Help choosing a rilfe

Honestly... I think this would be best served by two rifles. How often are you going to go to Alaska? Couldn't you borrow a big bore magnum rifle up there?

A .30-06 is a good compromise if you want 1 gun though. I'd be extra picky about my shots on a moose or a bull elk though.

Depending on the distances you plan on shooting, I'd probably have a rifle for here and there.

I've got a semi-auto aught six I've had for a couple of years that I love. I still go a couple of times a year with the lever action 30-30 my great uncle gave my dad, but 100 yards would be a long shot for the setup I have here.

Thanks to the both of yall for the input. A friend of mine mentioned that the .300 win mag was probably the best double duty gun, so I guess I'll start looking at those. Any recommendations on specific models?

I am unsure as to how sure how often I'll use it in Alaska, but I don't want to have to borrow an unknown gun when I do go.

I only have a year and a half left of school here in NO and will hopefully end up in the Northwest after that so I would really want make sure it can handle the bigger game, but the 2 gun option is too much for right now.

Thanks again.

What part of Alaska? It does matter a bit. .300 win mag is fairly all purpose and will suit you well for moose, caribou and other deer.

Do this:

Buy a rifle you want. Use it until you graduate. Sell it. Buy a 300 when you get up there.

Llook at the .300 win mag depending on how much you want to spend, a savage is making a really good gun right now, great trigger and very accurate. You can't go wrong with the Rem 700, not the one at Walmart, the real Rem 700. Browning and Tikka are also some very good guns that you can't go wrong with.

Another caliber to consider is the Weatherby .300 wthby mag. You can spend $1000+ on their gun or they have the Vanguard that is $400 or so. Biggest issue with the Weatherby though is the price of the ammo. You will be looking at $80 or so on a box of 20.

Flair, I like the idea.

Roger, .338 handles business up there for all the larger game?

.270 for whitetail down here would be plenty gun is assume.

The family that invited me tells me stories about the caribou herds that pass their camp up there and that has gotten me really motivated to finally get up there.

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.270 for whitetail down here would be plenty gun is assume.

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I shoot a .243 for whitetail. No problems. Paw in law gave it to me. Never saw a need to go bigger in south La. But will probably upgrade to -06 or 308 so my son can use the .243.