HunterForever04......Well, I guess I will have to call a spade a spade and agree with that fellar called Slamfire. You can't go wrong with a Savage rifle and they won't bankrupt your savings account in the process.

However, saying all that I am a Winchester pre-64 man, when it comes to hunting big game animals and especially those that would choose to dine on ones bones if you let them. I favor the .338 Winchester magnum caliber for elk and moose in the wild.

P.S. You just can't beat a 3 postition safety, big claw extractor and the control round fed magazine of a model 70 Winchester rifle. It has been called the "Rifleman's Rifle" for many a decade by serious hunters.