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samsmix · July 6, 2006, 03:58 AM

mete,
+1 to the 6.5x55. It's good stuff too! I don't own one, but when I'm rich all my woodland WT will fall to a 1952 M-S in 6.5.

Rich,
Nope, not my "just one gun" choice either. For that I'd take an '06 for Stateside use, or a .375 for globetrotting. There's other options, but that's what I'd take.

Art,
You are very, VERY right. Especially if my wife asks. As in: "Why, Honey, there just ain't no such thing as THE perfect answer...". "That's how come I need another rifle!"

TooTall,
No, I have not done it, but my 722 has. Four times that I know of. All before I was old enough to shoot (very young in my family). It would not be on my list as a first string elk rifle. If a recoil sensitive shooter is hunting elk on a regular basis I would go with the .308,
7-08, 7mm mauser, 8mm mauser or something like that. That new
.338 Federal looks good for that, too.

July 6, 2006, 03:58 AM	#10
samsmix Senior Member Join Date: June 29, 2006 Location: Montana (Montucky?) Posts: 1,273	mete, +1 to the 6.5x55. It's good stuff too! I don't own one, but when I'm rich all my woodland WT will fall to a 1952 M-S in 6.5. Rich, Nope, not my "just one gun" choice either. For that I'd take an '06 for Stateside use, or a .375 for globetrotting. There's other options, but that's what I'd take. Art, You are very, VERY right. Especially if my wife asks. As in: "Why, Honey, there just ain't no such thing as THE perfect answer...". "That's how come I need another rifle!" TooTall, No, I have not done it, but my 722 has. Four times that I know of. All before I was old enough to shoot (very young in my family). It would not be on my list as a first string elk rifle. If a recoil sensitive shooter is hunting elk on a regular basis I would go with the .308, 7-08, 7mm mauser, 8mm mauser or something like that. That new .338 Federal looks good for that, too. __________________ You'll probably never NEED a gun. I hope you never do. But IF you do, you will need it worse than anything you've ever needed in your life. IF we're not supposed to eat animals, howcome God made 'em outta meat?