JeffG
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Very nice!
The Hunting Rifle Picture Thread
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Very nice!
Patocazador
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Thank you. The set trigger allowed me to shoot the buck left-handed while leaning left to see around trees. It is about a 10 oz. trigger when set.
Armored farmer
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I had one left-handed shot from a tree stand and it was the favorite shot of my hunting lifetime. The deer saw me and started running when my rifle was laying on its side on the tree stand platform. No time to switch (hands) as the deer had started sprinting toward the woods, only about 60 yards away. I fired as the rifle hit my shoulder and the deer went down, about 50 yards away. Despite the shot being a kill shot, I put another in the neck, as he tried to get up. I just sat there, taking-in what had just happened! I'd never shot a center-fire rifle left-handed before and it didn't hurt my face or shoulder. It was the best harvest of a deer in a lifetime of hunting. I then called my son to come help me take care of it and transport it by tractor/loader the half-mile or so to my house.
DM~
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Thanks, I made it from canvas and deer skin leather, LONG time ago...
When I go out in the bush, it's handy to have "some of everything" on me that don't rattle as I walk/climb.
I use to spend weeks at a time in the bush, but not so much anymore.
DM
Top: Tikka T3, .243 Win varmint and youth deer rifle. Excellent shooter!
Bottom: Rem 700 ADL, 243 Win varmint rifle. Even a more accurate rifle. Bedded and rebarreled to .243 Win. Factory stock.
Both rifles have been used to dispatch varmints (Coyotes, chucks, etc.) on our property
and son's fields. Bottom photo is my .270 Win, wearing a custom "show" stock, with an all-weather stock below. It was the rifle that I shot my Moose with.
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tws3b2
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Winchester 94. 30 30. Made in 1965. The Worst gun Winchester ever made. So some say. But yet. Here it is. Near 60 years later. Still going. Ready for another 60.
Somebody really cared about this gun. You can tell by the carvings in the stock. The gun didn't leave the Winchester factory with the carvings. Someone had to add them later. I wish I knew who.
Sometime in the 1990s my wife decided she wanted to go deer hunting with me. First time she ever showed interest. I knew it wouldn't last. She didn't like the cold then. No more than she does now.
So one day we stopped by the pawn shop to see what they had. All they had was this 94, 30 30. When I cycled the action, about half way it wanted to hang. Just a little effort to complete was needed. I figured it needed a good cleaning and oil. The guy wanted $125 for the gun. I pointed out the hang up and offered $75 or $100. I don't remember. Anyway we took the gun home. I didn't know anything about disassembling and reassembling a lever action at that time. So I just flushed out the action with gun scrubber, then flushed it again with ----"well, I can't tell you with what because some here will get all upset and say bad bad bad. But I will say 39+1 ". Then I oiled all the moving parts. After. The action moved smooth as butter. No hang up at all. Perfect.
A little practice and my wife was ready to go deer hunting.
On the first day, Of her first hunt, With her first shot She killed her First Deer. One shot. The deer dropped in its tracks. No chasing, No tracking. It dropped where it stood.
As I thought. That was her first and last hunt.
Soon after I learned to disassemble and reassemble a lever action Winchester 94, 30 30. I took the gun apart and inspected each part. All the edges of each part were crisp and sharp. Very few wear marks on any of the moving parts. I would say all the working parts in that 30 year old gun were in fine shape. The bluing around the receiver outside the gun was a little thin and even gone around the edges. But in good shape over the rest of the gun without a single pit or spot of rust even where the blueing has worn. "That's what that stuff I can't tell you will do for a gun (wd). My guess the bluing was worn down around the receiver over the years by carrying or holding the gun in that area. No splinters, Chips or many dings in the wood.
Now. Here it is. Near another 30 years later. Ready for another 60. (sorry about photos, I don't know how it got two of each) O
ver the years that I've had the gun not single fail of any kind.The Worst gun Winchester ever made.
