What Won't You Buy??

6pt-Sika · 08-11-2021, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

I will not buy a rifle in .308, .30-06, .30-30 or .270 (unless the .308 or .30-06 is full auto) nor will I buy a repeating lever rifle.

Hmmm 06 and 308 are not in my top ten favorite cartridges however ........ I have one of each in Mannlicher Schoenauer carbines and a 270 for good measure as well as 243 , 6.5x54MS and 7x57

Mike of the Mountain · 08-12-2021, 09:27 AM

You do like those Mannlicher guns! I had one years ago that was a .22 mag. Neat little gun.

6pt-Sika · 08-12-2021, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

You do like those Mannlicher guns! I had one years ago that was a .22 mag. Neat little gun.

The crowd I hunted the Poconos with all shot bolt actions or a couple lever actions . But we ran into a lot of locals that had a specific deer rifle and a specific bear rifle . Generally they were both Remington 760’s in 06 with see thru mounts and a 3-9 or 4-12 Tasco or Simmons on top . And as a rule their deer rifle shot 150 or 165 CoreLokts and the bear gun shot 180 or 200 grain CoreLokts . Personally I’d have used 165’s for both and a single rifle no see thru mounts and a 2-7 or 3-9 Leupold Vari XII but not on a 760 I’d prefer a 700 Mountain rifle .

Bob K · 08-12-2021, 09:30 PM

Craig, I've used my 760 carbine in 280 Rem for many deer, several bear, and moose. When I walk out the door, I'm reaching for it every time. No see through mounts but a nice Zeiss scope with Talley mounts. Great combination. Remington pump rifles have been popular in the Poconos for a long time.

6pt-Sika · 08-13-2021, 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Bob Kimble

Craig, I've used my 760 carbine in 280 Rem for many deer, several bear, and moose. When I walk out the door, I'm reaching for it every time. No see through mounts but a nice Zeiss scope with Talley mounts. Great combination. Remington pump rifles have been popular in the Poconos for a long time.

We may have crossed paths . You are most certainly in the minority of the 760 users I crossed paths with . Our center of operations back then was Newfoundland and Hamlin to a lesser degree . FWIW I ran it three or four guys that had one of the later Remington pumps the 7600 I think it was all in 35 Whelen . I killed more deer in PA with a Remington Model 7 in 260 REM than with any other cartridge . Never did kill a bear up there .