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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow" data-source="post: 1177049" data-attributes="member: 7123"><p>Some say you want a CRF turnbolt (CZ, Winchester, etc.), but then again, my understanding is that a lot of guys/guides use big bore leverguns, so go figure. As for cartridge choice, If huntin from a stand, I'd imagine anything from a .260 rem / .270 win on up will cover everything. If hunting from the ground, where you can be immediately chased by toothy/clawy things, personally, I'd want a .35 whelen / 9.3x62 or bigger (or bare minimum of .30-06 with 220s). If I was a guide where my function is to shoot ONLY when something has gone horribly awry, I guess that I'd want a levergun in .45-70, .50 alaskan, etc., or a CRF in .375 ruger / .376 steyr / .375 HH mag, minimum. But I'm just guessin; ain't never been there.</p><p></p><p>For what little it may be worth, I've got 3 rifles 'marked' by me (in my head) as my Canada/Alaska rifles, for my "someday" trip(s) up there: a turnbolt in 9.3x62 (cz 550 fs), a turnbolt in .30-'06 (t/c icon classic), and a levergun in .47-70 (marlin 1895). Meantine, they all work fine for deer/hogs, too. :-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow, post: 1177049, member: 7123"] Some say you want a CRF turnbolt (CZ, Winchester, etc.), but then again, my understanding is that a lot of guys/guides use big bore leverguns, so go figure. As for cartridge choice, If huntin from a stand, I'd imagine anything from a .260 rem / .270 win on up will cover everything. If hunting from the ground, where you can be immediately chased by toothy/clawy things, personally, I'd want a .35 whelen / 9.3x62 or bigger (or bare minimum of .30-06 with 220s). If I was a guide where my function is to shoot ONLY when something has gone horribly awry, I guess that I'd want a levergun in .45-70, .50 alaskan, etc., or a CRF in .375 ruger / .376 steyr / .375 HH mag, minimum. But I'm just guessin; ain't never been there. For what little it may be worth, I've got 3 rifles 'marked' by me (in my head) as my Canada/Alaska rifles, for my "someday" trip(s) up there: a turnbolt in 9.3x62 (cz 550 fs), a turnbolt in .30-'06 (t/c icon classic), and a levergun in .47-70 (marlin 1895). Meantine, they all work fine for deer/hogs, too. :-) [/QUOTE]
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