modern mountain man rifle

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if you where headed out to live in the mountains what would you bring for a rifle? im not talking about a shtf rifle im talking about a modern mountain man do-it-all rifle. for the scenerio lets say mountains of western canada.
 
jim, i was thinking about the marlin guide gun myself. 45-70 seems like a good choice for large game.
 
I love my Marlin .45-70, but if I had to pick one rifle, it would be a .300 Win-Mag. And a .22. Unless that counts as 2 rifles. :confused: :)
 
for a do it all gun... not a rifle I'd take a rem 870 or a mossberg 500 in 12 gauge.. effective for small and large game, and defense
 
i would probably go with a model 94 lever action 30-30... which i will hopefully be getting soon...:D
 
Actually, I'd probably take my Mossberg 500, also. If the mountain men would have access to pump shotguns, that's probably what they would have had. So, in my mind, it -is- the modern-day mountain gun.
 
if your refering to a rifle than I'd go Marlin 94 in .357 or .44 mag... good for large game and can be loaded with 38's or 44 specials for smaller shooting
 
If I was going to go old school and live up in them hills...I would take a 45-70 single shot sharps. If I was going to take a shotgun, I would take a double barrel 12 gauge, 22" barrel. The other choice would be a 45 long colt pistol and rifle combo. Gene
 
Depends on where 'the hills' are for me.

My own choices withstanding, this is the exact sort of thing the scout rifle was invented for. :thumbup:
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.30-30, .44mag, and shot gun might cut it back East, but out West those rounds are underpowered for larger game and longer distances. Early mountain men found this out and traded their small caliber eastern rifles for big ol' .50, .54, and .56 caliber rounds. :rolleyes:

You could use a .45-70 at shorter ranges (I do), but for an all-around gun you need something with decent energy out at 200-300 yards.

Even a .45-70 loses a fair amount of energy after 200 yards and has a trajectory like an Irish rainbow. If you plan on choosing a .45-70, you better be willing to put in some serious practice time. Them rounds ain't cheap either. :eek:

Any gun is better than no gun, but in this scenario you need to put some thought into your choice. Consider the energy ratings (in Ft-Lbs) for some Federal ammunition at 200 yards:

.270 = 1992
7mm Mag = 2321
.30-30 = 947
.30-06 = 2026
.300 Win-Mag = 2411
.338 Win-Mag = 2729
.44 Mag = 672
.45-70 Gov’t = 1305

A general rule in Elk hunting is to be able to deliver 2000 Ft-Lbs of energy at bullet impact. Looking at the popular rounds above, which would you now choose? :rolleyes:

Just my two-cents. I know there are guys on this board with more experience than I have, but this is how I think about it.
 
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There has been a similar post to this....my answer is the same as before....I would take a 12G/30-06/22LR Drilling with a demountable scope.
 
I'd have to go with one that I own, since I don;t know much about the others: I'd probably take a Ruger mini-thirty or possibly a Marlin mod. 94 in 44 mag.
 
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