Somebody really cared about this gun. You can tell by the carvings in the stock. The gun didn't leave the Winchester factory with the carvings. Someone had to add them later. I wish I knew who.
Sometime in the 1990s my wife decided she wanted to go deer hunting with me. First time she ever showed interest. I knew it wouldn't last. She didn't like the cold then. No more than she does now.
So one day we stopped by the pawn shop to see what they had. All they had was this 94, 30 30. When I cycled the action, about half way it wanted to hang. Just a little effort to complete was needed. I figured it needed a good cleaning and oil. The guy wanted $125 for the gun. I pointed out the hang up and offered $75 or $100. I don't remember. Anyway we took the gun home. I didn't know anything about disassembling and reassembling a lever action at that time. So I just flushed out the action with gun scrubber, then flushed it again with ----"well, I can't tell you with what because some here will get all upset and say bad bad bad. But I will say 39+1 ". Then I oiled all the moving parts. After. The action moved smooth as butter. No hang up at all. Perfect.
A little practice and my wife was ready to go deer hunting.
On the first day, Of her first hunt, With her first shot She killed her First Deer. One shot. The deer dropped in its tracks. No chasing, No tracking. It dropped where it stood.
As I thought. That was her first and last hunt.
Soon after I learned to disassemble and reassemble a lever action Winchester 94, 30 30. I took the gun apart and inspected each part. All the edges of each part were crisp and sharp. Very few wear marks on any of the moving parts. I would say all the working parts in that 30 year old gun were in fine shape. The bluing around the receiver outside the gun was a little thin and even gone around the edges. But in good shape over the rest of the gun without a single pit or spot of rust even where the blueing has worn. "That's what that stuff I can't tell you will do for a gun (wd). My guess the bluing was worn down around the receiver over the years by carrying or holding the gun in that area. No splinters, Chips or many dings in the wood.
Now. Here it is. Near another 30 years later. Ready for another 60. (sorry about photos, I don't know how it got two of each) O
ver the years that I've had the gun not single fail of any kind.The Worst gun Winchester ever made.
Armored farmer
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I cringed when I read that somebody carved on the stock....but actually it's not bad. Pretty darned good in fact.
One of the nieces was using the Tikka for deer and stopped to talk with my son. She stuck the barrel in the muddy road and put her arms on the buttplate!!! My son corrected her and, after unloading the rifle, used a small stick to remove the mud from the muzzle. That could have been "the end" for that barrel!!! Fortunately, the girl survived to become a soldier a few years later. I had taught her how to shoot well, but she had missed the "rifle don'ts" lecture.
My "Go-To" Deer and Moose Rifle"Picher, post: 12480912, member: 7914"]I had one left-handed shot from a tree stand and it was the favorite shot of my hunting lifetime. The deer saw me and started running when my rifle was laying on its side on the tree stand platform. No time to switch (hands) as the deer had started sprinting toward the woods, only about 60 yards away. I fired as the rifle hit my shoulder and the deer went down, about 50 yards away. Despite the shot being a kill shot, I put another in the neck, as he tried to get up. I just sat there, taking-in what had just happened! I'd never shot a center-fire rifle left-handed before and it didn't hurt my face or shoulder. It was the best harvest of a deer in a lifetime of hunting. I then called my son to come help me take care of it and transport it by tractor/loader the half-mile or so to my house.
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md7
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Mid 90’s M700 Mt Rifle in 270 Win. Killed more whitetail than I can recall, and a few bobcats and fox along the way as well.
And new Jack. Bergara B14 Ridge in 308 Win. It’s gonna be a suppressed rig, and I can’t wait to start stacking em up with it.
And new Jack. Bergara B14 Ridge in 308 Win. It’s gonna be a suppressed rig, and I can’t wait to start stacking em up with it.
Those are sweet. I saw one in 260 Rem a few years ago that was cool. Also the new ones with the thick carbon barrel are really cool.
