A Remington 700 BDL, or Winchester Model 70; in 3006. I'd top it with $200 in glass from Nikon or Simon's. The thing about hunting guns is they get scratched, and loaded and unloaded all day long. They get soaked in the rain and snow as you sit there waiting for the deer to walk by. Some times you give them to friends to use. I don't want anything really nice to use as a tool like that. I reload Ballistic tips, but for off the shelf ammo Power Points in 150 grain are a great round for deer or black bear. They are my "goto" off the shelf ammo for about $18 bucks a box.
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