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This one: An Interarms Mark X that I bought a long time ago for $200, did a few modifications to it, and gave it a nice " patina of use". .30-06...When you don't know what you are going to shoot on a given hunt and want to cover your bases. This one got a lot of use in Africa....did some culling with it.

I picked up this early production shorter barrel 35 Whelen Classic, had been rode hard, so re-finished it, in and out. Makes a very good woods rifle for most any size critter and can push on out for longer distances.

Sharp rifle. Those were great shooters.

Good choice

My Ruger Hawkeye, 358 Win, I use all the time. It wasn’t cheap but it gets a lot of abuse.

Howa gameking in 6.5CM with the larger scope from my buddies howa chassis rifle, 4-16x50 i think. Nikko sterling scope that came on it was good but i wanted to be able to see a little farther at times. Been nothing but good to me for the 5 or 6 years I've had it

That's a great-looking rifle.


Okie John

Probably more than any others, this one keeps the freezer full of free-range, organic pork. 7x57 barrel of unknown make turned down by Tom Jackson (dpcd), 1909 Argentine action, B&C Carbelite stock, Leupold VX-1 3-9x40 in old school Weaver bases and rings.



Shoots 175-gr roundnose bullets pretty well too.

Ruger Hawkeye Alaskan 375 ruger with a 2.5-10 vortex and rattle can OD Green

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Forbes 20b getting it done

Don’t get much cheaper RAR 308 Predator. 3 X 9 Leupold #4 bought used here on the fire.

Late 90's savage 110 30.06

721 that John Brown rebarreled for me
30-06
It had a cold shot from hell and shot tight consecutively
The extractor broke on it after many rounds and I fixed it but didn’t trust it with parts getting scarace
Paid 100.00 for gun with a 284 barrel on it and went with rebarrel cause whoever set the barrel back did so that open sight screws were on the side of the gun
Never shot it in that configuration
Might have been a shooter
But looked like crap
Kenneth

30+ years ago, a friend was tickling and noodling local river. Pulled up a Win 670. Original owner fell thru the ice previous winter and ditched the rifle while getting out. Original owner had no interest in the rifle after being submerged for 6-8 months. My friend pulled it apart, stripped it down, dried stock, scrubbed and oiled metal work. AFAIK, still uses it today as his primary meat getter. Brings to mind the old saying about the Indian and the bow...

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I think this is as no frills as it gets. Winchester 25-35

Mines a Mauser 98 that I built (first one). It has a Shilen #1 contour match grade barrel, 22". Sawed the bolt handle off and welded a "model 70 style" from Brownels back on. Recessed crown. Dayton Traister sportsman (sp) trigger, Redfield rings and bases. Leup 1.75x6. in a Brown precision pounder (it was a second). Machined a model 70 2 position wing safety into the shroud. I whittled on that trigger guard to shape it pretty for a lot of hours. Push button floor plate release. It weighs 7lbs and 3 oz. loaded. Action and barrel are moly coated. I shoot PMC Eldorado 165 gr. "X" factory loads in it. Sub MOA so rarely since 1993 have I ever loaded for it. I bought all I could afford in 1993 (160 rds.) and have 41 left. It gets shot regularly with cheap whatever's just to shoot it, but I don't waste those Eldorados. It has accounted for a lot of whitetails and the only Mule deer I've ever shot. Its nickname is "Mr. Ugly" as the stock is still in the raw (just brown) and worn slick from years of use. Every time I say I'm going to finish it my son objects.

My no-frills meat gun is a Marlin 336SC, it looks just like any other 336SC, excepting maybe that M8-4X scope on it. I like to shoot it, and it shoots well, too.

Just reviving this interesting thread.

i know this one doesn't have the number it has killed (5 i think) and it is nowhere near what my Winchester m94 does, but i will included it.

Husqvarna m46 in 9.3x57


275gr WFN GC



the 9.3x57 with 275gr WFN GC is like a hammer on deer. there is no need to blood trail, it is DRT right now.

When I decide to pile up the pork here's what I grab because it's very accurate. Mesa in 6.5 CM
The Winchester 1885 ain't drawing no flies either.