Rifle

[mulieaddiction]

Hey guys i got a big 338 win mag for hunting but as im getting into more hiking i am starting to notice its heavy for hiking hunts what guns do you guys use and recommend to use? Thanks

[Surrey Boy]

http://www.browning.com/products/fir...s-stalker.html

X-Bolt Stainless Stalker, 243 - 30-06.

I use an A-bolt, same thing but fifteen years old.

[Darksith]

325wsm...perfect. browning stalker under 7lbs I think

[BgBlkDg]

A good, CRF .338WM is perhaps the best setup for serious all-around hunting in BC. I have had a dozen such rifles, currently own six fine pieces so chambered and with my handloads, I consider it the best in the west. I have used my .338s since January, 1968 and will never be without one.

For backpack/hiking hunting, my main style of hunting for 52 years now, I have most often carried a .338 and one can easily by built to 8.5 lbs or less on a good CRF action. This, is an appropriate and most effective tool for serious hunting and no harder to pack than most .30-06s or .270s.

When. you are alone and far from camp as dusk falls, a .338 is a HELL of a LOT more reassuring in your hands than some smallbore and is NOT hard to learn to shoot well.

[dd3boss]

Tikka is a fine rifle that comes in at under 7 pounds too. And they guarantee accuracy.

[sawmill]

I pack a Browning lever in .243, light fast and fun. And deadly.

[Ronforca]

I also pack a 243 Browning lever.Light and accurate.Very good for Deer , Black bear and beheading Grouse.

[Downwindtracker2]

If your scope is Hubbel II, the number of guys I see hunting timber with 14x, that would be the first lightening I would do. Follow BgBlkDg advice, he's been doing it for a number of years, I think he might have hunted dinosaurs .

[Mikey Rafiki]

325wsm...perfect. browning stalker under 7lbs I think

That's what I have. Don't have to compromise much on power or price for a good gun. But I would recommend loading your own to get the versatility from 160 to 220 grains.

[1899]

Find a nice older SS R700 in .30-06, drop it into a Wildcat stock, load up some 200gr Partitions and call it a day.