what's your "go to" rifle?

[Bofire]

 :)I find this a weird question, again, but, "it all depends". Thats is why I own several.
Carl

[Jamieb]

All the rifles in my safe are sited in and ready to go year round. I don't plan ahead much, most of the hunting trips I do are spur of the moment.
Most of the time I decide on what rifle to take while  standing in front of the open safe.

[Rdnkgirl88]

Deer season is always and will always be my 30-30 Marlin lever action with iron sights. It belonged to my grandpa, is over 50 years old, and never misses a deer.

For elk I have a .243, never have gotten a chance to take anything down with it but am hoping to give it a hell of try this November in Trout Lake...10 weeks and counting!

[yorketransport]

:)I find this a weird question, again, but, "it all depends". That's is why I own several.
Carl

I agree for the most part. I have specialized my gun collection to the point of having a rifle and handgun for every situation I could possibly encounter. Long range elk? Sounds like a job for the heavy 300WSM with 180 Accubonds and the Savage Striker in 338/375 Ruger (if Benchmark ever finishes my barrel ). Deer up close in the brush? The iron sighted Savage 99 in 300 Savage and a 4" Redhawk in 45 Colt. How about bear in the berry fields? A Savage 110 with the 19" 338/284 Winchester barrel screwed on and the 10" 45-70 BFR. And my favorite combo, the porcupine setup. A Savage Model 16 with a 204 Ruger barrel screwed on backed up by a Dan Wesson CCBT in 10mm.

This doesn't even get into long range deer, bicycle hunts, coyote rigs, casual walk about equipment, etc. I just think its interesting that no matter what the situation is, I feel well equipped with the 20" barreled 375 Ruger and a Ruger MkIII Hunter pistol. And it has certainly been interesting to see what others use as well.

Andrew

[PA BEN]

I use my m77 ruger in 7mm rem mag. But the rifle I can go to any time is my Mod. 94 win. 30-30 my Dad gave me when I was 13.

[44 Flattop]

ANYTIME I walk out the door I have a .44 Ruger flattop with me. So....

For me it depends on the time of year.  7 months of the year it is a 20" Marlin Cowboy in .44.  I use a 250gr plainbase cast bullet @1200fps.  Its my summer/hiking rifle.  1 1/2" @ 50 yards.

During deer/bear season it is another Marlin Cowboy in .44, this one with a 24" barrel.  As with the 20" a Williams receiver sight is mounted and this one uses the same 250gr cast bullet, this time at about 1450fps.  Kills deer like a bolt of lightning.  Nips the heads from grouse in the blink of an eye  1 1/2" groups @ 75 yards.  Inside 3" @100 yards.  

Bear/elk season will usually find yet ANOTHER Marlin Cowboy in .44, this one with a 2-7X Leupold in place.  A gaschecked 260gr cast @1850fps slices through elk like butter and this load stays around 2" or a hair less at 100 yards.  Most of my elk shootin' is within 80 yards with the occasional 125 yard shot.  This rifle is the perfect elk/bear 'go-to gun'.  

Umm..... I like Marlin's Cowboys.....

44

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[WaTiger]

well, i guess my "go to" gun is my ar15 carbine...  it sets next to my bug out bag in the safe and also a 12 ga singleshot takedown.  if/when the sheet hits the fan and i need to react, that is my "go to" set-up.   now i still stick with my earlier answer of my 454 for hunting

[GoldTip]

Mine is a 300win mag in Ruger SS with the original boat paddle stock.  Got it the first year they came out and it kicks like a mule with that crappy old stock, but it points well for me and kills what it's pointed at since I bought it.  It's topped with a Leupy Vari-XII in 3x9-40.  Just picked up a 7-08 in a Stevens that I hope will become another go to gun when the animals ain't too big.

[grundy53]

.300 win mag  it's my favorite all around caliber. usually 180 gr

[addicted]

I would never admit such a thing to my wife as that would infringe on further rifle purchaces but i've got one in mind.

My CZ 550 Stutzen in 8x57IS with a Meopta Meostar R1 3-12x56 illuminated #4 reticle mounted with a prototype steel one piece meopta mount/rings. That sucker is bullet proof. 8mm factory loads are big enough for the Boar and red stag but slow enough not to splatter the roe deer. When I get it back to the states and start handloading for it, it will be a beast.  It will be a whole nother animal with handloads as it has a modern forged steel reciever unlike the older 8mm's.(hence the soft factory loads)

 It has already clamed 20+ animals in the year i've been hunting with it.   

[Axle]

22LR, bow, 25-06

[WildfireArcher]

my go to rifle is definitely my ruger m77 chambered in .243 win. That gun has been serving me well for almost 10 years

Wildfire

[alecvg]

My .22 is always ready to go, and my Browning Abolt in .30/06 is always good to go as well.

[spikehunter]

 BAR .300 win mag killed last 2 bucks @ 356 &346 yrds. respecfully 1 shot each  165 gr. winchester fail safes. all the confidence in the world w/ them

[bod]

yorktransport that 338-06 I bought off you, 225 accubond at 2670 1 inch at 200 yards.
          Scott