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When I got old enough to hunt in N. Wisconsin (late 80's early 90's) I started off with a Rem 600 in .35 Rem (still have it--serial # low 2000's). Probably just about perfect for the environment but of course it seemed too outdated and old and my older buddy (now my BIL) shot a .30-06 and was always telling me how anemic the .35 was! I still remember the rifle I absolutely lusted after in my early teens was a Rem 7 in 7-08. I loved the trim size, schnabel foreend and the 7-08 seemed to be everything awesome to a young boy's mind. Read every article I could on the rifle and cartridge and mostly remember Layne Simpson singing its praises. (As a side note, I actually wrote two letters about the Rem 600 and the .35 Rem to Simpson's Q&A column in Shooting Times and had both answered in the magazine--quite a thrill for a young kid!). Never got a Model 7 but I did eventually get a 7-08 (in a beautiful Kimber, no less) but eventually sold it and have even 'regressed' acquiring a 7x57! So what was high on your wish list as a young hunter and did the dream ever come to fruition or did you move on?
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I read the 1974 Remington catalog every night before falling asleep. I literally could quote it chapter and verse.
So, you probably won't be surprised when I tell you Model 700 BDL chambered in 30-06.
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Remington 760 30-06. My son, High Brass owns it now.
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My favorite was a Winchester model 70 in .264 win mag. Never acquired one, being young I never paid much attention to over bore or barrel life. I was more worried about velocities. I had a second favorite, which was the .243 Winchester. My first rifle was a 30-06 and its my favorite that's in my current stable. I have a 30-06, .243, .223(AR), 22-250, and a .17 Winchester super Mag. My current wish is a .338 lapua or a 1-9 twist 30-378 Wby, just not sure which to build.
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As a kid in the 70's it had to be the Weatherby MkV in that high gloss wood and white spacers
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I grew up reading Jack O'Connor and wanted to hunt with the 257 Roberts and 7x57. I "bought" a sporterized Venezuelan 24/30 in 7x57 for $37.50 when I was 12. I still, sort of, have it, but the barrel and stock are in a storage tote box and the action has been the foundation of a 257 Roberts for many years.
When I arrived at my first Army duty station, I went to the Outdoor Sports Store and ordered Ruger 77s in 257 and 7x57 for $200+/- each. I still have the 257, now a 257AI, but the 7x57 was donated to an African church mission over twenty years ago.
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As a kid in the 70's it had to be the Weatherby MkV in that high gloss wood and white spacers +1. Except for me it was early 80's and it would have been the 257 Mag. Reality set in and the wages of a 15-y-old didn't cut it so I ended up with a M700 BDL in 270. Still have it.
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At 15 I worked my tail off mowing and hand trimming a cemetery for two years to finally purchase this .243 ADL which is going to my oldest grandson in a few years.It used to wear a Weaver K4 back in the old days busting ground hogs back home in WV ...still shoots a decent MOA with the 85 gr TSX.
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As a kid I watched a lot of John Wayne movies with my grandpa. Wanted a lever action 30-30 so bad it hurt. When I was 11 almost 12, I had money saved up to buy a hunting rifle. The same grandpa I watched all the movies with talked some sense into me. The 30-30 just isn't practical for deer and elk hunting in Idaho, not that a guy couldn't make it work, just not practical.
Ended up buying a used rem 700 30-06 from a coworker of my other grandpa at the sawmill. Still have it, it will be one of my childrens when they get big enough.
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When I was a kid, it was the 1950s and the only rifle that I wanted was a Marlin 336 "Texan" in .30-30 Winchester. By the time that I could actually afford to buy my own rifle, I had read enough O'Connor that I bought a Model 70 Fwt, but in .30-06 rather than .270. At that age, I never imagined that I would ever own or have any use for more than one "big game" rifle.
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My magnumitus infected me early on, and I lusted after anything Weatherby. I saved my lawn mowing and packer pennies and bought a 10 gauge when I was 17. That thing is still whacking turkeys and geese.
I FINALLY got a 340 Wby when I was 18 and still have it. I even hunt with it too on occasion.
I have since gotten over the magnumitus thing, but for old times sake I still play with my original bonerific rifles.
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As a kid I always wanted a weatherby rifle.... But I outgrew that kick...
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.
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There were 3 that i really craved.
First and foremost was the Sako .222. In high school I ached over one of these in a LGS forever. Finally the funds and the opportunity crossed paths at the K.C. cabelas in 2008.
Then there was the Savage 99. I really wanted my uncles old take-down in .300. He had 5 sons who still fight over it. Settled happily for a 99F in .300 that I got from the classifieds here in 2003 or 2004.
And I've always wanted a pre 64 model 64. Might happen. Might not...
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There were 3 that i really craved.
First and foremost was the Sako .222. In high school I ached over one of these in a LGS forever. Finally the funds and the opportunity crossed paths at the K.C. cabelas in 2008.
Then there was the Savage 99. I really wanted my uncles old take-down in .300. He had 5 sons who still fight over it. Settled happily for a 99F in .300 that I got from the classifieds here in 2003 or 2004.
And I've always wanted a pre 64 model 64. Might happen. Might not... I forgot all about drooling over pre Garcia Sakos at the gunshows during my youth I wanted one in a 264 real bad. I don't know why a 264 win mag but I wanted one.
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.
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In 1977 I was a senior in high school and my dad said I could have a rifle for Christmas. As a lefty I drooled over the lh Remington 700 BDL in .270 Winchester. Unfortunately my first quarter report card mysteriously showed up right before Christmas, and well that ended that. Had to wait till I graduated then found one myself.
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The one I had. I didn't start lusting after other rifles until I found this site.
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As a kid in the 70's it had to be the Weatherby MkV in that high gloss wood and white spacers This
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Probably a .30-06 that was my grandfather's.. Got it shot it for 10-15 years.. Occasionally hunt with it every 4 or 5 years now.. But I was bitten by the gunbug early.. I also wanted a 700 in 7mm Mag. Got a rebarreled Enfield sold it.. Later had a brief fling with a Sako 7mm Mag. Sold it.. Then I got a teaching job and had some money, and it has been down hill since..
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