The Rifle you haven’t shot in a long, long time…but should!

[Robert N]

Another post got me thinking about favorite rifles…and I thought, damn. It’s been quite a while since Bob and I went hunting.

Bob…or more accurately, The Bob…is a Remington M7MS Mannlicher full stock in .257 Roberts. Of course. It’s’ like an old friend…plenty of dings and scratches…fell down a very short distance down a hill once with it…A dozen deer, half dozen hogs…and it’s just that one rifle when, well, if I have to reach in and pull one rifle to deliver on a hunt without looking…Yeah. The Bob. But I haven’t done it in the past few years.



That pic was from 2009…that pig got hit right behind the ear with a 117 SGK over 43.0 grains of H4350. I haven’t changed that hunting load since.

So, Which Rifle is languishing in the safe but really deserves to get out and play a bit?

 

[BAKPAKR]

My Sako in 338 LM hasn’t been out for a while. I am going to have to dust it off one of these days and take it out. It shoots a 300 gr Berger right at 2750 fps.

 

[Robert N]

My Sako in 338 LM hasn’t been out for a while. I am going to have to dust it off one of these days and take it out. It shoots a 300 gr Berger right at 2750 fps.

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Good Heavens! Talk about hitting that deer with a freight train!

(*I say this with all respect…as I have personally drilled a buck with a .375 H&H driving a 300 gr. Pill at 2550 fps. That buck went down so fast I actually thought I missed when I came out of recoil!)

 

[BAKPAKR]

Good Heavens! Talk about hitting that deer with a freight train!

(*I say this with all respect…as I have personally drilled a buck with a .375 H&H driving a 300 gr. Pill at 2550 fps. That buck went down so fast I actually thought I missed when I came out of recoil!)

With a good brake and a little distance, you can still watch them drop.

 

[Birdbander]

I'm going for the most boring entry to the thread, but it is true that I haven't fired this rifle in too long. In fact, I can't remember having fired it in several years. Thanks for the reminder, I'll have to go snipe a few tree rats this season.

Marlin 880SQ. Just an absolute tack driver.

 

[Djfan]

This one may be hard for some to believe, but I need to get my Winchester 30-30 out of the safe. It's just been too long. I love that gun. It's my dream Americana gun, and it just sits there.

 

[TrapperJ]

Aint got one that stays in the safe considering i only have one hunting rifle but I got to say that 257 is one pretty pretty gun I was actually reading about it yesterday and seen this and was like oh well thats cool. Its a beautiful gun

 

[nrpate05]

My late grandpa handed me down a Winchester M70 from 1942 (I believe). I haven't hunted with it for ten years or so. Honestly, it isn't that awesome to shoot. The recoil pad is rotten and hard as a rock and the trigger is obscenely heavy. Feels great in the hands tho and the action will survive WW3.

 

[noharleyyet]

A late spring acquisition...Seekins PH3 7PRC/VX6HD Gen 2...have not fired

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...nor a p_ham'd 25-06 Ruger 1, but fall's comin.

 

[Keep on]

The rifles I care to use get rotated pretty regularly. But I'm long past due to take grandads LC Smith SXS and dads Savage SXS out with some bismuth for ducks this year.

 

[EastTNHunter]

Another post got me thinking about favorite rifles…and I thought, damn. It’s been quite a while since Bob and I went hunting.

Bob…or more accurately, The Bob…is a Remington M7MS Mannlicher full stock in .257 Roberts. Of course. It’s’ like an old friend…plenty of dings and scratches…fell down a very short distance down a hill once with it…A dozen deer, half dozen hogs…and it’s just that one rifle when, well, if I have to reach in and pull one rifle to deliver on a hunt without looking…Yeah. The Bob. But I haven’t done it in the past few years.

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That pic was from 2009…that pig got hit right behind the ear with a 117 SGK over 43.0 grains of H4350. I haven’t changed that hunting load since.

So, Which Rifle is languishing in the safe but really deserves to get out and play a bit?

Love a mannlicher stock

I have an OLD Rem 760 30-06 that I got from my wife’s grandfather. It rattles like crazy and I had to put a rubber “pressure pad” between the barrel and the yoke at the end of the magazine tube. I had to strip off the peeling varnish from the stock, and restained it and rubbed it with tung oil. Ugly gun. But it seems that every time I walk in the woods with it I see bucks. Never big bucks, but bucks nonetheless. Kinda feels nostalgic to see mediocre bucks while hunting with an old rifle from the time when ANY buck would have been a welcome trophy. I used it to kill a decent 7pt and a couple of small 8pts, and smiled when I did. Been a couple of years since I’ve hunted with it. I need to change that this season

 

[BrentD]

My Sharps .45 2.6".

Last shot in about 2006?

 

[SFC B]

At some point I need to get the necessary work done to my POS Remington 710 in 30-06....ugly, horrible trigger, horrible bolt.....but I shot my first deer, first 2 elk and first coyote with it (along with several other deer). One of the screws on one of the scope bases sheared off and I keep putting off doing something with.....no good reason to waste money on it other than sentiment

 

[OleRedbeard]

Its hard to beat a Mannlicher stock for beauty! I have had this one for many years. Rechambered it to 338 Federal a few years back right after I refinished the stock. Its a well balanced light and wonderfully easy gun to shoot well. Makes one heck of a mountain gun. I have neglected carrying it to the woods the last few years but need to break that trend.

 

[SixPoint]

I have my grandfathers pre ‘64 Model 70 in 30-06 and haven’t shot it in 20 years. Kind of tempted to see what @p_ham could turn it into actually.

 

[belshawelk]

Just a simple Win 30-30. When my dad died I found it buried in a room that was with a bunch of stuff from when the house burned down. I was planning on using it as a wall hunger but i took to a gunsmith to see how it was. Pitted from all the water and rusty they cleaned it up and it shot just fine. I wish I new @p_ham at the time as it would have turned out better.

Hoping to shoot a deer or hog someday with it.

 

[Darkside]

WOW my all time favorite is my 264WM in a model 70 pf.
Haven't shot it in maybe 10 years.
I'm ashamed of myself.
I'm looking at it now, I will make time to shoot it this year.
Thanks for starting this thread.

 

[Hammsolo]

My divorce rifle. I’ve had it over a decade. Then post divorce 10 or so years ago Karl Kampfeld performed surgery on it. It’s a T3, not an X. Dumb move. I drew a cow elk tag this year and am determined to use it. My 6.5 mb has just proven so easy to shoot and throws hammer clovers all day. The 300 win mag will arise! I tried it with some hammers, but due to the short magazine I got frustrated. I picked up some accubonds and need to get off my ass.

 

[BrentD]

My late grandpa handed me down a Winchester M70 from 1942 (I believe). I haven't hunted with it for ten years or so. Honestly, it isn't that awesome to shoot. The recoil pad is rotten and hard as a rock and the trigger is obscenely heavy. Feels great in the hands tho and the action will survive WW3.

Why not fix it. Both the pad and the trigger are pretty easy fixes. You could buy a drop in trigger for a few bucks, if you do not want to trim the original. Replacing a pad is not a big deal either.

Family guns need to be maintained, exercised, and employed (deployed?) in a useful activity.

 

[nrpate05]

Why not fix it. Both the pad and the trigger are pretty easy fixes. You could buy a drop in trigger for a few bucks, if you do not want to trim the original. Replacing a pad is not a big deal either.

Family guns need to be maintained, exercised, and employed (deployed?) in a useful activity.

You are not wrong. I've just been hesitant to mess with it in anyway. It would, however, be super cool to shoot something with it at some point. Maybe this thread will inspire me to get it back in action.