If you built a mountain rifle?

[Ray]

Well it definitely is not a Sako or Remington 700 but they have been proven to be killers and the properties they may posess such as being lightweight, accurate and affordable may well outweigh other properties depending on the person.

Everything is relative to what the end user wants out of their rifle. To me - anything over 30-06 is not going to even be considered for example. Those rifles would get the pee check in the photo. I might even shy away from wood and send those to the pee station.

To me - Soul is not a matter in a mountain rifle. Practicality rules in my book.. at least on this particular subject. To each his own. If I want pretty rifles with soul I will buy them but they are not necessarily better at killing. They are simply more likeable.

[rasbo]

The perfect mountain rifle is the Remington Model 700 30.06. Why mess with perfection. It was designed for this very purpose and can handle all big game we have in the NW

I agree best caliber made for versatility

You must be drunk

what caliber is?....55 grain to 220..nobody will ever agree on everything but,what cant the 30-06 do

[Galpster]

RASBO IS RIGHT. Anything 500 yds and back can be killed with the 30.06 It is the most used caliber out there and for good reason.

[buckhorn2]

The 30-06 also has a huge bullet selection.

[jackelope]

it's a mountain rifle discussion, not the ever popular 30.06 usefulness debate.

[buckhorn2]

Then you are saying the 30-06 would not be a good mountain rifle.

[jackelope]

no...

not sure where you think i said that...

[280ackley]

Caliber: .280 Ackley Improved
Bullet: 140 or 160gr AccuBond depending on what you are going after
Gun: Remington 700 22" barrel
Scope: Leupold VX3 3.5x10x40mm

[rasbo]

it's a mountain rifle discussion, not the ever popular 30.06 usefulness debate.

a nobodies off track here lope,700 rem 06 was brought up as a mountain gun...someone doubted the versatility its all the same discussion

[jackelope]

the conversation was headed into the what bullet is best for a 30-06 and whats it good for. i will detract my statement and i apologize for jumping in, but thats the way the talk was headed...not a bad thing, just saying.

what caliber is?....55 grain to 220..nobody will ever agree on everything but,what cant the 30-06 do

RASBO IS RIGHT. Anything 500 yds and back can be killed with the 30.06 It is the most used caliber out there and for good reason.

The 30-06 also has a huge bullet selection.

disclaimer--i've hunted big game with nothing but 30-06's till this year and i didn't kill anything this year with my 300wm. i am a huge fan of the ought-6.

[rasbo]

Ive been toting a 700 rem .243 youth model with a Leupold 4 power as of lately and not so sure its a bad one either,short light and dead on accurate, might be light for some but if your a shooter,no problem

[jackelope]

i had a youth model savage 10gy rifle in .243 that i just sold to another member, but it had a 20" barrel and i put a full sized stock on it and it worked great and was really lightweight.
the youth stocks are way too small for me.

[jdb]

im also amazed at the glass some of you pick, I cant imagine needing 14 power in a mountian rifle  I can barely understand it on a coyote rifle also 50mm obj. Really? why?

[rasbo]

i had a youth model savage 10gy rifle in .243 that i just sold to another member, but it had a 20" barrel and i put a full sized stock on it and it worked great and was really lightweight.
the youth stocks are way too small for me.

yeah I bought it for my wife and started using it while cougar was open,it is short for me but not to bad.

[jackelope]

i'm 6'4"....they're way bad for me. i knock myself in the lip with the thumb on my trigger hand if i don't pay attention.