What's your rifle lineup?

[tomsd]

Oh yes - grew up hunting Deer in Southern Oregon (mid 50's - early 60's) - with a Model 94 Winchester in .32 Special. Dad carried the .06. The .32 was great for our timber/brush - 100 yards shots were about the max - and it did fine with an old 4x fixed Weaver scope. But had younger eyes then too. Learned to shoot with a pump Benjamin Pellet gun - shooting at orange juice lids tacked onto the fence posts. Served me well enough to make the rifle team at the Air Force Academy (mid 60's) - but haven't shot competitively since then. Can still find the X ring when needed tho.

 

[littlewhaler]

I really like the .280 for mule deer at distance here in south central Montana. Sure, my 7 mag would do it better but the .280 seems to hit 'em just right IMHO.

I am big fan of 280 and 280AI for Mule deer, goats, and elk. I reload up for elk and down for goats. Love the 140 accubond for mule deer. I have a 25-06 for coyotes and antelope and a 300 WSM for elk. The 280 AI is prime for mule deer with 300 wsm as back up. The 25-06 is prime on goats with 280 as back up. 300 wsm prime on elk and 280 AI as back up. I downsized from 8 rifles to these three and have good back ups for each kind of hunt if I bang one up on a big hunt. If I had to downsize to one rifle to do it all, it would be the 280AI which is a great cartridge for reloaders out West in my humble opinion..

 

[Aimsmall]

Like everyone else, my safe is full, too. I have three hunting rifles - MOA Rifles in 300wm and it shoots 210 vld bergers <3/8". I use this one for elk and long range Muley. My second is a GA Precision Xtreme Hunter in 6.5 saum and it shoots 140 vld less than 1/2" and I use it for antelope and muleys. My other hunting rifle is a GA Precision in 6 creedmoor and it shoots 105 vld into small holes too. I use it for varmits. Long way from West Virginia where I grew up, and lots of hunting over the past 50 years.

 

[David Lindler]

I'm at a point where I need to thin the heard. My safe is full and I have a few duplicates. What is your handful (more or less) of preferred hunting bolt action rifles and calibers?
270
308
338 win
338Lm
338 edge


I think my planned core group of hunting bolt guns is as follows (in order of caliber) -

Savage 93 in 17 HMR, 17 gr VMAX
CZ 527 in 20 Vartarg, 32 gr VMAX
Savage 12 LRPV in 20 Dasher, 55 gr Berger
Savage MKII 22 LR, 40 gr CCI
ULA in 243, 90 gr Scenar
Colt Lite Rifle in 25-06, 110 gr ELD
Savage 16 in 6.5 WSM, 140 gr Berger
Remington model Seven in 7mm-08, 120 gr NBT
Custom Remington 700 in 28 Nosler, 195 gr Berger
Kimber Mountain Ascent in 308, 125 gr NBT
Kimber American 300 WSM, 180 gr TSX
Ruger 77 in 375 Ruger, 260 gr NAB

Considering buying a Bergara ridge 300 WM to replace the Kimber. Ease of finding ammo in remote places/threaded barrel interest in owning a Bergara is motivating that.

I like light rifles, but am finding out that they're not easy to shoot long distance with. What am I missing out on? Trying to have a well filled out bolt gun selection that I can have a rifle to hunt just about anything.

Thanks guys

 

[Mitchell Demand]

Oh yes - grew up hunting Deer in Southern Oregon (mid 50's - early 60's) - with a Model 94 Winchester in .32 Special. Dad carried the .06. The .32 was great for our timber/brush - 100 yards shots were about the max - and it did fine with an old 4x fixed Weaver scope. But had younger eyes then too. Learned to shoot with a pump Benjamin Pellet gun - shooting at orange juice lids tacked onto the fence posts. Served me well enough to make the rifle team at the Air Force Academy (mid 60's) - but haven't shot competitively since then. Can still find the X ring when needed tho.

 

[Mitchell Demand]

I'm into 6mm and 30 cal with a few extras thrown in for fun.
284 Shehane Remington blue printed long action Schnieder 30 inch 1.250 barrel. My F open wind gun shooting 183C/N Sierra's
25-06 Ruger 1 stainless
Rest of my guns are all custom. I use Savage percision actions only
4 6BR's 1 Hart 1Schnieder 1 Bartlien & 1 Shielen barrel. The Schieder shoot best
6Creedmoor Shielen barrel is a tack driver.1-7 twist shooting Sierra 110MK
6mm Remington 1-12 it's sod poodle poison
3 308's all 1-12 twist 2 Bartlien & 1 Shielen barrel.
I don't buy guns I build them. Hope that helps

 

[KillerBee]

I am a lightweight, I only own 2 rifles.

A modified 30-06 M1917 Enfield with a beautiful custom Walnut stock. The ammo I use is Winchester Super X in 165 Gr. @ $28.00 a box lol. I have killed over 100 deer and 15 moose with it. The scope is a Bausch and Lomb 4200 Raingurad Elite.

