[Osage Orange]

I've had a few bolt actions.... A couple years ago I had a Model 70 bolt action Winchester .270...that was a fine gun. Got a Model 88 Winchester lever action .308 now...Love it.

Both guns fine....shooting rifles.

I'm a bit torn on what I like best in caliber....308. .270. 7 mag, 300 mag...I've shot them all...and like them all. What do you like,,and why?

[rcofdayton]

Which one will penetrate a ballistic vest best?

[ought-six]

.30-06. Tried and true.

[mad_as_he$$]

When I had guns; I liked 7mm Rem mag. Best all around gun for the hunting I do here in the open country. 300 Win mag is very popular here also but most kick harder than I prefer.

[DuncanWaring]

.300 Mag with AP bullets.

[lostboy61]

A .308 (7.62X51) custom action with a 26 inch bull barrel, button rifling 1 in 10 twist. McMillan stock glass bedded with a aluminum block. Mil Dot Night force 40 glass. Ammo national match grade-CCI Mag primer-168gr. Sierra match king bullet. Take it out too 800 meters all day long with a 4 in. pattern. G-D I love the smell of gun powder in the morning.

[cherokee1]

You didn’t ask me but I have them all-—shoot them all-—and my favorite is the one that’s in my hand-—loaded. The key is to buy quality and calibers in what I call “drugstore” meaning they are available anyplace that sells ammo.

[Cen-Tejas]

I’m going down another stretch of the Yukon in Aug/early September and have bought a “bear gun”. Before a Freeper calls me out on that “bear gun” quote it’s gun expert Chuck Hawkes that says that not me.

Anyway, the gun is a Henry 45.70, lever action, tube magazine, 7.8 lbs and about 39 inches long.

The 45.70 round s very old dating back to circa 1883 and usually referred to as just “the government round”.

What I like is that the gun is light and short and quick to use plus the 45.70 round is up near the top of all guns in terms of big game impact.

In Bear Country, you want quick AND light!