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I'd add Marlin 336's to the list. Lots of them still out there getting the job done. Been using Savage 99's the last 10 years, but took my dad's 1954 Marlin 336 out this year. Right at sunrise I got the best buck I've ever shot, with the gun that has a lot of history. Wood and blued steel.. just classy.
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It really needs to be "walnut and blued steel" to be classy, right? Somehow "birch and blued steel" just doesn't seem to cut it!
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I'm still getting it done with a 1940 Winchester 70 in 30gov't'06, with a pacmayer low swing scope mount, and weaver k2.5 scope. It has a nice patina from all the years and hunts with it. Harvested my first mule deer and black bear this season in California with this weapon. I was given the rifle by my grandfather before he passed. I still remember how excited he was for me when he saw me harvest my first whitetail with it back in the early 90's.
I did decide this year to purchase a few synthetic and stainless rifle to compliment my collection. A Savage lightweight hunter in 6.5 creed and a Tikka t3x superlight in 300wm for my future western hunting. That way I can keep the ol 30/06 for the occasional hunt, without fear of beating it up too much more.
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02-----I use to think the same way, save the it because it was GrandDad's. But he gave it to you to use, use it for everything----he'll be you on every hunt. That 30/06 will kill anything in North America.
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It really needs to be "walnut and blued steel" to be classy, right? Somehow "birch and blued steel" just doesn't seem to cut it! The older Husqvarna 46s and 640s had arctic beech stocks and they were pretty classy rifle.
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My Grandfather won this rifle in a big buck contest in 1937 - He gave it to me along with the contest winning horns before he died in the early 1980's. I have used it nearly every fall since. The horns reside in my office.
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02-----I use to think the same way, save the it because it was GrandDad's. But he gave it to you to use, use it for everything----he'll be you on every hunt. That 30/06 will kill anything in North America. If it wasn't for my vision it would be my go to. The k2.5 weaver scope barely fits with the bolt handle rubbing it occasionally. The pacmayer mount required four holes to be drilled into the side of the receiver. I didn't want to add any more holes to the top of the receiver in order to put on a more modern scope ring setup. Figure I can enjoy the newer rifles and not worry about them as much. Plus they are 2-3 lbs lighter.
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I have a Winchester 1873 made in 1884. I try to sit in my bow stand a few times each season to kill a doe. 38-40 pretty good killer at 20 yds.
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Dads been carrying the same "byf" code M98 since he was 14...that's 51 years. It's on it's 2nd barrel now(VZ-24 take off in 8mm Gibbs) and has had a Redfield Revolution scope installed, but it's still in the same cut down military stock it was in when he got it.
Youngest brother popped a buck on opening morning with my Great Grandpa's old model 94...that rifle has seen a little use in it's day too.
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My Grandfather won this rifle in a big buck contest in 1937 - He gave it to me along with the contest winning horns before he died in the early 1980's. I have used it nearly every fall since. The horns reside in my office. First or second year Model 70 ?
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Not sure - How do you tell? It says 30 Gov't 06 on the side with a flag type safety. Serial Number under 20,000. It's an early one but I don't know just how early.
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They do work, but I am better off with the modern optics or none at at all. Top is a 1920 in 300 Savage and the bottom is a 99F in 300.
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My hunting partners only rifle. A number of elk and deer to its credit via factory Remington 180 gr Core-Lokts. This shot from last falls elk hunt.
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I too like them all and they do work just fine. I have 1, 2 and 5 and have had 3 & 4. Right now I am using a fairly old Interarms Mark X in one of the oldest calibers - 7MM Mauser. No kick or blood on my end. I am particularly fond of the old Remington 600 series rifles and also the 788's. It is probably because they all were popular and in the stores to look at when I was a kid and had no money.
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One of my evil semi autos, works just like it did when it left the factory in 1921. .32 Rem cas6969, Your picture brings back good memories, Killed my first buck with a Rem. Model 8 in 30 Rem. My uncle gave it to me, I gave it back to him 25 years later and his son used it for deer. I would hunt with our neighbor's family... He used a Model 8 in 35 Rem. that had a tang sight. He shot several deer, all at the juncture of the head and the neck... so as to not ruin any meat! Jerry
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If you can't get it done here in NA with a 7x57, .30-30, .30-06 or .375H&H, the chances are it doesn't need doing.
Don't know exactly why, but there are currently four .30-06 rifles in my safe. Don't know why I have a .30-30, either, except for the fun factor.
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It's in the 1937-1938 range according to chart. Metal Tag on the Horns says 1937. Not sure when he actually got the rifle, probably November of 1937. Thanks for the link.
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With all the rage about cheap, plastic rifles, I get a kick out of seeing some of the old classics still getting it done. Here's a short list of some rifles that men I know still use successfully every year:
1) Winchester 88 in .308 Win. Jim bought this rifle new in the early 60s and still uses in every year. 2) Savage 99 in .300 Savage. A neighbor has used this one for a lot of years and took a nice buck with it again this year. 3) Remington 742 in .30-06 a good friend bought this one new, and even though I wouldn't use one of these, he gets venison most years with it. 4) a 98 Mauser (VZ-24 action in .30-06) with Bishop stock and Weaver K4. Nothing fancy: looks kind of ugly but kills deer. 5) Model 94 in .30-30, bought in the 50s by another neighbor. Has killed a bunch of bucks and is still killing working well every year.
All wood stocks, no plastic. Still working well for their owners after lots of years.
I'll bet you know folks using stuff like this as well. Does this qualify? BRNO 22f in 8x57. This is the first time I've used it on game, though. Sweet rifle, handles much like a M94 Winchester. Thought about pulling Dad's 742 BDL out of mothballs, but the ancient Weaver K4 was coated in too much crud. Probably wouldn't have made much of a difference on the 53 yard shot this doe gave me. Kaiser Norton
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One of my evil semi autos, works just like it did when it left the factory in 1921. .32 Rem That is just neater than sh*t. I love seeing classics like this, still getting used. I almost bought one of those Remingtons, but it was chambered in .300 Savage, as I recall. Still kicking myself for that one. Must be an absolute hoot to cart that thing through the woods... Kaiser Norton
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