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This years deer rifle #18873793 10/26/23
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 Likes: 4 N.E. Texas 1911a1 OP Campfire Tracker
OP 1911a1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,681 Likes: 4 N.E. Texas	I decided to use one of the rifles I inherited from my younger brother who passed last spring. It was a latter acquisition by him. A Ruger Mdl 77 Hawkeye African in 6.5x55. It's not near as handy as a Mdl 70 Fwt. , but It is a nostalgic looking rifle none the less. Ended up dropping it down 1 inch. This was factory Remington ammo with 140 Core-lokts. It will be sorta like My Brother is with me when I hunt this year. I miss him very much. We were only 22 months apart. He was in the grade below me in school. We were close enough in age I have no memory without him around. Figures don't lie, But Liars figure Assumption is the mother of mistakes

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Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18873805 10/26/23
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,440 Likes: 1 Texas R rickt300 Campfire Outfitter
rickt300 Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,440 Likes: 1 Texas	Pretty rifle, sorry your brother is gone. Dog I rescued in January

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18873965 10/26/23
Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 596 J JakeM78 Campfire Regular
JakeM78 Campfire Regular J Joined: Oct 2023 Posts: 596	Good for you sir. Death sucks on so many levels.

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Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,961 T Theoldpinecricker Campfire Regular
Theoldpinecricker Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2021 Posts: 1,961	Really nice looking. Your brother has good taste

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18874996 10/27/23
Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 276 San Antonio, TX R rabst Campfire Member
rabst Campfire Member R Joined: Jul 2014 Posts: 276 San Antonio, TX	Sorry for your loss. I lost my father to COVID back in 2020. I may hunt this year with his Sako 6.5x55 [for which I just finished working up a good 140 gr load]. Not near as pretty as your brother's, but plenty accurate.

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Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18875088 10/27/23
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	I’m sorry to hear about your brother. Camp is where you make it.

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18875099 10/27/23
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,246 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger
JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,246 Northern Louisiana	What a fine rifle. I hope you can put it to good use and I'd bet he'd enjoy you making new memories with his rifle while thinking fondly of him. Now with even more aplomb

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18875134 10/27/23
Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,819 Likes: 6 West of the Blue Ridge Pappy348 Campfire Ranger
Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,819 Likes: 6 West of the Blue Ridge	My brother was older, and we didn’t always get along, but we did hunt together all our lives. It leaves a hole. Nice rifle. Those are the best, IMO, of the 77s, though I too like ‘em lighter these days. I’ll bet its a joy to shoot. What fresh Hell is this?

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18875740 10/27/23
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,506 Lived all over the world H hotsoup Campfire Outfitter
hotsoup Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 7,506 Lived all over the world	Beautiful rifle, grouping more than sufficient for deer hunting. Sorry for the loss of your brother but he'll be with you in spirit every time you handle his rifle.

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18875774 10/27/23
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,686 South Central PA K Ken_L Campfire Regular
Ken_L Campfire Regular K Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 2,686 South Central PA	So sorry for your loss. That is a very nice rifle in a classic caliber. NRA Lifetime Endowment Member

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Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18876092 10/27/23
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GSPfan Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,962 Mid Michigan	My little brother was 12 years younger than me but he had the drive to want to learn to hunt and I was eager to teach him. He picked up a 155MM white phosphorus artillery round while riding his dirt bike north of Grayling MI where we had a cabin. Needless to say he brought it back and it went off. He had purchased a Ruger M77 two year prior so 1980. He got a doe his first year and a 7 point the next. I take his rifle out every so often. He would have loved the hunts and shooting sporting clays. I miss him all the time. He would have been 56 the 19th of this month. Enjoy your brother’s rifle he will always be with you.

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Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,359 Likes: 1 Middle Tennessee R RickinTN Campfire Regular
RickinTN Campfire Regular R Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 2,359 Likes: 1 Middle Tennessee	Losing a younger brother is tough. There just are no sufficient words. I lost mine in ‘16. He would be 60 now. Enjoy hunting with that fine rifle and I hope his spirit is with you when you do. Take care, Rick

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Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,486 KillerBee Campfire Tracker
KillerBee Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,486	Your brother had great taste in rifles, sorry for your loss. KB

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beefan Campfire Regular B Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 947 middle Tennessee	Nice rifle! Sorry for your loss.

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Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,311 Likes: 2 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger
beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,311 Likes: 2 Northeast USA	Originally Posted by GSPfan My little brother was 12 years younger than me but he had the drive to want to learn to hunt and I was eager to teach him. He picked up a 155MM white phosphorus artillery round while riding his dirt bike north of Grayling MI where we had a cabin. Needless to say he brought it back and it went off. He had purchased a Ruger M77 two year prior so 1980. He got a doe his first year and a 7 point the next. I take his rifle out every so often. He would have loved the hunts and shooting sporting clays. I miss him all the time. He would have been 56 the 19th of this month. Enjoy your brother’s rifle he will always be with you. Damn GSP, sorry for your loss. That’s a hard way to lose a brother or anyone for that matter. Semper Fi

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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 29,786 Land of milk and honey...for s... J JSTUART Campfire Ranger
JSTUART Campfire Ranger J Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 29,786 Land of milk and honey...for s...	I cannot think of a single solitary thing wrong with this venture...all the best. These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18877091 10/27/23
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,311 Likes: 2 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger
beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,311 Likes: 2 Northeast USA	Originally Posted by 1911a1 I decided to use one of the rifles I inherited from my younger brother who passed last spring. It was a latter acquisition by him. A Ruger Mdl 77 Hawkeye African in 6.5x55. It's not near as handy as a Mdl 70 Fwt. , but It is a nostalgic looking rifle none the less. Ended up dropping it down 1 inch. This was factory Remington ammo with 140 Core-lokts. It will be sorta like My Brother is with me when I hunt this year. I miss him very much. We were only 22 months apart. He was in the grade below me in school. We were close enough in age I have no memory without him around. As others have said, that’s about as fine an idea as it comes. And man that is a great rifle and a solid shooter as well. Wish you the best with it. Semper Fi

Re: This years deer rifle 1911a1 #18877604 10/28/23
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Featherweight6555 Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 2,419 NC	Sorry For your loss 1911a1. Beautiful rifle also. "Aim right, squeeze light" " Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not" NRA Life, GOA

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Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,911 Likes: 2 M Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter
Magnum_Bob Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2017 Posts: 8,911 Likes: 2	Sorry for your loss, experienced the same with my youngest brother in 14. I take his guns hunting also. This fall I also have my dad's guns that isn't easy either..mb Last edited by Magnum_Bob; 10/28/23. " Cheapest velocity in the world comes from a long barrel and I sure do like them. MB "

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Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,728 J JDK Campfire Regular
JDK Campfire Regular J Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,728	Standing next to the truck waiting for it to get light with a Marlin 336 chambered in 35 REM.

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