my favorite hunting rifle would be

[fogducker]

this not open for debate ...just post your all around favorite rifle for big game ..if you want, post what you use in it
for me its my trusty ole 7600 remmy in a30-06...followed by a 180 grain partition..
whats your fav?

 

[prosper]

I dunno, I'm kinda ambivalent about my hunting rifles. They all work, and I'm not particularly attached to any of them. I 'bond' a lot more closely with my varmint guns that see thousands of rounds per year.

Big game guns just don't inspire me to play with them much - accuracy isn't nearly as important, 2-3" is fine. So I don't spend a lot of time tinkering with them, developing loads or practising. They recoil a lot more so aren't as fun for extended sessions either. I view them as much more utilitarian pieces than 'fun' guns.

Still, if forced to choose, I'd go with my model 70 7mm and my 45-70. I have a 7600 in 30-06 that I like, and would never sell but still rarely use - usually pre-empting with the 7mm. Maybe a grand total of 20 rounds through it in the past 20 years. It's absolutely mint and a gorgeous gun, but I hardly ever use it.

 

[todbartell]

Rem 710 in .30-06

 

[Rohann]

710? Do you club it to death?

-Rohann

 

[fogducker]

710? Do you club it to death?

-Rohann

hey i said no debate......he,s coming out of the closet..let him be

 

[Doc M]

Tikka T3 Lite in .300WSM topped with a Bushnell Elite 3200 5-15x40 AO. Beauty of a gun, and a real tack driver right out of the box.

-M

 

[dumbdawg]

i like them all the same

 

[348 leverguy]

my model 88 in 308 180 grain

 

[agilent_one]

T3 Lite stainless synthetic in 300wsm. 3-9x40 Elite 3200. 168TSX @ ~3180ft/s.

 

[todbartell]

I really liked my Ruger No1, it was a 416 rem. too heavy though, with too much recoil I sold it.

I think sometime before next fall Ill pick up a Ruger No1 light sporter in 7x57. Topped with a fixed 4x Leupold, it should be a package that Id like to hunt with. Probably will keep to the classic theme and shoot 139 gr Interlocks @ 2700 fps for deer, and 175 gr Hornady round nosed Interlocks @ 2500 fps for moose

other than that fantasy, I love to carry my lightweight 30-06 700 titanium, and of course my custom 260 remington 168 gr TSX/ 130 gr TSX

 

[macka]

Ruger 77V in 300WM with a Timney trigger and a custom stock.

 

[SignGuy]

well my only hunting rifle is a sported no4 mk1 so i guess its my favourite
maybe i will buy myself a stevens 200 in 30-06 or 300 win mag this fall

 

[catnthehatt]

for a long range-pack it around in the boat type rifle, I really like my 6.5WSM.

I'm kinda partial to my Snider however, and my hawken, also.
I liked my 7X57 Ruger No.1 RSI ( 'till I sold it!!)

*I'm back to thinking about a lightweight highwall in 6.5WSSM again, mine is still a tad heavy for walking around with, although it is 3lbs. lighter than tha 6.5WSM

The 45/70 is in a class all its own!
Cat

 

[sambr]

A Browning 270 wsm stainless steel stalker

 

[captonion]

Rem 760 carbine in 280.

 

[snowshoe]

.50 cal Lyman Deerstalker with a .495 round ball, and for a modern rifle a 1951 model 94 Winchester in .30-30.

 

[SuperCub]

This year it is a (new to me) semi custom 700 in 257Roberts. It shoots 100gr Hornadys into 1" @ more than 3100fps.

I have a feeling that my Browning FN 300H&H will take that spot when it is completed.




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[WCTHEMI]

Tikka T3 Stainless Synthetic in 270 WSM, just got it a month ago, but I love shooting it and hope that I will take lots of game with it in the coming years. But on a general note, whatever I can shoot accuratley and consistantly.

 

[capgun]

Rem model 6 in 30/06 with Barnes 180gr xlc and win model 70 ss classic in 270 with Barnes tsx 140 gr

 

[ruffbird]

these rifles are all i use with great satisfaction.....

the short marlin is .357 mag., & the others are in .44 mag.