What rifle

bfreedogger · Apr 5, 2011

I am new to hunting and would like to get some advise.

My wife was nice enough to get me a swarovski scope for my birthday, I think it would be a shame to mount it to my current beat up 30.06.

I want a Mule deer specific rifle, I hunt in mostly central Nevada open country.

What caliber?
What Gun?

I want to pair my "really nice" scope with a "really nice" rifle, specific for Mule deer hunting.

Thanks

sageadvice · Apr 5, 2011

One of these NULA rifles in the Alaskan, 270WSM, would be a tuff to beat, rifle specific, consideration as the ultimate mule deer dumper.

http://www.newultralight.com/

Joey

BuckSnort · Apr 5, 2011

Or you can get a Tikka T3 Lite in 270WSM and have enough cash left over to buy a new pair of Swarovski Bino's to match your scope

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desertdeer · Apr 5, 2011

weatherby mark v accumark. 257wby. that is what i want

bfreedogger · Apr 6, 2011

I checked out the Tikka T3 Lite 270wsm, I am very impressed with the reviews. Does Sako make a comparable version of this rifle? If so, what are the differences?

Thanks for the insight fellas.

maxxbob1 · Apr 6, 2011

LAST EDITED ON Apr-06-11 AT 08:05PM (MST)[p]The Sako A7 is very similar to the Tikka. I think either one is a great value and both are exellent quality. The Sako bolt has 3 lugs vs 2 on the Tikka and the ejection port is a little bigger. The magazine on the Sako A7 is harder to remove (its supposed to be a feature to keep you from accidently popping it out and losing it). The magazine also has metal clips to hold the bullets in place rather than plastic on the Tikka. I have both the Sako models and Tikka models and I've listed the differences in priority order as far as I am concerned. The bolt and ejection port are a little nicer on the Sako, but they are perfectly adequate on the Tikka, so I don't know that it's worth the price difference (which I think was about $200 last time I bought one). I've had old Sakos and new Sakos & I've been very happy with all of them, and Tikka is in the same class.

Here is a link to a very good review of the Sako vs Tikka:
http://www.biggamehunt.net/reviews/sako-a7-review

Pre64 · Apr 7, 2011

I'd get an 85 before I got an A7. Just preference. I might get a 75 before an 85. Oh wait, I did.

440sixpack · Apr 7, 2011

The 264 win mag, 270 WBY and 7mm Rem mag are the classic open country deer rounds. as for guns that depends on your preferences, my first choice would be a pre-64 Westerner , German Mk V, a pre-Garcia Sako or a semi custom if weight were a factor and it is to me.

muzz · Apr 7, 2011

280 or 270 WSM

O--one
B--big
A--ass
M--mistake
A--america

outdoorsdude · Apr 7, 2011

put another hash mark in the .270 WSM column.

rifle manufacturer is a personal handling preference, so handle all you can. But at least look at a Sako A7