Whistlebritches wrote:Certain I have 4...….maybe more.
My favorite deer rifle is an A-Bolt Medallion in 25-06...…...bout 25 years oold and I wouldn't trade for anything out there.
I also have a BDM in 9mm...….sweetest trigger pull on a DA I have ever shot
I have a Hi-Power I lent to my son when he was working in corrections...…...he's been out of that field about 5 years,time to get it back.
Also have a Citori O/U 12ga......I never shoot it,just too pretty to take out in the field.I have a couple lesser O/U 12/s for the duck blind and quail/dove fields.
The .25-06 is an outstanding long range deer rifle round. IIRC the BC of .257 caliber bullets is a very close second only to the 6.5mm caliber for sub .300 caliber rounds. As a result, it’s one of the flattest shooting rounds available within its peer group.
Your particular model is the pinnacle of Browning rifles. Unfortunately, Ram hasn’t weighted in, but as far as I’m concerned it’s a much coveted hunting firearm. So I approve regardless of Yoda’s opinion.
At some point in the not so distant future I plan to own a mostly self-built highly accurized long range deer rifle in .260 Remington based on a Remington 700 action. Since Marine Scout/Snipers have for decades used the 700 action as the foundation for their rifles the 700 is certainly a great choice my rifle.
Having completely hand-built built my AR from from the ground up with individual parts instead off the shelf or sub assemblies I definitely caught the bug. Hopefully, that rifle will at least rival yours both in accuracy and aesthetics.
Perhaps a trip to west Texas will be required for an appropriate test firing environment.