w/6x42 and there you go suggesting the 308...in a carbine no less, w/a puny 2-7. powdr I'm something of a minimalist.

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? gunner500 #9791268 04/20/15
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900 B BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana
BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by gunner500 Glad your sporting another 375 in the safes Bob. We all need at least one rifle in this grandest of old cartridges if for no other reason than the 'cool' nostalgia factor. Gunner no kidding I feel naked without one.Even if i'm not presently using it... I always figured you don't need a 375 often but when you do, you need it pretty bad. There is no substitute. The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9791870 04/20/15
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oldtimer303 Campfire Tracker O Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,194 missouri	Appears that a Pre 64 action model 70 featherweight in 30-06 wearing a Leup VX3 2.5x8 would lead the list. Excellent choice years ago and still is. GW If an injury has to be done to a man it should be so severe that his vengeance need not be feared. MACHIAVELLI

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? powdr #9794138 04/21/15
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,884 Deer Park, Tx R Reloder28 Campfire Ranger
Reloder28 Campfire Ranger R Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 20,884 Deer Park, Tx	Originally Posted by powdr Mike, I thought I was being practical when I said 280Rem w/6x42 and there you go suggesting the 308...powdr 6 of one, half dozen of the other. "I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country." Robert E. Lee

Re: If you could Start ALL over - and ONLY own 1 Rifle + Scope ??? 65BR #9798000 04/22/15
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,281 Colorado & Mississippi W WoodsyAl Campfire Regular
WoodsyAl Campfire Regular W Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 1,281 Colorado & Mississippi	Late to this thread. I'd be hard pressed to get rid of my Al Biesen 270 that looks a lot like a twin to Jack O'Connor's and wears a 6x42 Leupold in Conetrol mounts. But if starting over, and getting only one rifle, there is a lot to be said for a NULA in 30-06 with a 6x36 Leupold. Al Spend your life wisely.

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