your mountain / backcountry rifle

[handwerk]

What rifle/caliber do you folks bring on your backpack hunt(s)

 

[b.roberts]

30-06. Boring, I know. It does everything I need.

 

[Justin Crossley]

Custom 6.5-06 Ackley Improved, built on a Tikka T3 action. It shoots the 140 grain Berger VLD's at 3200 fps and it's very accurate. Weighs 9 lbs 8.9 oz.

 

[JWP58]

.270/Ruger American
.243/Remington 600

 

[Trig]

338-378 Wby Mag



and lately a 284 Win

 

[Craig Van Arsdale]

Kimber Montana in .300wsm

 

[badkneesbro]

tikka t3 lite .270 win.

 

[Muledeernv]

Win mod 70 in 270 wby or win mod 70 feather weight in 300 win mag just depends what I feel like

 

[mtnkid85]

Ruger M77 30-06 shooting Barnes 168 TTSX. Ive taken nearly all of my big game animals with this same rifle.

 

[Mad Mountain Mike]

Last fall I switched to a Sako 85 Finnlight chambered in a 270wsm as my go to sheep gun. I was a little hesitant going down from a 30 cal with the amount of grizzlies around anymore but I'm perfectly comfortable with it now. It's topped with a Swaro z3 4x12x50.

 

[Stid2677]

Sometimes I like the fat girl,, 325WSM Winchester Model 70 Extreme Weather topped with a Zeiss 3.5x10x44 Rapid Z600

Sometimes I like the Classic,, Model 70 30-06 in Mcmillian Winchester Featherweight stock and Luppy 3x9x40 CDS.

Lately I have been digging skinny and sexy. Kimber Mountain Ascent, one in the classic 30-06 and hers in 280AI Have a 3x9x40 Luppy CDS on the 30-06 and have a Swaro 4x12x50 BT 4W on order for the 280AI for fun this fall.

 

[Mad Mountain Mike]

^^^^^^^ Outstanding!!! ^^^^^^^^

 

[Ross]

Bought my Tikka 7mm in 2003, put a Leupold 3x9 on it and sent it to the custom shop once for some upgrades. Have beat the shit out of it and it has never let me down

 

[IrishnId]

Been using a Browning A bolt stainless stalker for ever. Going in for a Teflon coat and a new scope upgrade this year.

 

[AK Troutbum]

Kimber Montana in .300wsm


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Ditto for me.

 

[todd kelly]

300wby mark v ul swaro z5

 

[JP100]

Cant beat the Tikka T3. Been using a Tikka T3 Camo stainless in .243 for about 5 years. has not let me down. Taken 5 bull Tahr,2 buck Chamois,about 30 deer,20+ pigs and few hundred goats and wallabies with this gun. Topped off with the big old loopy 4.5-14X56 with varmint reticle.
Love the gun and scope.

Got it suppressed nearly 2 years ago. best option ever.

Have been known to use the good old rem 870 shotty on the odd Chamois hunt aswell haha

 

[luke moffat]

Kimber Montana in .308



or

Browning TI in 325 WSM

 

[pacific-23]

First season on the Kimber 280 AI, looks like it'll work out.

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[Backpack Hunter]

Savage 111FL 30-06 or a Savage 11GL .243