What is your favorite rifle?

[Skeeter330]

Tough choice, but probably my favorite is a White Oak Precision AR that is built for HighPower. I also scored Rifleman with it during an Appleseed several years ago. It's a tack driver for sure. Much more accurate then I am.

Just missed qualifying with my marlin 22. Will be back to try again

 

[3Crows]

This one, a late Remington manufactured Marlin 1895 SBL:



Accurate, powerful, fun, impervious to weather.

 

[kimberkid]

I'd like to answer that question if I may . I wasn't aware AR's are King but far more popular NOW than days gone by . My reasoning is AR10 platform would account for their increased popularity ,as it overshadows it's smaller sibling in several different aspects .

As a former Southeast Asian Vet. , I can assure you or anyone else M16A1's were NOT highly thought of ,as multitudes of problems arose with their usage .
I WON'T go into what malfunctions were most prevalent on this thread . Survivors wouldn't own one and a different mindset for a different time frame ,turned many away from AR's . PTSD in MANY cases was never diagnosed back then ,resulting in less ex Military purchasing AR's . Most wanted to leave it behind and unfortunately MANY MANY weren't able to do so .

After revision and release of M16A2 variant then the 3 and 4 series ,along with proper CLEANING products and refined idiosyncrasy's being ironed out .

Popularity based upon weight reliability function and accuracy ,KICKED STARTED the AR phenomenon . Again IMO .

I personally like the Larger .308 ,6.5CM AR 10 platform or it's equivalent DPMS style but do own a few 5.56 as well and some are #1 hole multiple round shooters . SO ACCURATE THEY ARE . I also prefer full stock furniture ,as I'm NOT fond of a putter or a waffle with a hole in it for a stock .

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I a big fan of the “10” too, unfortunately I’m down to 2 now, a SiG DMR, I’m also a fan of the 6.5 Creedmoor which I put together on a Sharps 308 Jack receiver.

 

[rld405]

My first centerfire rifle that my mom gave me for Christmas of 1977 . My Marlin 336c . View attachment 1166042

Awesome! I love it! I have it's twin!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Collector wise: My 1916 Sestroryetsk M91, No SA markings, both Imperial Eagles still intact. I don't shoot it much, though I did hunt once with it.

I think it looks much like mine. (yeah yeah..."don't they all?") I have a few MN's, all round-receiver arsenal re-ferbs, but this is my favorite for sure, by far. I did set it up for hunting, with the S&B 180 grain ammo, but never did. Got the sights zero'd for that ammo, and it's an accurate rifle. I do like to walk the property line about when it's getting dark sometimes, so it's no safe-queen. I don't know why...it just has a cool vibe. I feel cool on "patrol" with it. Sometimes I fix-bayonet. Yeah I'm crazy like that. My wife calls it: "scouting the perimeter". "oh, are you going out to scout the perimeter?"

 

[Mini30SS]

Would you like to sell?
$50 you double your money

With inflation figure 20x$25= $500

 

[Picher]

This rifle is my favorite Rem 700, Stainless Fluted-barreled .223 Rem. It's a great shooter and I love to carry it in the varmint season, when I walk down-back to check out the berry fields. I've epoxy-bedded the action and about 2" of the barrel, making a very strong connection when screwed-down with the action screws. The remainder of the barrel is floating, with a little more than 1/16" of barrel gap in the forend. It's quite accurate, averaging about 3/8"-1/2" groups at 100 yards, depending on bullets and powder being used. The rifle is a joy to carry, also, weighing 7.3 lbs. with the Bushnell 3-12X presently mounted on it. (The 3-9X scope in the photo is presently on my deer rifle.)

 

[Picher]

Today's varmint rifles are such an improvement from the old wood-stocked rifles we had when I began varmint hunting. In fact, I started woodchuck hunting in my teens, to prepare for deer hunting. I bought a Savage 110 in 30-06, around 1960 and bought a semi-hacked-out Bishop stock for it. It was a good improvement and my Dad knew wood finishing, from selling/repairing furniture, so he instructed me in fine wood finishing. I studied epoxy bedding and did a pretty good job on an after-market Bishop 80% finished stock, using Boat-Repair Epoxy. Money was a problem when in high school, but I managed to buy a Weaver 2.5X scope and mounts for it. It's amazing how well it shot. I bought a set of dies and a CH "H" press with dies and powder scale. Loading was slow, but I had plenty of time and learned how to develop good loads for the rifle. It shot pretty good groups, averaging under an inch at 100 yards. It even managed to win a few turkey shoots.

