It would have to be my Winchester Custom Shop SS 358STA in a McMillan stock and a Burris Signature 1.5x6 It pushes 250gr A-Frames to 3060fps behind 90gr of H4350 and 215 Federal primers.

Sounds like a great hunt, hope you are going.

Ruger 77 tang safety in an aftermarket tupperware stock in .338 wm with 250 grain noslers or barnes X's.

I'm putting mine together right now. Started life as a Husqvarna 640 in 9.3x62. Had the stripper clip guide milled off, the top drilled and tapped for a set of Talley Ultralight rings. Installed a model 70 style two position saftey and just sent off for an Edge McMillan and coating in Cerakote. Expect for a 4x Leupold to ride on top and it to run with Barnes TSX or Nosler Partition, 286 gr. Should come out just under 7.5 lbs. unloaded.

Should I expect the shots to be longer then 300 yards, might could be talked into running 250 gr. pills and a scope with a few more Xs. Spare scope and rings would be a must, even though the rifle wears functional irons.

What pattern is your Edge Micky in, I have a couple of them and like them very much.

Out of a vault with over 100 rifles, I have several which would work fine for that application.

The one I'd probably pick, though, for a place as damp as B.C., is my Steyr Pro-Hunter in .376 Steyr with a Leupy 2x7-X scope. It is short, light, handy, and so far reliable. It also fits me well, is very accurate, and should be pretty weatherproof.

I'd take about 20-40 rounds of 235 grain ammo along (to camp), as well as at least that number of 270 or 300 grain bulleted cartridges. If I had to take just one bullet weight, I'd pick the 270-grain ones.

The rifle has iron sights as well as the scope, so backup sights are already taken care of.

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Originally posted by Alberta Canuck:
Out of a vault with over 100 rifles, I have several which would work fine for that application.

The one I'd probably pick, though, for a place as damp as B.C., is my Steyr Pro-Hunter in .376 Steyr with a Leupy 2x7-X scope. It is short, light, handy, and so far reliable. It also fits me well, is very accurate, and should be pretty weatherproof.

I'd take about 20-40 rounds of 235 grain ammo along, as well as at least that number of 270 or 300 grain bulleted cartridges. If I had to take just one bullet weight, I'd pick the 270-grain ones.

The rifle has iron sights as well as the scope, so backup sights are already taken care of.

Doesn't get much better than that.

Thanks, Cobra.

I forgot to mention that my Steyr .376 rifle came with 4 of those handy, quickly removable 5-shot rotary magazines. I'd take a couple of those along, for quick reloads or bullet weight changes in the field.

BTW, for most of my years hunting in both the U.S. and Canada, I have used relatively few of my available rifles. Mostly ones in the .270 cartridge, 7x57 cartridge, .30-06 cartridge, the .300 Wby., and the .358 Norma Mag.

My .376 Steyr has been replacing them all in the last few years for actual serious hunting purposes.

The other 100+ are just for fun and because I LOVE rifles of any ilk (and can).

I have made mixed bag hunts to both B.C. and the Yukon Terr. I used a Ruger 77 tang safety model in 270 Win. It had been restocked by Al Biesen. I took 2 moose, 1 caribou, 2 sheep and 3 wolves with it. No bears showed up though but I would have been comfortable taking an interior griz with it. When I hunted for Sitka deer on Baranoff Island I used a 375 H&H because of the possibility of a brown bear which are much bigger and in dense forest, coming to the call.

465H&H

I have lived and worked in the remote bush all over BC for over 50 years, I have seen the odd Grizzly in my time. The largest one I ever saw was on the Bulldog Lookout road off Highway 3 between Grand Forks and Castlegar in the Waet Kootenays, in 1974. This bear and I have seen lots of northern coastal ones, would have gone an EASY 900 lbs and maybe more, he was half again larger than any others I have seen.

So, while I have packed a Mannlicher-Schoenauer 65.x55 carbine hunting in that very area and often go back there to hunt and remember, I usually take my Merkel drilling in 12-12x9.3x74R with 286 NPs at 2400. I am not particularly afraid of Grizzlies and have stood beside a friend when he killed one with a .270 and my 150 NP handloads, but.........

All in all, though, a good man with a good .270 CAN do whatever needs doing in BC and I love my pair of P-64 Fwts, in synthetic stocks and am taking them to the range tomorrow.

Oh I'd probably just grab one of the 9.3x62's but I wouldnt feel too bad about the 8x57 or an 06 loaded with partitions but this weekend I'm halibut fishin so its hali hooks and herring

Hunting in BC. is on my to do list. I like many guys in the construction buisness have had to all but halt expenseve trips for now.When it turns around BC sounds good my all weather rifle is pre 64 winchester custom 35whelen ai black fiberglass stock all weather finish 2.5/10 sworaski 225 swift a frame this combo can knock moose over 3 AK. moose 51-54-61 and yes the big one got away.I did not use this rifle on spring grizzly hunts but the caliber could handle the task.

9,3x62....best all around calibre for any continent. A real thumper on deer, just right for bear, and a bit more than sufficient on anything 2000 pounds or bigger.

That would have to be my Winchester Model 70, 375H&H, 1.5-4x scope, detachable Leupold rings and original wood stocks.

I've hunted several times in BC and the Yukon, and each time it was with my .270. However, if I were to go back to either, I'd almost certainly be carrying my M70 chambered in .338 win mag. It is my all-time favorite hunting rifle. It is topped with a Leupold 2.5x8, a Brown Precision fiberglass stock and Lilja fluted stainless barrel. It's a great hunting rig.

Ruger all weather in 338 win mag 250 NP Leupold 2-7 Same gun i'd use anywhere (not gonna be hunting elephants)

Savage 300WM wearing a 1.5-6 burris Sig,,,

338 WM Vanguard
4-12 Redfield Revolution

Dewey-
Have you ever handled a Cooper Model 52.
They are a heavy mountain rifle at 8 3/4 lbs gussied up with a scope, sling and ammo-7lbs 13 oz naked in 06 but they also come in 338-06.

Accurate as all hell. It is just one big anschutz that points right.

Brno 22f in 8X57 with 4X Leupold would also be
pretty cracker jack.

Sincerely,
Thomas