If you could have 1 big game rifle, what would it be ?
 

Hello I am new to the forum and would like to see people's choices for a big game rifle if they could only have one. The game are : Large deer, Elk, Black Bear, Sheep, Caribou, and Moose. To keep it simple, all shots would be at 100 yards.

30-06 would be more than enough, but where's the muzzleloader?

None of the above

45cal smokeless muzzleloader. :D

Got to love being able to shoot bullets from 195gr to over 350gr as fast as many centerfires.

take long look at the 7mm

could be a one sided win...

I meant to put them with the .280 sorry

Take a look here;

http://elkhunter2.tripod.com/rifle.html


I voted for the .338 WM (7mm RM would be my second choice).

I picked 375 not the best for all maybe, but will probably handle it all well.

Honestly I think the 1 rifle idea isn't a good 1st rifle choice as would be pick 1 rifle for what you hunt now/most, if all you hunt is deer for now, get a 270win, etc... and down the road you can get a 300mag, or 338mag, or 375 etc...

Only one big game rifle... 7mm Mag all day long.

You mean for you. It sure isn't needed if you were a still hunter who just hunts the timber.