Ultimate Wet-stern rifle

[Wanttohuntmore]

You all with your brush guns, open sights, and poor ballistic coefficient bullets must not hunt anything but brush on the westside.  You're missing out on some of the long range shooting we have in the clearcuts.  I'll take a scope (with butler creek flip caps), a stainless bolt gun, in a 30 cal or 7mm cal anyday over a lever gun.  I own a big bore m94, but more for fun than for use.

[bankwalker]

westside rifle? i wouldnt really say the action is to big of a deal.....remmy 700 721 722 OR winny 70 OR savage action etc etc etc. take your pick. then add a 22" mountain contour barrel or 20" sporter contour. 257, 260, 308, 6.5creedmoor, 25-06, 270, 30-06 or anything in between. add bell and carlson ti stock. add your choice of mounts. and top it with a 2-7x, 4x, 6x scope of your choice.

if shots are around 100-300 go with the 2-7x or 6x. and for dense areas go with a 2-7x or 4x. keep it a compact scope.

the options are endless but there isnt any real advantage with one or the other. the scope is the big difference with average shot distances in the specific area and type of hunting you will be doing. a 4x will suck for shots past 200yds and a 6x will suck for dense cover.

a litgher rifle will be nice for hiking through brush all day long. or for hilly areas

[CAMPMEAT]

You all with your brush guns, open sights, and poor ballistic coefficient bullets must not hunt anything but brush on the westside.  You're missing out on some of the long range shooting we have in the clearcuts.  I'll take a scope (with butler creek flip caps), a stainless bolt gun, in a 30 cal or 7mm cal anyday over a lever gun.  I own a big bore m94, but more for fun than for use.

 

That's all there is to hunt over there, brushy clearcuts. I used to live over in hell 10 years ago.
I have long range shooters for over here in paradise.

[Wanttohuntmore]

I've taken about 50% of my deer on the eastside, and the other 50 on the wet side.  I think if you average the shot distances of both east and west, my west side deer were further shots!  I think I've killed more muley's under 100 yds then blacktails....  Heck, the westside bear I shot this year was 324 yds...  I would not have taken that poke with a 45/70.  Something to keep in mind.

[high country]

I have never seen a faster handling rifle then a factory rem ti early style. if quick shots and good range are in order, that is a fine choice......but, this was a green light for a build. I would rather slam my junk in a door jamb, then blow my one build on a tikka with a middle of the road scope.

every man deserves at least one rifle he can't afford.

[2506]

For me it would be a remington model 700 Mountain rifle chambered in a 2506. Stainless, and put on the mc millan Light weight composite stock topped with a Leupold vx 3 2.5x8. Thats what my personal choice would be