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Old October 26, 2018, 09:50 AM   #26
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As a boy my first hunting trip I had a 30-06 that my father had borrowed. Took my first deer with it. Since than for the past 50 years that is the only caliber rifle I have used for hunting from coyote, to pronghorn, all the way to elk. I have a Savage Rifle I bought more than 40 years ago which I had to replace several years ago. The new rifle in 30-06 is a Tikka T3 lite. Very lite rifle stainless steel with the fiber stock. Surprisingly the recoil pad is excellent and out of the box this rifle shoots sub-moa at 200 yards using factory loads of Winchester 165 grains silver tip bullets. I would highly recommend a Savage or a Tikka rifle.
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Old November 10, 2018, 11:14 PM   #27
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So an update: I’ve been looking around and found a few things around here. Minimally used synthetic stock Mossberg Patriots with cheap scopes in 30-06 are fairly easy to find here in the $250 range. I’ve also seen used savage 11s, Howas and new Ruger Americans around 350. The thing that has been keeping me up at night is a Ruger m77 in 270 (wood stock, looked nice but no scope) I saw popping into my corner pawn shop for around 450.

Now my moral dilemma is that the 30-06 has soul and I don’t have a 30-06. I feel the 270 might not have a soul. I’ve shot a Ruger in 270 (the 1990s era synthetic flat paddle stock) and it was a real natural shooter, felt like a 22, granted I grew up shooting shotguns and my fathers ruger in 7mm mag.

I figure I can go by another LGS for some therapy before figuring it out, but I can see how used hunting rifles can get you.
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Old November 13, 2018, 01:39 PM   #28
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Go to the gun shop and look and touch new rifles. I recommend a light weight stainless savage in a short action. 243 to 7mm-08. Your choice . Get something you like the feel of.
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Old November 14, 2018, 02:13 PM   #29
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Now my moral dilemma is that the 30-06 has soul and I don’t have a 30-06. I feel the 270 might not have a soul.
Not sure about "soul." But if you're talking about legacy, while the 30-06 certainly has a lot of history behind it, the .270 Win has been around since 1925 and is right up there with the 30-06 as one of the top selling cartridges of all time. For deer hunting, I can't think of anything much better. The '06 would have an edge on larger game. Read some Jack O'Conner articles where he waxes poetically on the .270. Either would make a fine addition to your stable.

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Old November 15, 2018, 11:33 AM   #30
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Not sure about "soul." But if you're talking about legacy, while the 30-06 certainly has a lot of history behind it, the .270 Win has been around since 1925 and is right up there with the 30-06 as one of the top selling cartridges of all time. For deer hunting, I can't think of anything much better. The '06 would have an edge on larger game. Read some Jack O'Conner articles where he waxes poetically on the .270. Either would make a fine addition to your stable.
I have to agree when it comes to the 270. It's a flatter shooting rifle with less recoil but very similar performance characteristics overall. It's actually a .277 and quite effective on large game out to 400 yards.
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Old December 12, 2018, 10:04 AM   #31
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You mentioned Howa, ruger 77 (hawkeye?)....both are strong actions.......I own a Hawkeye that became a real shooter after tweaking the mag box so that it stays loose after the action screws are tight. I imagine a lot of ruger 77s end up on the used rack because the owner wasn't aware of the fix......
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Old December 12, 2018, 04:32 PM   #32
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Ruger Hawkeye--have to put in a vote for "pure classic rifle" I bought a used 35 whelen and it shoots amazingly well.
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Old December 12, 2018, 08:25 PM   #33
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Old December 13, 2018, 09:48 AM   #34
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I picked up a savage 110 in 30-06 with scope for $160 otd from a pawn shop
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