stillquietvoice
Contributing Member
How bad is the throat. You could always load them long. I used to have to load mine at 2.700" to get it to shoot.
My fave was my old Ruger#1B in .243. Shot it for about two decades before throat went. Was a half incher w handloads so when it opened up it broke my heart. Didnt have the $ to rebarrel it back then
How bad is the throat. You could always load them long. I used to have to load mine at 2.700" to get it to shoot.
Caliber?The one I reach for the most. Winchester 70 EW in a McMillan Edge stock. Scope is Cabelas Euro-Instinct 3-9X40. This is the same scope as the Zeiss Conquest sold with Cabelas badges. Both are actually made by Meopta. I really don't have that much in the package. I bought the rifle used, found the McMillan stock used a year later and when Cabelas discontinued this scope sold them for $250. I bought 2 and wish I'd bought 2 more at that price. It weighs 7 1/4 lbs scoped and will put almost any ammo I've tried under 1" at 100
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The Death Ray... I do not doubt this!View attachment 838421
This one. The steel gray November day doesn't do the wood justice, but this is it's natural habitat. THE DEATH RAY. A Mauser K98 action wearing a very vintage Shilen barrel in .280 Rem. I really like the thumbhole stock. This rifle is a tad weighty, but that helps for shooting from offhand as do the ergos of the thumbhole. It just kills everything I shoot it at.
Wow, thats a great buck!View attachment 838381
I know this isnt the typical hunting rifle, but it is the one I use most for deer. Most already know that Illinois is not a centerfire rifle state.
T/C Hawken .54 that I built from a kit in 1983.
I estimate around 20 deer have fallen to this gun including my largest ever.
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He hangs over, the rifle under, the mantle in my study.
That is a dandy buck.View attachment 838381
I know this isnt the typical hunting rifle, but it is the one I use most for deer. Most already know that Illinois is not a centerfire rifle state.
T/C Hawken .54 that I built from a kit in 1983.
I estimate around 20 deer have fallen to this gun including my largest ever.
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He hangs over, the rifle under, the mantle in my study.
The one I reach for the most. Winchester 70 EW in a McMillan Edge stock. Scope is Cabelas Euro-Instinct 3-9X40. This is the same scope as the Zeiss Conquest sold with Cabelas badges. Both are actually made by Meopta. I really don't have that much in the package. I bought the rifle used, found the McMillan stock used a year later and when Cabelas discontinued this scope sold them for $250. I bought 2 and wish I'd bought 2 more at that price. It weighs 7 1/4 lbs scoped and will put almost any ammo I've tried under 1" at 100
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That 25-06 looks real tough and accurateThis 25-06 Tikka would have to be my pick. Its just a boring, reliable workhorse of a gun. Zero never changes and its stupid accurate. Doesn't care about the weather either.
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My AR15 is in contention to take its crown however. It is currently a 7.62x39 but before next season it will have an identical 358 yeti upper on it. Everything I said about the Tikka equally applies and I just really like to carry and shoot it for some reason.
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That rifle/ optic combo is sweet!I bought this FN Browning Grade 1 30-06 from my Brother. Redfield German #1 reticle.View attachment 838262 View attachment 838263He got a heart shot on a buck at 315 yards with it when he was 15. He hunted two years that I can remember and got whitetail both times. Made all jerky both times .View attachment 838266I hunted with it last season but didnt get one shot.
I've never been a fan of autoloading deer rifles, always preferred bolt actions in blued and walnut. But this rifle is quickly becoming my favorite for hunting.
Thanks man! I like the gloss scope on blued rifle look. It seems most scopes nowadays are matte finished . Just looks funny having a deep blued rifle with a matte scope on it. Especially on a classic.That rifle/ optic combo is sweet!