Author Topic: What to buy? (Read 2768 times)

lgall · « **Reply #30 on:** May 30, 2005, 01:19:12 PM »

30-06 :-D :-D :-D

147 Grain · « **Reply #31 on:** May 30, 2005, 03:36:42 PM »

I like the 30-06 Magnum for occasional use and the versatility of this proven round.

Just purchased a new Remington 700 SPS Stainless 30-06 as a gift for my son's earning the Eagle Scout Award.

Rifle was $469.00 from Sportsman's Warehouse and included a 24" stainless / parkerized barrel and Limbsaver Recoil Pad. Blued version is $398.00.

Plan on Piller Bedding the action / Free Floating the Barrel, and adjusting the trigger to 2 1/2 lbs this week.

beemanbeme · « **Reply #32 on:** May 30, 2005, 04:20:43 PM »

Geez, hasn't anybody heard of a .280??? Best of both worlds. And as a little fyi, if you shoot a 30-06, acclimating to a .300Win or a 7Rem mag is no real step. I know it will surprise to some but not all folks that matriculate to a magnum, develope a flinch. When I was using a magnum a lot, I've shoot 50 rounds of .300Win and 50 rounds of 7mag from the bench in a T shirt with no ill effects. Bench technique counts for a lot.
Maybe that's something that Myth Busters needs to look into. :grin:

Savage .250 · « **Reply #33 on:** May 31, 2005, 04:20:06 AM »

I guess if i ONLY could have ONE(1) gun, god forbid......it would be a
30-06. Point.........pull............drag-um out! On the bigger ones
you got your pick-up to haul-em out.

" The best part of the hunt is not the harvest but in the experience".

mountainview · « **Reply #34 on:** May 31, 2005, 04:43:19 AM »

Quote from: VHawk25

\ I am also not the one to go out and buy three different guns for different occations, though it might be unavoidable. quote]

Alas VHawk, in a surprisingly short period of time you will not only be looking for a tool for each different occasion, you wil be getting backups and looking for new occasions that you might need to get and have another tool for. :-) Pragmatism is laudable but surprisingly unsustainable in the long term when it comes to the shooting sports.

Above advice is good. I am thinking of a 300 WSM but my 30-06 fills the bill and then some for WI whitetails and a lot of the bigger stuff when I am able to go hunting it. The bolt guns seem to have the edge on accuracy but I think it is the bloke behind the buttplate that matters the most in most situations.

Safe shooting.

DakotaElkSlayer · « **Reply #35 on:** June 01, 2005, 06:17:15 AM »

Some really good advice given to you thus far.... You say that you like to hunt, right? And you are currently shooting a 30-30. It may be a little crazy, but I would suggest to you a big bore. A 444, 45-70 or .450 Marlin would be just the ticket. First off, they are all available in the lever action that you are using now. Secondly, when loaded properly they can kill anything that walks on this planet. If you don't shoot it much, these calibers will limit you to about 150yds.
If you like to really hunt, 150yds. is plenty of range...especially for a guy from a big bowhunting state like Wisconsin. People will argue that you will need a longer range gun if you hunt out west....my bow and I disagree!

Jim

nomosendero · « **Reply #36 on:** June 01, 2005, 05:13:38 PM »

DakotaElkSlayer
I am a bow hunter too, & I like to really hunt (see their nostrils flair) & I
really like to hunt. Whether I use a bow, big bore handgun, muzzleloader,
rifle or long range rifle, I view each weapon as a different type of hunt &
and I enjoy each style tremendously! Yes, you can take Western Game
with a bow although it usually will take a little more time per head.
But when I go out West, most of the time I use my rifles because it is an opportunity to take some fairly long shots. Most of the Big Game that I
take here in Ar. are taken at bow to muzzleloader yardages with maybe 1 Whitetail per year taken with a rifle.So, in the off season I Target & Varmit shoot & look forward to the Western Hunts.
VHawk25
I have already expressed my views on the various .30 Cal. choices &
I still believe I would slightly favor the 30-06. Another thing to consider
is that you can pick up cheap ammo at gun shows or yard sales to use
for plinking or brass with this round, but not likely for WSM's etc. I would
buy a good bolt action with a quality 2x7 through 3x9-10 scope, good
mounts, get the trigger adjusted & with good loads you are good to go!
And to answer the 2nd part of your original post, the bolt guns are usually
more accurate, but some Marlins & especially some Brownings will shoot.

cobrad · « **Reply #37 on:** June 01, 2005, 06:35:42 PM »

I went from '06 to a .300 Jarrett 10 years ago this fall. I wanted a 500 yard elk rifle and I got one. I practice out to 650 yards, but the farthest elk I've shot with my whiz-bang custom was 300 yds. If I were choosing another rifle for big game excluding Alaskan bears, the '06 would be hard to beat. IMO the magnum rifle for most big game excels when ranges exceed 300 yds, other wise it is unnecessary. I do like the .300 WSM though, especially for the handloader. It can be loaded down to '06 levels, or up to .300 win mag levels. The real reason I have a .300 WSM is Kimbers excellent rifles. Mine shoots 3/4 inch groups at a hundred yards, weighs 7.5 lbs scoped with a Zeiss 3.5-10, and I find the design of their stock to be quite effective at handling the recoil of full-house loads. If you WANT something big, the .338 win mag can also be loaded up or down using bullets from 160 to 300 grains. Very versatile. If I were forced to choose one rifle for everything from prairie dogs to elk, it would be a 7mm rem mag. Include big bears and it becomes the .338 win mag. You know, I guess I really do like magnums. :twisted:

147 Grain · « **Reply #38 on:** June 01, 2005, 06:57:05 PM »

Remington 700 SPS Stainless

Rifle is $469.00 from Sportsman's Warehouse in Utah and includes a 24" stainless / parkerized barrel and Limbsaver Recoil Pad. Blued version is only $398.00.

http://www.remington.com/firearms/centerfire/700sps_ss.htm

victorcharlie · « **Reply #39 on:** June 02, 2005, 03:31:13 AM »

My rather large friend.....(6'3", 275 lbs.) came home last year with a 300 RUM........He touted the huge Magnum as the biggest and badest 30 cal. he could get..........For the most part, he hasn't shot the gun much, less than 100 rounds.....(he bought one of the fire lapping bullet kits)..........

He met me at the range the other day........at 100 yards he was grouping about 6 inches..........says he has problems holding it still.........I didn't tell him, but one of his problems is he's closing his eyes when he pulls the trigger......because that big Magnum is pounding the snot out of him.........He shoots my .270 fine, but he shot it first.....before the beating.......

Funny thing is, he's still crazy about the rifle........

Look for a rifle you can enjoy shooting......A 30.06 is more than enough!

msorenso · « **Reply #40 on:** June 02, 2005, 07:18:33 AM »

I am all about magnums and big bores but for whitetails, victor charlie said it best, 30-06 is more than enough.

jim21 · « **Reply #41 on:** May 01, 2006, 04:04:38 PM »

a good name brand 30-06 is my choice.