All weather kill-all gun?
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Hotwheels81
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heh... between the rifle an the box of ammo there's about $75 worth of "go anywhere, any weather, any time, kill anything" goodness in this pic...
buff the rust off every now an then an give er a oil down an coat or four of birchwood's "sheath" an thats all thats needed... oh an you can stick 10 round's in the box nice an legal (pending on hunting reg's in your area).
SMLE No1 Mk3 1943
buff the rust off every now an then an give er a oil down an coat or four of birchwood's "sheath" an thats all thats needed... oh an you can stick 10 round's in the box nice an legal (pending on hunting reg's in your area).
SMLE No1 Mk3 1943
i have the exact gun you are thinking about buying same calibre and scope it has never once failed me from hunting in pooring rain to -30 winter blizzards literaly , best gun i own.
leveractionjunkie
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- Kamloops, BC
What about maybe a TC Encore Pro Hunter?!? 
Nice and simple nothing to go wrong on you. I been thinking of one but have never shot one or even seen one in real life
Nice and simple nothing to go wrong on you. I been thinking of one but have never shot one or even seen one in real life 
- Location
- marmora ontario
I've got to go with the Bubba'd Lee enfield, works in any weather will kill anything in NA or elsewere( most elephant culls were with 303's!!) Or a 98 . JITC
The two rifles you have are really good rifles. You could be a real good one gun kind of hunter with either one in the east (shorter ranges).
I guess most of us have been caught in a few days of rain, drizzle, fog or wet snow and decided the rifle we carry is the wrong rifle.
When that happens to me, it not the metal work that concerns me. A paper towel and a warm room soon dries it out. My immediate problem is running out of toilet paper wiping the optics.
My #1 hunting rifles all have fixed or low power optics. So I have been taking a wet weather/back up rifle to camp. I have several to choose from, but they all feature a Williams Foolproof peep and a bright front sight. Some rifles have that bright red plastic light gathering front sight.
When deer hunting the back up rifle is a Winchester 94 in 30-30. When moose hunting it is a Rem 740 in 30-06 with a 20" barrel or a Win 94 in 356.
Nothing is more useless than the rifle you left at home. I went moose hunting once with a nice 300 Mag that got dropped in deep mud. To clean it I had to first swish it around in a lake and was not so sure for the rest of the week that it was ok. I had not brought a back up rifle with me. Now I take two back ups, because it is not unusual for someone else to have a problem or need differrent sights in the rain.
Maybe it is my military background, but wet weather has never struck me as a problem with wood and blue rifles. A paper towel and a oiling rag back in the camp is all it needs.
But, if this is the justification you need to buy a new rifle - go for it.
Picture follows of Williams sight installations. Many commercial rifles are already drilled and tapped for them. The plastic red sight is not all that great on the practice range on a sunny day, but in the bush it is outstanding.
I guess most of us have been caught in a few days of rain, drizzle, fog or wet snow and decided the rifle we carry is the wrong rifle.
When that happens to me, it not the metal work that concerns me. A paper towel and a warm room soon dries it out. My immediate problem is running out of toilet paper wiping the optics.
My #1 hunting rifles all have fixed or low power optics. So I have been taking a wet weather/back up rifle to camp. I have several to choose from, but they all feature a Williams Foolproof peep and a bright front sight. Some rifles have that bright red plastic light gathering front sight.
When deer hunting the back up rifle is a Winchester 94 in 30-30. When moose hunting it is a Rem 740 in 30-06 with a 20" barrel or a Win 94 in 356.
Nothing is more useless than the rifle you left at home. I went moose hunting once with a nice 300 Mag that got dropped in deep mud. To clean it I had to first swish it around in a lake and was not so sure for the rest of the week that it was ok. I had not brought a back up rifle with me. Now I take two back ups, because it is not unusual for someone else to have a problem or need differrent sights in the rain.
Maybe it is my military background, but wet weather has never struck me as a problem with wood and blue rifles. A paper towel and a oiling rag back in the camp is all it needs.
But, if this is the justification you need to buy a new rifle - go for it.
Picture follows of Williams sight installations. Many commercial rifles are already drilled and tapped for them. The plastic red sight is not all that great on the practice range on a sunny day, but in the bush it is outstanding.
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Kinda like this one, except it's wearing a 3.5-10x40 B&C.
