Originally Posted by
Vapodog
The very best extreme weather gun one can own is a Savage....it can get rained on....it can rust, it can sit out all night, it can freeze with water standing on every part of it, you can scratch the stock badly, you can even drop it off a horse or down a mountain and.....NO ONE CARES
Nah I'd rather take someone else's $2500 custom super duper Mauser, Pre-64 Winchester, etc. that way I can get it rusty, crack the stock, and all I have to do is return it to the owner at the end of the hunt
Anyway, aside from the post I quoted, good advice has been given in this thread, any of the rifles mentioned will get the job done, the main concern is making sure that the rifle receives proper maintenance while in the field, keep moisture out of the barrel, keep the firing pin assembly dry.