A few years back I got into Remington 700 BDL's and bought more calibers of that rifle than I care to admit, but one aspect of that gun I disliked was the feed. Straight down from the top, not a magazine feed and with cold fingers and since I load and unload my gun fairly often it turned into a pain. (I hunt whitetails in my 21 acres right from my house and when I come home I unload it: remove the bullet from the chamber)
Anyway, I am now open to guns other than a Remington 700 BDL AND I have decided I am going to get a 30-06. I have had everything from 300Win Mag down to a 223, but never the ole trusty 30-06 and I have 'set my sights' so to speak on getting one. I really like to be able to shoot from ONE gun 55 grainers(!) or more likely --- 110 grainers up to 220 grainers! I load now just not 30-06 yet.
It will be for target shooting and for coyotes, but mostly for deer. I will be hunting big whitetails in Upstate NY and deer in Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They can grow them pretty big in both places.
It will be a hunting gun and I want wood stock. So far, I like the Tikka's and the A bolts and the Weatherby's. although another Rem with detachable mag (DM) is in the running, too.
Most hunting shots will be 50 to 200 yards. I have a 50 yard range and a 125 yard range for my target shooting and playing/experimenting.
I want a lighter rifle with a really good recoil pad like a pachmayr. I hunt in very rough terrain and a heavy rifle is no fun.
I am receptive to buying used. I do not care about a couple of scratches. It is a hunting gun and I've got a few scars myself and I prefer to see these as "character marks".
I'd like to keep the price tag at $850 or under.
I also need a scope on this and I like Nikon glass for best value --- really brightens things up, although again I am open to something new. 9 to 12 power FIXED. Under $400 or under for the glass.
Also, I still have a nice Rem 700 BDL in 243 caliber but wondered if there was a way to convert that to a detachable magazine (DM) model at low cost. I know it can be converted but I thought I recall it being expensive and needed a gunsmith.
Anyway, going back to the thread----any one have good recommendations for a Detachable Magazine fed, good looking, light, 30-06 hunting rifle that will put them where I want them at Whitetails 50-200 yards at the price range listed above?
Anyway, I am now open to guns other than a Remington 700 BDL AND I have decided I am going to get a 30-06. I have had everything from 300Win Mag down to a 223, but never the ole trusty 30-06 and I have 'set my sights' so to speak on getting one. I really like to be able to shoot from ONE gun 55 grainers(!) or more likely --- 110 grainers up to 220 grainers! I load now just not 30-06 yet.
It will be for target shooting and for coyotes, but mostly for deer. I will be hunting big whitetails in Upstate NY and deer in Upper Peninsula of Michigan. They can grow them pretty big in both places.
It will be a hunting gun and I want wood stock. So far, I like the Tikka's and the A bolts and the Weatherby's. although another Rem with detachable mag (DM) is in the running, too.
Most hunting shots will be 50 to 200 yards. I have a 50 yard range and a 125 yard range for my target shooting and playing/experimenting.
I want a lighter rifle with a really good recoil pad like a pachmayr. I hunt in very rough terrain and a heavy rifle is no fun.
I am receptive to buying used. I do not care about a couple of scratches. It is a hunting gun and I've got a few scars myself and I prefer to see these as "character marks".
I'd like to keep the price tag at $850 or under.
I also need a scope on this and I like Nikon glass for best value --- really brightens things up, although again I am open to something new. 9 to 12 power FIXED. Under $400 or under for the glass.
Also, I still have a nice Rem 700 BDL in 243 caliber but wondered if there was a way to convert that to a detachable magazine (DM) model at low cost. I know it can be converted but I thought I recall it being expensive and needed a gunsmith.
Anyway, going back to the thread----any one have good recommendations for a Detachable Magazine fed, good looking, light, 30-06 hunting rifle that will put them where I want them at Whitetails 50-200 yards at the price range listed above?
