Okay I have lived in Alaska for 45 years, so I have a slightly different take on things. While I suppose it really doesn't bother me to be discriminated against, I just won't pay attention to the lower "48" references.
I just naturally think in a little bigger diameter then most, not all, lower "48" guys. I'm going cast on just about all my firearms, but, I'm just in the last couple of years getting serious again since the 70's and 80's. So here goes.
First off I have not rung these rifles out with cast yet. I'm working on 30-30's and powder coating, when I get that tested out, I will move to the 35's. Got to stay focused and not get distracted. The first is a Springfield customized by R.F. Sedgley in 30-06. Great caliber but kinda on the minimum side in Alaska. Have not fired it yet as I have yet to mess with the 06 in cast. My jacketed loads are run slightly on the hotter side of common since. So that's a no go in this rifle. Also the bore is the best of any rifle I have, so why foul it with gliding metal..
Next is a push feed Winchester Featherweight model 70 re-bore to 35 Whelen.
Followed my a Remington 660 re- barreled from 6.5 Remington mag to 458 x 2 American. This rifle because of the short magazine requires simi-spitzer bullets to feed reliably. I use the Barnes Originals in 300gr and 400 gr. Reliability is perfect with the semi- Spitzer. I use the 300's in the interior of Alaska as it's mostly black bears, 400's on the coast. So I'm going to try the LEE 500 gr Spitzer plain base and see if it functions reliably. Probably Powder coated and fairly soft. Hoping COWW at about 1600 is what I'm looking for. I built this rifle in the early 80's for big furry critters in mind. I took my Father Brown Bear hunting in the Wood Tik Chik lake system in south west Alaskain in 82. My rifle at that time was a 458 mag built by a gunsmith friend on an interarms action and a Lyman peep. Nice working rifle, nothing fancy, but 47" long and 11 pounds all up and ready to go.. Going through the Alders and brush was a core, and to be able to swing that beast was really not easy. Watching a Brown go through the same brush like a freight train was an eye opener. So the 458 x 2 was born when I got back.. 40.5" and 8 pounds with the scope. I had a Leupold 1 x 4 on it which was great, but I switch to a Leupold Vx 6 in a 1 x 6, 30 mm tube. Awesome scope. The 1 x 4 has a 60' field of view at 100, while the 1 x 6 has a over 100' field of view. I carried this rifle along with a Ruger 480 to guide tourists and fishermen on shore in Prince William Sound for quite a while.
Loaded round with a 400 Barnes and the LEE next to it..
if I was in the "lower 48", it would be 30-06 and 35 Whelen. Well maybe 30-06 and 35 Remington. Very difficult.