need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

[the collector]

hi guys,just found your site,looks good.
im down here in adelaide australia and need some different advice.
im looking to buy a large caliber bolt action rifle,i only hunt 3-4 times a year,during the day and also spotlighting at night.i want to start chasing pigs,goats,roos,donkeys,camels.
im fairly sold on the idea of 30/06,its been around for over 100 years and ive read its taken every animal known.
i look after my firearms but i prefer FUNCTION OVER FASHON,looking for a black poly stock,maybe stainless,detachable magazine,and a scope of some kind for under $1000 australian?
unsure of importing costings but to give you guys some idea on prices here a STEVENS MOD 200(BUSHNELL 3-9x40 SCOPE)30/06,NEW HERE COSTS $750 AUS

any help on brand of rifle and scope or caliber would be great
cheers
ray

 

[James Loe]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

The old Winchester model 70 is not new fashion but effective. Not sure how well it will bring a camel down, but I assume they're slow enough and big enough to get more than one round in them.

 

[the collector]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

ive seen guys shoot camels with .222's at 200m no problem.

 

[Insite Arms]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

I think savage makes a target precision/ med weight barrel 06. With RL22 and 208A-Max's you would have a decent package.

 

[2ndPanzer]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

Tikka T3 lite in SS. I was looking at those myself recently, price is around $500-600US.

 

[Cubed333]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

Tikka t3 life is what I've got. 3 round mag plus 1 in the chamber. Accuracy is top notch, super light for lugging around and recoil is easily manageable. I picked mine up for $1150 but that's down in tassie where everything costs more!

 

[the collector]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

tikka t3,are they detachable box magazine?
can you get mag extensions for the t3?
cheers

 

[Jig Stick]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

I would love to shoot a camel

 

[Cubed333]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

yep detachable magazine, holds 3 in 30-06 plus one in the chamber.
http://www.thegunsource.com/item/6243_Tikka_Magazines_TIK_MAG_T3_EXTD_LONG_CAL_5RD_2506_270WIN.aspx

the above link is for a 5 round mag so its possible to get them, however here in Aus we'd be paying a lot more than that for it unfortunately...

 

[kraigWY]

Re: need help on 30.06 bolt gun selection

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">im looking to buy a large caliber bolt action rifle,i only hunt 3-4 times a year,during the day and also spotlighting at night.i want to start chasing pigs,goats,roos,donkeys,camels.
im fairly sold on the idea of 30/06,its been around for over 100 years and ive read its taken every animal known.</div></div>

That just screams "Model 70 Winchester"