Oregon Rifle
#11
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Roseburg, OR
Posts: 24
Many different chamberings will work, but I like the 30-06 in Oregon as an all around or backup rifle. I do like other rifles that are more specialized, but I have so little time for load development anymore and it seems that I wind up grabbing a 30-06 that I at least have partially worked up. For a handload, I like the 168 grain Barnes TSX or TTSX at 2800-2800 fps. For factory ammo I like Federal loaded with the 165 Barnes TSX.
My intent is to use a 270 for deer, and a 300 Ack or 338 Win for elk. Those rifles will be backed up with a Stainless 300 WSM shooting either 168 or 180 TTSXs, for espeically wet days. That is assuming I can find more time this year. Otherwise I'll be hunting with the FWT 30-06 again next year.
My intent is to use a 270 for deer, and a 300 Ack or 338 Win for elk. Those rifles will be backed up with a Stainless 300 WSM shooting either 168 or 180 TTSXs, for espeically wet days. That is assuming I can find more time this year. Otherwise I'll be hunting with the FWT 30-06 again next year.
Last edited by afp; 10-30-2009 at 06:59 PM.
#12
At the age of 16 (1969) I had to make some of the same decisions.
I had the advantage of being an Oregon native with a family hunting heritage behind me.
I chose the .270 Win as my primary firearm and have never regretted it.
Factory ammo is not expensive. Recoil is negligible and trajectory flat.
It works very well on both deer and elk.
I suggest either a .270 or a 30-06 as a starter rifle for any new hunter. They will do it all and last a life time.
Good luck and good hunting.
I had the advantage of being an Oregon native with a family hunting heritage behind me.
I chose the .270 Win as my primary firearm and have never regretted it.
Factory ammo is not expensive. Recoil is negligible and trajectory flat.
It works very well on both deer and elk.
I suggest either a .270 or a 30-06 as a starter rifle for any new hunter. They will do it all and last a life time.
Good luck and good hunting.
#14
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Roseburg, OR
Posts: 24
Both my dad and uncle hunted extensively in Oregon from the late 40s though the mid 80s. My dad always used the Rem 721 Deluxe in 270 he bought in 1953, and my uncle used the pre M-70 in 30-06 he bought a few years earlier. Most of what my dad and uncle hunted were deer, but they would have used their trusty 270 and 30-06 on elk as well.
My Grandfather hunted in SW Oregon and Central WA, and he used the 30-40 Krag carbine he got sometime after WWI. he's use 180 grainers for deer and 220 grainers for elk. He was an excellent marksman. They wouldn't let him go fight in WWI but kepy him on at the USMC boot camp as a marksmanship instructor. He's make shots to 400+ yds on deer and elk with his Krag.
Dad, Unlce, and Grandpa--all of whom were/are (Dad is still around) better hunters than I'll ever be. The rifles they picked the beleived to be the best choices given their circumstances at the time. Those chamerings are still good choices today, and with the vastly improved bullet we now have, the 270 and 30-06 are performing even betetr than ever.
My Grandfather hunted in SW Oregon and Central WA, and he used the 30-40 Krag carbine he got sometime after WWI. he's use 180 grainers for deer and 220 grainers for elk. He was an excellent marksman. They wouldn't let him go fight in WWI but kepy him on at the USMC boot camp as a marksmanship instructor. He's make shots to 400+ yds on deer and elk with his Krag.
Dad, Unlce, and Grandpa--all of whom were/are (Dad is still around) better hunters than I'll ever be. The rifles they picked the beleived to be the best choices given their circumstances at the time. Those chamerings are still good choices today, and with the vastly improved bullet we now have, the 270 and 30-06 are performing even betetr than ever.
#15
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 22
for mulies/elk/bear i like a 7mm rem mag. it has less recoil that the 30 calibers and plenty of knock down for anything you will run into in your neck of the woods. the 270 would also be a good choice but when you compare the ballistics if you shoot a 140 grain bullet out of the 270 and a 160 grain bullet out of a 7mm rem mag you actually get less drop from the bigger bullet.