I chose my trusted Model 700 stainless steel chambered for the 7mm Wby. This is just one caliber in the .30 caliber range I recommend for all-around hunting. Ron Spomer, left and Lance Williams, scan distant mountains looking for telltale white spots to locate rams. Alaska's infamous rainy weather was made for stainless steel rifles and non-warping synthetic stocks. I've never been much for classic rifles.
Rifles are tools.
I always believed the Stanley Tool Company could just as well be making guns. Stainless steel is more resistant to the corrosive elements of moisture than conventional carbon steel. Dall sheep, like other species of North American sheep, find safety in height. Being above danger in high, rugged landscapes is their trademark. Rugged sheep country began at 5,000 feet.