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my choice for a do-all deer rifle would be a Rem 700 mountain rifle (laminate stainless) in 260 Remington, topped with a Leupold VX3 2.5-8x36 with B&C reticle. A 130 gr Accubond @ 2850 fps will do anything needed out to 1/4 mile in the prairies, and the gun will handle fast for a close in brush shot. Nice looking rifle too :cool:
 
todbartell said:
my choice for a do-all deer rifle would be a Rem 700 mountain rifle (laminate stainless) in 260 Remington, topped with a Leupold VX3 2.5-8x36 with B&C reticle. A 130 gr Accubond @ 2850 fps will do anything needed out to 1/4 mile in the prairies, and the gun will handle fast for a close in brush shot. Nice looking rifle too :cool:
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Good advice!

Going to buy my son that rifle....What is the barrel length?
 
Husky 1600 in 6.5 X 55... Lots of them in the country right now. It'll have iron sights, nice and light. If you want a new rifle, you can get a Tikka in a similar chambering.
6.5 is extremely versatile, you can use it for gophers and moose, as bullet weighs range from 85 gr to 160 gr.
 
So what requires you to stick to a smaller bore? Blargon mentioned already that there is no big-game calibre restriction. Anywhere in Ontario that you can use a rifle to hunt deer, there is no calibre restriction. You might want to re-check the regulations; you may not be allowed to use a rifle at all.
 
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to buy an all-in-one do-all deer rifle....i do realize that there is no such thing, and that every difference is a comprimise of some sort, but the quest for the ultimate deer rifle is to me every bit as addicting as the quest for he ultimate rack. i am looking for help in deciding on which model would suit my needs the best without sacrificing one iota of weight, accuracy or quality of build.
my criteria is as follows: must be under .260 bore diameter for the area i plan to use it in, it must not exceed 22" barrel (iron sights are a plus), weight must not exceed 7.5lbs, shorter length of pull preferred, hunting in areas where probable shots are under 100 yds-200yds, so i am not really into high powered scopes(maybe if i do groundhogs a few times i'll get one but i don't feel i need it for deer). i am a fan of the steyr scout and own one in .308, so i was thinking of a ruger frontier in .243 with the same scope...then i went to the sportsman's show in toronto and handled a remington 7615 tactical with an eotech, pondered that for awhile but don't feel .223 is right for deer at 200 yards and also was discouraged by reviews of it's accuracy, but then i got a whiff of a browning bar synthetic in .243 with open sights, nice ones... ones that are etched into my brain... please help me:bangHead::ar15::dancingbanana::50cal:
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Sounds to me like you are NOT looking for an "all in one, ultimate deer rifle" at all. You are looking for something pretty specific and you have specific definined limitations.

A rifle that would serve you well is a Savage model 99 in .250 savage (250/3000)
 
My vote would be either the Browning BLR in 243 (gives you a good variety of ammo choices) or the Remington 7600 in the 243. Both have all the accuracy you need for the shots you described, both are easy to mount scopes on, both come with open sights and are easy to fit with see thru mounts so you get the best of both worlds, both clip fed for easy loading/unloading. I have both, I prefer the 7600 myself but both are nice to carry in the bush.
 
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both come with open sights and are easy to fit with see thru mounts so you get the best of both worlds,
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Or the worst of both worlds with a scope mounted far too high for a proper cheek weld,with flimsy mounts that won't hold zero.
 
My wife already shoots what you are after, a Rem Mod 7 in 260 with a leupold compact 3-9x33mm. 20" barrel keeps it handy in the bush, and light when climbing with it. The chambering keeps it flat and effective as far as she will ever effectively shoot.
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Another option would be a compact bolt gun in 257 roberts.
 
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I've been reading through this... and having to cope with silly, absurd regulations like this is a major reason why when I'm done in the North... I'm going straight back out West, where common sense, or any sense at all, still prevails....

This is ridiculous to have to contemplate these conditions. I'm disgusted.

However, under these oppressive conditions, a Ruger Hawkeye Compact in .260 Rem would be a good route....
 
Arctic Blaser said:
I've been reading through this... and having to cope with silly, absurd regulations like this is a major reason why when I'm done in the North... I'm going straight back out West, where common sense, or any sense at all, still prevails....

This is ridiculous to have to contemplate these conditions. I'm disgusted.

However, under these oppressive conditions, a Ruger Hawkeye Compact in .260 Rem would be a good route....
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This reg is HUGELY misunderstood, especially by new hunters/shooters. It's actually quite simple and probably made a certain amount of sense when introduced 50 years ago. In certain heavily populated areas of Ontario, you cannot use a rifle to hunt deer/big game. Shotgun/bow/muzzleloader only. Simple so far? In these places, I expect in an effort to keep people from using heavy rifles in the old days, one may not hunt small game with a rifle of larger calibre than .275. No one can adequately explain it; I always thought it was so that when the game warden caught someone with a .303 or .30-30, he knew they were poaching big game. Smaller rounds like the .25-20 and .25-35 were likely looked at a bit more as coyote/groundhog rifles in those days.
Regardless, for some reason, people misread and therefore misunderstand this clearly written and straightforward regulation that affects perhaps a tenth of one percent of the land mass of Ontario. Go figure.
 
Kilo Charlie said:
So what requires you to stick to a smaller bore? Blargon mentioned already that there is no big-game calibre restriction. Anywhere in Ontario that you can use a rifle to hunt deer, there is no calibre restriction. You might want to re-check the regulations; you may not be allowed to use a rifle at all.
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i would like the option of using it for coyote/gopher also if i want to target shoot i will have a rifle that i am allowed to practice with...
 
220Swifty said:
My wife already shoots what you are after, a Rem Mod 7 in 260 with a leupold compact 3-9x33mm. 20" barrel keeps it handy in the bush, and light when climbing with it. The chambering keeps it flat and effective as far as she will ever effectively shoot.
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Another option would be a compact bolt gun in 257 roberts.
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that is a nice rifle ur wife has, how does it group? 257 is too hard to find bullets for, i'd like to stick with calibers which are available anywhere
 
that is a nice rifle ur wife has, how does it group? 257 is too hard to find bullets for, i'd like to stick with calibers which are available anywhere
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.257" bullets are usually found at any reloading supplier that sells .308" bullets.However 257 Roberts Cartridges may not be found at a general store like 308win cartridges often are.
And anyone that is silly enough to run out of ammunition on a hunt,did so because of very poor planning.
 
stubblejumper said:
.257" bullets are usually found at any reloading supplier that sells .308" bullets.However 257 Roberts Cartridges may not be found at a general store like 308win cartridges often are.
And anyone that is silly enough to run out of ammunition on a hunt,did so because of very poor planning.
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i've heard horror stories of people flying somewhere and not being able to bring bullets, i just prefer to be able to buy them anywhere... also to me it means it is a popular enough round that it will be "a-round"
 
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