Mine was a hand-me-down from my Mom....Remington 760 Gamemaster Carbine in 30/06. Dad got it sometime in the early '60's and put a Winfield 3x9x36 on it in a Weaver Flip-mount.
I shot my first deer with it in '84 and shot most of the deer since then, including last year, with the same rifle, mount and scope.