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Caliber and best factory rifle for Whitetail deer - NC
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<blockquote data-quote="chav0_12" data-source="post: 2326972" data-attributes="member: 29765"><p>It sounds like you want to spend a lot of money on a rifle. I just picked up a Nosler M48 Liberty(discontinued now), it's not a full custom by any means, but it seems like a decently built rifle. The Weatherby Mark Vs are always good rifles, with a lot of different models. Christensen seems to make good rifles too, I have a couple of buddies that have the Mesas(their base model), they seem to shoot well and are well built. If you're not reloading, which it doesn't sound like you are, Brownings X-Bolts are on the higher end of the middle-ground factory rifles, IMO, I just don't care for their plastic magazines so I sold the one I had. Sako also makes a really exceptional factory rifle too, I bought an A7 for my ex-wife and she ended up keeping it even though I begged her for it, a really superb rifle in 270 WSM, on the light side for what you're doing but they'd be a brand I was looking at too. Really as far as factory rifles go, it's hard to narrow it down because there are a lot of good rifles in the $2k price range. </p><p></p><p>As for cartridge/caliber, weigh in how much recoil you want to handle and then take a pick from there. There are too many cartridges to narrow it down to something that would fit your needs without being you. Personally, I'm a 7mm guy, so a short action might be the 7mm-08, 7mm WSM, or SAUM. Long actions I'd start with the 280AI and work my way up to the big boomers. Personally, I have the 28 Nosler, 7mm WSM, and a 7-08 but I really want to add a 280AI for some reason. The 6.5/.264 is a great caliber too and I wouldn't hesitate with most of them. Don't forget to put good optics on whatever you're getting because that makes a world of difference, I wouldn't spend less than a grand. If that means you need a cheaper rifle then so be it, there are a ton of really good rifles in the $1k range nowadays. </p><p></p><p>It just comes down to you taking your pick, most any cartridge in the 6mm and up range will do what you want it to do, pretty much any rifle built today is capable of it too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chav0_12, post: 2326972, member: 29765"] It sounds like you want to spend a lot of money on a rifle. I just picked up a Nosler M48 Liberty(discontinued now), it's not a full custom by any means, but it seems like a decently built rifle. The Weatherby Mark Vs are always good rifles, with a lot of different models. Christensen seems to make good rifles too, I have a couple of buddies that have the Mesas(their base model), they seem to shoot well and are well built. If you're not reloading, which it doesn't sound like you are, Brownings X-Bolts are on the higher end of the middle-ground factory rifles, IMO, I just don't care for their plastic magazines so I sold the one I had. Sako also makes a really exceptional factory rifle too, I bought an A7 for my ex-wife and she ended up keeping it even though I begged her for it, a really superb rifle in 270 WSM, on the light side for what you're doing but they'd be a brand I was looking at too. Really as far as factory rifles go, it's hard to narrow it down because there are a lot of good rifles in the $2k price range. As for cartridge/caliber, weigh in how much recoil you want to handle and then take a pick from there. There are too many cartridges to narrow it down to something that would fit your needs without being you. Personally, I'm a 7mm guy, so a short action might be the 7mm-08, 7mm WSM, or SAUM. Long actions I'd start with the 280AI and work my way up to the big boomers. Personally, I have the 28 Nosler, 7mm WSM, and a 7-08 but I really want to add a 280AI for some reason. The 6.5/.264 is a great caliber too and I wouldn't hesitate with most of them. Don't forget to put good optics on whatever you're getting because that makes a world of difference, I wouldn't spend less than a grand. If that means you need a cheaper rifle then so be it, there are a ton of really good rifles in the $1k range nowadays. It just comes down to you taking your pick, most any cartridge in the 6mm and up range will do what you want it to do, pretty much any rifle built today is capable of it too. [/QUOTE]
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