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.257 Roberts and .35 Whelen

35 Whelen and 375 H&H. The 375 is a bit.... light with full power loads.

270 Win. bought in '81 or '82....still my go-to gun for PA and NY whitetails. Also, lucked upon NIB Swift, Bob and Swede's a few years ago....still have the Swede.

8mm Rem. Mag.
.350 Rem. Mag.
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.35 Whelen

I'm still kicking myself for not picking up a 6.5x55 when I had the chance. The Whelen is crazy accurate.

.350 Rem Mag (now in a B&C synthetic)
8mm Mauser (one of the most accurate out of the box rifles I've ever fired)
8mm Rem Mag

I love my .264 Win Mag that I have had since 1986. It has really been my only rifle since that date (though I picked up a 243 this year for grins) and has been through hell and back. Very well balanced rifle and nimble for a magnum contour barrel. I've taken well over a hundred deer with her and she zaps them with distinct authority!

I only have two Classics, 30-06 & 243. Both have excellent accuracy & I love the stock configuration.

Pretty much mirrors my situation. The .250 was pillar bedded and had a rosewood fore end tip and grip cap added. The .300 lost its j-lock and has been bedded and floated. Both are way more accurate than they have a right to be. Here's the .250 with its 6x42 Leupold:

While I've had other 700 Classics, I'm down to only two now. These two are a 264WM I bought new in 1986, and a 257 Roberts rechambered to 257AI, I bought from a friend years ago. These two are the two most accurate factory sporters I have ever owned. The 264WM will NEVER leave my possession! It is stunningly accurate! The 257AI is my truck gun for when I go out to the farm. It will lay low any pesky critters with ease. It, however, has been showing a decrease in accuracy lately, probably from shooting way over max loads, and I may get it rebarreled someday. Regards.

My 250 and 300 have been bedded, floated, and trigger tuned. They are both quite accurate with several different handloads.

I'd really like to nail a big buck with the 250 to see what the magnum shooters at the camp have to say.

There is a 700 classic in 300 H&H for sale in classified ads!!

what surprises me is how well my .250 classic shoots right out of the box, no bedding or floating at all.

In original condition my 300 shot very well with several loads, so I didn't alter it right away. But now that it's tuned it shoots almost anything well, and with its best loads it gives my heavy 308's a run.

I gave a 7mag to a now ex=SIL some years ago. Friendly divorce, so I still see him occasionally. He still shoots it for everything, Coyotes to Elk.

jack

Have a 25-06 that was the first rifle I ever bought. It is a shooter and has killed a ton of deer. My 280 has been altered quite a bit but started out as a classic. Sold a .222 that I kick myself over. I would like to find a .257 and a .250 someday. Never owned either caliber and a classic is about my definition of the perfect all around rifle.

250 savage
300 savage
257 Roberts
243 Win
All Super Rifles

n8dawg6-Nate
They All Shoot The Same.
You still got the Ones I sold Ya?
STEVE

Steve, yep, those are the two I have. I've been selling a lot of other stuff off, but those two are staying put.

Have the 220 Swift and 25-06. Two of the most accurate out of the box factory rifles I've ever owned. Great rifles!

Here is an entire collection of every Classic ever made. All guns still NIB. $32,500 buys it!

Classic Collection Here