 

[Picher]

I shot this ground hog at 100 yards with my 802 plinkster.
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My buddy and I hunted woodchucks as practice for getting used to our Remington bolt-action 30-06 deer rifles. Mine had a 2.5X Weaver and his had a Weaver 4x. We killed chucks out to almost 300 yards with those rifles, using handloaded 125 grain Sierras.

 

[starnbar]

That is a fine rifle one of the best I have seen in a while

 

[tommy.duncan]

My fave for over 40 years now, a 1981 HK91 bought new.

Brother that is beautiful!!

 

[AzShooter1]

Right now this is my favorite go-to rifle. It's a CZ 452 22 LR that I built 20 years ago. Made the mistake of restocking it so if I shoot a match it will be in the Open Class. But, I like the way this stock looks and feels.

It's one of the best grouping rifles I've ever own. I've been doing a lot of testing lately and trying to find the ammo it shoots best. Next I'm going to play with the tension on the screws to see if I can make it shoot even tightet.

Here's one of my targets:

 

[kimberkid]

I'd like to answer that question if I may . I wasn't aware AR's are King but far more popular NOW than days gone by . My reasoning is AR10 platform would account for their increased popularity ,as it overshadows its smaller sibling in several different aspects .

The AR has risen in popularity exponentially in the 15 or so years, and King isn’t an overstatement. I (blame?) it mostly on video games that players have come to age. A lot of the know-it-all’s know nothing of the 1994 Assault Weapon Ban, much less the import ban of 1989 … most everything they know, they’ve read and are just regurgitating.
However, the AR has advanced by leaps and bounds thanks to everything from adjustable gas blocks, optics, precision triggers, muzzle devices to a wide selection of cleaner burning ammunition and the almost non-existent recoil.

 

[Hookeye]

Right now my faves are a CZ457 in .22 mag and a Ruger #1A in .308 win.

 

[Armored farmer]

This will likely change when the new wears off....but I'm still pretty fond of my new-to-me Handi-Rifle in 45-70.
I have vowed to only shoot my own cast reloads.

 

[I6turbo]

This question, What is your favorite rifle? has been one I've asked myself for decades. The answer has changed multiple times over the years, and has been some sort of centerfire most of the time. However, these days, based upon which gun(s) I always take with me when I get a chance to go shoot, it apparently is a .22 LR target rifle. It's going to be the 1938 Winchester Model 52 Standard Target, or the 1958 BRNO Model 4. If pressed to pick a favorite, it'd probably be the Model 52 (top photo).

 

[Rodfac]

Well, this one goes back to 1970, it was my wife's wedding present to me. Sako Forester .308 with a Redfield 2-7x on top. Woodchucks here in KY, gophers & deer in Washington State and Montana with home cast wheel weight bullets, elk & muleys in Colorado and a whole slew of whitetails here in KY. It still hovers around an MOA wtih Sierra or Hornady Spitzers, and will always be my #1, as will the girl that gave it to me.
Best Regards Rod

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[Hookeye]

Nice rifle. Had one in .243.
Btw....looks like a Redfield.

 

[.45Coltguy]

Nice rifle. Had one in .243.
Btw....looks like a Redfield.

Hmmm, it does, huh?

 

[Rodfac]

Thx Hook...you're right...#2 son glommed on to my Leupold...edited the mistake...the three knurled bands on the eye piece are the give-away....Rod

 

[Archie]

Much like selecting a 'favorite' child.
I'm rather a bolt action sort. I don't need to fire multiple shots quickly. My combat days are long past and if I do go hunting (gets too cold for me) I can pick my shots. Still, I have several.
6.5x55mm (Swedish) Mauser was long my favorite. I have a sporterized carbine version that I call my 'anything rifle' conveniently located. But I have acquired a taste for Mannlicher-Schonauer rifles, especially in 6.5x54mm.
It is hard to choose.

 

[bannockburn]

Favorite Rimfire Semi-Auto Rifle-Ruger 10/22.
Favorite Centerfire Bolt Action-U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1898 Krag Jorgensen.
Favorite Centerfire Semi-Auto-Colt AR-15 SP1 Sporter.
Favorite Centerfire Lever Action-Rossi Model 92.

 

[Wildfan99]

Pedersoli 45-120 w a fixed 6x.
Just plain old fun to shoot!

 

[tws3b2]

2024, The 50th year of great hunting memories with this gun. I'll never part with it.

 

[WisBorn]

This will likely change when the new wears off....but I'm still pretty fond of my new-to-me Handi-Rifle in 45-70.
I have vowed to only shoot my own cast reloads.

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Are you loading black powder or smokeless with your cast bullets?