One gun for the west.

[deerslyr]

How is the accuracy with the as far as out of the box remmys? I know there a sturdy gun but ive had no experience with them
Also all of you guys talk about reloading, how much does it cost to get set up for only a few calibers? It interests me I just dont know anybody whose ever done it so I dont really no where to start. Maybe I need to start a different thread for that lol

[high country]

Every remington I have owned has shot at least moa with some tinkering, many shoot into the .4s and some better yet.....on the days that I can keep up.

Reloading is going to cost you about $400 to get started with components, tooling and all if you buy good stuff new. Used or lee could cut that in half or more. You want a good scale, throw and dies. The press, tumbler, load blocks, trickle, trimmer....etc, can be less then the best. I ride for the green teams myself.

[TeacherMan]

I have three go to makes, Remington, Ruger, and Browning. I have all three, one in 338 RUM, one in 300 Win Mag, and one in 7mm Mag. I love all three, they all have there places. Not a big fan of winchester or savage, but for no real reason  Just never really liked there results. I know Savage has changed in the last decade but I have had no reason to start with a new make. Why fix it if its not broken. 

What type of hunting do you want it for again? Range I love my Abolt and Ruger, all around gun my Remington. The Ruger feels the best in my shoulder the Remington 700 is the most awkward. The Browning has the smoothest bolt and trigger. So many variables. Not everyone will feel the same it also matters how you are built, I'm 6' 230 pounds and have very broad shoulders. The ruger M77 may kick to much for someone a little smaller than me 

[bearpaw]

There is a reason Remington is #1 in the USA. Good guns at a reasonable cost. They say there used to be a problem with some safety's on some older rifles, I have never seen or know of anyone who has seen a faulty safety, but just to be safe, if you go to buy one more than a couple years old, just try the safety before you buy. Other than that if the barrel is in good shape and you like the looks of the rest of the gun, you should be good.

I would imagine any gun sold on here by a regular and respected member will be just as the person says.

[high country]

Truth is just about any late model rifle should be pretty accurate. Manufacturing tolerance has come a long way in the last decade.

[TeacherMan]

Truth is just about any late model rifle should be pretty accurate. Manufacturing tolerance has come a long way in the last decade.

[bearpaw]

Truth is just about any late model rifle should be pretty accurate. Manufacturing tolerance has come a long way in the last decade.

 

[deerslyr]

well I guess comes down to what feels the best to me and I need to head to the gun shop soon. Thanks for all the help guys

[Curly]

Yep, Bearpaw is right.  Can't go wrong with the 300 Win mag for a one "gun for the west" cartridge.  That is the route I went when I was wanting one gun for everything.  (Now I have two 300 win mags, a 280, a 250-3000 Savage, a couple 30-30's, a .284 Win, several 12 ga and 20 ga shotguns, .50 cal ML, .54 cal ML, and some others.)

[JackOfAllTrades]

well I guess comes down to what feels the best to me and I need to head to the gun shop soon. Thanks for all the help guys

Yes it does.  Go through a lot of guns in your hand, hopefully some that are scoped already. Use the safety, pull the trigger, take your hunting gloves with you. Take some dummy rounds and load/unload it.  Don't let a salesman sell you his favorite. If you like a feature or where the balance is on a rifle, stick to it. Savages out of the box are really tough to beat. The best triggers out of the box will be a Remington or Savage. (with the Savage Acutrigger as tops) If you drop the stainless requirement, I think that the Marlin XS7 or XL7 is the most gun for the dollar.

Caliber/Cartridge?  If I was to choose only one rifle, I'd go with one chambered in 30-06.

-Steve

[longrange7mm]

I would have to recomend a remington 700 in a 30-06 good proven round and a good proven gun