Umm yeah..the man said it......
The BEST rifle you have ever owned
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Umm yeah..the man said it......
Browning BAR 30-06
First time I took it to the range, I thought I had a dud on my hands. Bench rested, lined up my first shot and pulled the trigger, crisp and clean break. Took out my bino's and looked at my targert, looked like i never hit it. Asked the guy to my left to take a look with his spotters scope, he just looked at me and smiled. Says I don't think you can do better then that, come take a look. Perfect shot, bullseye dead centre. Can't go wrong for $350 and $15 more to replace the buffer pad.
First time I took it to the range, I thought I had a dud on my hands. Bench rested, lined up my first shot and pulled the trigger, crisp and clean break. Took out my bino's and looked at my targert, looked like i never hit it. Asked the guy to my left to take a look with his spotters scope, he just looked at me and smiled. Says I don't think you can do better then that, come take a look. Perfect shot, bullseye dead centre. Can't go wrong for $350 and $15 more to replace the buffer pad.
Well...... SO far the best gun I have ever owned is a Dakota Predator in 6ppc. Butter smooth action, stupidly accurate, and handles like a dream! Has accounted for about a dozen deer in the past 3 years with various people shooting it, as well as a whole bunch of smaller critters. But as someone mentioned already....I'm not done yet!
Browning BAR 30-06
First time I took it to the range, I thought I had a dud on my hands. Bench rested, lined up my first shot and pulled the trigger, crisp and clean break. Took out my bino's and looked at my targert, looked like i never hit it. Asked the guy to my left to take a look with his spotters scope, he just looked at me and smiled. Says I don't think you can do better then that, come take a look. Perfect shot, bullseye dead centre. Can't go wrong for $350 and $15 more to replace the buffer pad.
Gotta love those perfect range days don't ya.
Brutus
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Currently my favorite one is this Wichita Model 1375, single shot target rifle, with Kreiger 1:13 twist in .308 Winchester.
On a good day, I can hold MOA out to 300 meters, (with a supported rest) during practice, using the diopter peep sights.
It's one sweet long gun to shoot!
Savage 99 in .300 Savage. Not my most accurate gun. Fussy on what I feed it. Tempermental. Bought it off a used rack for 275 bucks on a whim. Having said that it is a dream to carry in the woods and after being a Safe Queen for 5 years I shot a 24" 5 point that pushed 160. Best buck in 25 years of hunting. Not my best but definitely my favorite.
My most accurate target rifle is a Savage model 12 with heavy fluted barrel and Choate stock.
Here's what it does at 100 yds. A dime doesn't totally cover the five holes, but almost.
My favourite hunter is my Browning Stainless Stalker in 300 Win Magnum. It's a tight shooter even with Wally World factory ammo, it has a silky bolt and crisp trigger. Not a light rifle to carry all day but worth it. See my avatar!
Here's what it does at 100 yds. A dime doesn't totally cover the five holes, but almost.
My favourite hunter is my Browning Stainless Stalker in 300 Win Magnum. It's a tight shooter even with Wally World factory ammo, it has a silky bolt and crisp trigger. Not a light rifle to carry all day but worth it. See my avatar!
An intersting poll - so many choices so I broke down my thoughts as follows:
Most accurate ( and expensive ) : my Sako TRG 22 with '5 inside a dime' consistent not once-in-a-blue-moon results;
Best Value/Accuracy combo: Savage 10FP in .223 in Choate stock
Most Pure Fun: CZ858 Tactical (accurate, cheap to shoot)
Fav Hunting: Remington 700 BDL Custom DeLuxe in .270
Most Fun to Tinker with: my Norinco M1A ( oh the potential arrrg, the frustration )
But my never-sell would have to be my old 'Wood and Iron' all matching 1953 Springfield M1 Garand
Most accurate ( and expensive ) : my Sako TRG 22 with '5 inside a dime' consistent not once-in-a-blue-moon results;
Best Value/Accuracy combo: Savage 10FP in .223 in Choate stock
Most Pure Fun: CZ858 Tactical (accurate, cheap to shoot)
Fav Hunting: Remington 700 BDL Custom DeLuxe in .270
Most Fun to Tinker with: my Norinco M1A ( oh the potential arrrg, the frustration )
But my never-sell would have to be my old 'Wood and Iron' all matching 1953 Springfield M1 Garand
I only own excellent quality firearms. Please don't take that as an elitist's statement. I've never had a problem with any of my guns, except for my very first gun (which I doubt I could sell if I tried, it's pretty much dead to me).
My top picks are my Robinson Arms XCR in .223 (never a single malfunction and quite accurate) and my Fabarm Martial 12ga. (rock solid shotgun). I would trust both with my life, but due to the simplicity of design and value... I would have to say the Fabarm takes the win.
My top picks are my Robinson Arms XCR in .223 (never a single malfunction and quite accurate) and my Fabarm Martial 12ga. (rock solid shotgun). I would trust both with my life, but due to the simplicity of design and value... I would have to say the Fabarm takes the win.
I had to vote other. I have a Thompson encore that I have fallen in love with. Its super accurate, the trigger is good, and with the synthetic stock its a real hunters type of gun.(Not worried to go into the thick bush for fear of scratches) As a lefty, the style of gun works for me also.
There doesn't seem to be a very big following here with these rifles. The guys that I have seen with these guns really like them though. They don't seem as mainstream as the Rem 700's or winchester 70's. Its not for everybody to hunt with a single shot firearm. Just my two cents.
There doesn't seem to be a very big following here with these rifles. The guys that I have seen with these guns really like them though. They don't seem as mainstream as the Rem 700's or winchester 70's. Its not for everybody to hunt with a single shot firearm. Just my two cents.
t-star got mine in the first response "Other TRW M-14." Never owned an FN FAL, nor a BAR, so no contest. What's not to like? Modern cartridge, can use 20 round mag, even if I can't own one, adequate accuracy for target appropriate range, shoots all day, and builds physical stamina in those who lug all 9 some pounds of it around! Too bad it has to hide in shame in a locked gun safe, (damn Alan Rock) but still a "best rifle."
My remington model 788 in a 7/08 ccarbine> I bought it with a stright 4x weaver scope and the gun had a trigger job done to it as well. paid $400.00 for it and it is a very good shooting gun, not as pretty as some others but I have a custom stock coming for ti now.
