Your Favorite Rifle
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This season it's a early 90's vintage Ruger M77 in 30-06 that I had reconfigured into a pre-war Mauser style stock by Roger Renner
noharleyyet
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It's a tie....Rem 700 7 Mashburn (top)...Rem 700 CDL .257 Wby Mag (bottom)
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https://www.flickr.com/photos/152360342@N02/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/152360342@N02/Nice...the rifles, and the hogIt's a tie....Rem 700 7 Mashburn (top)...Rem 700 CDL .257 Wby Mag (bottom)
Another favorite that I may take out for a whitetail this year: 1870's vintage Rhodda 577-500 No. 2 BPE. Originally made for tiger hunting in India, but it shoots a 365 grain bullet at 1700 FPS, and should be plenty for anything inside of 150 yards.
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That is a sweet firearm!
Sask hunter
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My phone won’t upload pictures for some reason. Anyways it’s a toss up between my Remington 700 in 300 mag love that gun for deer or my Ruger 77 in 338 win mag. It flattens moose, bear and elk
It's a tie....Rem 700 7 Mashburn (top)...Rem 700 CDL .257 Wby Mag (bottom)
That mashburn is one of the few guns I regret selling
Just got this one so it will get a good workout this fall fillings tags and through the winter on coyotes. It just might become my favorite. 6.5-06. Remington action, PTG bolt. McMillan gamewarden edge fill. Proof sendero light 26" 1-8". I will probably build it’s twin this winter in some flavor of 30 or 33 caliber
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I had an image of you riding in a mahout mounted on the roof of a rusted silver Plymouth voyager, screaming at an 16 year old ranch hand driving for you, “left you muttonheaded imbecile, left” as you careened through a corn field deer fleeing for their lives.
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It’s a bit of a tie for me right now.
What I’m using in CO this year. Barrett Fieldcraft 18” in 6.5 topped with a NF 2-10 NXS.
Mod. 70 in 243. Made in 1969 according to the serial number, owned by the original owner of the place I hunt here in TX. Sat in the closet and never fired until I got it. One of the best shooting factory rifles I’ve ever fired. I’ve killed most of my good bucks with this rifle.
As far as carrying, familiarity, rounds fired and killing this platform wins by far though it’s not popular here.
What I’m using in CO this year. Barrett Fieldcraft 18” in 6.5 topped with a NF 2-10 NXS.
Mod. 70 in 243. Made in 1969 according to the serial number, owned by the original owner of the place I hunt here in TX. Sat in the closet and never fired until I got it. One of the best shooting factory rifles I’ve ever fired. I’ve killed most of my good bucks with this rifle.
As far as carrying, familiarity, rounds fired and killing this platform wins by far though it’s not popular here.
Watching Lawrence of Arabia much?
tarheel
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A .280 I built on a Model 1908 Brazilian DWM Mauser action with a Boyd's stock and a 30-06 on a FN Mauser action in a deerstalker style stock. The .280 is a bit heavy but manageable.
Two beautiful guns!
GET OUT OF MY BRAIN!
elkduds
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Dad bought it in 1950 (SN# 16610XX), He used it to keep his large farming family in venison in the foothills west of Loveland, CO. He passes on game meat now.
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WalkingBird
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It’s close for me, but #1 is my M70 featherweight 7mm-08 my dad got me when I was 1 year old, and I’ve carried all over.
#2 is my Vanguard S2 .257 Bee I picked up when I moved out west permanently as my open country rifle
#2 is my Vanguard S2 .257 Bee I picked up when I moved out west permanently as my open country rifle
kiwi hunter
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that fn mauser stock is done nicely
