.223
25-06
30-06
300 WinMag
45-70
Hard pressed to choose between 45-70 and .375H&H, but the lever gun won. And sorta sad my trusted 30-30 didn’t make the list too.
Your budget allows you to buy just about anything you want if you're willing to get a used gun. If you insist on new, the pickings are a bit slimmer.Someone earlier mentioned going with any of the" B" guns and I'd echo that. Many of the others are good too, but there are always parts available...
These are collecting dust and I'd like to trade them for something else I'll probably shoot for awhile and then forget about. My last elk was at 675 yards with a sporter weight, push feed Model 70. Who knows what I could do with a real long range rifle!
I have a soft spot for 25-06, 300WinMags...
The "old Sendero SF" is pretty much as-new, with not much use and less than 60 rounds down the tube. And even if the truth is being stretched and it's twice that, no big deal.
And I didn't say "don't judge me". But elk are as big as a barn door, even at great distance.
And thanks for your...
if those are the choices, 6.5-06 would get my nod. Lots of brass, smokin hot velocity if you want and great ballistics even with mild, barrel loving loads. And whatever you decide, have fun with it.
I have a really nice Steyr Model M Pro 30-06 with double set triggers, couple of Steyr mags, 1" and 30mm rings, and a couple more little things. I like it because it's a classic old-school shooter. I liken it to a SSG on steroids.
A local guy has offered me a 300 WinMag Sendero SF for a very...
My bad. Turns out Miroku didn't make the Winchester 101s. They were made by Olin Kodensha, a joint venture between Winchester and Kodensha to produce (initially) the 101.