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What he said.

I'm still looking for a used Remmy pump in 308. Ever since Skane posted that extra sexy Amish Machinegun that HB rifles Nate did, I've had a woody for one.

I almost bought a 30-06, but converting one to a Whelan wasn't in the budget.

Ingwe: The universe is properly aligned....

Much as I love pumps, levers,etc.,switching action styles for big game hunting, regardless of their virtues,never seemed like a really good idea to me......

Yeah, Bob, I'm pretty superstitious too. My present plans call for one primary rifle on my hunting trips, a bolt gun, another backup rifle, another bolt gun, and maybe the 760 for those really heavy cover elk hunts where I run the risk of hitting something like a twig. Having learned the hard way that when bullets hit twigs they do lots of things, none of them good, the only solution I can come up with is to shoot again since the mythical "brush busting" bullet or load apparently doesn't exist.
During the off season, I plan to load the 760 with Speer Varmiter 110 gr. HP's. That will go with me when I scout via Jeep and run into our local coyotes.
Then, of course, is the fun factor of shooting running jack rabbits and other forms of practice. E

E: Yes, once you shoot, you're commited;ya gotta keep going till the action stops!

An old man in Montana knew why:

Well, sometimes the magic works. Sometimes, it doesn't. (Old Lodge Skins, 1970)


--Bob

I have grown this opinion.
Most modern rifles will shoot pretty good unless there is something wrong like a bedding problem, out of round chamber etc.

It is basically a matter of trying different ammo until you find something it likes.

it seems that some rifles, anyone can shoot... some, none can shoot...

my partner shoots my best rifle just a tad better'n i do... gripes me no end...

The magic is in the stock...

Bell curve

I've had a few rifles that shot easy and handily, ignored my poor shooting form and other idiosyncrasies I've had through the years... The kind that just killed what I pointed them at with no muss or fuss and they always seemed to be of the bolt action variety with short barrels from 18-20", small lightweight scopes, and were usually 6mm-35 caliber.

They jumped to the shoulder and aligned my crosshairs in the kill zone with never a thought and performed well at the range on any day year in and year out.

Ah yes... And I've had a few that seemed possessed and that seemed delighted to foil any and all attempts to produce reliable and repeatable accuracy despite my best efforts.

The soul of a rifle is best left unchanged and unchallenged and I usually keep the easy ones and pass the possessed ones on to some other unlucky hunter...

$bob$

Must be why we usually refer to our favorite rifles in the female gender.

The bigger question is what to do with or how to explain the abnormalities.

The ones that only shoot so so at the bench, but find the x on game. Have a Mod70 sporter LT in .30-06 that shoots consistent 1.5in with just about anything and rarely any better, but is death wind when it comes to hunting.

The ones that shoot good at the bench and carry great, but when hunted you never can find game. Had a pre64 FWT .30-06 that was an honest 3 shot 1in gun that when I hunted with it I couldn't hardly find anything alive in the woods let alone a legal whatever. Sold and bought it back, then finally gave up on it. SN:482406 if any of you have it and how much do you want. I'll throw it in a McM and see if that changes things.

Have a Montana .338Fed now that sometimes shoots great/sometimes not, but has mojo when it comes to being a game attractor and so far puts them on the ground.

Another is a Hart rebarreled Mod 70 .300WM that shoots fantastic and-knock on wood-has yet to miss. Damn thing doesn't like me that much since I've aged a little and knocks the hair off my head when I let one go. Can't bring my self to sell it.

Anew .308W that is a flat out shooter has yet to show its true identity. Time will tell...