This is a cheaper option than a Model 70 with a McMillan, and just as good. Mine seems to like 185's and RL19 for .75"..
Tikka 695 SS 6.5x55mm
Would this work....
Tikka Model 695 stainless synthetic in 6.5x55mm.................
............edit pics......... until there's something that will impress my stalker, TB.......
Would this work....
Tikka Model 695 stainless synthetic in 6.5x55mm.................
............edit pics......... until there's something that will impress my stalker, TB.......
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Most of my hunting rifles are stainless/synthetic. I far prefer the looks, feel and ease of maintenece of these rifles over most blue and walnut examples.
Here is my favorite:
Leeper Mdl 70 300WSM
Bansner stock, Smith barrel, Leupold 2.5-8x36 w/ elevation turret.
one of the best "foul weather" rifles I've used is my Ruger 77 MK II Stianless...
It spent almost a full year outside, getting covered in snow, rain, baked in the sun and sitting in mud, had zero maintence during that time and it never got any rust on it, except a teeny bit on the Timney trigger.
Here is my favorite:
Leeper Mdl 70 300WSM
Bansner stock, Smith barrel, Leupold 2.5-8x36 w/ elevation turret.
one of the best "foul weather" rifles I've used is my Ruger 77 MK II Stianless...
It spent almost a full year outside, getting covered in snow, rain, baked in the sun and sitting in mud, had zero maintence during that time and it never got any rust on it, except a teeny bit on the Timney trigger.
Don't have any pictures but I've rolled down a gully into the drink, Compiled dirt in every orifice, of the firearm that is & to this day My Rem 700Mountain rifle Laminated & stainles in 270win is & always will be a go to gun for me & I have never needed a larger Caliber, Even though I own some, I have never needed them + 270win is cheap & available.
Would this work....
Tikka Model 695 stainless synthetic in 6.5x55mm.................
do you ever get to leave that room with your guns?
if you ever get a chance to go hunting, take your camera and get some pics of your guns in the field, maybe leaning on the side of a dead moose or deer! 
manbearpig
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savage vs rem 700 sps
Thanks for all the input.
There seem to be two attitudes to savages: #1: great deal, and #2 better off with a remington 700 sps.
While my experience is very limited, I've never heard anyone say their savage gave them trouble, and it seems they have at least the reputation for out of the box accuracy that remington 700s have. So where does attitude #2 come from? Is it that with replacement barrels, the remington action would end up performing better? Are there reliability problems with savages (real ones, not problems on paper) about which I have not heard? Am I wrong to think that there is a pretty healthy supply of aftermarket stuff for savages (though of course less so than remington 700s)?
Can someone please fill me in on why so many feel that the less expensive rifle with equal or better accuracy and reliability is not the best bet in so many opinions?
RG
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Thanks for all the input.
There seem to be two attitudes to savages: #1: great deal, and #2 better off with a remington 700 sps.
While my experience is very limited, I've never heard anyone say their savage gave them trouble, and it seems they have at least the reputation for out of the box accuracy that remington 700s have. So where does attitude #2 come from? Is it that with replacement barrels, the remington action would end up performing better? Are there reliability problems with savages (real ones, not problems on paper) about which I have not heard? Am I wrong to think that there is a pretty healthy supply of aftermarket stuff for savages (though of course less so than remington 700s)?
Can someone please fill me in on why so many feel that the less expensive rifle with equal or better accuracy and reliability is not the best bet in so many opinions?
RG
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manbearpig
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Just curious how you can overkill something....lol
There are no degrees of dead.....
there are if you still want to EAT small game
westcoaster
CGN Regular
- Location
- Central BC
My goto everything hunting rifle is:
Winchester Model 70 SS Classic in 338 wm
Action trued
Pacnor SS supermatch grade #4 sporter contour barrel
Williams, Obendorf style one peice bottom metal
MacMillan, Winchester Hunter fiberglass stock
Nightforce NXS 3.5 - 15 x50 scope
Winchester Model 70 SS Classic in 338 wm
Action trued
Pacnor SS supermatch grade #4 sporter contour barrel
Williams, Obendorf style one peice bottom metal
MacMillan, Winchester Hunter fiberglass stock
Nightforce NXS 3.5 - 15 x50 scope
