With all the rage about cheap, plastic rifles, I get a kick out of seeing some of the old classics still getting it done. Here's a short list of some rifles that men I know still use successfully every year:
1) Winchester 88 in .308 Win. Jim bought this rifle new in the early 60s and still uses in every year.
2) Savage 99 in .300 Savage. A neighbor has used this one for a lot of years and took a nice buck with it again this year.
3) Remington 742 in .30-06 a good friend bought this one new, and even though I wouldn't use one of these, he gets venison most years with it.
4) a 98 Mauser (VZ-24 action in .30-06) with Bishop stock and Weaver K4. Nothing fancy: looks kind of ugly but kills deer.
5) Model 94 in .30-30, bought in the 50s by another neighbor. Has killed a bunch of bucks and is still killing working well every year.
All wood stocks, no plastic. Still working well for their owners after lots of years.
I'll bet you know folks using stuff like this as well.
