The "One Club" Tournament, Grand Slam Style

[Ardent]

I'm on parental leave and the imagination runs wild, what can I say.

You're setting out to do the North America 29, no umchorn preserves allowed all wild. You're taking everything from little 80lb deer in Mexico to reachy bighorns in the desert, to a 2,200lb wood bison bull, to mountain goats accross a valley, to polar bear, brown bear on Kodiak or the peninsula, and grizzly. You're spending a good BC house on this project and can't afford any redos, to make it realistic.

What chambering, and even rifle if you know? I'll add a poll with the regulars for quick visualisation, but vote anything.

 

[9.3mauser]

If I was limited to one rifle, it would be a Kimber Montana in .300WM. Two rifles, maybe 7x57 for the light stuff, and 9.3x62 for the heavy.

 

[PatchRat]

I'm going to be super boring here and say 7 rem mag. Some might say it's not enough gun for the real big stuff, but I've seen several large bison go down with one shot. A few got back up, but they were the exception, not the rule. If I had to pick a rifle platform, I would go with the Ruger no1 just to keep it classy.

 

[Ardent]

Agree with your logic Patch 7mm Rem is my client loaner rifle, beat all rounder in my eyes. Little barky for light duty, little light for some heavy duty, but overall a good Swiss Army knife of a rifle. .300 will do everything it will, but with a touch more recoil, and is a bit better suited to the truly big stuff so I lean that way for all 29 at the moment. Nope... I like 7mms who am I kidding.

There are only ten options for the poll so couldn't get too creative.

 

[Gatehouse]

Of the rifles I currently own, I would pick either my 300WSM or 375 Ruger. Probably go with the 300 though, as it's lighter for hunting in the mountains. I would feel fine with a 7RM though.

 

[bearkilr]

I don't see the 223 listed on there, you have magnumitis or something? With proper shot placement...................


(I chose the 300 WinMag, rifle make not so important, something stainless and synthetic)

 

[Superbrad]

I don't see the 223 listed on there, you have magnumitis or something? With proper shot placement...................


(I chose the 300 WinMag, rifle make not so important, something stainless and synthetic)

I agreed with this.... but the 7mm mag is no slouch either.....

 

[Longwalker]

Just to stir the pot a bit I'd say 8x68S - lots of reach, lots of thump, not too much recoil, adequate for all the big stuff like bison and bears and not unreasonable for the smaller stuff like Coues deer. I'd otherwise vote 9.3x62 or .375H&H but one's a bit slow for far shooting and the other a bit heavy in an appropriate weight rifle for carrying all day. I am currently developing a 9.2x62 load with 220 grain Lapua Naturalis bullets at about 2650 fps for my 7.5 lb Verney Carron takedown rifle - pretty versatile.
Of the choices you have presented and if I was only looking for basic practicality I'd have to vote 30-06. But only because I have an unreasonable prejudice against .300 magnums ;-)

 

[freire]

My choice would be the 300 Win Mag.

 

[Aniest]

I chose 300Win Mag because I have reloaded for it and know the cartridge to do it all: others may have that knowledge and understanding with another.

 

[GMC403]

It would have to be a 300wm for me in this case.

It would be chambered in a M70 Extreme Weather restocked in a McMillan, and would be topped with a VX3 3.5-10x40.

 

[bearkilr]

I agreed with this.... but the 7mm mag is no slouch either.....

Yuck. I'd bet 90% of the wounded game I've trailed has been shot by a 7mmRM or 300 Wby. Obviously that's user error, but I can't stand them for that reason.

 

[hoytcanon]

My head says .300 WM... but my heart says .30/06, just to show that it can be done cleanly... once again.

 

[Neo]

I'm going with the 30-06. First, because Ardent expects me to. And second, because if it worked for J.Y. Jones and Grancel Fitz, it will work for everyone else too.

 

[Uisge]

308 semi auto. One shot might not take them all down but 5 or 10 will.

 

[Wellse]

My vote is for the 9.3x62 or maybe the 30/06. Either way it would be a CRF (take your pick) bolt action, cerakoted, in a fiberglass stock, S&B 1-8 in QR rings and a good set of irons.

 

[MiG25]

280 Ross, the 0-500 sight is perfect.

 

[Crazy_Farmer]

.375 H&H and your multiple choices of 235-350gr bullets

 

[c-fbmi]

You have left out of your poll the one cartridge that is head and shoulders above all others for this very specific task...................THE 340 WEATHERBY MAGNUM

 

[Ardent]

It would have to be a 300wm for me in this case.

It would be chambered in a M70 Extreme Weather restocked in a McMillan, and would be topped with a VX3 3.5-10x40.

Fine choice.

My head says .300 WM... but my heart says .30/06, just to show that it can be done cleanly... once again.

Can never go wrong with an -06!

I'm going with the 30-06. First, because Ardent expects me to. And second, because if it worked for J.Y. Jones and Grancel Fitz, it will work for everyone else too.

Yep, saw that coming and with healthy respect for it to boot. Saw the beautiful bull moose it knocked down, too, and know its history with you is far deeper than that.

You have left out of your poll the one cartridge that is head and shoulders above all others for this very specific task...................THE 340 WEATHERBY MAGNUM

If I had another spot the .340 would have been in there just for you Douglas. No arguing with it, that's for sure.