with the recent discovery of outdoorsman here, and with the upcoming rigle hunt juts around the corner for most of us (some have already begun their seasons) i want to know what is your go-to rifle in the fall for big game?
i have owned easily over 100 firearms, just in the last ten years alone. i have owned everything from Weatherby's and Dakota's to Remington, Winchester and Browning, and everything in between - from pellet guns to 300 win mag's. this was largest caliber i have owned. i never felt the need to use anything larger than a 300 win mag. and even that was too much for where i hunt. i live in the north where the bush is thick and the average shot is under 100yrds. ive had higher end fancy rifles that i was afraid to mark in the bush, to absolute tire jacks that would only serve to jack up my truck. i used to keep over 20+ firearms on hand at any given moment. but over the years i have narrowed it down to about 6 or 7. (i just looked..6)
and i've had the pleasure of owning many different scopes from a variety of scope manufacturers. but in the end after buying and selling many rifles and scopes, i decided to return to my roots and bought a really nice Remington Model 700 DM BDL .270 that truly is a tack driver. i removed the Leupold vxIII and mounted a Bushnell 2x7 Elite 3200 series to preserve the rugged theme, but not chintz on quality. she will put 3 rounds @100 yds off the hood of my truck into the size of my thumbnail with quality ammunition [Winchester Supreme 130gn Ballistic Tip] - two of the holes were touching each other. this is consistent each time as long as i am consistent. i should add, i do not roll my own ammo. i firmly believe that nowadays, factory ammo is of the highest quality provide you use premium ammunition.
my second fav is my dirty thirty lever. (30-30) it's a Trapper with an 18" barrel mint condition. i use it to push the bush. very fast handling and tough to beat.
what's your go-to rifle?
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Originally Posted by Hunter
