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ontarget
Joined: 13 Mar 2002
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Location: N. CA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2002 1:18 am Post subject: |
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| what is your favorite big game rifle? this may sound old fashion, but the only rifle I use is the Win. model 70 in 30-06.(hand loads only). |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2002 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| I have used a 30-06 now and then but my stand by is a 243... Doesn't have as much "knock down power", but I just like it.. |
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caveman
Joined: 08 Apr 2002
Posts: 97
Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2002 10:47 am Post subject: |
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Mostly a Winchester model 70 classic in .270 Winchester, or a model 88 and 100 Winchester.
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larsha
Joined: 14 Jun 2002
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Location: BC Canada
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| Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I use a Parker-Hale in .270 Win for deer, black bear, and elk. |
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Unit5A
Joined: 07 Jun 2002
Posts: 224
Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Although I'm primarily a bowhunter in recent years, when rifle hunting I use a Browning A-bolt in 30-06. My son has the same rifle in 7mm-08.
Once in a while I'm partial to the lever guns in 30-30 and .35 remington. Just kind of like carrying them around I guess.
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Weetago
Joined: 29 Jul 2002
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Depending on the size of game I maygo to my 30-06 but I really like my .25-06 as an allaround awsome rifle. Mostly for Caribou, wolves and the occasional Moose.
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ChesterGolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2002
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Location: Nova Scotia
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I use my Rem 700 in .308 for deer size creatures but my favorite is my Rem sendero SF in 300 RUM that I will use for moose, bear, and probably deer as well. I have not hunted with it yet but the range sessions are unbelievable.
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maineguide
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 250
Location: Downeast, ME USA
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You guys will laugh at me, but I use a 35Rem.,and a 12 ga.
I hunt everything from ducks to blackbear. |
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kgoody
Joined: 07 Sep 2002
Posts: 35
Location: wellsville,ny
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| Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2002 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I love my heavy shilen ss barreled 700 in 6mm rem for everything up to deer size, after that, I blow the dust off my shilen ss barreled sporter .300 win mag rem 700. |
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ChesterGolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2002
Posts: 1632
Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2002 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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| I have a heavy "Hart" barrel 700 in 6mm and love it. What a calibre! I have a 220 swift in the same config. and love that as well but the 6mm is an outstanding round for coyotes(the 220 swift is no push-over either) |
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kgoody
Joined: 07 Sep 2002
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Location: wellsville,ny
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ChesterGolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2002
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Location: Nova Scotia
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Kgoody,
How do you like your stainless barrel. My recent purchase, Remington Sendero SF, has a stainless fluted and I know nothing about them... care, cleaning solvents, etc. |
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kgoody
Joined: 07 Sep 2002
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Location: wellsville,ny
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| Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2002 6:24 pm Post subject: |
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| I like the stainless, it is a little more user friendly in the scratch department. My only complaint, on matte finish stainless, is the fact that dirty fingerprints show easily. As far as solvents, I use shooters choice products with good results. BEWARE! a stainless barrel will still copper foul as fast as a carbon steel barrel. |
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6.5Fan
Joined: 02 Nov 2002
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I only own one gun now. 6.5x55 Swede in a winchester Mdl.70 Featherlight. It has killed everything I have ever aimed it at within 250 yards, including 1 caribou and wild boar. I shoot factory 14grain coreloct bullets, and have no need for anything else. While I have not yet tried it on moose, the swedes use it on them. it is to them what the 306 is stateside. P.S. Get something bigger for brown or griz. bear. I do have 1 blackie to my credit though. quite adequate,with proper bullet placement.
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J. Frank Smith
Joined: 27 Nov 2002
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Location: J,Frank Smith
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| I use Ruger MK2 stainless in 308 ...handloads 165 sierra or 180 sierra power points .pushed at 2700fps..jfs |
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