What Rifle is Going BIG GAME hunting?

Most hunting a 336 35 Rem. otherwise I'll use either a

1939 deluxe win 71 with 255 gr. Cast or if i am going long range I;ll

take the Browning 71 348 with 220 X bullets .

For back-up I have a 1925 Mauser 30-06 with double triggers full manlicher

stock in new BC maple..with org. iron sights

Scopes are out for this year...
 
Well usually would have been Remington 742 in 3006 for moose and Ruger 96/44 in 44 mag for deer, but I bought a couple of new toys so it'll be Savage 99E in 308 for moose and Savage 99EG in 300 Sav for deer. Black powder deer season will be a T/C White Mountain carbine 50cal.
 
Gatehouse said:
SO, what rifle (s) are going hunting this year for BIG GAME?
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Well, Gate my man, Thor's Hammer will be touring the Kootenays as long as elk and moose are also open:

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That be a Husqvarna Lightweight in .358 Norma Magnum. Light as a maiden's caress - until you pull the trigger and launch one of those 250 grain Barnes-X's at 2880 fps.

Once it's just Little Critter season again (i.e. sheep, goats, deer), then its' twin baby brother in 30/06 will be taking to the hills.

And I'll probably fool around on short hunts within a few minutes of the house trying to assassinate a deer with either my grandfather's Winchester 1895 in 30/40 Krag with cast bullets, or my BP muzzlestuffer in .54 caliber.
 
For deer this year, I am using a sporterized Swedish Mauser in 6.5 x 55, scoped with Timney trigger. I will be using Nosler 125gr and 41.5grs IMR 4350.
 
Rick said:
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That be a Husqvarna Lightweight in .358 Norma Magnum. Light as a maiden's caress - until you pull the trigger and launch one of those 250 grain Barnes-X's at 2880 fps.
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I bet it doesn't feel like a maiden's caress when you pull the trigger!!! Get a recoil pad for this thing!:eek: OUCH!!!:D
 
bcsteve said:
I bet it doesn't feel like a maiden's caress when you pull the trigger!!! Get a recoil pad for this thing!:eek: OUCH!!!:D
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It shoves pretty good -but it doesn't hurt unless you don't pull the butt into your shoulder.

Besides, recoil pads and dragon calls on rifles are for girlz.

Seriously, it fits... which makes all the difference in the world. There is no doubt in my mind that the biggest factors with recoil are proper stock fitting and how you hold the rifle. The .358 was the only one that Husqvarna didn't put open sights on; the others have them. A couple of shots with the .308 and "mild" ammunition, using the iron sights, left me begging for mercy - the stock dimensions which are perfect for that scope just beat the holy crap out of my face when I scrunch down to peer through the irons.

I've never quite understood the fear of recoil relating to larger rifles in North America. I knew a lot of people who grew up in rural South Africa at one time, and many of them learned to shoot with a .375 H&H or similar rifle and never thought much of it one way or another. In Canada, I've watched guys who would put a whole box of heavy magnum shells through a light 12 gauge back when you could still use lead shot, then talk about how hard "magnum" (or whatever) rifles kick. Do the math on the recoil, and you'll find a lot of those light Winchesters, Ithicas, etc were putting out even more recoil than this .358 Norma does.

Anyways, if the recoil did bother me, the branded Husqvarna buttplate would come off and a recoil pad would go on. But it doesn't. I did, however, have the stocks fitted to me by going to Martin Hagn and have some stockwork done to adjust dimensions.

I am not an iron man, incidentally - my brother's idea of an elk rifle is one of Mr. Ruger's single shots in .416 Rigby, using 110 grains of RL22 (I think) to drive a 325 gr. bullet at just about 2900 fps. That thing HURTS... even though it seems to fit just fine.
 
If it's open country, then it's the accumark 270 weatherby with 140 grain hornady hand rolled. For the short shots it'll be the #1 45 70 with 500 grain. Still waiting for the other #1 270 wby, so won't be using it this fall.
 
For Deer, .257 Roberts in Rem. Mod. 722. For Moose, 30-06 Rem. Mod 760. For backup #4 Mk.1 Long Branch .303 (Not Bubba'd). Scopes on the Remingtons, not on the Long Branch.
 
This piece will take 2 whitetails this year:

TC Renegade Lefty in 50 cal with Burrins 1.75-5 scope

And these will likely take 2 more between the lot of them.......unsure which for what yet...

1895 Marlin with Ashley XS Ghost Rings on it
1894 Marlin in 357 Mag with Williams Receiver Peep
Winchester Model 70 Pushfeed in 30-06 with Leupold Rifleman 2-7x33
Winchester Model 70 Pushfeed in .223 with Leupold VXII 3-9x40
or...one of my 12 gauge shotguns....
 
In October, a Martin Mamba 70lb recurve with 2315 feather-fletched arrows, topped with a Magnus Snuffer 125gr 3-blade broadhead. In November, as follows: LONG RANGE DEER GUN - Savage 12FVSS in .270WSM, 6-18x Redfield scope, Nosler 140gr Ballistic Tip handloads. BACKUP: Custom Ruger Model 77 in .300 Win Mag, 26 inch Douglas stainless heavy barrel, fluted, thumbhole laminated stock, Bushnell Elite 3200 4x-12x with Rainguard, 180gr Speer BTSP handloads. BACKUP TO MY BACKUP: Remington Model 700 Varmint Synthetic, .308 Win, 6x18x Redfield scope, Nosler 165gr Ballistic Tip handloads. BUSH GUN: Remington "Scout" Model 700 Stainless, 30-06 with forward-mounted Leupold 2x scope, 20 inch barrel, synthetic stock, 180 grain Winchester Power-Point (factory.) THE, "I'M DONE WHAT'S NEXT?" GUN - Remington 11-87 12 gauge, various waterfowl and upland game loads.
 
1. CVA .50 inline with PR Bullet 360gr Extreme Elite ahead of 120gr Pyrodex
2. Grandads 30-06 (bubba'd Enfield 1917)
3. Bowtech BK2
 
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