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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: 288640" data-attributes="member: 18239"><p><strong>Re: Input Wanted for Ultimate "One Rifle" for North American Game - $10k Including Op</strong></p><p></p><p>Wow, thanks for all of the great input so far! It is very helpful. I wish I had found this forum years ago.</p><p></p><p>RE: types of game to be hunted. I am not interested in going after the brown or black bears and plan to hunt primarily pigs, dear, elk and moose.</p><p></p><p>RE: long range. For me, a 500 - 600 m shot is the longest range at which I would consider shooting an animal. I do not have the skills many of you do to try for something at 700+ m.</p><p></p><p>What's funny is that my original plan was to build up a three gun battery consisting of a .204 ruger, .308 and .338 Win Mag. Then I thought this was getting too complicated and expensive so was trying to simplify. For some reason, I had not even considered a two-gun combo. I will have to think about this some more as I think everyone has a valid point on redundancy and flexibility.</p><p></p><p>Except for when I was a boy, I have always shot synthetics. I was thinking now was the time for a nice piece of wood. However, you all are correct and I would probably feel bad banging up a $5k stock in the back country so will stick to synthetics.</p><p></p><p>Any stock recommendations for a Model 70? Stay with the McMillan Edge everyone seems to be raving about or go with an Echols Legend stock or something similar?</p><p></p><p>Appreciate all of your help!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gehrm, post: 288640, member: 18239"] [b]Re: Input Wanted for Ultimate "One Rifle" for North American Game - $10k Including Op[/b] Wow, thanks for all of the great input so far! It is very helpful. I wish I had found this forum years ago. RE: types of game to be hunted. I am not interested in going after the brown or black bears and plan to hunt primarily pigs, dear, elk and moose. RE: long range. For me, a 500 - 600 m shot is the longest range at which I would consider shooting an animal. I do not have the skills many of you do to try for something at 700+ m. What's funny is that my original plan was to build up a three gun battery consisting of a .204 ruger, .308 and .338 Win Mag. Then I thought this was getting too complicated and expensive so was trying to simplify. For some reason, I had not even considered a two-gun combo. I will have to think about this some more as I think everyone has a valid point on redundancy and flexibility. Except for when I was a boy, I have always shot synthetics. I was thinking now was the time for a nice piece of wood. However, you all are correct and I would probably feel bad banging up a $5k stock in the back country so will stick to synthetics. Any stock recommendations for a Model 70? Stay with the McMillan Edge everyone seems to be raving about or go with an Echols Legend stock or something similar? Appreciate all of your help! [/QUOTE]
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