@roamer_1 The one rifle I used to have that I miss more than any other is my old 300 H&H Magnum with a 3x9 Redfield scope. I could get 3 shot groupings that touched at 100 meters with it. Plus I just love the look of that long,tapered case,and I am one of those who believe the straight tapered cases make for more uniform ignition and more accurate shots than the ones that are blown out and have sharp shoulders.
I just remembered. I bought a rifle in gunsmith school that you would love to have. My own design wildcat based around a .348 Winchester case necked up to .375 caliber in a Siamese Mauser,back when you could buy a good one for 50 bucks. I could get 375 H & H velocities out of a medium length action with picked loads. I gave it to a friend who is an avid hunter several years ago after I basically lost interest in shooting rifles. Something like that sure would be a sweet daily carry rifle for someone that lives in the mountains.
@sneakypete To tell the truth, I am having trouble with 300win... Back in the day I ran a Remington 700 in 7mm mag with that same 3x9 Redfield... And I could drive tacks with it WAY out there. But in my opinion, at range, because of the small bullet, it ran out of smack. Great for antelope, but not a good elk rifle. Twice I have had to chase elk down, where the shot was good... Just not enough poo left in it...
So when I got out of the chair a while back, I bought a 700Rem 300WinMag, hoping the extra weight would allow the shot to retain knock-down power further out. I've got a Shepherd P1 scope on it, and YES, it has more poop at a distance, but at 400 yards (still pretty short, really), I am hard pressed to keep it in a pie plate. Can't figure it out. I floated the stock, and then had a professional go back and check my work... Been on the dial with that P1 several times... I even built a bolt-down bench to take 'me' out of it... Some of it, I am almost sure, is the wind blowing the round around more than the 7mm.
And some of it is a spirit thing - For me, technical shooting has it's limits. I don't know how else to say it other than that I have to feel it. And I can't get that touch. I know that sounds dumb, but it's there. Ain't got my mojo.
That's part of why I am looking at this high-tech rig...
As for EDC in the woods, you won't get me off of a lever action carbine... Been on a model 94 Winchester .30/30 for ever, though again, I bumped it up after the wheelchair... I am running a Marlin 45/70 now, and I won't ever have anything else. That big, fat slow moving round goes right exactly where you put it in the brush, with zero deflection every time. I don't need speed and range in the bush. I need it to bull through anything and go where I put it at open sight distances... Hardly ever get a shot over 75 yards anyway.