Rifle for Northern BC?

I live here and wantto know what the most popular rifles I am seeing sold or carried by co workers.... .30 cal's with the 300wsm becoming the most popular, seems half my crew has a 300 wsm in the truck.
 
Northern B.C.

H4831 said:
These threads always start out the same. New hunter, what shall I get? First comes the completely sensible solution, get a 30-06, but quickly goes into various 300 magnums, the big kicking 338 magnum and other calibres just as useless to him. Useless? Yes, no bullet will kill, or even hurt, anything if it misses the animal. And I have seen too many new shooters, seldom fire the rifle shooters, young and old, that did terrible shooting with a heavy kicking rifle.
Northern BC is a large and varied area. I seriously doubt if he will be doing any mountain hunting, meaning sheep and goats, so that leaves the willow infested semi-alpine, swamps and bush of the rest of the country, and basically the large moose of the area. He says he has a 45-70. It's also quite a kicker, but manageable with factory ammunition, which is adequate, even for any grizzly he may encounter. So just take it and go hunting. A little practice can make it a 200 yard rifle and that is all you need.
I think the writer of the original post has also been doing too much reading. Otherwise, why under the sun would he say he wanted a controlled feed, if he got a bolt action rifle? For the last 50 years, hunters have chosen the rifle they desired, and couldn't care less how the cartridge got into the chamber. If any rifle failed because of a design fault, I have never read of it.
Actually, I often think there is too much information available today. He has probably Googled everything imagineable on guns, got completely conmfused, so wrote into these threads and that should complete the cinfusion!
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O.K. but I still say .416 Rem. in CRF Mod. 70.:):):stirthepot2:
 
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Hi there, I couldn't agree more with H4831.

The 45-70 will do well for close encounters and some medium range stuff. Just know its limitations and practise with it. Also I would suggest getting some good reloads for it. Recoil might get a bit stiff though.

However, lets be honest here. Most of us already have a gun that will do the job. But we Gunnutz are usually just looking for an excuse to buy another gun that we don't need. So if you have the extra coin and can justify to yourself (and wife), what the heck, go for it!! Life is too short.

I like the good old boring 270/308/30-06's. These will give you decent range and ammo/gun selection is readily available. Besides if you are a newer shooter, these calibers won't kick the crap out of you either. With this option you would have a hard hitting closer range rifle in your 45-70 and a good longer range rifle too.

Have fun.
 
H4831 said:
These threads always start out the same. New hunter, what shall I get? First comes the completely sensible solution, get a 30-06, but quickly goes into various 300 magnums, the big kicking 338 magnum and other calibres just as useless to him. Useless? Yes, no bullet will kill, or even hurt, anything if it misses the animal. And I have seen too many new shooters, seldom fire the rifle shooters, young and old, that did terrible shooting with a heavy kicking rifle.
Northern BC is a large and varied area. I seriously doubt if he will be doing any mountain hunting, meaning sheep and goats, so that leaves the willow infested semi-alpine, swamps and bush of the rest of the country, and basically the large moose of the area. He says he has a 45-70. It's also quite a kicker, but manageable with factory ammunition, which is adequate, even for any grizzly he may encounter. So just take it and go hunting. A little practice can make it a 200 yard rifle and that is all you need.
I think the writer of the original post has also been doing too much reading. Otherwise, why under the sun would he say he wanted a controlled feed, if he got a bolt action rifle? For the last 50 years, hunters have chosen the rifle they desired, and couldn't care less how the cartridge got into the chamber. If any rifle failed because of a design fault, I have never read of it.
Actually, I often think there is too much information available today. He has probably Googled everything imagineable on guns, got completely conmfused, so wrote into these threads and that should complete the cinfusion!
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There seems little else to say.
 
Like the old saying goes, "beware of the man with only one gun, for he knows how to use it!"

H4831 is absolutely correct. Get to know whatever rifle you have until you can shoot it competently to make a humane kill. Stay away from the cannons, they aren't needed, they hurt like hell, they cause flinching and they are expensive to feed. a 45-70 will kill whatever you want. A 30-06 has killed every type of game there is in North America (We didn't kill grizzly or moose before the advent of the 300WM??) and you can buy the ammo in almost any gas station.

I am good friends with guide outfitter that took a 2000 lbs. Bison with a 30-06. They work very well.
 
I handload for a buddy who hunts everything with a 30-06. if he gets his dall sheep next year he will have taken every BC/alberta game species with the same rifle. and yes he's toppled a bison and a grizz with that gun/load

165gr innerbonds over H4350.
 
Ahhh MacKenzie - home of the grizzly bear. Spent a couple of weeks there many years ago, had more than one encounter with Mr Grizzly while fishing the local streams. I was even encouraged to strap a 308 on my golf bag while playing the local course (I took the advice...)
I think any rifle that can be used accurately and proficiently (quickly) would be the ticket. A lever in 45-70 would certainly fit the bill.
 
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