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<blockquote data-quote="Blacktailer" data-source="post: 2124024" data-attributes="member: 111306"><p>IF you can find an off the shelf rifle that fits you, then that would be least expensive. If you can't find one that fits you then building is your only option. For DG, stock fit is important because of the increased recoil. This aint your average whitetail rig. Also with any rig you should shoot it a lot before you go so caliber (recoil) is important. If you can shoot a 458Lott enough to feel proficient with it, more power to you. My comfort ends somewhere above 375H&H and I don't feel inclined to find out just where that threshold is. The 375 will kill anything just fine especially with the selection of premium bullets available and doesn't make a bad deer/elk rifle either.</p><p>Wood or synthetic, who cares? </p><p>Optic, I prefer a low power variable with illuminated reticle from a premium (reliable) manufacturer in QR rings with irons as back up and a spare scope also in QR rings.</p><p>I ended up with a P64 M70 that has been worked over in a Brown Prec stock that is custom fitted to me with a Kahles 1.5-6 scope with Ill dot-crosshair reticle. 3 buffalo down and I'll never make it back at this point but can't part with it either.</p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/CmFCD5Y.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blacktailer, post: 2124024, member: 111306"] IF you can find an off the shelf rifle that fits you, then that would be least expensive. If you can't find one that fits you then building is your only option. For DG, stock fit is important because of the increased recoil. This aint your average whitetail rig. Also with any rig you should shoot it a lot before you go so caliber (recoil) is important. If you can shoot a 458Lott enough to feel proficient with it, more power to you. My comfort ends somewhere above 375H&H and I don't feel inclined to find out just where that threshold is. The 375 will kill anything just fine especially with the selection of premium bullets available and doesn't make a bad deer/elk rifle either. Wood or synthetic, who cares? Optic, I prefer a low power variable with illuminated reticle from a premium (reliable) manufacturer in QR rings with irons as back up and a spare scope also in QR rings. I ended up with a P64 M70 that has been worked over in a Brown Prec stock that is custom fitted to me with a Kahles 1.5-6 scope with Ill dot-crosshair reticle. 3 buffalo down and I'll never make it back at this point but can't part with it either. [img]https://i.imgur.com/CmFCD5Y.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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