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My favorite is one of my Fwt. .270 Gopher Specials. Its going elk hunting this year in New Mexico.
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My favorite is one of my Fwt. .270 Gopher Specials. Its going elk hunting this year in New Mexico. Is the "gopher special" a factory built specialty rifle, or is it something you had built? Gunner
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My favorite is one of my Fwt. .270 Gopher Specials. Its going elk hunting this year in New Mexico. Is the "gopher special" a factory built specialty rifle, or is it something you had built? Gunner Not answering for bigwhoop, just an interesting tid bit of winchester history to pass along...: Some of those rifles were built just like the Gopher specials but didn't have the credentials or paperwork specifying that's what they were so they were pretty much just class 4 special order rifles. If they were made before 1959 they would not have been a true "gopher special". Also, only (approximately) 300 of these rifles were actually sold by gopher's shooter's supply ...
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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My favorite is one of my Fwt. .270 Gopher Specials. Its going elk hunting this year in New Mexico. bigwhoop: Nice! What scope?
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Well, I'm still debating that with myself. Either a 6 power Leupie or a 3-9x40 LR. Probably the former cause it fits the era.
I'll load 150gr. Partitions of course.
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Well, I'm still debating that with myself. Either a 6 power Leupie or a 3-9x40 LR. Probably the former cause it fits the era.
I'll load 150gr. Partitions of course. If you don't mind, post some pics of that rifle after you get her all scoped and ready to go....I almost bought one like that a while back from Cabela's....Drug my dang feet too long though!!!
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Will do BSA. By the way, you are right on the "Gopher Special" history. A true "GS" is hard to come by, should have the plastic buttplate and only came in .243,.270Win. and 30-06.
The one I will take was purchased by a deceased friends father in 1960 or so directly from Gopher Shooters Supply in southern Minnesota. He worked there a bit as a beginner gunsmith. The rifle was hunted for about 20-25 in the Kaycee/Buffalo Wyoming area for mulies and pronghorn.
Unfortunately the family couldn't find any hunting photos or if he even took any. No luck on finding the receipt for the rifle either.
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