Got PAL, need Firearm

[petew]

Originally Posted by purgatory.sv

Every one wants to go to the local store to make the purchase, what do they stock at the store in the community you will be in?
Do they seem to always have some in stock?
Make the purchase based on that, keep it simple.

Check out what ammo is available in town!! No good having a gun and the closest ammo source is a thousand miles away. You will not need a big Mag for Cariboo and Musk ox . You do need to be able to get ammo though.
When I worked up north the Eskimo's relied on the 223, and 303 for everything.
Pete

[AndrewM]

I suggest a 30-06. Easy to find ammo and a reasonable recoil.

[bigbluegulp]

i have a mossberg night train 2 .308 shoots great and very very accurate with almost no recoil at all and is in your budget

[Pioneer2]

Originally Posted by bigbluegulp

with your budget go to wholesale sports pickup a tikka in .338 and grab a burris fullfield 2 to put on it and you will be hunting like a champ

A T3 in .338 win mag is about the worst choice one could make as they are very light rifles and the recoil will take all the fun you would have had out of shooting. Get the same gun in a 30-06.......Harold

[Okotokian]

Originally Posted by 300wsm3006rem

300 win was my first rifle.. whats the big deal?

it doesnt kick THAT much.. give him a 338 win mag in the same rifle.. itll kick way more than the 300 win..

LOL Then why'd you buy the 30-06?

OP wants to hunt Caribou and Musk Ox. While not the difinitive answer, here's what Chuck Hawks recommends for calibres for Musk Ox:


Adequate cartridges
.264 Winchester Magnum, .270 Winchester, .280 Remington, 7x64 Brenneke, .303 British, .308 Winchester, and 8x57 JS

Recommended cartridges
.270 WSM, .270 Weatherby Magnum, 7mm Magnum (all), .30-06 Springfield, .300 Magnum (all), 8x68S, 8mm Remington Magnum, .338 Federal, .338-06 A-Square, .338 Winchester Magnum, .358 Winchester, .35 Whelen, .350 Remington Magnum, 9.3x74R, .405 Winchester, .45-70 +P, and .450 Marlin.

[buckbrushoutdoors]

I think ammo availability will be your largest concern. If I was in your situation I would go with a 308 in a stainless gun with a bushnel 4200 or what ever they call it now. Look at a Remington Sps or a vanguard 2. That's what I would do on your budget and location