9x56MS
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This years old newest addition custom built Mauser
in the classic 7x57. Next is my Marlin 336 in 35 remington. Best for last my Mannlicher s top is CZ550FS in 9.3x62,center is an original Mannlicher Schoenauer model 1905 in 9x56MS proofed in 1921. Bottom is Ruger Model 77RSI in 250-3000. All have been properly blooded and taken game. As for my favorite? Is there really any doubt? It is the Mannlicher Schoenauer the finest hunters rifle ever conceived.
in the classic 7x57. Next is my Marlin 336 in 35 remington. Best for last my Mannlicher s top is CZ550FS in 9.3x62,center is an original Mannlicher Schoenauer model 1905 in 9x56MS proofed in 1921. Bottom is Ruger Model 77RSI in 250-3000. All have been properly blooded and taken game. As for my favorite? Is there really any doubt? It is the Mannlicher Schoenauer the finest hunters rifle ever conceived.Attachments
Okay, I'll bite...Picture includes my Rem 700 Stainless, .270 Win with custom stock. Handload: 140 grain Barnes X, about 1 grain below max of Reloder 22, as listed in Lyman manual. Shoots very accurately in my rifle...sub 1 MOA!
Shot was relatively quick, sitting on my stool as the moose walked across the haul road in a small clearing about 270 yards from my position. I only had about 4 seconds to fire, after spotting the moose, which was intent on some cows that had been mooing for a while. There were a couple of other bulls answering the cows, but didn't appear. This was my first...and probably last moose, and it was quite exciting! The first photo angle doesn't seem to do the moose justice.
Shot was relatively quick, sitting on my stool as the moose walked across the haul road in a small clearing about 270 yards from my position. I only had about 4 seconds to fire, after spotting the moose, which was intent on some cows that had been mooing for a while. There were a couple of other bulls answering the cows, but didn't appear. This was my first...and probably last moose, and it was quite exciting! The first photo angle doesn't seem to do the moose justice.
The photo below is of my .270 Rem 700...the one I used to shoot the buck from my tree stand in the following story...but the blind is obviously NOT the one referred to:
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NOTE: The variation in color in the stock was caused by sun reflection off a half-opened door that wasn't noticed, at first. The stock has no such variation in finish color.
Gordon
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This is my favorite Hunting rifle : It is a highly modified 600 Remington in .308 Winchester. It no longer has this scope, it has a Swarovski Z5i 2.4x12x50 now in lightweight mounts . Whole rifle with a sling and scope and 4 rounds in mag weighs 7.25 pound and hangs from the hand with muzzle at ankle level with a 18 1/2" barrel plus a very effective break . They will bury me with this . Actually have other go to rifles but this is my very favorite hunting rifle and will do it all. Incredibly accurate too !
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Legionnaire
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I'll add another. Ruger 77 Hawkeye African in .375 Ruger; McMillan stock.
.375 Ruger next to a .223 Remington.
.375 Ruger next to a .223 Remington.
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This Rem. M-700 BDL in .30/06 is a nice hunting rifle, but I've never hunted with it and never will. I spotted it in a gunshop and bought it because I like pretty wood and it's the best I've ever seen on a 700.
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That rifle is way too pretty to not take it hunting and admire it out in the sunshine. A rifle is built for hunting, to not use it for its intended purpose is just turning it into a pretty bauble. It is your rifle to do with as you wish. Me I would take it hunting.
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That is lovely wood. I like the feel of thumb hole stocks and own 2 muzzle loaders a TC Thunder hawk and a Knight Wolverine that have them. Makes them much more comfortable and stable to shoot off hand.
Litetrigger
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I think this Ruger 77 RS Express is the classiest hunting rifle Ruger ever produced. They had beautiful hand-checkered Circassian walnut stocks and an integral quarter rib and banded sling loop on barrel, similar to high-class British hunting rifles. I got this .30/06 and a .416 Rigby back in the 1990's and now wish I had bought more when they were available. (I can think of several other guns I also wish I had bought back when they were made, don't we all?
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