My loaner is a Ruger with what around here is referred to as the "boat paddle" stock(it is the hollowed out one). It was the first rifle I won at an NRA banquet. It is a 6.5X55, I mounted a decent Weaver 3X9 on it. I worked up a decent load with Nosler 140 gr Partitions. I have slightly rethought the loaner part after the first person who wanted to borrow it questioned if my bullet choice would be good for mule deer. Lets just say he was a man of the cloth so I cut him some slack but after one day of hunting we never even discussed hunting together let alone went out again.
