Your Ol Faithful?
- Thread starter GMC403
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Ruger M77 in 308WIN. Nothing special about her other then the fit is perfect for me and I shoot it well. My wife bought it for me, used, because I mentioned I liked it when I saw it. Great decision on her part.
Super neat rifle!
Ardent
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blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
Thank-you. As I say, shes nothing fancy, she just works. Its paired with a 2-7x Leupold scope. The combo just works for moose, deer, and bear here in central Ontario.
Can't help you with a 7x57, but this 275Rigby that Chris Griesbach is just finishing up will be my go-to gun in the near future.
The older I get, the more difficult it is for me to get excited about bolt rifles. They're just tools to me.., .
...but, wow...that is one gorgeous tool!
blasted_saber
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- A blue part of Ontario
7x57 is a cartridge which I have great interest in and have no real explanation why. It doesnt seem terribly different then my ol' faithful 308 in the grand scheme of things. I mean, other then being rarer, and more expensive to feed. But I still want one
RobbieLaidlaw
CGN Regular
- Location
- Saskatchewan
Savage 99 in 300 savage / 1970 Remington 870 wingmaster
Nothing that can compare to ardents rifles in looks or coolness but these are my 3 rifles i carry most. Small game is my 17mach2 savage. It had a wood stock but i modified a synthetic stock to fit it and rattle canned it. Found out after i bought the stock that the mark11 came in various lengths. Anyway i love this lil rifle.
Next is a 783 223 16.5" hb in a mdt lss chassis with a nightforce shv 4-14x56. Built as a big brother to my savage fv 22lr in a black mdt lss22 chassis. This will be used to coyote and general plinking. And lastly is my 458wm. I just F ing love this rifle. Load development start and ended with 72grs h4895 under a 405gr fnsp. 50 yards 3 thru the same hole at 2400fps. Shoots the 400gr woodliegh ppsn the exact same. Its worked wonders for bear and a wolf that just wouldnt leave. Wasted my tag on him and then later had to pass up an opportunity for a massive black phase one i was after
I love shotguns as well and i carry my a400 xplor and my baikal ij58 mostly
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Ardent
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Yep, that’s an extraordinary build, look forward to seeing more.
Remington 788 Franken rifle , has a unknown stainless steel barrel from a Remington? in 7mm/08 and the stock has been stripped and done in a boiled linseed oil treatment.
On top is a vintage Schmidt & Bender 8x56 fixed power #1 German post reticle 26mm tube on vintage Redfield rings
On top is a vintage Schmidt & Bender 8x56 fixed power #1 German post reticle 26mm tube on vintage Redfield rings
My general go to is a Parker hale 1200c I fit into another less “70’s” stock I refinished. Has a fantastic trigger, perfect bluing and shoots 1 moa with 180 grain partitions. Not a fan of how the fx2 is sitting though, thinking of lower rings that will give me some wiggle room to slide that scope back a c-hair
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