Help Guards pick his new hunting rifle:)

[guards]

I only use NIKON optics.

Aren't the model 700 under scrutiny for misfirings?

look at the .375 chambered rifles for moose.

I think the new model 710 is the one that people are questioning....cheap for what you get.


Nikon optics,eh? Pricey, do you think they are worth it?

 

[distanced]

are you kidding me, with my 22-250 I take white tail down at 350yd + ! All it takes is one Mairne rifle expert on the other end and that deer doesn't stand a chance. It's the greatest rifle I've owned and has exceptional range!

 

[guards]

You could just get a pair of lever action rifles, one in .30-30 for whitetails and one in .35 Whelen for moose

I used to use a Marlin 30-30 for deer. The gun turned into a bit of a death trap when i attempted to adjust the trigger weight and ended up with a very scary hair trigger. I can still use it, but prefer not to. You fart too loud and it'll go off.

My only beef with lever action rifles is that they are a pain in the ass to clean and/or strip. I'm ex-military, so a clean rifle is a bit of an obsession


What about 7mm....think i could use it for deer and moose?

 

[XBiker]

[...] That's just a .22 on steroids.

No source posting, bro.

 

[guards]

are you kidding me, with my 22-250 I take white tail down at 350yd + ! All it takes is one Mairne rifle expert on the other end and that deer doesn't stand a chance. It's the greatest rifle I've owned and has exceptional range!

Easy there devil dog, i never said you couldn't hit it. It just seems that such a small round would mean you're following blood trails for a few miles. Can you take it down with some power with that caliber? That's just a .22 on steroids.

 

[distanced]

If the shot is clean, it'll drop, otherwise you just track for all of 5 min on a semi clean shot

 

[distanced]

and the velocity does a number on shoulder blades, let me tell you!

 

[The Ranger]

Being fair to distanced, I have used, and killed more game with my .222/12 guage over/under than any other rifle I have, or will ever use for that matter....I have never lost 1 animal, nor have they run...

Shot placement is paramount though....

I wouldn't try a moose with it, and I personally like the smaller calibers that do just as good as the much larger ones...You must consider the type enviroment you'll be hunting, if it's wooded, brushy, and thick, a heavy caliber should be thought of first....If it's a bit more open and allows you a longer, and cleaner shot...I lean towards the 6mm Mag.

I personally love mine...Hunt deer with it in the fall, and burn groundhogs up with it in the summer, the only thing I do is switch from my Leupold(Deer) to my 20X Jurntal(Groundhogs) with spring action precussion mounts....Of course I played around with it a bit...Bedded, free-floated, trigger re-worked, and removed all the factory ejectors and extractors and replaced them with Sako.....

Hmmmmmmmmm......Did I say Sako...???

Now there is another thought....<evil wink>

Ranger

 

[guards]

Being fair to distanced, I have used, and killed more game with my .222/12 guage over/under than any other rifle I have, or will ever use for that matter....I have never lost 1 animal, nor have they run...

Shot placement is paramount though....

I wouldn't try a moose with it, and I personally like the smaller calibers that do just as good as the much larger ones...You must consider the type enviroment you'll be hunting, if it's wooded, brushy, and thick, a heavy caliber should be thought of first....If it's a bit more open and allows you a longer, and cleaner shot...I lean towards the 6mm Mag.

I personally love mine...Hunt deer with it in the fall, and burn groundhogs up with it in the summer, the only thing I do is switch from my Leupold(Deer) to my 20X Jurntal(Groundhogs) with spring action precussion mounts....Of course I played around with it a bit...Bedded, free-floated, trigger re-worked, and removed all the factory ejectors and extractors and replaced them with Sako.....

Hmmmmmmmmm......Did I say Sako...???

Now there is another thought....<evil wink>

Ranger

Sako? I never even considered it....hhhmmmmm

 

[oubeta]

I get a Winchester with a pre-64 action. 30-06 is a great all around caliber. I have a Rem Sendaro in .300 Win mag. I've killed several elk with that gun. It's pretty heavy though.

Sako's are great but they are high. You really can't beat a pre 1964 action. I have several guns based around it.