When I came back from divorce and thought I could only afford 1 rifle,
I bought a Ruger M77 Stainless with kevlar stock in .308
Because:
I wanted a short action for less weight
Stainless for rust prevention and ease of cleaning
kevlar for wet conditions
.308 for availability of loads, boolits for reloading, ability to load down for target
ease of working the trigger over
ballistic data
low recoil (important for new shooters and old guys like me)
I've taken lots of deer and elk wid it.
I bought a Ruger M77 Stainless with kevlar stock in .308
Because:
I wanted a short action for less weight
Stainless for rust prevention and ease of cleaning
kevlar for wet conditions
.308 for availability of loads, boolits for reloading, ability to load down for target
ease of working the trigger over
ballistic data
low recoil (important for new shooters and old guys like me)
I've taken lots of deer and elk wid it.