Would have bought that in a heartbeat!
The "Holy Grail" Debate
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Would have bought that in a heartbeat!
Dukeoflawnchair
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Fort St John
I do admit to being a bit in love with Rob's rifle there, but I honestly find that my pretty blued / wood stocked guns usually end up sitting in the safe when I go hunting. I know I do a lot of walking (I'm a forester by profession) and I push sticks more than most people do, so I usually default to something stainless and synthetic for my hunting setup. I've always felt really bad scuffing up a nice wood stock, or not having a good opportunity to clean a nicely blued gun when it's -35 out, etc.
While I've been happy with every Remington / Kimber / Winchester / Ruger / Sako / Tikka that I've had over the years, none of them really fit the "Grail" category.
My current "Grail" build criteria:
-> High end action, CRF
-> Caliber with enough horsepower to be effective for the game and distance that I want, but not overkill. (I'll probably settle on 300wm or 338wm)
-> Heavy enough to not have horrible recoil, light enough to be mobile, no muzzle brake. (Loud noise makes me flinch)
-> Good trigger, good synthetic stock that fits me, well put together, etc.
I'm going with a Defiance Deviant CRF action and a Krieger stainless #19 barrel. Triggertech trigger.
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While I've been happy with every Remington / Kimber / Winchester / Ruger / Sako / Tikka that I've had over the years, none of them really fit the "Grail" category.
My current "Grail" build criteria:
-> High end action, CRF
-> Caliber with enough horsepower to be effective for the game and distance that I want, but not overkill. (I'll probably settle on 300wm or 338wm)
-> Heavy enough to not have horrible recoil, light enough to be mobile, no muzzle brake. (Loud noise makes me flinch)
-> Good trigger, good synthetic stock that fits me, well put together, etc.
I'm going with a Defiance Deviant CRF action and a Krieger stainless #19 barrel. Triggertech trigger.
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Helsinki Cowboy
CGN Regular
- Location
- Upper Canada
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Quite few years ago I decided to start seriously looking for my dream rifle. It was a Ruger #1 full stock in 7x57. I hadn't seen many for sale and figured it would take months if not years to find.
Lo and behold the first time I went on the ee to look there it was, the first rifle listed. Needless to say my search was over almost before it began.
I have never regretted that purchase. Next to my father's hunting rifle that I now have it is still my favorite go to hunting gun.
Lo and behold the first time I went on the ee to look there it was, the first rifle listed. Needless to say my search was over almost before it began.
I have never regretted that purchase. Next to my father's hunting rifle that I now have it is still my favorite go to hunting gun.
nowarningshot
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I got soured on it, after a long search for ammo, brass, dies, projectile. 9 months in and hadn't shot it. I also have a old thread about too pretty to risk using guns, and was clearing out safe queens at the time.
Already got a whack of dream rifles in my collection. But today if you told me I could only have one hunting rifle, I figure I'd be looking for a .338 Win. Mag or .375 H&H. In semi auto with one he77 of an effective light weight muzzle break. Optics would be a 4 to 14x power with back up iron sights. Maybe over kill to some, but it would kill all critters on the planet!
Man do I wish!
Shane agrees!
But 12 ga with 308 win and a .222 insert you can choose how dead she be!
And who likes carrying spare rounds in your pockets... yuck
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Geesh! I never worried about being mugged in the bush before... But I might, carrying that around hunt camp! LOL!
New Camper
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Lurking in the woods near SFRC.
Wow, Rob set the bar pretty high. I'm guessing most of the other guns mentioned here will be complete garbage in comparison. Notice the double triggers?
Commercial Mauser 98: I'd guess 7x57, 30-06, 8mm but hoping 6.5x55 or 250-3000(though it's not a short action). Not to sound rude or anything, but I wouldn't be pounding nail shanks into what was a 3-4g rifle... neat sure, and there is a memory with each of those shanks worth remembering.
Given that I have been thinking of a safari, that will increase my already broad requirements: From targets and small vermin up to moose already requires at least two rifles, but if the safari includes dangerous game, then one more rifle will be necessary. But just one rifle I'm torn between a CZ in 6.5x55 or a combination 12ga over 7x65r. If I never left Ontario, I'd be mulling over a Remington 7 in 250-3000.
