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Which one Seekins, Fierce or Christensen Rifle.........
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<blockquote data-quote="Howard Van Horn" data-source="post: 2445262" data-attributes="member: 114718"><p>I own about 40 rifles running the gamut from .577 Snider, .45 2/10 Sharps, .416 Rigby, down to 220 Swift Ack. Imp., and 22 LR. The price range runs up to $2,000 a rifle. My favorite rifle is the Remington Model 660 in 308 Win. It has a 18" barrel and is a delight to carry. I bought it new in 1967 for $100. It has a tight chamber, so I have to use a Small Base die. I load IMR 4064, and a Nosler 150 Gr. Ballistic tip bullet and I can reliably hit mule deer out to 400 yards. </p><p></p><p>Tell your cousin to first shoot some of his friends rifles in various calibers and with various sight arrangements to decide which cartridge (and recoil thereof) and which type of sighting arrangement he prefers prior to investing. </p><p></p><p>If I were starting out again, I would buy two rifles. I would buy a Tika 3x rifle in 270 Win. and top it with a good 4 X scope. Then, I would buy a Marlin 1895 guide gun in .450 Marlin with an 18" barrel topped with a Skinner peep sight. I would then have rifles capable of taking coyotes out to 600 yards and brown bear at 20 yards and everything in between.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Howard Van Horn, post: 2445262, member: 114718"] I own about 40 rifles running the gamut from .577 Snider, .45 2/10 Sharps, .416 Rigby, down to 220 Swift Ack. Imp., and 22 LR. The price range runs up to $2,000 a rifle. My favorite rifle is the Remington Model 660 in 308 Win. It has a 18" barrel and is a delight to carry. I bought it new in 1967 for $100. It has a tight chamber, so I have to use a Small Base die. I load IMR 4064, and a Nosler 150 Gr. Ballistic tip bullet and I can reliably hit mule deer out to 400 yards. Tell your cousin to first shoot some of his friends rifles in various calibers and with various sight arrangements to decide which cartridge (and recoil thereof) and which type of sighting arrangement he prefers prior to investing. If I were starting out again, I would buy two rifles. I would buy a Tika 3x rifle in 270 Win. and top it with a good 4 X scope. Then, I would buy a Marlin 1895 guide gun in .450 Marlin with an 18" barrel topped with a Skinner peep sight. I would then have rifles capable of taking coyotes out to 600 yards and brown bear at 20 yards and everything in between. [/QUOTE]
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