Jevaughn
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Trying to help a friend of mine with finding a more suitable hunting rifle. Where he goes is a lot of thickets and a few long 300ish yard clear-cuts. Right now he's using a Ruger .25-06, which has served well for the longer shots but in the thicker areas, it's not great, primarily because it's a long rifle. It's a tack driver, but doesn't handle brush at all.
I hunt in the delta with a .30-30 Winchester 1894, but I know from experience that while great in the brush, it's not a 200+ yard gun.
My brother has excellent luck with a .30-06 Remington 760 carbine and hunts a variety of areas, swears by it. I've been with him when he took down a 260lb hog through a bunch of palmetto at 60 yards, so I'm convinced it's a solid brush gun, and I know he's popped a white tail at over 300 yards so it's decent for range, even with an 18" barrel.
My question is, were you to buy a single rifle to hunt in both brush and 200-300 yard clearings, what would you choose while trying to keep a budget (without including optic) of $600 or less?
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I hunt in the delta with a .30-30 Winchester 1894, but I know from experience that while great in the brush, it's not a 200+ yard gun.
My brother has excellent luck with a .30-06 Remington 760 carbine and hunts a variety of areas, swears by it. I've been with him when he took down a 260lb hog through a bunch of palmetto at 60 yards, so I'm convinced it's a solid brush gun, and I know he's popped a white tail at over 300 yards so it's decent for range, even with an 18" barrel.
My question is, were you to buy a single rifle to hunt in both brush and 200-300 yard clearings, what would you choose while trying to keep a budget (without including optic) of $600 or less?
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