I think the 30-06 is one of the most versatile rounds there is, capable of taking any game in North America
There ya go.I’ve got a S&W AR15. MBUS sights.
30-30’s are great rifles, but they’re not all that fun to shoot at the range IMO.
the recoil from rifled slugs tend to be on the stiff side
That brought back some memories. Had a Marlin in .35 Remington. Was a nice rifle in the NY heavy forest.Like so many have said for your area, A Marlin in 30-30, although I prefer the 35 Remington cartridge,probably because that's what dad had. A Marlin in 44 mag would be ok also. The last few years I had been playing with a relative newcomer of a cartridge in some homebuilt AR 15 types, the 6.5 Grendel, and finally got a pretty little bolt action sporter in that caliber, It has even less recoil than the 30-30 and will reach out much further. I have been reading on some forums where folks up north and out west have been using it for elk and moose with success. The 6.5mm bullets seem to perform very well on larger size game as shown by the Swedes with their old military cartridge dating back to the late 1800's.
I was in the market for a rifle a few years ago. My shots are typically inside of 100 yards which is what I sight in for. I purchased a Browning 30 06, love the gun, but it is a bit much. I also have a Marlin 30 30 which is not my favorite. I was looking at Sako and Kimber in 243 for the goto rifle. A good friend and avid hunter told me to not waste the $$, buy a Savage with an acutrigger. He has many expensive nice guns to choose from and said the Savage is a nail driver. I took his advice and purchased a .243 Savage, I think it was around $200 at the time. I absolutely love that gun! It is accurate as hell (at 100 yards, consistantly inside of 4" group), comfortable to shoot and I don't worry about it in the field.
IMO, you can't go wrong with a Savage! Awesome rifle!
Not been around Savage much put the small caliber I was around was really nice.I was in the market for a rifle a few years ago. My shots are typically inside of 100 yards which is what I sight in for. I purchased a Browning 30 06, love the gun, but it is a bit much. I also have a Marlin 30 30 which is not my favorite. I was looking at Sako and Kimber in 243 for the goto rifle. A good friend and avid hunter told me to not waste the $$, buy a Savage with an acutrigger. He has many expensive nice guns to choose from and said the Savage is a nail driver. I took his advice and purchased a .243 Savage, I think it was around $200 at the time. I absolutely love that gun! It is accurate as hell (at 100 yards, consistantly inside of 4" group), comfortable to shoot and I don't worry about it in the field.
IMO, you can't go wrong with a Savage! Awesome rifle!