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Input Wanted for Ultimate "One Rifle" for North American Game - $10k Including Optics
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<blockquote data-quote="gehrm" data-source="post: 288130" data-attributes="member: 18239"><p>Hi, I am new to these forums, so mods please move this to another section if this is not the appropriate place to post this.</p><p></p><p>I do not shoot enough any more to justify having a battery of rifles around the house, so will have to be condensing to just one rifle. The upside is that since I will only have one rifle, I can justify spending a lot more on it than I normally would.</p><p></p><p>I am planning on using this rifle to hunt all North American game animals. Primarily boar/pig, deer, sheep, elk, moose. However, I would like the flexibility to pick off coyotes and other animals if I have the opportunity. Essentially it needs to be light enough to tote around the mountains all day, but solid enough for long shots on elk and versatile enough with loads/bullet weights to hunt varmints to moose.</p><p></p><p>I have a budget of $10k +/- $2k for both the rifle and the scope and I wanted to get your input on what setup you would put together (e.g., action, barrel, caliber, stock, scope, gunsmith, custom touches, etc.). I know most of you have a lot more trigger time than I do, so all input is welcome.</p><p></p><p>Here's what I am currently thinking:</p><p></p><p>Action: Borden Rimrock (would appreciate thoughts on this vs. Nesika vs. Stiller Predator and others)</p><p></p><p>Trigger: Jewell set to 2.5 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Barrel: 24" Lilja in .30-06, number 3 contour</p><p></p><p>Stock: Gary Goudy (not sure on wood, so suggestions here would be great) with blind magazine</p><p></p><p>Gunsmith: Not sure if Borden Rifles would put everything together for me. If not, who would you suggest?</p><p></p><p>Custom Touches: Three-position safety</p><p></p><p>Scope: Zeiss Victory Varipoint 2.5-10 X 42</p><p></p><p>Thanks for your help with this!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gehrm, post: 288130, member: 18239"] Hi, I am new to these forums, so mods please move this to another section if this is not the appropriate place to post this. I do not shoot enough any more to justify having a battery of rifles around the house, so will have to be condensing to just one rifle. The upside is that since I will only have one rifle, I can justify spending a lot more on it than I normally would. I am planning on using this rifle to hunt all North American game animals. Primarily boar/pig, deer, sheep, elk, moose. However, I would like the flexibility to pick off coyotes and other animals if I have the opportunity. Essentially it needs to be light enough to tote around the mountains all day, but solid enough for long shots on elk and versatile enough with loads/bullet weights to hunt varmints to moose. I have a budget of $10k +/- $2k for both the rifle and the scope and I wanted to get your input on what setup you would put together (e.g., action, barrel, caliber, stock, scope, gunsmith, custom touches, etc.). I know most of you have a lot more trigger time than I do, so all input is welcome. Here's what I am currently thinking: Action: Borden Rimrock (would appreciate thoughts on this vs. Nesika vs. Stiller Predator and others) Trigger: Jewell set to 2.5 lbs. Barrel: 24" Lilja in .30-06, number 3 contour Stock: Gary Goudy (not sure on wood, so suggestions here would be great) with blind magazine Gunsmith: Not sure if Borden Rifles would put everything together for me. If not, who would you suggest? Custom Touches: Three-position safety Scope: Zeiss Victory Varipoint 2.5-10 X 42 Thanks for your help with this! [/QUOTE]
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