2022 Big Game Rifle

[mimile]

For deer and black bear, any of the following depending on the mood of the day: 6.5x55 with NP or SST 140 grains, 270 with NP 150 grains, 30-06 with NP 180 grains or 150 Sierra Pro Hunter, 9.3x62 with PPU 286 grains.

 

[medvedqc]

I agree. Never found anything better, sheep is close mind you.

did not eat enough sheep meat to tell the difference but a big chance with me going on the mountain not that much left when back to town lol ...

 

[Jack Robinson]

Open field elk- Custom Wby MK V in 6.5x300 wby
Blind in a smaller opening- Wby Alaskan in 300 wby
Mule and Whitetail deer- Custom Husky in 240 wby.

 

[DTM5]

2 Browning BLRs - Whitetail and Black Bear.

1. Blued / Walnut with Leupold vx-r 1.25-4x in .358 winchester shooting hornady 200gr SP
2. Stainless Takedown with Trijicon 1-4x accupoint in .358 winchester shooting hornady 20gr SP (foul weather and bash around gun)

 

[Bushbasher]

Moose 7mm rem mag Winchester model 70 xtr 160 grain Barnes x bullet
Savage model 110 270 win with 140 grain Barnes xbullet

Deer
Remington model 7 stainless 260 rem with 120:grain tsx Barnes xbullet
Model 99 300 savage with 150 grain Speer hot cor

 

[conor_90]

Mulie does and either ### whitetail with the 8x57 JRS Haenel Jager 9 and a 6x S&B. Probably 196 grain woodleigh, but I need to test them out; good results with 196 privi of the same shape so I might end up using those. 150 grain Speer hotcores are also a possibility but I haven’t tested any loads

Might load some light 200 grain hornady interlocks in the 338 wm for backup duty but I doubt it

 

[ianfroese]

Took my black bear with a T3x in 8x57. I'm undecided whether the 6.5x55 or 8x57 will get the nod for whitetail. Probably 338 LM for Elk.

 

[conor_90]

T3x in 8x57.

Nice. I was tempted by the battue and black bear in 8x57 PR had, you snooze you lose

 

[Peecos]

Ruger 77 tang safety 358 Winchester for the shorter/midrange blind work and Model 70 FWT 270 for open country. Trying 110gr TTSX for the first time in the 270. Whitetail in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and for the first time Mulies in Manitoba

 

[Chargerguy]

Bighorn SR3 action with a rock creek barrel and Wildcat stock. Chambered in 28 Nosler shooting Barnes 150grain TTSX at 3400fps.

 

[freddyfour]

Bighorn SR3 action with a rock creek barrel and Wildcat stock. Chambered in 28 Nosler shooting Barnes 150grain TTSX at 3400fps.

That is a cruising speed!

 

[northfork]

Ask and sometimes you receive, Ruger/Marlin SBL On the way! First of 5 in Canada!!! So excited!!!

…….x2

 

[medvedqc]

CZ Safari 458Win mag Dangerous and Delicious Animals

Ruger/Marlin SBL 45-70 if it ever shows up.

like to read your report on this ruger marlin.

 

[regulate34]

I’ll be packing my Henry 45colt for deer this fall. 375ruger if a join in on a buddies moose hunt.

 

[buck knife]

I'm also using a Sbl for deer and a .35 remington336 for deer blind duty.longer distance hunting will be my new tikka t3xlite in .308

 

[iron cat]

I won't know until the morning I decide to head out !OL
However, for modern stuff,my goto custom Leeper built Ruger single in .303 Brit is always ready as well as a host of others.
The current 1st string this year will be :
16X16/9.3X72R German Guild drilling.

Ruger #1 in 280 , 'smithed by Cooper Customs.

Pedersoli Sharps business rifle in 40/65.

Possible , but not in the current starting roster :
M70 Safari in 375H&H

Enfield .577 Snider

Custom Gunworx built M70 in 6.5STW
Cat

 

[Sharps45-70]

This will be my main rifle this year, a just finished semi-custom Mauser 98 in 9.3x62

 

[DGY]

That ^^^ like I said somewhere else looks fantastic!!
Leaving today on a 4 day canoe trip where we will be looking for moose and caribou! The no1 9.3x62 will be with me!

 

[SuperCub]

This 275Rigby is the go-to gun now.

Had the scope off it this spring, so had to recheck the zero this week. It's a shooter.

 

[keninon]

Bear, deer, sporter Mosin with barnaul 203 gr sp.
No moose tag this year