I'm going to be in the market to purchase my first hunting rifle either later this year or in the spring. I will be using it to primarily hunt deer, elk, and possibly moose. Other animals are of course possible but those are what I like to eat so that's what I'd be after.
After researching past threads here on CGN I have found the following to be quite popular:
Gun
Tikka T3
Remington Model 700
Calibre
30-06
300 WM
Optics
Bushnell Elite 3200
Leupold VXII
Are there other rifles I should be looking at? The main thing for me is a gun that will perform well in any weather (from sun to rain to snow), a calibre that will perform well on the above big game, and preferably in a bolt action. Finally, whatever I buy must be able to mount a sling (which as of right now I am unsure whether the Tikka and Remington can do that).
Thoughts on other rifles/calibres/scopes?
After researching past threads here on CGN I have found the following to be quite popular:
Gun
Tikka T3
Remington Model 700
Calibre
30-06
300 WM
Optics
Bushnell Elite 3200
Leupold VXII
Are there other rifles I should be looking at? The main thing for me is a gun that will perform well in any weather (from sun to rain to snow), a calibre that will perform well on the above big game, and preferably in a bolt action. Finally, whatever I buy must be able to mount a sling (which as of right now I am unsure whether the Tikka and Remington can do that).
Thoughts on other rifles/calibres/scopes?