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Choice pic of (1) best "all around" rifle!
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<blockquote data-quote="str8shoot" data-source="post: 432479" data-attributes="member: 26034"><p>If I only had one rifle for hunting elk in the mountains it would not be a sendero. Don't get me wrong I have one and love it but, I find it to be too heavy and cumbersome for some mountain hunting situations. I don't really mind packing it but it is not well suited for a quick off hand shot in trees. </p><p> I would get a basic Savage or Remington sps (stainless if you prefer), put a good after market stock (hs precision), and get the trigger tuned. For less than a thousand bucks you will have a great versatile rifle that you can easily upgrade parts on if you want. I don't have any Sakos but I'm sure they are good rifles you just don't have all the after market options you have with a m700.</p><p>As far as cartridge I would forget the .270 cals. I know they kill elk just fine, I have even killed one myself with a .270 but, a 7 mag or any of the .30s including the old 06 would be a better choice. Keep in mind, if you go with too light of a rifle those big .30s are going to have a lot of felt recoil. Just my thoughts as I used to be a 1 gun guy myself, I liked the 7 mag for this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="str8shoot, post: 432479, member: 26034"] If I only had one rifle for hunting elk in the mountains it would not be a sendero. Don't get me wrong I have one and love it but, I find it to be too heavy and cumbersome for some mountain hunting situations. I don't really mind packing it but it is not well suited for a quick off hand shot in trees. I would get a basic Savage or Remington sps (stainless if you prefer), put a good after market stock (hs precision), and get the trigger tuned. For less than a thousand bucks you will have a great versatile rifle that you can easily upgrade parts on if you want. I don't have any Sakos but I'm sure they are good rifles you just don't have all the after market options you have with a m700. As far as cartridge I would forget the .270 cals. I know they kill elk just fine, I have even killed one myself with a .270 but, a 7 mag or any of the .30s including the old 06 would be a better choice. Keep in mind, if you go with too light of a rifle those big .30s are going to have a lot of felt recoil. Just my thoughts as I used to be a 1 gun guy myself, I liked the 7 mag for this. [/QUOTE]
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