which rifle should i get

It is very hard to beat the versatility of a .308 BLR in Ontario cover. I have owned and sold 4 of them over the years ( 2 x .308, 2x .358 ) and will likely own another some day. I quite like the pig version with the 18"barrel. Right now my .308 is a Remington 7600P which is a synthetic law enforcement version with a 16.5" barrel. Very handy and much higher build quality than the new ones. It has a metal trigger assembly like the older ones. I also have a BAR 7mm-08 for deer and when moose hunting with a rifle use a Sako 7mm Rem Mag Finnlite. Yes, I have a bit of a problem. Won't even get into what the shotgun assortment is.....

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Originally Posted by terrym

You should seek counseling for this ailment...........:silly:

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Actually Terry I'll grit my teeth and say JBen is the smarter of us all since he does not suffer from the addiction the rest of us have for firearms . LOL But the camera gear the man has is atrocious and he may need counseling with that .:silly: ;) I will have a BLR 308 soon and like a .243 so they look like a couple .:ashamed::D

TD

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Originally Posted by 400bigbear

Actually Terry I'll grit my teeth and say JBen is the smarter of us all since he does not suffer from the addiction the rest of us have for firearms . LOL But the camera gear the man has is atrocious and he may need counseling with that .:silly: ;)

TD

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Exactly. Hell you can take snaps with an iPhone if needed. In JBen's case he would still produce great shots....LoL.

If I was forced to own one gun to hunt with I'd probably go with 30 06. It's not exactly ideal for anything but works reasonably well for most game. 7 mm rem mag Is tough to beat for the same reason. If I was allowed to pick 2 it would by 257 wby and 375H&H. Then you'd truly have 98% of the world's game animals covered and 100% of North America. 30 06 is good compromise. I'd go 35 Whelen before any 30 Cal mag or 338.

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Originally Posted by terrym

Exactly. Hell you can take snaps with an iPhone if needed. In JBen's case he would still produce great shots....LoL.

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LOL Terry . I see those point and shoot cameras come on sale at $59.95 all the time at wally world . That's all he need s . LOL Would be way more financially responsible to just spend that methinks . :fish::D

TD

Yeah well there are reasons I'm divorced. I told my lawyer, as long as she doesn't go after my lenses/bodies.....Just give her what she wants.....Not so very different from what normally kept in vaults :)

Im good with my BLR, A5 and my grandfathers Lee Enfield

Sad thing is, I could sell one lens, or one body and have my atv.
/cry

When I was looking to buy I spoke with a lot of hunters. The BLR in .308 was pretty much unanimous for something I could hunt anywhere in Ont with.

30.06 all day long!

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Originally Posted by browning3812

30.06 all day long!

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Going to have to agree with others and say the 30.06 for a all around big game gun.

I personally use a Sako A7 ss .308 and Tikka T3 laminate in .300winmag

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Originally Posted by SongDog

Going to have to agree with others and say the 30.06 for a all around big game gun.

I personally use a Sako A7 ss .308 and Tikka T3 laminate in .300winmag

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That sako is great gun in 308. Which one did you own first?