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If you only had 2
#3019908
01/21/20 08:51 PM
01/21/20 08:51 PM
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 4,270 North AL
just_an_illusion
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10 point
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I am seriously considering selling most all of my hunting rifles and condensing them down to 2 high(er) end or custom rifles with really good glass vs most of the cheaper rifles I have now with mediocre glass. The debate is what calibers do I want. I think 1 will be a 300 Win or Wby or maybe a 338 Win, the other is where I am struggling to make a choice. I have never been let down by my 30-06 or 308 but there are so many other good choices out there like 7-08, 208AI, 6.5-06, 300WSM, etc. So, what would be your choice for the second rifle chambering given the following guidelines:
Typical Alabama whitetail woods, river bottoms and the mountains of NE Alabama with most shots less that 300 yards with the possibility of a midwest trip some day. This will be my primary hunting rifle. If I ever get to go WEST and hunt I would most likely take the 300 or 338. No restrictions on action length, I have no preference. No 270 win Nothing that is an odd ball caliber. Must have a good selection of factory available ammo, although I do reload I don't want to be tied down to it. Must perform well out of no longer than a 22" barrel, preferably a 20".
The harder choice after this will be what rifle(s) to buy. Bergara, Kimber, Christensen, Cooper, Montana or custom built.
What are yall's thoughts?
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
#3019920
01/21/20 09:02 PM
01/21/20 09:02 PM
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Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 16,827 Banana Republic
jb20
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Old Mossy Horns
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300 win short mag and 308 given your barrel
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Ben Franklin
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
#3019921
01/21/20 09:02 PM
01/21/20 09:02 PM
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Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 44,211 North Alabama
Wiley Coyote
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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2 is not enough. If one has a failure of any kind you're down to one. One is why you had 2 when this started.
I firmly believe that a double gallows should be constructed on the East Lawn of The White House. Politicians who willfully and shamelessly violate their oath to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America should be swiftly tried and, upon conviction, publicly hanged at sunup the day after conviction. If multiple convicts are to be hanged they can choose with whom to share the gallows or names shall be drawn from the hangman's hat to be hanged 2 at a time.
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
#3019949
01/21/20 09:28 PM
01/21/20 09:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489 N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
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Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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6.5 PRC 25-06. 280 ackley
Last edited by 257wbymag; 01/21/20 09:28 PM.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!! My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
#3019963
01/21/20 09:43 PM
01/21/20 09:43 PM
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Joined: Apr 2015
Posts: 5,588 Lee County, Alabama
dBmV
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I've got a shucks ton of rifles in a bunch of different calibers. 90% of the time I carry one of two. Winchester model 70 in .300 Win mag when I'm on the clear cuts, Remington model seven in 7mm.08 for everything else.
Last edited by dBmV; 01/21/20 09:44 PM.
What you do today, you have to sleep with tonight.
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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01/21/20 10:00 PM
01/21/20 10:00 PM
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Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 4,620 Alabama
Rmart30
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10 point
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7mm08 would do anything i wanted to for white tail, hogs, varmits.
Ethical behavior is doing the right thing when no one else is watching - even when doing the wrong thing is legal. Aldo Leopold .. (except when it comes to trailer tags)
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: Cactus_buck]
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01/21/20 10:34 PM
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30-06 and 7 mag
If you didn’t say an odd round I’d go with a 6.5 (whatever you want to add after) I’d go PRC. and a magnum round
This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It's not how much money you make, but how much you can keep.
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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01/21/20 11:24 PM
01/21/20 11:24 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 14,304 ArmPit of the south
DeerNutz0U812_
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Booner
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I've got a little Kimber 7mm-08 synthetic stock with a Leupold VX-3 stainless scope that I have been pleasantly pleased with....Its a sweet little ride...
Did you know that Beer Nutz are over a Dollar...and Deer Nutz are under a Buck...
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
#3020051
01/21/20 11:28 PM
01/21/20 11:28 PM
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Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 18,055 North AL
AU338MAG
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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I wouldn't have a 300 magnum of any variety with less than a 24" barrel. Too much muzzle blast and you start to lose velocity rapidly with every in you cut.
A 338 win mag would definitely be one of my choices 😀 especially if you want to go west for bigger critters. Works great on little Alabama whitetais also at the ranges you mentioned, and beyond. 👍👍
A 6.5 PRC would be a great choice for reaching way out there for deer if you ever had a notion to do such things. If you ever go to Kansas or somewhere similar you will appreciate a flat shooting gun with high BC bullets to resist wind drift.
Also, the idea of only 2 rifles is ludicrous....
Last edited by AU338MAG; 01/21/20 11:31 PM.
Dying ain't much of a living boy...Josey Wales
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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01/22/20 12:05 AM
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Posts: 16,495 Guntersville
AC870
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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I’m thinking of getting a .308. Top it with a Meopta with a 50mm objective, maybe a 56. But I’m really enjoying the 243 I’ve hunted with this season.
Last edited by AC870; 01/22/20 12:06 AM.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands: “The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Re: If you only had 2
[Re: just_an_illusion]
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01/22/20 08:59 AM
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Posts: 10,409 northport
deadeye48
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Booner
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Posts: 10,409
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The 3006 & 308 will offer more selections in bullets than anything else and both will kill anything in North America
When I need expert advice I tend to talk to myself The older I get the better I used to be
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