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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: TAB on April 11, 2020, 07:25:07 PM
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With montana rifle companies recent closure( feb this year) i am not sure where to go for a reasonable hunting rifle. Dakota would be awesome, but not 7k awesome.
Looking for 30.06 as with loading i can do everthing from prog horn to elk.
Its one of those things, been talking back and forth with family and we have at least 5 hunting trips planed for the fall .
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Be Fierce: http://www.fiercearms.com/ (http://www.fiercearms.com/) I have several friends who own these and they are all tack drivers. I will be buying one as soon as I quit building in Arkansas and have the spare scratch. No wood stocks...super light if that's what you want. I nearly bought one last fall when I was hanging out in Wyoming....Fierce will be my next new rifle when I get one.
Here is the only one I see in 30-06. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/853674783 (https://www.gunbroker.com/item/853674783)
I suppose you can order one in 30-06 like you want. I don't see it as a round listed on their website.
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Years ago, I read about using a pellet of the right sized buckshot in the neck of a 30-06 for small game hunting...
Never tried it.
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Wood stocks is a must for me. I am also ok with a heavier gun. I am not a fan of shooting the sub 5 lb guns. Great to carry, but no fun to shoot. I want the flexibly to load it to ne able to hunt everything in north america outside of say a moose or brown bear. Not that a 30.06 would nt work for those, only that i would want something bigger.
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Years ago, I read about using a pellet of the right sized buckshot in the neck of a 30-06 for small game hunting...
Never tried it.
I read that too, a long time ago. It was #1 Buck, .30", 11 pellets per ounce. No idea what powder or how much, but it used to be listed and sill might be.
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Check out Rock Island Auctions. I've become a big fan. :)
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TAB...price range? Look at the Remington Custom Shop. I have a 7mm Mag from them that is the single best bolt action rifle I have ever owned. Their prices start at two grand. For about half that, look at the Ruger Hawkeyes. You can get a Hunter Stainless with wood stocks in 30-06. I am a HUGE fan of the Hawkeye Guide Gun, but it comes with a laminate stock.
Heck, what I'd do is get the Ruger Guide Gun in 30-06, add a Boyd Circassian Walnut stock, a Timney Trigger and a graphite black cerakote job and call it a custom for under $2K!
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Would like to keep it under 5 with a nice scope
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Can anyone else tell that Mr. Bane turned 70? His eyes have changed, and we all get to enjoy the Large Print Edition ;D
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TAB, Just saying ;D
https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/2032/145/winchester-model-70-super-grade-bolt-action-rifle
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Dang, I should've thought about the Custom Shop....that's probably the right way to go if you like 700's.
Tab, how about a Sako 85? Wood stock and available with or without iron sights. My best shooter is a Sako Finnbear Sporter in 270...groups inside a dime at 100 yards every time.
They come in around $2k so with a really nice scope and tax you get in under $5k with a nice rifle.
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Can anyone else tell that Mr. Bane turned 70? His eyes have changed, and we all get to enjoy the Large Print Edition ;D
;D I wasn't going to say anything but it was hard not to notice the "read it from across the room" font size. Everything stops working right when you get old. One time I said to my dad that the eyes were the first thing to go. He said no, that's not the first thing. :o His blood vessels were clogged up from high cholesterol, all of his blood vessels, and I didn't have to ask what he meant.
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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/860622266
How much would it cost to have the fiber optic site replaced?
I dont like them and have seen them fall out.
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Aw heck....not much. Chunk change if you do it yourself...unless you want a diamond on a gold post....
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Gold, how low brow, it has to be at least plat. Rhodium or irdium preferred. Its soldiered into place. I dont have the tools needed currently to replace it. If i had the house built, and a proper shop i would. As is now spent most of the morning on the phone consulting.
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How about a nice Browning X-Bolt White Gold Medallion? I have 3 of the A-Bolt Medallion grades. .22 LR, .30-06, and .375 H&H. All are good looking tack drivers. All in high gloss Walnut.
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>:( Wrote a half page post and #$^&*&#!@ lost it. ;D
Any way, the diamond bead might be nice for low light ;D