The "Holy Grail" Debate

[albayo]

Reliablegun that probably cost more than my house.

[Hydrain]

Perfect hunting rifle didn't exist so I had a custom one made, even then I don't believe there is a "perfect" rifle for everything in general, I have a choose the perfect tool for the job mentality.

Started with a Mac Bros evo titanium action sa
Hardy carbon fiber barrel 30cal 1-10 24" fin "heavy" Palma
McMillan carbon game warden sondoran ambush camo
Trigger tech flat blade
Badger M5 enhanced dbm
Hawkins titanium muzzle brake
Finished in midnight bronze cerakote
Topped with night force ultralight rings and a vx5hd scope
Use hsm trophy gold 300wsm 185gr Berger vlds
Ai 3/7 round wsm mags
Spartan javelin bipod

[gwhysow]

Still no love for the No. 1s

[Rob]

Hey Rob, cool looking rifle!... Can you please explain the animals on the stock? Pronghorn, hog, deer and fox? What make is that rifle? What caliber? What are you using to mark the kills on the stock? Looks very neat, thank you for sharing!.....

BRNO Model 22 small ring Mauser-98. Caliber 8x57S
Barrel Length: 20.5" to front of bolt. Double set triggers.
Holts Wetzlar 6x scope. German No. 1 reticle.
Factory fitted see-through claw mounts.
Dated 1951 on barrel and receiver.
Matching serial numbers on barrel, bolt and stock (in barrel channel).
Czechoslovakian and German (Ulm) proofmarks.
Right side of barrel ahead of rear sight marked in English "Made in Czechoslovakia".
Receiver and barrel stamped "Geco" (German retailer, Gustav Genschow & Co.)

Stock stamped WB in a cartouche on bottom of stock behind the pistol grip.
Tally marked stock (silver inlays of European game: Roe Deer, Wild Boar, Red Deer, and Fox...silver tally pins)

...and its not my tally...
although I could give the previous owner a run for his money in terms of harvested deer numbers,
I have never even seen a Wild Boar in the wild.

Weight approx. 6lb. 10 oz. w/o scope.

[Rob]

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[IAFS]

Ruger Scout 308. With a 4x fixed in quick detach rings.

[Gun-adian]

Just to be a little different, mine would be a Ruger Gunsite Scout rechambered to .358 Winchester while still keeping the factory 16” length and flash hider......just because.

I really love the platform but .308, although more than adequate, just doesn’t float my boat anymore. The .358 is an awesome cast bullet round and the GSR’s single stack mag should feed cast flat points with ease.

[Mikefollowsno1]

For all around use, my Holy Grail hunting rifle would be my Winchester Model 70 in .270win.

Being a southern Ontario boy, I can still carry it for varmint and predator hunting in my backyard.

Travel north and I can use it for whitetail deer, black bear, elk, and moose.

I even used it in Quebec for caribou.

With so many options for bullet weight and style this is an all around slam dunk choice for me.

Mike

[Bull_it]

From what's in my cabinet now:

Remington 700 SPS DM in 7mm Rem Mag with a Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40mm. Durable, reliable, versatile, affordable


If money was no object:

Merkel RX Helix Noblesse in .30-06 for all around capability and classicness. I'd mount a Zeiss Victory HT 2.5-10x50mm scope on it.

[reliablegun]

For all around use, my Holy Grail hunting rifle would be my Winchester Model 70 in .270win.

Being a southern Ontario boy, I can still carry it for varmint and predator hunting in my backyard.

Travel north and I can use it for whitetail deer, black bear, elk, and moose.

I even used it in Quebec for caribou.

With so many options for bullet weight and style this is an all around slam dunk choice for me.

Mike

This was my selection for the post apocalypse survival gun debate. If there is interest next week we will start that one.

Pre -64 Model 70 in 270. The pre 64 being one of the most reliable actions and 270 for it's roundedness and the need to still hold some identity/Personality for my own sanity. Not like those sheep that would say FAL in 7.62 NATO.