The BEST rifle you have ever owned
- Thread starter Vair
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I voted Ruger, but only because i have had a slew of them pass through, and have never been dissapointed until I let them go.
My current "go to" is a M77 Mk II stainless in 280 Rem, I shoot it like an extension of my body. Now that I think about it, all the critters that hang on my wall have fallen to one of 3 rugers, all Mk II stainless variants in 243, 280 and 338 win mag.
My current "go to" is a M77 Mk II stainless in 280 Rem, I shoot it like an extension of my body. Now that I think about it, all the critters that hang on my wall have fallen to one of 3 rugers, all Mk II stainless variants in 243, 280 and 338 win mag.
Toss up, I love my 1965 Marlin lever in .444 marlin. 24" barrel, .70" 3 shot groups at 60 yards. This is my all-perils close-in gun.
My Winchester model 70 classic (mauser action) in .30-06 is for everything else. These have never let me down, feed flawlessly, and are in mint shape still after a good few hunts.
My Winchester model 70 classic (mauser action) in .30-06 is for everything else. These have never let me down, feed flawlessly, and are in mint shape still after a good few hunts.
Favorite 'eh.
Winchester/Browning 1885 is the prettiest, they shoot pretty decently ,too
Stevens 44-1/2--very classy gun when properly dressed.
Rem700 Classic or KS mtn rifle---good huntin guns, not pretty, just reliable.
Winchester/Browning 1885 is the prettiest, they shoot pretty decently ,too
Stevens 44-1/2--very classy gun when properly dressed.
Rem700 Classic or KS mtn rifle---good huntin guns, not pretty, just reliable.
Semi-custom M700 Mountain Rifle in 257 Roberts.
BDL action, King bbl, TI take-off stock, Talley LW mounts and a Vari-XIII 2.5x8 Leupold. It's lightweight, fast, accurate, easy/fun to shoot and consistant.
Here's how it used to look ......
BDL action, King bbl, TI take-off stock, Talley LW mounts and a Vari-XIII 2.5x8 Leupold. It's lightweight, fast, accurate, easy/fun to shoot and consistant.
Here's how it used to look ......
Bassmaster
CGN frequent flyer
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- WMU 48 - Whitetail country
Marlin
Another vote for the Marlin 336SC.....it's a natural.....
Another vote for the Marlin 336SC.....it's a natural.....
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
Ruger M77 tang safety in .308. I love this gun. Its light, short, and shoots lights out with factory ammo. My wife picked it up for me used a few years back, and I couldnt be happier. While I want other guns in the cabinet (who doesnt?) this will always be my go to.
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Most accurate iron sight: ROSS Model 1910 (Mark III) in .303. Issued to 16 B'n CEF, aboard HMS Canada for 40 years and it still shoots into a silver 5-cent piece at 100.
Most accurate scoped: 1917 Enfield, BSA top-line conversion, about 1959, with 1959 steel-tube Weaver K-4, in .30-'06.
Most pure fun: 1A1 made at Ishapore... and now it can't go out of the house. And the Government spent all that money to teach me how to use one!
Most treasured: 1907 SMLE Mark I*** Navy conversion, conversion done wrong. Sweet and fast and wants the bedding touched up. A rescue case from a $2 junk bin, 46 years ago.
They're sorta like Lay's chips: can't stop at just one!
Most accurate scoped: 1917 Enfield, BSA top-line conversion, about 1959, with 1959 steel-tube Weaver K-4, in .30-'06.
Most pure fun: 1A1 made at Ishapore... and now it can't go out of the house. And the Government spent all that money to teach me how to use one!
Most treasured: 1907 SMLE Mark I*** Navy conversion, conversion done wrong. Sweet and fast and wants the bedding touched up. A rescue case from a $2 junk bin, 46 years ago.
They're sorta like Lay's chips: can't stop at just one!
I bought a Browning BBR chambered in .30-06 in '81 and with it I ended up hunting in two provinces.
No matter what the weather it always worked. I think I had a string of something like 16 or 18 one shot kills on deer with one 180gr load with it. It just always worked.
Last fall it went to a good home with a young fellow who was starting out hunting and needed a trained rifle. I might still have it if it was 2lbs lighter, but they were quite a heavy rifle and I'd been using it less and less as I got older.
Funny how we like light rifles as kids and then one day suddenly we like them again.
Regards,
Dwayne
No matter what the weather it always worked. I think I had a string of something like 16 or 18 one shot kills on deer with one 180gr load with it. It just always worked.
Last fall it went to a good home with a young fellow who was starting out hunting and needed a trained rifle. I might still have it if it was 2lbs lighter, but they were quite a heavy rifle and I'd been using it less and less as I got older.
Funny how we like light rifles as kids and then one day suddenly we like them again.
Regards,
Dwayne
