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As I start to segue into the Golden Years, my thoughts turn more and more to the fabled bucket list. We are not granted an infinite number of days on this mortal coil, and if you're like me, there remain some guns/pursuits that remain unfulfilled. If you care to share them, perhaps someone who reads this may be able to help you achieve one or two, and vice-versa. Anyway, it's fun to dream!

Here's mine, in no particular priority:
1) Pope-barreled single shot (Ballard, Stevens, Winchester), .22, .32-40.
2) 1903 Springfield NRA Sporter
3) Niedner-barreled anything (extra points for a Tom Shelhamer stock)
4) Savage 1895
5) Savage 1899 A,B,C .32-40
6) Savage M1899 .250-3000
7) Sharps-Borschardt barreled in a 1930's .22 wildcat
8) Mannlicher-Schoenauer M1903 6.5x54 (I owned 8mm's and a .257 Roberts but never a 6.5x54)
9) Stevens 417 Walnut Hill
10) The chance to put an animal larger than a deer in my sights. I better get cracking on that as physical limitations are rapidly closing that door.
11) M1841 Mississippi Rifle
12) Double rifle chambered in .30-40 or .303 British. I always said that such would be the ideal deer rifle for the conditions in which I hunt.

I'd offer to take you bear hunting next fall. If we're selective we'll get you one a tiny bit bigger than a small Florida deer. You can pick the level of difficulty. Otherwise I'm no help to you on your list, but those look like worthwhile goals.

All I can think of at this point is-

A double rifle in .375 Winchester regulated for 75 yards.

A "T" in 22HP with a Nice stith set up, Id settle for a "G"! A 25-35 Carbine 1899! Loggahs 1895 Winchester in 405, with the climbing Lyman peep and XXX walnut stock! Or a double rifle in about any Cal. I did own a cape gun at one time!

I did this not too long ago:

An original, marked as such, 99 in 270 Titus. I mean one built by Bliss Titus.

An 1899 A,B, and C in 32-40, 38-55, 25-35, and a 250-3000, preferably a first year production, for the 250.

A Martini Cadet in something interesting.

A Rigby in 275.

Is it Don that has the 45-70 converted side by side. I like that one too.

Get my 68 Cuda convertible restored.

Used to really want to hunt Africa, not so sure anymore.

I don't know if there's any guns that would make my bucket list. Okay.. maybe a factory engraved 1899C with stippled receiver. Yeah.. okay, that one makes the bucket list.

My bucket list is:

303 99R
22 HP 99F
22 HP 99EG
22 HP 99G
243 99RS
358 99RS
250-3000 99T
32-40 1899B

I have to stop. This list is getting to long.

Holy smokes you should take up unicorn hunting, you'd probably have better luck!

I'm not really a wishlist guy. Nor a bucket list guy.
If I desire something, I get it.
Now the list of potential desires is long, only question is which one is available first.

Ergo, a bucket list!

I know where 4 of the 8 are on the list. Its coming up with the cash.

Thats LBK that has the 45-70 double!

Maybe you should guide unicorn hunts for gun money!

Roy, I got 6 out of 8 of your wish list ! The R,s in winchester calibers have eluded me so far !!!!

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You have 303 99R ? Send Pic's I would love to see it. It at the top of my list!

Maybe we should start a "If I could have any one of Don's guns before I die" thread.

Its either a R or RS ,cant remember off the top of my head, ill see if my photographer is "not on strike" !

My bucket list includes all forms of hunting, except two. I have no interest in hunting in a cage (high fence) or remote rifle (computer controlled over some remote watering hole in Zimbabwe)

Sorry LBK, didn't mean to slight you on that 45-70. It's beyond my bucket list, it's well into my Lust List, Joe.

When I saw this I thought I had passed a change to get this one from your list about a year ago... but I see the .303 you want is 'British' - the one I was offered was in .303 'Savage'. It was custom ordered from an European maker in the 1960's by a collector who had a lot of Savage's, he passed away before the rifle was done and it had not been shot outside of the factory until my friend acquired it, nice looking double, completely cased with accessories... but .303 Savage & not British, so I guess you wouldn't have wanted it...

I wanted it but the price was to high for me, it would have the the most expensive rifle I ever bought and the only thing Savage about it was the caliber, still it was a neat rifle.