Need a moose/ long range gun

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Not sure what I want. I've never shot any of these guns and only handled a few. I want a .270 win for moose and some long range shooting. I'm not picky with what stock it comes with but it has to have a smooth bolt. I don't like the loose shaky feeling some have. Should have potential to upgrade. I don't want a Savage. I'm not sure what I want from these:
Remington 700
Remington 783
Browning x bolt
Browning a bolt
Weatherby vanguard
Ruger American
I know I'm missing some. Budget is around 800+ or-.
Thanks
 
Are you willing to buy used? $800 doesn't get a lot with respect to new guns but leaves a lot of options for used.

Also, are you set on the 270win? There isn't a whole lot of good high BC bullets in that caliber, compared to either a 6.5 or 7mm.
 
If you want a good budget rifle then have a look at the Winchester XPR I have one in 6.5 creedmoor and it shoots great.

As for caliber there are many better calibers for moose than a .270 like say a 7mm rem mag for longer distances
 
I have 0 issues with a 270’on moose, my dads hunted moose for 40 years with a 270 win and all been 1 shot kills. I do have a problem with 270 long range when it’s a factory tube. Fairly slow twists to run good Premuim high bc bullets
 
RX5o said:
I have 0 issues with a 270’on moose, my dads hunted moose for 40 years with a 270 win and all been 1 shot kills. I do have a problem with 270 long range when it’s a factory tube. Fairly slow twists to run good Premuim high bc bullets
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Agreed. if you are set on .277 caliber you may want to consider the 6.8 Western. same diameter bullets as the 270 win but created to shoot higher BC bullets. Only down side I can see is that only winchester and browning are currently chambering rifles for it that I know of. If you look around you may be able to find a winchester xpr or Browning AB3 (or maybe a used x-bolt) in the price point you are looking at.
 
I second Tikka, very smooth bolts. Can use a stock upgrade if you buy one with a plastic stock.

270 is not a great long range cartridge, very limited ammo and bullet selection, and factory barrels come with slow twist rates that can’t support higher BC bullets.

Also not my first choice for a specific moose cartridge. Yes it will kill them but there are better, more forgiving moose cartridges, something that can better push through some meat and heavy bone in a less than perfect angle.

7mag, 300wsm, 300win are more in line with moose AND long range.
 
i can't stand the Tikka actions of the last few years.
"smooth" is not how I would describe them at all..... terrible bolt lift..... ill fitting stocks..... I've fired thier super light .308.... hated it.
Fired a higher end model in 7mm rem mag..... hated it.
But then again i accustomed to lee enfield and ruger m77 mkII actions which to me are silky smooth and none of that terrible tikka bolt lift.
The fan boys will tell me I'm making it up and tikkas are the bestest !!!
Go try one at the gun counter and tell me I'm wrong.

I'm also having the tough choice of trying to find the wife a suitable hunting rifle and am not liking the choices these days not the insane prices of used firearms LOL
How about all the "customs" and add ons guys have done and then want pretty much every penny of the retail cost even though the thing has been fired.... too funny.
It's not just the EE though. Cruising the many dealer's used gun sections and the prices there are on the lunatic fringe as well.

"everybody" in the industry seems to be trying to make the absolute highest buck they can right now as they see what is coming and it's not gonna be pretty nor profittable in a few months if not sooner.
There are plenty of 300 win mags and 7mm rem mags and a few 30-06 rifles in the EE from good sellers and any of them would make for an excellent moose gun.
 
Camoman1 said:
I second Tikka, very smooth bolts. Can use a stock upgrade if you buy one with a plastic stock.

270 is not a great long range cartridge, very limited ammo and bullet selection, and factory barrels come with slow twist rates that can’t support higher BC bullets.

Also not my first choice for a specific moose cartridge. Yes it will kill them but there are better, more forgiving moose cartridges, something that can better push through some meat and heavy bone in a less than perfect angle.

7mag, 300wsm, 300win are more in line with moose AND long range.
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The long range part of the equation is what would bug me about it. Something like a Berger 150gr or the 150gr LR Accubond have decent BCs, but you'll need a custom barrel to use the 170 EOL from Berger or the 165 ABLR I would think; And they don't do anything a 175gr 7mm wouldn't do without needing a custom barrel.
 
For me, a long range moose gun is spitting bullets out to 300 yds. If you have to shoot further, then stalking is something to look up. 270 win is plenty gun for moose. With a 270 I have shot 1 moose and my 2 hunting buddies both use Ruger mk2 270's with 6 moose between them. It always exited with good offside holes. We always use 150gr bullets. It is plenty gun within 300 yds. Not necessarily a Tikka fan (dont like the stocks.......thats just my opinion. Lots love them) but the bolts are the smoothest in the business. Like they glide on ball bearings.
 
sgt.rock said:
For me, a long range moose gun is spitting bullets out to 300 yds. If you have to shoot further, then stalking is something to look up. 270 win is plenty gun for moose. With a 270 I have shot 1 moose and my 2 hunting buddies both use Ruger mk2 270's with 6 moose between them. It always exited with good offside holes. We always use 150gr bullets. It is plenty gun within 300 yds. Not necessarily a Tikka fan (dont like the stocks.......thats just my opinion. Lots love them) but the bolts are the smoothest in the business. Like they glide on ball bearings.
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I think the OP wants a gun for moose that can also be used for shooting targets at longer ranges, not a "long range moose gun", so to speak?
 
Sorry, missunderstood his goal. I think I read it too fast. It is just that when I see ".270 win" and target rifle I pause. The 270 win was purposed as a hunting gun and has remained that way since 1925. Almost all chamberings are in hunting rifles and 95% or more available ammo is hunting ammo, compounded by the slow twist rate most guns come in. Not that it cant shoot targets well, but not many choose a .270 as a dual purpose gun. Anyhow, nothing says its a bad choice, just not usual. I sure like the .270 win as a moose hunting round though.
 
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