Still remember it like yesterday even though this season will mark 25 years for me.
Rifle was a Ruger boat paddle .270 Win with a Leupold vari-xII 3-9. It was my first rifle and i bought it with lawn mowing money.
Damn, I'll bet you miss the old boat paddle ruger don't you??
BSA I had one of those boat paddle rugers in a 280 Remington that thing would stack 140gr Remington cor lckts onto small groups like a real dumb ass traded it off.
Yep i do miss it. It shot super well with the 140 Partitions and was all i ever needed. Youth and money make dumb choices.
Replaced it with a blued 7mm-08 boat paddle i found at a small mom and pop shop about 7 years ago. It too shoots very well.
Sadly it too will be leaving my safe soon. A buddies 12yo son has used it the last 2 years for deer and elk with good success. He loves the rifle and has asked to buy it many times.
"Uncle" Matt is a softy and with his parents permission already received it will go to him in 3 weeks for his birthday. I don't have another 7-08 so i stuffed all 350rds of brass with 120 TTSX's that will go with it. The 3.5-10 VXIII will cost him a summer of weekly lawn mowings at my place. I said i was a softy, not dumb....
Hell its just a gun, he has history with it that i don't so it should be his.
