sugarmaker
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By family tradition, I bequeathed my favorite rifle to my 14 year old after he made a 220 pace offhand shot on a walking deer, facing him. Exit is visible on the deers flank, entry was on opposite brisket, deer ran 50 yards without any lungs.
He now owns his grandfathers beat up old late 60's 700ADL 30-06 which I shot my first deer with. It wore the Redfield in the pic for many years until it failed a few years ago and I reluctantly changed it to a vx3 2-7. The weaver base was hand tapped crooked and the recoil pad is no work of art. The forend is warped and the water damaged finish pulls on my whiskers, but this gun has great meaning in our family. The kids have named it "orcrist the deer slayer". My youngest understands what he has inherited.
So... great excuse! I wanted a gun purpose built for Maine/ VT deer hunting, 250 yard zero hold shooting, bad weather proof (we still hunt in cold pouring rain / snow per tradition), easy to use in thick woods, carry for 7 hours and still be ready for a 2 second opportunity, sit on 10 acre field / cut until dusk, etc...
I wound up with this Kimber Adirondack .308, barely used at $1100, i added talley lows, leupold ultralight 2-7, my own sling. Loaded and ready to go at 5.5 lbs, 5 lbs 3.5 ounces gun/scope alone. I bedded the action, otherwise left it alone. Now its off to the range, we'll see how she does. It will never equal the old gun but I think we're goung to get along well.
He now owns his grandfathers beat up old late 60's 700ADL 30-06 which I shot my first deer with. It wore the Redfield in the pic for many years until it failed a few years ago and I reluctantly changed it to a vx3 2-7. The weaver base was hand tapped crooked and the recoil pad is no work of art. The forend is warped and the water damaged finish pulls on my whiskers, but this gun has great meaning in our family. The kids have named it "orcrist the deer slayer". My youngest understands what he has inherited.
So... great excuse! I wanted a gun purpose built for Maine/ VT deer hunting, 250 yard zero hold shooting, bad weather proof (we still hunt in cold pouring rain / snow per tradition), easy to use in thick woods, carry for 7 hours and still be ready for a 2 second opportunity, sit on 10 acre field / cut until dusk, etc...
I wound up with this Kimber Adirondack .308, barely used at $1100, i added talley lows, leupold ultralight 2-7, my own sling. Loaded and ready to go at 5.5 lbs, 5 lbs 3.5 ounces gun/scope alone. I bedded the action, otherwise left it alone. Now its off to the range, we'll see how she does. It will never equal the old gun but I think we're goung to get along well.