2. A Weatherby Ultra Lightweight that I modified by replacing the factory barrel with a #3 Wilson Match Grade Barrel. The ammo I use is Nosler ABLR in 190 Gr. Topped with a Huskemaw 5-20X50 Blue Diamond.

Basically I am just a meat hunter, I don't have a range membership and these two rifles fill all of my needs and more importantly my Tags!

 

[Pacecount]

I recently sold my 270 and 300 WM to try and take a load off my safe and move to higher BC.

AR 556 w 77gr OTM for coyotes
JP LRP 07 in 308 16" barrel and Barnes 168 tts... I used her to take a cow and cull deer at 478 yards... great platform.
6.5 CM mega/Proof/Deniant... primarily for range work but I have her dialed in with 142 gr ELDX.
7MM Rem Mag (being built now) Manners/Proof/Lone Peak FusionTI Action... The Smith is going to chamber for ELDX 162gr.
375 H&H SAKO paired with a 300 gr TSX round.

 

[Pacecount]

I am a lightweight, I only own 2 rifles.

A beautiful 30-06 P17 with a custom Walnut stock. The ammo I use is Winchester Super X in 165 Gr. @ $28.00 a box lol. I have killed over 100 deer and 15 moose with it. The scope is a Bausch and Lomb 4200 Raingurad Elite.

2. A Weatherby Ultra Lightweight that I modified by replacing the factory barrel with a #3 Wilson Match Grade Barrel. The ammo I use is Nosler ABLR in 190 Gr. Topped with a Huskemaw 5-20X50 Blue Diamond.

Basically I am just a meat hunter, I don't have a range membership and these two rifles fill all of my needs and more importantly my Tags!

Wiseman once said,"beware of the man with one rifle." Or two

 

[KillerBee]

Wiseman once said,"beware of the man with one rifle." Or two

LMAO, Good one Pacecount!

 

[Mitchell Demand]

I recently sold my 270 and 300 WM to try and take a load off my safe and move to higher BC.

AR 556 w 77gr OTM for coyotes
JP LRP 07 in 308 16" barrel and Barnes 168 tts... I used her to take a cow and cull deer at 478 yards... great platform.
6.5 CM mega/Proof/Deniant... primarily for range work but I have her dialed in with 142 gr ELDX.
7MM Rem Mag (being built now) Manners/Proof/Lone Peak FusionTI Action... The Smith is going to chamber for ELDX 162gr.
375 H&H SAKO paired with a 300 gr TSX round.

 

[Mitchell Demand]

Try the Sierra 142MK. I guarantee it'll out shoot anything Hornady has to offer. Hornady has been trying to buy them out for over 20 years. They buy hundreds of thousands of Sierras jackets to make their bullets

 

[jrkotz]

Model 82 Kimber .22 Lr

Model 600 CZ BRNO .270

Model 7MS .257 Roberts from the Custom Shop when it was in Ilion, NY

Legendary Arms Works Professional Model 6.5 Creedmoor

TC G2 .45 muzzleloader

This is all I have left in rifles, I'm old and don't need more.

That's a tight lineup. How do you like the LAW? I've heard good things

 

[dkee]

I'm at a point where I need to thin the heard. My safe is full and I have a few duplicates. What is your handful (more or less) of preferred hunting bolt action rifles and calibers?

I think my planned core group of hunting bolt guns is as follows (in order of caliber) -

Savage 93 in 17 HMR, 17 gr VMAX
CZ 527 in 20 Vartarg, 32 gr VMAX
Savage 12 LRPV in 20 Dasher, 55 gr Berger
Savage MKII 22 LR, 40 gr CCI
ULA in 243, 90 gr Scenar
Colt Lite Rifle in 25-06, 110 gr ELD
Savage 16 in 6.5 WSM, 140 gr Berger
Remington model Seven in 7mm-08, 120 gr NBT
Custom Remington 700 in 28 Nosler, 195 gr Berger
Kimber Mountain Ascent in 308, 125 gr NBT
Kimber American 300 WSM, 180 gr TSX
Ruger 77 in 375 Ruger, 260 gr NAB

Considering buying a Bergara ridge 300 WM to replace the Kimber. Ease of finding ammo in remote places/threaded barrel interest in owning a Bergara is motivating that.

I like light rifles, but am finding out that they're not easy to shoot long distance with. What am I missing out on? Trying to have a well filled out bolt gun selection that I can have a rifle to hunt just about anything.

Thanks guys

Not sure there's a dime's worth of difference, but Remington .260 with 140 gr berger in custom stock is hard to beat out to 1600 yards with good scope and may be lighter and/or less recoil than your Savage 6.5 WSM. Likewise, .284 Jarrett with the "new" 195 gr berger has excellent G1 BC versus anything 300 WM while being easier to shoot and easily capable of 2000 yard accuracy. Your 28 Nosler may be the same but no experience with it...