I bought my late wife a Remington 722 with a 308 barrel on it. She was born in 1960 and the rifle was 1960 manufacture.
She took it to Africa and killed everything she pointed it at, and I'm 12 for 13 attempts with that rifle.
I have others that I hunt with now, including g custom this and custom that. My son has claimed his mother's rifle. But, if I had to shoot only one for all of time, it would be that one.
I think Mule Deer calls them "honest rifles."
I do , too.
