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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. beretzs #9192352 09/20/14
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Whitebird Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 1,551	Originally Posted by beretzs Originally Posted by EricM That's it, I'm going to Idaho! Awesome pics, Scotty!! I thought blued/wood rifles don't work in wet weather or snow...? lol. Eric Eric, they work just fine and I would have likely continued to run mine with wood but the stock was split pretty badly and I wanted a quicker fix than finding another wood stock.. Originally Posted by Whitebird .338 and Bitterroot's Whitebird, that picture is about as cool as it gets! Awesome stuff right there. What weight BBC was it you took the bear with.. What a bear! That is a picture of my dad... he shot the bear. 250 gr. Bitterroots. Recovered 2 of them from the bear. One is 247 gr. and the other is 246.5 gr.

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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. Whitebird #9192367 09/20/14
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EricM Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,513 SoCal	It doesn't get any more badass than that, I agree!! Awesome photo, Whitebird! What a bear! Eric

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. EricM #9192395 09/20/14
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beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,297 Northeast USA	Yeah, that is very awesome Whitebird! Very cool stuff. Those BBC's look nasty! Again, great pictures! Semper Fi

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. beretzs #9192744 09/20/14
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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. Whitebird #9192947 09/20/14
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BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by Whitebird .338 and Bitterroot's A M70,a big shaggy brown bear,and Bitterroots. Just doesn't get any more retro-cool than that... The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. BobinNH #9193009 09/20/14
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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. BGunn #9193155 09/20/14
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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. Whitebird #9193742 09/20/14
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bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,950 Battle Born	Originally Posted by Whitebird .338 and Bitterroot's Damn, that's a big bear Cliff. Where was your dad hunting? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. bsa1917hunter #9193895 09/20/14
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79S Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 23,494 Alaska valley trash	It's not a pre 64 but a classic sporter yes the bolt is on the wrong side Last edited by 79S; 09/20/14. Originally Posted by Bricktop Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. 79S #9193912 09/20/14
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bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,950 Battle Born	Nice rifle John. That looks like the brooks range or some place in AK??? Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

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Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. bsa1917hunter #9193993 09/20/14
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79S Campfire Ranger 7 Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 23,494 Alaska valley trash	Picture was taking up in the Alaskan range. We pulled out of that area saw no sheep up in their. Originally Posted by Bricktop Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. 79S #9194088 09/20/14
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EricM Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 5,513 SoCal	Really awesome photos guys!!!!! Keep 'em coming! Eric

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. EricM #9194105 09/20/14
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bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 47,950 Battle Born	I'm hoping to add a few more after deer and elk season ..Until then, I'll just post target pics. I really need to dial in a new load for the 30-06 fwt. I'll shoot it tomorrow and post the results in my bedding thread.. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: Pics of your old Model 70s being used successfully or in the field. bsa1917hunter #9194277 09/21/14
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