Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting The "backup/ loaner" rifle

I've got (had) two that I consider backup/loaners. One is a Model 70 PF 30-06 I picked up for a small fee. Looked like it had spent more time bumping around in the bed of a pickup than anything else. Bedded it in an old B&C stock with original aluminum 2-pc floorplate, (was a BB previously) and gave it a couple coats of Duracoat. Turned out looking pretty good and shoots 180 Hornadys over a full case of RL22 well under an inch. My son adopted the rifle and thought it worthy of a Trijicon scope. Now seems to be his full time elk rifle. Looking for something similar again for another backup/loaner.

The other loaner is a Marlin XS7 in 243 with a weaver classic mounted. Shoots under MOA. Don't much care if someone drops it or scratches it as long as they aren't just being careless...