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Hey guys,
I want to buy my first high power and just wanted some advice. I want a bolt action; preferably an '06. I would like to keep the budget around $300 without the scope. What is the best rifle for me? What else is going to be comparable to an '06 (range, accuracy, punch, ammo pricing, etc.) Thanks for the help.

Deer1

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Your gonna hear this about a thousand times,but go with the savage 110. Im fixin to buy one,you cant beat their accuracy for the price. As far as a comparable round,im gettin mine in .270,which prefer over the '06. Shoots a little flatter and i love my ruger m77 .270.

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How big of game can you take with the .270? How much range does it have? Thanks

Deer1

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Well the savage will be just about perfect and the old 06 has taken everything in the world. So you can't go wrong with that. I like other calibers as the 06 is just boring to me but it has and can do everything. Good luck You are on the right track.

Brian

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I own a Savage 110 in .270win. and it is my all around rifle.The .270 is based on the '06 case necked down slightly,but the '06 has the advantage of more bullet weights available to it.Not to start a contraversy,but my hunting partner dropped a very large bull elk almost in its tracks with his .270.With any caliber,bullet placement is still the key.

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I once knew a doctor's wife in Fairbanks AK who killed a 10 foot polar bear with one shot from her .270 Win. with a 150 grain Nosler Partition bullet. How's that??

Larry

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I would say thats mighty fine shooting.

brian

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I would go with a Savage also for your budget, they are reliable and accurate. The model 110, or the model 111, which I think is basically the newer improved version of the 110. Stick with the .30-06. My local Wally world has the 110's on sale now for $299, and that's for the package gun. The 111's will cost you a little more.<img src=icon_smile_cool.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Savage gets my vote too. If your only going to have one rifle, I have to say 30-06, even though I'm a huge fan of the 270 for deer.

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I'll go along with the Savage. The 30-06 will handle anything in North America.I like my .270 but the 06 has allot more choices in bullets. Ruger Redhawk

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yeah, the savage 110 series will be your best bet.

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Mine is a Savage 110 in the one and only 308!!!

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I'd go with Sako or Weatherby.

For $300(~$450CDN)?

Where? Off the back of some guy's truck in a dark alley.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

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maybe $300.00 downpayment

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the savage is your best bet, 110 or 111, but i'de have to say instead of a .270 or .30-06 go for a .280 rem. it will out perform the .270 win. and .30-06 in down range performance and has more bullet weight and styles for handloading than the .270 does, or at least the last time i checked as i have all three of these calibers in my cabinet at home. jack o'connor himself later in life actually preferred it over the .270 win.. as for the savage rifle, at that price you also have the option of a synthetic stock which is very weather and cold resistant and won't warp when it's wet like wood does.

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just my .02 but Savage in .30-06 Springfield, This fits your description to a &quot;T&quot; . The .30-06 has taken every kind of big game in North America.

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Savage......YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

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As far as the caliber the 30-06 is good for just about everything but not really great for anything, but I'm not dogging it because I hunted with one for years and I loved it. You take a wide variety of game with it. And far as the make I would go with a remington 700 or a browning a bolt, but if that is ouside your budget. I'd go with the savage. Weatherbys are over priced and over rated.

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Savage 110 gets my vote. If deer is the biggest thing you will hunt, go with the .270, it's great on deer and can be used for smaller game also. If you will occasionally hunt game larger than deer, then go with the 06.

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whelen36,,,thanx fer mentioning the 280,,,what an overlooked caliber,,i wouldnt trade mine fer nothin. (i own it in rem tho) nothin against savage)

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Weatherby's and not in any way over rated at all. I have two and just love them more than any rifle I own. Just a reply to the person who stated they were over rated. NOt by far.
but back to your question the savage is great and you will be happy. If you do handload the 280 would be a great choice. If you don't the 06 IS the way to go.

Brian

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PSSssssttt, Cool down this all around rifle title the wives may see it!<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle>

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Okay,
After much thought <img src=icon_smile_approve.gif border=0 align=middle>, I think I will go with the Savage 110 in probably .270. I looked at one last night at Wally World and I thought that it was alright. They had a 7mm Mag but said that they could order a different one and have it here in a week. I just can't decide whether I want the '06 or .270. I would like the '06 cause you can get cheap, fun military surplus (tracers!) and one of my buddies is going to start reloading in the '06. I would like the .270 because of the way it shoots. Ahhh, decisions, decisions! 'Ya know, us guys really do have it rough, being forced to make a decision like that.

Edited by - Deer1 on 02/27/2002 07:41:19

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I'm really surprised noone has recommended the .308 as it is pretty close to the others. My Dad's favorite rifle is his Savage mod.99 lever action in .308 . He uses it for deer, bear, and moose. It is really a great rifle. Should fall into the price range mentioned too.

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Personally, I like Winchesters! But for the money, Savages are hard to beat these days.

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Good point Mainehunter my dad also shoots a 308(rem. though)and I think it is a great caliber. Good distance and knockdown. I wish I owned one.

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All that said...you can get near .300 win mag performance in your 30.06 by using Hornady &quot;Light Magnum&quot; loads. Check the numbers!

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I like a 270. I think Winchester and savage is a good gun. One REALLY good lever action 30-30 is a Marlin model 336 cowboy. I have one. Never missed a deer. My dad got his Virginia 10pt buck with it.

Bubba