Best all around .30-06 on the market?

[Malamute]

I would add another nod to the Ruger 77. I tend towards the older tang safety models, but the newer ones have many fans. All I've owned have been good shooters, and well made guns. The ring/base system is excellent. Never heard of a Ruger base becoming loose.


It is good to have a back up rifle. Good luck with the Remington.

 

[blackops]

Winchester M70 Featherweight. Light, durable, dependable, and most of all scary accurate. Voted the number one hunting rifle model of all time and it's track record has proven it. I have it chambered in 270. I mounted my loopy on it, sighted it in, and shoot groups at 100yds that a quarter could cover. Once I discovered how accurate it was I started scooting back. I hit the 1/4 mile mark (440yds) and then I officially was hooked on it. I love Remington as well, but when it comes September and I get buck fever the winchester gets all the attention.

 

[s e a]

Tikka

Tikaa T3 lite stainless, beautiful action, very accurate, very light for an all day carry hunting rifle, $600 not including ffl or shipping. I love the trigger, adjustable from 2-4lbs, I set mine down to about 2.5.

Got the limbsaver (#10011) recoil pad for it, because at 6lbs, 3oz it kicks pretty hard and the stock recoil pad seems to be made out of brick...almost

 

[WVMountainBoy]

Savage FTW Always been a fan of their actions and the new triggers are very nice.

 

[Leaky Waders]

I'm been kind of virtually shopping for the same thing. Eventually I'm pretty much settled on a 270 winchester featherweight for when I get home.

I'm still open to a 3006. I have an 1895 - miroku highgrade that wouldn't be good for hunting. I mean it shoots very well, but I don't want to scope it. We just shoot paper with it every now and then. For reloading, some people tend to favor a bolt vs the lever here's a link

http://www.leverguns.com/articles/model_1895.htm

I would not get a garand. It's definately not the best all round gun. I mean it's a good gun. But if you read about them, you'll find thay your basically limited to military ball ammo...so hunting for the most part is out.

Chuck hawks reviewed the sako 85 and comments on it's controlled feed. it seems it's really not the controlled feed that one thinks of. He also comments that tikka's have small hmmm i forget what he calls it...loading ports? compared to other rifles, making it harder to singly load.

So for me, I plan on looking hard at the new fn featherweights. I'll also look at a-bolts and x-bolts and savages.

 

[TX Hog Hunter]

No question a Ruger M77 Hawkeye, preferably the stainless with brown laminate stock.

Tough, accurate, great feel and handling, positive safety and comes with quality scope rings.

 

[Neo-Luddite]

M-1 from CMP