Float Pilot
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I have a few 30-06s, a 350 Remington mag (my Sourdough Survivor Rifle)
a couple 45-70s and my 416 Taylor...
But as I get long in the tooth, I think about selling off some or giving them to the grand-kids...
But I need one all around general purpose Alaskan rifle for dangerous game and targets out to 400-500 yards...
So here is what I have been thinking.....
1. Controlled round feed.
2. Must field strip without serious tools. Including the bolt.
3. Back-Up iron sights (Like my Sourdough Rifle)
4. Not have a ludicrous amount of recoil and blast.
5. Be able to shoot less than MOA.
6. Enough close range power for Brown Bears (Griz to outside folks)
7. 300 yard game capable. sheep , caribou, moose.
8. 400 plus yards for other types of needs....
My Sourdough Rifle meets most of this except it has a couple of problems.
1. The Ruger M77MKII action does not let the bolt be disassembled without tools.
2. The 350 Rem Mag only holds three rounds in the magazine.
3. The stubby case neck does not like longer bullets with a better BC.
Thus I have been considering a 338-06 or a 35 Whelen (probably the improved with a better shoulder for head spacing)
Another option is the 9.3mm Mauser.
These would give me 4 to 5 rounds in the magazine.
At real life velocities there is not much difference between the 338-06 and the 35 Whelen imp within 325 yards.
The 338-06 does slightly better after 325 yards.
So I would have to use a M-70 action, Springfield (I have one laying around), Montana Rifle action or a M-98 Mauser...
Or I could just get a M-70 in 375 H&H... and put up with 3 round magazine capacity.... Unless I found an old FN Supreme or P-17 action....
Hmmm, thoughts to ponder.....
An thoughts from the peanut gallery?????
a couple 45-70s and my 416 Taylor...
But as I get long in the tooth, I think about selling off some or giving them to the grand-kids...
But I need one all around general purpose Alaskan rifle for dangerous game and targets out to 400-500 yards...
So here is what I have been thinking.....
1. Controlled round feed.
2. Must field strip without serious tools. Including the bolt.
3. Back-Up iron sights (Like my Sourdough Rifle)
4. Not have a ludicrous amount of recoil and blast.
5. Be able to shoot less than MOA.
6. Enough close range power for Brown Bears (Griz to outside folks)
7. 300 yard game capable. sheep , caribou, moose.
8. 400 plus yards for other types of needs....
My Sourdough Rifle meets most of this except it has a couple of problems.
1. The Ruger M77MKII action does not let the bolt be disassembled without tools.
2. The 350 Rem Mag only holds three rounds in the magazine.
3. The stubby case neck does not like longer bullets with a better BC.
Thus I have been considering a 338-06 or a 35 Whelen (probably the improved with a better shoulder for head spacing)
Another option is the 9.3mm Mauser.
These would give me 4 to 5 rounds in the magazine.
At real life velocities there is not much difference between the 338-06 and the 35 Whelen imp within 325 yards.
The 338-06 does slightly better after 325 yards.
So I would have to use a M-70 action, Springfield (I have one laying around), Montana Rifle action or a M-98 Mauser...
Or I could just get a M-70 in 375 H&H... and put up with 3 round magazine capacity.... Unless I found an old FN Supreme or P-17 action....
Hmmm, thoughts to ponder.....
An thoughts from the peanut gallery?????