New rifle choices?

[Elmo]

Not what you ask for, but I'm getting a Savage .17 HMR bolt action, this is the only rifle I can use on the state land in CT for the Jan/Feb hunting of yotes and coons, very flat shooting too....

I have a Savage 93R17. Love that gun. Tell me how it works out for you for yotes. I'm trying to gather as many opinions on it's performance on yotes.

[HuntOrBeHunted]

› Savage Arms 111 BTH 270 WIN. 22BBL

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Savage Arms 111 BTH 270 WIN. 22BBL

[HuntOrBeHunted]

Heres one I keep coming back too. Not only do I like the wood coler but it has a thumb hole for easy grip. Along with the acuutrigger . Can't find many reveiws on the firearm though.

[Lawdwaz]

Thumb hole stocks sure look cool (UGHH!!) but it can work agaist you in a situation where you MIGHT have to become a switch hitter. If it is a right handed (most likely) stock, shoulder one against your left shoulder and try and get to the trigger. Not too easy. I'm a lefty but have killed more than a few deer right handed with my guns with traditional stocks. Just something to chew on.........

[ants]

Well I do have a 30-06 I was looking for something smaller but still effective.

I'm looking into a couple nice Savage Arms due to the fact I love the accutrigger reveiws and the few savage arms rifles I have are great and i've never had problems with them.

I hunted with a 30-06 for years and the round speaks for itself. I switched to a 7mm-08 a while back and I love it. A little bit lighter gun with lighter recoil and just as kick a$$ on deer (at the ranges I hunt anyway) So far the longest shot I have taken with it was on opening day this year, at about 200 yrds. and it was no problem. The deer pretty much went nowhere. Only draw back I can think of is ammo can be a little pricey and hard to find unless, of course you reload,

[ants]

Thumb hole stocks sure look cool (UGHH!!) but it can work agaist you in a situation where you MIGHT have to become a switch hitter. If it is a right handed (most likely) stock, shoulder one against your left shoulder and try and get to the trigger. Not too easy. I'm a lefty but have killed more than a few deer right handed with my guns with traditional stocks. Just something to chew on.........

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[Pygmy]

I'm not a big fan of thumbhole stocks, but that is purely personal preference. I prefer a classic stock...I don't care for synthetics, but I do like the brown laminates. My Win M70 lightweight .280 has a classic style brown laminate stock and I always thought it was pretty.

Feels like WOOD, too, rather than tupperware.

[ants]

I'm not a big fan of thumbhole stocks, but that is purely personal preference. I prefer a classic stock...I don't care for synthetics, but I do like the brown laminates. My Win M70 lightweight .280 has a classic style brown laminate stock and I always thought it was pretty.

Feels like WOOD, too, rather than tupperware.

I 2nd the classic look. Wood stock and blued steel all the way. But yeah its a personal thing.

[Pygmy]

I 2nd the classic look. Wood stock and blued steel all the way. But yeah its a personal thing.

Geeze, Ants...It sounds like you and I are pretty compatible...

You're not FEMALE by any chance, are you ??

Probably not..The good ones are all married, pregnant, or MALE...<< SIGH >>...

[noodle one]

you will hear a lot of people put down the 243 for deer I have taken many deer with one and can tell you that the 243 will take down any deer easy out to 300 yards and then some. I have taken many with an 06 ,280 ,7mm08 And the 243 will kill them just as fast . I loaded my with 105 grains boat tail and when you hit a deer they went down.I will tell you this , that 243 is a fast bullet and when hitting a deer it can mess up some meat with a lot of blood.

[ants]

Geeze, Ants...It sounds like you and I are pretty compatible...

You're not FEMALE by any chance, are you ??

Probably not..The good ones are all married, pregnant, or MALE...<< SIGH >>...

LOL! Sorry bro!!

[HuntOrBeHunted]

If you guys have time post some links of some good looking rifles I know there tons out there but hey.. Throw some ideas around. Wouldn't mind seeing what one of you would pick out I might even go with it.

Thats just one rifle I was looking at. Im in no rush.

[adkbuck]

I agree with what pigmy said about recoil. Chuck hawks has a nice compaitive table regarding recoil: http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm

If recoil is an issue and you want to shoot the 270 Winchester, 130 grain loads would be best. 270's shooting 130's have cleanly taken a lot of deer at long rangeand short.. I shoot mostly 150's but recoil isn't an issue for me.

