Rifles???

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I apologize if I highjack you thread but your question is a difficult one to answer because you will get as many answers as there are rifles manufactured. The truth is that just about any rifle will do a good job on "big Game" in utah under particular conditions with good shot selection and placement. Some are more suited to some conditions and others more suited to other conditions. Your rifle should match your particular hunting methods and game. And your ammunition should also match youir hunting style and game. I have an experience to site as example. Years ago I was hunting elk on a guided hunt in Colorado. I shot a mature bull at about 200 yards with my 30-06 and Nosler partition bullet. It struck the right shoulder shattering the shoulder like glass, penetrated the rib cage twice and the thoracic organs and came to rest just under the skin on the off side. The bull went down like a rock against a small bush. The guide told me to watch the bull while he approched it. On the way the bush gave way and the bull "rolled over". Thinking that the bull was going to get up the guide shot it in the butt with his 7mm mag. I thought his shot would have ruined the whole hind quarters but when I butchered the elk his bullet had panetrated only a few inches and completely disintgrated. My point is that his choice of ammunition was not good for his faster 7mm mag and expanded too quickly. Most centerfire rifles will get the jod done when matched to the right range and with the right ammunition and good shot placement.
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