Favorite Rifle?...and Why!

[ThunderSquirrel]

My Favorite Elk rifle is an old school Ruger 77 Round Top in 30-06 that was given to me by my grand dad on my 12th Birthday. No scope on it, just the original Ruger Irons with the flip up rear. It's a tack driver too. Especially with 180gr. Hornady SST ammo.

In addition to its tried and true reliability and accuracy, I think it being my favorite has alot to do with it being the same rifle my grand dad dropped so much game with.

[Colorado Luckydog]

My favorite rifle of all time was my Remington 700 300 ultra mag. I can't believe I sold it.

I just bought a new Remington 700 XCR 300 ultra mag. It is at the gunsmith. They are cutting 2 inches off the barrel and putting a Holland muzzle brake on it. They are also floating the barrel and pillar bedding the action. Last but not least, they are doing a trigger job to 3lbs. When it comes home, I have a new Leupold VX-3 4.5x14x50 scope to top it off with. It should be a great shooter. I hope this will be my new favorite rifle of all time!!

[2008f450]

My favorite is my Remington 700 in .300WM. Can go light weight bullet for smaller game and step up to the 180-200 stuff for the big critters. When I do my part they dont go far.

[Troublco]

My favorite hunting rifle is my Remington 700 BDL in .308. It was given to me by my cousin's wife after he passed following a motorcycle accident. It's special because he and I were closer than either of us were to our siblings; and I have used it almost exclusively since then to take antelope, deer, and elk. When I got it, it had a Springfield Armory 6x40 scope with the rangefinding reticle for 7.62. It just so happens that my favorite hunting load (using a Sierra 165gr. Game King hollow point) works perfectly with the reticle; so it's stayed put. I've had a sako-style extractor put on it, but otherwise it is as it was. I can only recall two instances that a second shot was necessary, and on both the second shot was it. I know exactly what that gun will do, every time. I've almost restocked it now a couple times, but I haven't quite been able to do it yet. Maybe one of these days.