the ideal walking stalking hunting rifle

In the heavy brush of eastern and southeastern MB where I hunt whitetails its been a Savage 99 in .243 with a 1.5-6X scope,dialed down to 1.5x. .243 will do deer and coyotes no problem. I can walk all day with this rig w/o slinging it. Nice and light even with a scope and quick to shoulder.

That said I'm up gunning this season to a BLR in .358 for deer and moose. Haven't settled on an optic yet but I'm going to try an old Weaver K1 1X scope or go with something like a Burris Fastfire. Either should give me quick target acquisition.
 
brybenn said:
The 250 savage is actually close to what I had in mind in a small light bolt action but I think I'm going to look at re boring a 223 to a 25/223
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I don't there's too many deer could survive a TSX from a 223 or 22/250, but a 250Savage would be cooler.
 
For Walking and stalking i use
T3 in 7 mag 3x9 Leupold
Win 70 308 with a 20" bbl and 6x leupold
Ruger #1 RSI 7x57 2x7 leupold
Double rifle sabatti in 7x65r open sights
Brno over under in 9.3x74 with a 1.5x5 Leupold
Marlin guide gun 45 70 with a 1x4 leupold

I choose these guns because they are great to carry.

Going to try out a rem 700 in 250 with a 20" bbl and a 2x7 scope this fall
 
Eagleye said:
M700 Mountain in 7x57, factory Walnut MR stock. Leupold VX-II, 2-7 compact.

Loaded with 140 Accubonds, it would be good from 25 - 400 meters.

Regards, Dave.
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Walnut stock? I am guessing up there you don't have to put up with the kind of bush we deal with here in Central Ontario. A couple of hours of bush walking and your walnut stock is no more!
 
Marlin 336 in 30-30...Just under 7 lbs and a shade over 3 ft long...Easy to carry all day and swing in the brush..And enough juice to take out deer without obliterating the coyote.
 
SuperCub said:
I don't there's too many deer could survive a TSX from a 223 or 22/250, but a 250Savage would be cooler.
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Or partition or Gameking or other meant for whitetail bullet of your choice. But I agree the .250 savage is way cooler and I keep debating having one built for me for almost the same purpose as the OP...so many cartridges so little time and money to try them all.
 
A lightweight stainless-synthetic mountain bolt rifle, with lightweight but good quality 4-12X32 scope, in .243 if you're wanting to limit damage to coyote pelts AND also hunt deer...
 
Home3 said:
Walnut stock? I am guessing up there you don't have to put up with the kind of bush we deal with here in Central Ontario. A couple of hours of bush walking and your walnut stock is no more!
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Couple hours ..... Really?

What kind of bush is that anyways?
 
I keep reading about light rifles...

Am I the only one here that trains in the off season to be in shape for hunting season?
 
SuperCub said:
Couple hours ..... Really?

What kind of bush is that anyways?
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Central Ontario is laughable compared to many other locations in Ontario and Canada... my theory is if the stock can't get through the bramble, then neither can I... the walnut guns that have taken the worse beating in our battery are our Sheridan C9 .20 Pneumatic air rifles... we bust brush pretty much the whole time we carry them, looking for rabbits... about every five or six years, I sand down the walnut and give it a coat of lacquer (Tru Oil now)... right back to new and off we go... that's the beauty of wood... all it takes is a little elbow grease to restore it... let me see your synthetic do that...
 
If your pushing through alot of tough or dense country and are north of the Southern Ontario's' caliber restriction, it's hard not to take a serious look at a Win 94 in 30-30.

Light to carry, quick to shoulder, reload/cycle and ample knock-down power with proper shot placement all with tolerable recoil. Iron sights mean there's no optics to fail if it's dropped or knocked around.

Guaranteed this rifle/caliber has taken more then it's share of game over decades here in Ont from Coyote to Moose without any issues or end-user complaints.

I can't remember a season at either of our Deer or Moose camps where we haven't at least had 2 in the camp.

Besides it's a hunt camp classic..


Calum said:
I keep reading about light rifles...

Am I the only one here that trains in the off season to be in shape for hunting season?
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Unless your out West chasing Elk, Sheep or Goats, there's really no need for the ultra-light rigs that have become common of late imo

Calum - nope, lots of Cardio & Core work this year for me at the Gym.
 
Home3 said:
Walnut stock? I am guessing up there you don't have to put up with the kind of bush we deal with here in Central Ontario. A couple of hours of bush walking and your walnut stock is no more!
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Synthetic stocks for hunting rifles haven't been around all that long, so what was used before that? Wood. The idea that a wood stock is unsuitable for use in cold, wet, rocky, heavily forested environments, hardly seems reasonable to those of us brought up on wood stocked rifles. Not only did those stocks stand up to exposure to the elements for a couple of hours, we carried them for weeks at a time, often without giving them any special attention, unless they got wet. Our rifles wore the scars of hard use, but they never became unserviceable through normal use, although I have seen wood stock break from misuse or fail from recoil due to poor bedding. I still use wood stocked rifles, and my wood stocked rifles outnumber my synthetic stocked rifles by a significant margin, although fiberglass and Kevlar is making an inroads. To this day, I would much sooner have my rifles stocked in walnut rather than in a low quality plastic.
 
I'd like a 94 in 3030 to match up with my 9422 but I'd rarely ever use it in all honesty. When I do travel north its to hunt bear and wolf mostly so my 25/06 300 wm or my double in 45/70 go with me. This year I'll bring my 458 wm. It's the once every couple years I get up in a rifle season for deer that I'd use this new rifle so coyotes and small game are what it will likely be used for most and I live in the caliber restricted southern Ontario.
A nice lever in 25/20 would work but the ones I've found are priced out of my range. Wish Rossi would chamber one in a 92

So its either a small 250 savage or a 25/223 or a 6.5 Grendel for me. Vx2 2-7x33

All 3 are capable of taking deer and wolf and be great for coyote calling
 
I'd like a 94 in 3030 to match up with my 9422 but I'd rarely ever use it in all honesty. When I do travel north its to hunt bear and wolf mostly so my 25/06 300 wm or my double in 45/70 go with me. This year I'll bring my 458 wm. It's the once every couple years I get up in a rifle season for deer that I'd use this new rifle so coyotes and small game are what it will likely be used for most and I live in the caliber restricted southern Ontario.
A nice lever in 25/20 would work but the ones I've found are priced out of my range. Wish Rossi would chamber one in a 92

So its either a small 250 savage or a 25/223 or a 6.5 Grendel for me. Vx2 2-7x33

All 3 are capable of taking deer and wolf and be great for coyote calling
 
manitou210 said:
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I agree!
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Calum said:
I keep reading about light rifles...

Am I the only one here that trains in the off season to be in shape for hunting season?
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I don't think I need to train...... my working day consists of slinging 50 lb. bags and running up and down ladders while carrying the same weight.
The fact that I enjoy packing a light rifle when I'm hiking has nothing to do with my condition , I even go hunting with my 13 lb. Shiloh 45- 3 1/4...
 
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