What is your go-to rifle? Share a picture!

[allstajacket]

I can’t seem to get enough content as far as hunting rifles go..

What is your go-to? Why? Drop a pic below!

I’ll start! My current go-to is a Model 70 Extreme Weather MB. .308. Suppressed with a SilencerCo Harvester Evo. Scope is a Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-15x44 MOA. Bought new late 2021 and probably only have 30-40 total rounds through it. One knocked down an 8pt Whitetail buck this year.

As of now I plan to take this elk hunting in Montana in ‘23 unless I add another rifle to the collection.

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[sagehunter]

I love my Browning X bolt pro in 7mag. It is an excellent backcountry rifle and I have been super happy with it.

 

[Steve300xcw]

Always wanted one of those m70EW. Will snag one, one of these days

Tikka 243, 6x ss. That rifle is the old standby.



However this damn thing. My "free" M77 hawkeye 223. Easily my favorite rifle. I dont carry it much these days. Not sure why

 

[axeforce6]

I’ve enjoyed packing this rifle lately. It’s my custom 300 wsm. Perfect for the woods. 20” barrel and the omega 300 are a dream.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

I can’t seem to get enough content as far as hunting rifles go..

What is your go-to? Why? Drop a pic below!

I’ll start! My current go-to is a Model 70 Extreme Weather MB. Suppressed with a SilencerCo Harvester Evo. Scope is a Vortex Razor HD LHT 3-15x44 MOA. Bought new late 2021 and probably only have 30-40 total rounds through it. One knocked down an 8pt Whitetail buck this year.

As of now I plan to take this elk hunting in Montana in ‘23 unless I add another rifle to the collection.

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I have a m70EW in 30-06, it really is a nice gun, it dosent get used nearly enough.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

This one has been what I’ve grabbed for moose and bear use for the past 5 years or so. It’s a Remington 700xcr2 375HH, I had the bolt handle welded on at accu-tig and I put a trigger tech trigger in it. It’s got basic leupold dual dovetails and a 2.5-8x36 leupold with the B&c reticle. It’s helped me get thousands of pounds of meat and dumped a few pretty nice bears. (I didn’t use it on the fish in the picture). You can sort of see it sitting there on top of that moose.

 

[thinhorn_AK]

This year I’m hoping to give this set up some work. It’s a tikka t3x 30-06, it’s been cut back to 18” and threaded/shouldered with 5/8x24 threads so I can use my silencers on it. It’s got sportsmatch TO84s, SHV 3-10, high desert bottom metal, vertical grip and a limbsaver recoil pad. I’d like to get a new stock for it but not sure which one yet. It’s getting good speeds with my 180g partition hand loads and is just over 8lbs with the silencer on it.

 

[Decker9]

My long passed grandmothers pre 64 .375 h&h is what I grab 99% of the time for below timberline.

 

[lungpuncher1]

Rem model 7, trued action, Mcmillan stock, Leupold 2.5-8x36, 7mm08, silencerco harvester. Just flat out kills stuff. Great Appalachian ridge rifle.

 

[sargent]

A new one for me this year. Kimber Hunter in .308, removed some stock gel, cut the barrel to 19", and topped with a Leupold VX-3i 3.5x10x40. I use a safari sling to carry the rifle and to apply slight downward pressure while shooting off a tripod. I put about 450 rounds through it this year practicing and was able to take a young bull elk with it in October. With the safari sling and four rounds of ammo, it weighs 6.5 pounds and has been a dream to carry.

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[The_Yetti]

My Remington M700 "Mountain Rifle" in 7x57 built by Sawtooth rifles. Has a Leupold VX-2 2-7x33 and comes in at just under 7 pounds without the stock pouch.

 

[Fatcamp]

However this damn thing. My "free" M77 hawkeye 223. Easily my favorite rifle. I dont carry it much these days. Not sure why
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If you ever decide its taking up too much room let me know.

Mine is a T3X in 6.5cm with an SWFA 3-9X42. I don't even have a picture of it. Here it is with a 6X.

Wait! That's not my rifle, LOL. And it does have a 3-9 on it. Mine is stainless, but you can use your imagination.


ETA: Here it is! Bought it with some savings bonds my mother found in a safety deposit box that were purchased in 1975 or 6. She told me to buy myself something I really wanted, and not to spend it responsibly. I will never sell it. She was always my biggest fan and thought it was really cool my wife and I were learning how to big game hunt together.

 

[MallardSX2]

Gamemaster 760 in 30-06. Its a gun I picked up for $150 with a $150 scope on it. Shot inch groups at 100 yards and I don't care if it gets scratches and dings and dents....

 

[Northpark]

Go to rifle depends. For 75% of my hunting my 7-08ai with a 140gr absolute hammer at 3003fps is my go to. If elk or bears are the target I grab my Browning x bolt hells canyon long range in .300 win mag driving a 199gr hammer hunter at 3060fps. Both get suppressed with a silencerco harvester evo.

 

[robtattoo]

Rem 700 youth model, I put in a Brown's stock & converted to BDL bottom metal, bored to .358
It's light, handy, accurate as anything & just does everything i need it to, really well.

 

[JGRaider]

This year I’m hoping to give this set up some work. It’s a tikka t3x 30-06, it’s been cut back to 18” and threaded/shouldered with 5/8x24 threads so I can use my silencers on it. It’s got sportsmatch TO84s, SHV 3-10, high desert bottom metal, vertical grip and a limbsaver recoil pad. I’d like to get a new stock for it but not sure which one yet. It’s getting good speeds with my 180g partition hand loads and is just over 8lbs with the silencer on it.

Sweet rig right there. I chopped and suppressed my McWhorter 7mm08 and wish I'd done it sooner .

 

[Northpark]

Gamemaster 760 in 30-06. Its a gun I picked up for $150 with a $150 scope on it. Shot inch groups at 100 yards and I don't care if it gets scratches and dings and dents....
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I got mine from my grandpa who got in the 1950s. Killed my first buck an bunch of other deer with it. Will never not use it for whitetails. Someday I’m gonna shoot an elk with it because he always wanted to and never did.

 

[Oregonmuley]

Last 2 years its been this one, Shaen Rifles built 7MM-08, works for me

 

[kswaterfowl]

These kind of threads cost me money.

 

[eaglemountainman]

Montana in 7-08