East Kootenay Rifle choice poll

This is my battery, which one?

  • Tikka t3x 270wsm

    Votes: 44 31.0%

  • Rem700 338-06

    Votes: 36 25.4%

  • Rem700 300RUM

    Votes: 19 13.4%

  • Savage111 300winmag

    Votes: 37 26.1%

  • Marlin sbl 45/70

    Votes: 8 5.6%

  • Browning blr 7wsm

    Votes: 1 0.7%
  • Total voters
    142
  • Poll closed .
Ardent said:
You're mountain hunting, and the extreme end at that given the goat goal. That sets your filter for you, get a Kimber or Sako Finnlight in .270, 7mm, .30-06, .300. I like the .270 and 7.
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I can't help but agree with this. This is an opportunity to sell the battery you have and buy something you don't have to decide whether or not you want to take it hunting.
 
I know I'm not a Magnum head but I voted for the 270 WSM, it sounds like its got enough for what you will likely encounter, because moose isn't in your hit list preferably, but ye little goat is.. a 150gr N P in a 270 WSM wont leave many runnin for the hills.

good luck.. lucky bugger!
WL
 
I would choose 7mm Remington magnum. .. But 300 mag is good. Any of the rifles are fine in those calibers. Just make sure the barrel is long enough. Some of the rifles were made with 24 inch barrels. Like mine. Its a savage 111. 7mm Remington magnum with a 24 inch barrel. Those cartridges need at least 26 to give full potential. Mine gives a large blast and very loud bang. Still works but i am wasting potential...

Savage 111 is also lower price then the other options and in my opinion is a better rifle. The fact you can change the barrel at home is a big deal.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, The barrel nut un screws and the barrel screws out. to replace with a new one you screw the barrel in and then put a GO gauge in the chamber, Tighten the barrel down on the go gauge as tight as you can. Then tighten the barrel nut with the supplied wrench to the proper amount of torque. Then test it with a no go gauge. If it doesn't chamber and the go gauge does, then you are good. Barrel changed.
 
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You can generally get a sense the opinions that come from folks who've hunted mountain goats, and those who can envision it. There are no .45-70s or 9lb rifles on the list of a mountain goat hunter. If goat is your prime focus as stated, setup a rifle under 7lbs all up, preferably 6lbs, and in a speedy but reasonable to shoot chambering like .270. I hunt those pain vehicles many times a year and have to let many an exasperated sigh go when clients arrive with a 9lb scoped Magnum after the forewarning above.. They always see the light about day two of the hunt and the guys that repeat generally come back with a Kimber, Model 7, titanium something, or flat out custom that gets them into 7lbs and under scoped. If you only want to shoot one goat swell, if you want to mountain hunt annually, get a mountain rifle and be sure to make it stainless. Spend once cry once.
 
Ardent said:
You can generally get a sense the opinions that come from folks who've hunted mountain goats, and those who can envision it. There are no .45-70s or 9lb rifles on the list of a mountain goat hunter. If goat is your prime focus as stated, setup a rifle under 7lbs all up, preferably 6lbs, and in a speedy but reasonable to shoot chambering like .270. I hunt those pain vehicles many times a year and have to let many an exasperated sigh go when clients arrive with a 9lb scoped Magnum after the forewarning above.. They always see the light about day two of the hunt and the guys that repeat generally come back with a Kimber, Model 7, titanium something, or flat out custom that gets them into 7lbs and under scoped. If you only want to shoot one goat swell, if you want to mountain hunt annually, get a mountain rifle and be sure to make it stainless. Spend once cry once.
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Well that makes a ton of sense. I do believe the t3x 270wsm is going to be the wisest choice. Access to my goat is fairly easy and I'm not stuck on a one week do or die hunt. I can head for the high ground at my leisure. I do have a good idea of which rifle I'll pick but I always enjoy hearing other peoples thoughts. Nice to get feedback from the guys that do chase goats..
 
For your line up of rifle's, IMO the 45-70 shouldn't be considered. The 7mm wsm is an excellent cartridge but I don't care for a lever action on a mountain rig, I much prefer a bolt action. The 300 RUM will be heavy and too much of a good thing, it's not needed. I would prefer a flatter shooting cartridge than 338-06, so it would be out. The 300 win mag is a fine cartridge, but I don't care for savage rifle's, so it's down the road. That leaves the 270 wsm tikka, don't have any experience with tikka though, but it was my pick. Good luck on the up coming hunting season. Cheers:)
 
Good stuff, gun planning and shopping is fun we all love doing it or we wouldn't be here. No such thing as an easy goat even if you can see them from the bottom, once the quarters are in the pack and you're sliding on your butt down stuff that can end unfavorably you'll wish every ounce possible that could be shed, was. You'll also be more likely to carry a lighter rifle on game retrieve climbs. Frankly for guiding I'm downsizing to just my Glock 10mm in the mountains as there's more pounds off. You're safer, faster, and no matter how fit you are will have more opportunities and a better experience with less weight. And "American 7mms" (.270s), Winchester original or WSM, kill moose perfectly without any asterisk unlike many assume. Add Kimber to your perusal list or you're missing a big opportunity, they're pounds lighter than most others and a heck of a gun for the money. Even a guy here who builds five figure sniper rifles for the Canadian military, you guessed it hunts with a Kimber.
 
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