Brand New Off The Shelf Rifle -- What Make and Model Would You Buy??
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What cartridge?
375 Ruger! Yeah Baby, yeah!
Or it might be a 243...
I've got a 30-06, and my dream rifle is a 270 fwt. But 270 or 243, this will be largely a safe queen, carried after deer on nice days. So it doesn't much matter what caliber it is.
When I am interested in a rifle it is always the caliber that first attracts me. I'd be interested in a .375 H&H some day. I don't need one, but it is a true classic cartridge that I want to own (the .375 Ruger does not interest me).
The rifle companies that would interest me, in a .375 H&H would be Winchester M-70; CZ-550 or ZKK-602 or a Ruger M-77; I might consider the Ruger No. 1 Tropical. Older rifles like the Parker Hale Safari ; Mauser M-98 or Enfields in .375 H&H would also be cool. The new Czech built Remington M-798 (I think that's the right model) with Mauser action are also interesting to me. The other classic cartridge that I might get some day is the 9.3x62.
I am not interested in any bolt guns from Kimber; Browning; Tikka/Sako. I would buy a Browning BAR in .338WM, if I stumbled on a good deal on one.
The only Savage rifles that I like are their varmint guns, but I already have a CZ-527 in .223.
The rifle companies that would interest me, in a .375 H&H would be Winchester M-70; CZ-550 or ZKK-602 or a Ruger M-77; I might consider the Ruger No. 1 Tropical. Older rifles like the Parker Hale Safari ; Mauser M-98 or Enfields in .375 H&H would also be cool. The new Czech built Remington M-798 (I think that's the right model) with Mauser action are also interesting to me. The other classic cartridge that I might get some day is the 9.3x62.
I am not interested in any bolt guns from Kimber; Browning; Tikka/Sako. I would buy a Browning BAR in .338WM, if I stumbled on a good deal on one.
The only Savage rifles that I like are their varmint guns, but I already have a CZ-527 in .223.
One of these would sure be nice
http://www.hollandandholland.com/~paris/newguns/PA-big-five.htm
Little costly so if I was looking to buy a rifle to get me in the woods with no frills just meat on the pole I'd grab me a Stevens or a Savage for way cheaper than the HH and with a little tweak on the trigger a bed job and file the mould seams off and it'll likely out shoot the HH too. Use the other $120,000 to pay for a hunt'n trip or two.
Sako or Rem 700 would be my choice if I were to spend a bit more and if it were woodchucks only I'd be after one of the Rem 700 custom jobs by one of the better barrel makers.
http://www.hollandandholland.com/~paris/newguns/PA-big-five.htm
Little costly so if I was looking to buy a rifle to get me in the woods with no frills just meat on the pole I'd grab me a Stevens or a Savage for way cheaper than the HH and with a little tweak on the trigger a bed job and file the mould seams off and it'll likely out shoot the HH too. Use the other $120,000 to pay for a hunt'n trip or two.
Sako or Rem 700 would be my choice if I were to spend a bit more and if it were woodchucks only I'd be after one of the Rem 700 custom jobs by one of the better barrel makers.
What's your budget, and your intended use for the rifle?
I've been meaning on picking up a Cooper for the longest time now, probably in 6mmBR, or possibly 6mmx45 (6mm-223) for varminting. Also Dakota 76's give me wood
I've been meaning on picking up a Cooper for the longest time now, probably in 6mmBR, or possibly 6mmx45 (6mm-223) for varminting. Also Dakota 76's give me wood
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A very good question.
If there was a price restriction and we were really talking "off the shelf", not just current production, it would be a Ruger No.1a 7x57.
But as there's no mention of that it would be this...
A Krieghoff Quadro drilling in 12g/12g/7x65R with KS insert barrels in 9.3x74R to quickly convert it to an all rifle drilling in 9.3x74R/9.3x74R/7x65R, since price is no object.
That way I could go small game shooting with the shotgun bbls, medium to large game using the 7mm bbl and big game, even dangerous game, using the insert bbls in 9.3mm.
In fact, if I was allowed to have only one gun this would be it and aside of keeping my .22lr I reckon I could do all my hunting with it.
If there was a price restriction and we were really talking "off the shelf", not just current production, it would be a Ruger No.1a 7x57.
But as there's no mention of that it would be this...
A Krieghoff Quadro drilling in 12g/12g/7x65R with KS insert barrels in 9.3x74R to quickly convert it to an all rifle drilling in 9.3x74R/9.3x74R/7x65R, since price is no object.
That way I could go small game shooting with the shotgun bbls, medium to large game using the 7mm bbl and big game, even dangerous game, using the insert bbls in 9.3mm.
In fact, if I was allowed to have only one gun this would be it and aside of keeping my .22lr I reckon I could do all my hunting with it.
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What the heck is going on there? I'm sure you'd like to know. Sounds like you are determined to get to the root of it.
