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Old 12-31-2005 | 05:43 PM
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RED RAIDER 97
 
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Default Ranch Rifle--Autoloader or Ruger Frontier

I am looking for a new ranch rifle, and am considering either a Ruger M77 Mark II Frontier in a .300 WSM caliber, Benelli R1 in 30-06, or Remington Model 7400 in 30-06.

This will be mainly for shooting 200-400 lb. hogs, coyotes, mountain lions, and bobcats in Far West Texas.Most shots will be between 50 and 150 yards and most likely from a truck. I want something that is fast due to the heavy brush and rocky, hilly terrain. I like the idea of the Frontier because of the shorter barrel length (easier to handle in a truck)and the ability to quickly find my site, but I also like the idea of an autoloader for the times when I run into a big bunch of hogs.

I'm also a righty who shoots lefty. I only own right-handed rifles and work the bolt with my right hand, but it really slows me down when there are multiple targets.

Suggestions? If I go with the Frontier, which scope with the correct eye-relief? If the autoloader, which one?


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