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Dat grizzly is uber COOL lookin'!

Like most of us, Ive owned a couple dozen "perfect" rifles ( at least I thought they were at the time...... )

The closest Ive come was my Ingwe Special 7x57...


Ive killed stuff with it for so long I was skinny when I started!




Nowadays the fave for deer on down is a Campfire rifle...223AI 1 in 8 twist 22" inch barrel with a 2-7 Redfield...on talley lightweights of course .Bought everything except the action here on the fire and its one of those rifles that just 'feels right'...


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Simplicity and hunting rifle in the same sentence...great concept Ed!!!!! and it kills elk and bear without the word "magnum" attached to it ....who would have thunk!!!!

Model 94 made in 1906. It was my Grandfather's and my Father's before me. If rifles could tell stories, I'd love to hear the one's this rifle could tell.


It will go to my Grandson some day.

Cool rifle bBear!

It took me many years of farting around, but I finally have the perfect hunting rifle (for my own needs/preferences). Remington 700 (blue printed), 22" 1/9.4 twist 338-06 Benchmark barrel, and S&B Zenith 1.5-6x42 A8. Took three deer with it this year and it hasn't disappointed me yet. Actually, I haven't hunted with any of my other guns since this one has been in this configuration.

I am lucky, I have 5, all Sakos in 222 magnum...

I am kind of surprised you didn't spring for the brand with the melted diamon coating. Oh well

Betting a lot of Mickey's rifles will never leave their new homes

Mines the Model 70 Alaskan. Pulled it from the wood stock and put it in the McMillan. Swaro 2.5x10 and Talleys. Runs about 9lbs all loaded out.

I wouldn't call it perfect for all hunting, but this was the perfect rifle for this particular hunt a couple months ago:



I've owned it for years but haven't hunted with it much - I see it getting more use in the future now that it's been properly broken in...

dis one

Rattler, what is that? Inquiring minds.....

its a 303 British double rifle by Rodda for Indian market....belongs to gunner500 and is the only gun ive ever fallen in love with he let me use it on the Tennessee hog hunt 2 years ago....unfortunately its worth more than ill ever be able to offer Jerry though he would never sell it anyway

Gorgeous! Do you remember how old it is? Thinking about 100 years old or so with the exposed hammers there....?

no i dont....would guess gunner does, IIRC he has had pretty extensive research done on the rifle...

I'll throw in a couple.

BPCR



big bore smokeless single



a .270



and a .300 win mag

JGray, that looks like a perfect rifle for the job at hand. Kind of reminds me of a #5 Pacific Ballard. What Caliber?

Through the late 70's & early 80's I used a #10 Ballard in 38-55 on a lot of deer. It always worked fine although a tad on the heavy side.

Just didn't see that coming wih that rifle.

I would have to agree that for all things in NA with a single rifle, that just may be perfect.