Going to 260 Winchester, 257 Roberts and 25-06 6.5X 55Swede are all good options for lower recoil. I've heard some great things about the 6.5 X 65 Swede buy I'm not sure if it is chambered in any current production rifles.

[MountainHunter]

http://www.remington.com/en/products/firearms/centerfire/model-700/model-700-mountain-lss.aspx

I have this rifle in an 30/06.

http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?fid=001B&cid=035&tid=009

I have this rifle in a .270.

I do a lot of mountain hunting and walk a lot. Both of these rifles are very light. I have had extensive gunsmith work done to the Remington. The Browning has had the trigger stoned, polished and lightened. The Browning was an out of the box tack driver.

[Doewhacker]

I vote for Browning or any wood/blued gun also.

[adkbuck]

My270 Win browning was a tack driver since day one: http://www.browning.com/products/catalog/firearms/detail.asp?fid=001B&cid=035&tid=017

My experience with the Remingtons 7600's was a little different . My remington 7600's in 270 Win did not print great groups with factory ammunition. Ininitally only 2.5 - 3.5-inch goups at 100 yards. I had to increase cartridge overall length to reduce the bullet jump to the rifling lands to 15 - 20 mils using and OAL guage. Then the groups improved to 1.0 - 1.5-inch. They are a great rifle for woods hunting. One had a great trigger but one had to worked by a gunsmith to bring it in to about 2.5 - 3 pounds (was over 5 pounds to begin with and had excessive play).

http://www.remington.com/en/product-families/firearms/centerfire-families/pump-action-model-7600.aspx

[Fletch]

I am in the same hunt! I am looking for that rifle I will use till I no longer hunt and hand down to my son. Primarily deer but maybe hogs down south, maybe even something bigger. I do have a cheaper Remington in 7mm mag that shoots well for big big stuff.

I have come to the conclusion the 7-08 is the caliber I want.

Some of my options:

http://www.tikka.fi/...php?laminatedss

This is leaning to the top of my list.

http://www.tcarms.co...rms/venture.php

I did have this gun up there but they had a huge recall issue on this gun and that does not make me feel warm and fuzzy.

http://www.weatherby...guard_2/package

Not sure about packages but thought this was a good deal.

I have not made up my mind yet and am reading everyones opinions with interest.

Thanks

Edited December 31, 2012 by Fletch

[ants]

If you guys have time post some links of some good looking rifles I know there tons out there but hey.. Throw some ideas around. Wouldn't mind seeing what one of you would pick out I might even go with it.

Thats just one rifle I was looking at. Im in no rush.

Im set for rifles but if I were in the market I would take a hard look at the Savage American classic. Google it. Its a gorgeous rifle.

[WNY_Whitetailer]

Wow...A lot of good suggestions here. I like shooting my H&R 1871 Ultra Rifle in 7mm-08. Its a great all around rifle round. Not as popular as a 270 or 30-06 though...

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[adkbuck]

Fletch, Those are three great choices. I own a walnut stocked Weatherby Vanguard in 30-06, and its a tack driver. It came with a target fired by the rifle to verify the groupings are .5 inches or less. Its a wonderrful rifle. Anything made by Thompson has got to be great. I hear the Thompson ventures guanantee 1 minite of arc accuracy. Tikka has a great reputation. I would probably go with the Weatherby Vanguard or the Thompson Venture. I'm understand that S&W the new owner has cleared up the recall issue.

[Lawdwaz]

Fletch, are you nuts? One rifle to hunt the rest of your life? Good Lord Man.........

If your going to do that, might as well get a David Miller or D'arcy Echols gun? Either one of them would be worthy of hunting 'till the end with!

[adkbuck]

The Weatherby Vanguard target was to verify 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards. Not .5-inch (a typo).

[Lawdwaz]

The Weatherby Vanguard target was to verify 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards. Not .5-inch (a typo).

[Lawdwaz]

The Weatherby Vanguard target was to verify 1.5 inch groups at 100 yards. Not .5-inch (a typo).

Too bad all guns don't come with that guarantee.

[Renegade Hunter]

270 wsm. Short mag has a real nice flat trajectory and can reach out and touch somethin' easily. Not to mention it shoots a solid 300 fps faster than a traditional 270 round. I had one in rem 700 and loved it. Thing was a cannon.