If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
Like the title question asks: what cartridge and what rifle would you pick for a do all hunting rifle in AZ? From southern coues deer to mule deer to elk to prong horn.
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
I'm not a great hunter or anything, but I have brought home an elk and a couple deer in my life. I'd grab something like a Bergara B14 in 6.5 Creedmoor. 308 would be second choice.
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
Remington 700 in 30.06
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
I could get by with my Wetherby Vanguard in 30-06. Or my M1A.
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
My Remington PSS in 308 with NightForce NXS 5,5-22X50 scope .
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
300 Winchester Magnum. If you need the range AND the knockdown power you have it. I use a worked over Winchester Model 70 for delivery.
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
For the past 15 +/- years it's been a Browning X-bolt in 308. 168-gr bullets in the >2,600-fps muzzle velocity range will do it all in AZ.
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
lol, this one has been beaten to death over the years, i for one cannot fathom having only one rifle, even in todays political atmosphere or any future one, there can never be just ""ONE""
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
30.06 in a Ruger M77 Mark II
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
every caliber there is for big game, pretty simple, what you have ammo for , or if you have the ammo, you need to get the gat. lol
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
There are a lot of great calibers out there for hunting, but if you're looking to get only one hunting rifle (boring), I would go with 308 just because of ammo availability. You can almost always find it on the shelf when everything else is cleared out.
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
The rifle that has the best barrel(most accurate). Then its "YOU"
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Re: If you could only have one rifle, and one cartridge for AZ hunting, what would it be?
Keltec SU16 in .300blk