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Buddy wants one rifle for everything...?
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2383194" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>I'd go with a Remington with a 24" or 26" barrel in either 280 Rem, 308 Win. or 30-06. I lean toward the -06. The 180 grain and 200 grain bullets give it very good long range potential. It also has the most options available in ammunition, both in manufacturers and in bullet weight. Ruger makes very good rifles in the -06 as well, but its hard to find one with a barrel over 22". If you can find the FTW Hunter in 30-06, it'll be a little more pricey, but it comes with rings and a threaded barrel, barrel balance and muzzle break. For an inexpensive and still useful scope, get a 4 to 16 power Nicon with aiming dots on the vertical crosshair, a mid-range Burris, a mid-range Bushnell or a leupold. They have a nice 4.5 to 14 Burris on sale on EBay for under $300 right now. If you don't want the -06, go with a 308 Win with a 24 to 26 in. barrel. You'll lose a little in velocity (100 to 150fps) but with the longer barrel, it'll still reach past 1,000 yards with 175-180 class bullets. Last is the 280 Rem or 280 AI, either of which will launch up to 175 grain bullets and take elk or moose. Ammo is more pricey and less available, but not too bad, normally. All these cartridges are medium recoil and easily handled in a standard weight (7.5 to 8lb without scope) rifle, highly effective and have long barrel life. Any larger caliber rifle or magnum cartridge will be accompanied by heavier recoil than you specified, and these three will do the job. The -06 with 200 grain bullets will kill big bear.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2383194, member: 60453"] I'd go with a Remington with a 24" or 26" barrel in either 280 Rem, 308 Win. or 30-06. I lean toward the -06. The 180 grain and 200 grain bullets give it very good long range potential. It also has the most options available in ammunition, both in manufacturers and in bullet weight. Ruger makes very good rifles in the -06 as well, but its hard to find one with a barrel over 22". If you can find the FTW Hunter in 30-06, it'll be a little more pricey, but it comes with rings and a threaded barrel, barrel balance and muzzle break. For an inexpensive and still useful scope, get a 4 to 16 power Nicon with aiming dots on the vertical crosshair, a mid-range Burris, a mid-range Bushnell or a leupold. They have a nice 4.5 to 14 Burris on sale on EBay for under $300 right now. If you don't want the -06, go with a 308 Win with a 24 to 26 in. barrel. You'll lose a little in velocity (100 to 150fps) but with the longer barrel, it'll still reach past 1,000 yards with 175-180 class bullets. Last is the 280 Rem or 280 AI, either of which will launch up to 175 grain bullets and take elk or moose. Ammo is more pricey and less available, but not too bad, normally. All these cartridges are medium recoil and easily handled in a standard weight (7.5 to 8lb without scope) rifle, highly effective and have long barrel life. Any larger caliber rifle or magnum cartridge will be accompanied by heavier recoil than you specified, and these three will do the job. The -06 with 200 grain bullets will kill big bear. [/QUOTE]
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