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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.

Pretty rifle, sorry your brother is gone.

Good for you sir. Death sucks on so many levels.

Really nice looking. Your brother has good taste

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.

I’m sorry to hear about your brother.

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.

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.

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.

So sorry for your loss. That is a very nice rifle in a classic caliber.

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.

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

Your brother had great taste in rifles, sorry for your loss.

Nice rifle! Sorry for your loss.

Damn GSP, sorry for your loss. That’s a hard way to lose a brother or anyone for that matter.

I cannot think of a single solitary thing wrong with this venture...all the best.

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.

Sorry For your loss 1911a1. Beautiful rifle also.

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

Standing next to the truck waiting for it to get light with a Marlin 336 chambered in 35 REM.

Backstory?

Was my grandfather s rifle. He loved the Maine woods

Danng 1911a1...you have my sympathy. What a classy rifle and enjoy the feeling of hunting with him again. No doubt he's watchin.

You’ll have a great hunting season with your brothers memory in your hand.

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Great looking rifle in a classic chambering. Sorry for the loss of your brother. I hope that when I go, some of my guns will go to hunting pals who will take them out and think of me when they drop the hammer on a buck.

My younger brother passed away 12 years ago this November. A few weeks before he died, he opened up his gun safe and told me to "pick one." He had some very nice and high dollar rifles, and the last thing I wanted was to take one because I knew that would be acknowledging what we both knew was happening to him. I ended up picking an AR in 6.8 SPC that he'd built. I took it the next deer season and killed a deer with it. I don't care to deer hunt with AR's and often wish I'd picked his favorite deer rifle, an early Ruger 77 in 25-06. With his passing, I lost a hunting companion that I'd shared many a hunt with. There's just something about brothers that makes for good memories.

Thanks for the kind words fellows!

Good luck to all this hunting season.

That's a beauty. Your brother had good taste in rifles. I'm sorry for your loss but it's nice that you get to take a piece of him hunting with you.