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Spandau Gewehr 88. It and four boxes of ammo cost me a whoppin' $65 of my lawn mowing money.
Wild Willy's in Emporia had bunches of the cosmoline clotted clunkers stood muzzle down in wooden barrels. Was 14 at the time, and I just had to have one. Dad had a friend pick and sort to find the best one, and he found one with the S stamp.
Kansas had drawing only for deer permits back then and I got mine on the first go 'round. I had a Marlin 336 30-30 by the time I got my second permit.
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You'll probably use that rifle for many years!
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Firat one i used wasnt a rifle it was an Ithaca 37 deer slayer
First rifle i used was a win. Mdl. 64 in 32 special
First rifle of my own, and ai still have it. Is a Sears model 53. (win. M70) 30-06
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Model 94 chambered for .32 Winchester Special.
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Winchester 94 saddle ring carbine 30-30. I hated that thing because it just felt crappy (loose) compared to my dads Marlin 336. I never felt confident with it.
looking back on it now, I realize that the bigger issue was lack of practice with it. I'd shot brick after brick out of my Savage .22, but maybe half a box with that little 30-30.
it was probably close to perfect for the 1985 twelve year old.... hunting fairly dense woods.
I was happy to sell it once I had the authority to do so, and I bought a 30-06 ADL to replace it. Definately felt more confident with it..... largely because I was old enough to afford my own ammo to practice with it regularly.
First teach a child to love God, second teach him to love family, third teach him to fish and hunt and by the time he is in his teens no dope dealer under the sun can teach him anything. Cotton Cordell
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My first deer rifle was a Remington 760 in 06 given to me by my dad when I was twelve. He made me shoot it until my shoulder was blackened and bruised. Needless to say, I developed quite a flinch and missed a few deer in anticipation of being thumped by the recoil. My younger brother on the other hand was given a .243 bolt action M700 BDL and had no problems hitting what he aimed at. Old man praised him and made fun of me for missing.
Fast forward a few years. I was now fully grown(250lbs) 6'4" and that ole 06 seemed like a toy. Every deer that stepped out within 400yds was mince meat. Old man and younger brother offered no praise, except for blurting out while trying to shoulder their rifles, " would you save one for me"?.
Guess all that bruising paid off!
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A Ted Williams 30/30 it was copy of a Winchester 94 . I gave $75 for it and would give 10 times that for it back . A lot of firsts with that rifle .
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Remington 742 chambered in 308win.
I killed my first two bucks with that gun, but ended up trading it for a winchester model 70 carbine in 308 when it started getting picky about it's ammo.
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Marlin in 35rem. Killed a truckload with it before swapping. Tatelaw and I redone the stock and I put a new scope on it. Kinda proud of how it turned out
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I have the same rifle. its getting time for me to re-do my stock also. I love the 35 Rem.
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Remington 788 243 tasco scope $ 132.00 new
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Ruger M77 in 30.06 was the first rifle that was actually mine.
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Same thing here. I started hunting with a Winchester 1400 12 ga. in a shotgun only area, but the 94 was my first deer rifle .
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