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Syrian Mauser 98 bought in 1982, Sporterized with a hacksaw and a horse rasp. 19’ish barrel with Williams peep rear and remounted stock front 8x57. 200 speer over top of pulled 198 grain Portuguese machine gun ball ammo.
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This will probably make you cringe , but I have been using a Ruger American compact in 308 that has accounted for several deer .
Short , light , and pretty darn accurate.
Most any load I work up for it shoots 1.25” down to .6”
Vortex 2-8x32 with side focus makes it a very workable and compact deer rifle
Kenneth
But if Remington is we’re you wanna be , contact urban rifleman and he’ll make the barrel configuration you want and the barrels he used do shoot , I can vouch for that
Stocks , inny , Minnie , minny , moe
Lots to choose from , I like a good looking wood stock property bedded and floated , Remington made some decent looking laminate stocks
Kenneth Ruger Americans don't make me cringe. But I'm not an elitist snob like Shrapnel either Shrap is the kinda guy that would pull out to blow into his own belly button.
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Another one that might be kinda hard to find is my Weatherby Ultra Light 7MM-08. I'm not a synthetic stock guy but this a joy to carry.
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JMR: Model 7 action 2 lbs. 2 oz. Model 700 short BDL action 2 lbs. 4 0z. Many more after market custom parts for 700. Model 7 has 3 base screws (if I remember correctly) while the Model 700 has 4.
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Rem M7, 260Rem, Manners MH8, Timney Trigger VX3HD 2.5-8X36, 20" PacNor 3 groove 1:8 in a 2B profile. A little over 7lbs all up: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/WqxIA4Hl.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/KQD8Kzzl.jpg) Rem M7, 350RM was a CS from the custom shop, now in a Manners MH8, VX3 2.5-8x36, 20" Rem factory Magnum profile, under 7lbs loaded with sling: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/gQRYpHRl.jpg) Not lightweight, but my new woods rifle for drives & still hunting. Rem 7600, barrel chopped to 19" rebored (JES) to 358Win, added synthetic furniture, VX3DH 1.5-5x Illuminated Twilight Hunter", 7lbs 13 ounces all up: ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/9eikMLwl.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/wUdbAPFl.jpg)
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Semper Fi
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But I'm a broken man on a Halifax pier,
The last of Barrett's Privateers
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Model 700 mtn 25-06 dm one for my favorite deer calibers and very handy rifle. Have a model 6 260 that's pretty nice as well but just doesn't have the smoke the 25-06 does.
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My favorite hunting rifle and the one I’ve killed the most deer with over the years is a….
Ruger 77 MK/II Ultralight in 7mm-08 with the “Target Grey” stainless Ruger once offered. Topped with a Bushnell Elite 4200 2.5-10x40 scope.
The subdued target grey stainless is the absolute best hunting rifle finish ever offered in my opinion!
This 20” barreled, lightweight rifle has been a joy to own and carry. It has been a hammer on deer!!!
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Liberalism is a cancer
Support Christian Family values
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![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/MpQMnv8X/IMG-2066.jpg) R700 20” Mtn contour 7-08 ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/CLg3f2D0/IMG-0020.jpg) Factory sporter cut to 20” 308 Win
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Looks familiar ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/6sFTUKH.jpg)
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An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
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Looks familiar Burnt bronze two-tone... great minds think alike!
“Might does not make right but it sure makes what is.”
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Sako 85 Finnlight II 308, 22”
Remington 700 308, 22”
Sig Cross 308, 16”
Sig Cross 308, 22”
"I never thought I'd live to see the day that a U.S. president would raise an army to invade his own country."
Robert E. Lee
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Some of my favorites I own or have owned:
Kimber Montana 22" .308 Win
Howa Superlite 20" .308 Win
Christensen Ridgeline FFT 20" .308 Win
Remington Model Seven SS 20" .308 Win
Salvage Lightweight SS 20" .308 Win
Christensen Mesa FFT 20" .308 Win
Ruger Ultralight SS 20" .270 Win
Kimber Subalpine 30-06 ......Hb
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Winchester M70 Classic Compact in any 308-based case would be nice.
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I've enjoyed the Mauser M12 .308 with its fluted 20" .308 barrel. I haven't found a better trigger "out of the box".
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Have a fieldcraft in 6.8 spec with a 16” barrel and a accupoint 1-6 on top that I wouldn’t trade for anything.
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My Marlin 1895 45-70 guide gun, had not used it for a couple of years because I was using my new .270, but broke it out this year made a nice off hand shot at a little over 100 yards, she went down like lightning struck her. I tooe a lot of hogs and deer with it over the years. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/HWwqzrzP/Screenshot_20201209-100902_Camera.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/8PbmBY3r/2013_hog_hunt_SC_006.jpg)
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The more I get to know people, the better I like dogs, life is short, eat dessert first.
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No favorites necessarily, they all handle nice in their own way and any one of them could quickly gain a soft spot if carried regularly as a single use firearm.
What I currently have in the shorter category. All wood stocked rifles.
Savage 170 carbine 30-30 18" barrel.
Remington Model Seven 6mm. 18.5" barrel.
Remington 788 7mm-08 carbine. 18" barrel.
Remington 788 308 carbine. 18" barrel.
BLR 257 Roberts. 20" barrel.
Savage 99a saddle gun, 250 Savage. 20" barrel.
Ruger M77 ultra light 250 Savage. 20" barrel.
Winchester M94 XTR 30-30. 20" barrel.
One is alone in a land so vast, there is only the mountains, the wind, and the eyes of God.
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Still liking my little Remington 660 frankenrifle with its 20" 7-08 spout and Edge-fill stock. It's a pleasure to tote around when on foot. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/8zLHWAKh.jpg) If doing it over today, I'd just buy an SS700 sporter in 6.5CM or 7-08, chop it to 20", and bed it to a light McMillan. This assumes no suppressor use. If there's a can involved, the barrel would be shorter.
Now with even more aplomb
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