Several years ago I read an article by my favorite outdoor writer Finn Aagaard about the 35 Whelen and I have been captivated by it ever since. Although I have never owned one, I sure would like a 35 whelen with a Mauser type action and 22" barrel and a Boyd Classic stock in forest Camo.http://...

Guy M summed it up well. If you get a 300 mag but cannot shoot it well you would be better of with a 308 class (270,7 mag, 280, 30.06) rifle with a premium 150 gr. bullet. And get the rifle that "feels/fits" best to you also. Just because a friend says his Remchesterby is awesome it may no...

The 527 is light, has a comfortable stock, the "set" trigger is great, looks good and shoots most bullets/loads well. some people may not like the look of the magazine (I am one) but the rifle handles and shoots so well I got over it.

A friend uses the Winchester Pointed soft point 125 gr in a 30.06 for coyotes and says it expands very well...but then he shoots desert dogs and does not keep the pelts.

Lots of fine powders, but for the 40 V-Max I get real fine groups with 26.8 gr of RL 15.

Well, either one is a fine long range shooter-the 257 Weath may have a little longer reach and less recoil. If mostly deer though and possibly elk or black bear I'd go with the .270 WSM-and you can still shoot coyotes or fox with it.

The 450's are all I've used for the past 3 years and I really like them.

Fishy, have a good look at the Bushnell Elite line. The 3200's are real good and do not break the bank, the 4200's are even better but more $$$. Bushnell has recently changed scope names; they have the 6500 (too rich for my bank), the Elite (I think it is like what they used to call 4200) and I do n...

Stickman, I went throught the same questioning as you are now. Are you mostly shooting at p-dogs or coyotes? One of my 204's is heavy stocked, and heavy barrelled and is only for p-dogs. the other is light and is can easily be carried for coyotes/fox etc. or used for p-dogs it only has a 4-12 x 40. ...

I have the "universal" on 3 scopes; I love the way they fit (and don't scratch the scope either).

For coyotes, Hornadys 45 gr. Spire Point (based on there Interlok bullet) will penetrate better and NOT blow up on the close shots.

When I first got the 204 I had some Hornady factory ammo, and all of them had very tight primer pockets, not so with Remington.

thats a real good group. I will happily go to the p-dog town with that!

I've been using a 40 V-Max with 26.8 gr. of RL 15 and Rem case, CCI 450 Mag small rifle primer (lots of guys use the BR4, but I did not fee lthey were worth the price). FPS is 3650 and I get 1/2" groups.

Never measured mine. I just load 32 and 40 V-Max to 2.25" to 2.26" and they both shot 1/2" groups every day with RL 15 powder.