Very cool picture lancaster, it makes me wonder if all the noise about stainless/synthetic rifles being necessary in harsh conditions is correct, when fellas like the guy above have been slumming wood and blue with no ill effects for years.

As to the cartridge, I was going back and forth between the 6.5x65 rws, the .25-06, and the 7.6 S and ended up with the latter. I figured a nice light weight crf .30-06 would be good for anywhere and anything short of the big 5.

Thanks for the input, I am sure I will have many more questions before this project is through.