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It would be either the Colt Light Rifle NIB for $425 or the Browning ABolt Mountain Ti with a Burris scope for $950.
Both are well under inch shooters.
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You can easily vote your way in to Socialism; but you'll have to shoot your way out.
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Model Seven SS 7mm saum on clearance.
I replace valve cover gaskets every 50K, if they don't need them sooner...
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I paid 6 bills 2 years ago for a 700 Mtn. Rifle .280 Rem with a Vari X-III 2.5-8x36 on top... pretty good deal I thought. Sucker shot pretty well...
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My best money spent on a rifle was in fact spent on a pistol. When I was 12, I saved all my money from selling prairie dog hunter's fired 223 brass - and bought a 10" barreled Ruger MK II. It's really, really accurate. I've put God knows how many thousands of rounds through it, and killed prairie dogs at ranges that you wouldn't believe if I told you.
Rimfires are where it's at in the cost per use generated category.
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NIB Ruger M77 dog leg bolt .284 Win back in the 70's for $200.00 still my go to Whitetail-Mule deer rifle wish I would have also bought the .350 Rem mag Ruger that the shop also had O well it was the 70's !!!!
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I picked up a Pre-64 M70 in 300 Win Mag for $500 last year.
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Mine may be a custom VZ-24 Mauser in 358 Norma Mag. $600 with 6 boxes of 250 gr Norma Woodleigh ammo.
Beautiful rifle, shoots sub one inch.
Gonna' kill me a brown bear with it next spring in AK.
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Best money I've ever spent on a rifle would be either the marlin model 60 I bought off the consignment rack at the sporting goods store in Missoula I worked for $100 that was almost brand new. Bought it a few years ago and I've shot 1000s of rounds through it. Left it with the factory open sites and can shoot smarties candy out of the air with it and can also split playing cards in half.
About 5 or 6 years ago, I worked at a different sporting goods store in Great Falls and someone had come in and sold us a marlin 336 with the factory camo stock and I bought it for $135. I've only killed a couple deer with it but its one of the most fun rifles I have to shoot. I put a skinner front blade and skinner express peep on it.
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
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Rimfires are where it's at in the cost per use generated category.
It's a toss up for me : '48 BRNO Model 1 .22LR w/tuned trigger '51 BRNO Model 3 .22LR (HB) bought the Heavy Barrel Model 3 for parts, but I've since put many bricks through them both ! Both are shooters, and great value !
History May Not Repeat, But it Rhymes.
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My BL22 for $90, and my two Colt Lights, one for $500, the other was $350. I won't get rid of any of them.
I think, therefore I am, conservative.
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Great stories, and pictures of some fine rifles, gents. Some of y'all make my best bargains seem pretty average! I bought this T3 .223 several years ago, and have to say it's another I haven't regretted owning for minute. Got it on sale at Sportsman's Warehouse back when we still had 'em in Texas. It has gobbled up every factory offering and hand load I've thrown at it - including Federal and Barnes factory loads in 53 TSX, and it has treated my children well. Here's a sample from this year - a couple of first bucks for some happy girls! A 5.5 and 6.5 or 7.5 year old buck, respectively - and lots better than their Daddy's first buck! Neither of them could stop a 53 TSX, nor did they like them much...grin. ![[Linked Image]](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c150/djtex/HannasBuck2012038.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c150/djtex/2012-2013%20Deer%20K%20V%20E/2012-2013PhoneDeerPicsKateVicEm011_zps065de1e8.jpg) DJ
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Those are some nice deer dj.
I was just thinking bout my best deals, I won't say that these has been my best bargains but I picked up a bl 22 for 300$ and stuck a leaupy rimfire on it and have had a lot of fun with it.
Next would be my 7mm sendero, think I paid $700 for it with warn rings and bases. Not a steal bit have really enjoyed it. Got me started shooting long range, at least for me. Shot deer at 633, and serval between 4 and 500 yards this year. It was a blast. Prolly never sell either
"If you got it, you got it!" In memory of Pops, gone but never forgotten
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No pics at hand but best money spent on a rifle?
500 Euros for a Winchester 70 Extreme Weather SS .30-06 (new in the original box)
Accurate, robust, well-manufactured
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A Ruger M77 in 7x57 and a Remington 700ADL in 270. Gave one to each son and the return has been priceless.
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I told it once, but cant tell it again as swampy will be along to call me a liar again.  Gunner
Trump Won!
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Savage Model 340 in .222 from Pawn shop for $175.
Approx. 8 kids have killed their first TX deer and/or pig with that gun.
Very accurate and solid as a rock.
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Didn't know you were afraid of swampy. 
He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice.
- Albert Einstein
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Didn't know you were afraid of swampy. He got a banjo, golf cart, lives in the swamp and choots critters in the bunghole, yeah, I'm askereed. Gunner
Trump Won!
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Found a Weatherby Mark V, 270 mag, Synthetic stock w/black beaded finish.Picked up a Black McMillan MK V stock off Gunbroker to put on it; total investment $460 w/ a box of ammo. Had planned to sell it for a profit, then I took it out and shot it. First group was .68", so much for that idea. Added Blue Titanium cerakote finish and EBay acquired Swaro 3-12x50 in S&K mounts and put it to work. Results below at 194yds w/ 130g Spitzer. I think it's now a keeper. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x400/cruiser111/P1030478_zpsb3b84100.jpg)
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I was shooting 22's with my boys yesterday.
They were taking turns shooting my Ruger 10/22 prone off a pack at Spinner targets at about 60 yards. My nine-year-old was batting .1000, while his seven-year-old brother was hitting about .800 and his five-year-old brother well over .500. All with a little 4 power Nikon pro staff.
I've got 3 magazines for it, so each boy could reload his while his brother was shooting. Worked out great!
I was shooting offhand at another spinner a little further off with a Kimber 82 with a little 4x Leupy. This is a phenomenal little rifle that I picked up on a consignment from a little hole in the wall gun store before any of the boys were born. It was priced way too cheap, store owner told the man, but that was what he wanted and I was the first one to look at it. Right place, right time.
I don't know when we've had more fun shooting.
Our family went in on a 10/22 for my Dad with a little 4x Leupy for my Dad's birthday, & it's his favorite rifle.
It got me to thinking, I wonder if I've ever spent better money on rifles than I spent on these .22's?
I've got some rifles i really like, but I'm not sure I have any that have provided more shooting fun for the $ spent. Fun, I might add, that has made for better shooters when the target had hair and horns.
How 'bout y'all? What's the best money you ever spent on iron?
DJ
I know its a bit off course here, but the best money I've spent on rifles has always been putting a rock or krieger or obermeyer barrel on them. That and finding Zeiss conquests to put on them. Looks like Z Tera in the future.... Value wise... the best deal on iron is being given a few guns as momentos of successful hunts. Jeff
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