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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9852806 05/06/15
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,646 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,646 Either Texas or Idaho	Just a piddley 358 Win. Conduct is the best proof of character.

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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 EdM #9852816 05/06/15
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Beautiful warthog and Nyala Ed! You probably shouldn't have shot the dog though..... "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9852836 05/06/15
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,646 Either Texas or Idaho E EdM Campfire 'Bwana
EdM Campfire 'Bwana E Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 33,646 Either Texas or Idaho	I was afraid the dog might touch someone's nerve. Conduct is the best proof of character.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9852842 05/06/15
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,580 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,580 Orange Park, Florida	Originally Posted by ingwe Jorge, all kidding aside, if thats one of the first US made guns after Japan, and it works well...you won the lottery. Our luck in the gun biz was always with the Japanese guns. I like the lack of lustre on your stock,or is it just the camera angle? Completely agree with the jap guns. Even over the Germans. Yep, one of the very first ones by SACO (?). Camera angle, it's a typical whorehouse glossy Weatherby finish A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 EdM #9852844 05/06/15
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,841 R RevMike OP Campfire Tracker
OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,841	I wasn't gong to say anything. Bet it made a mighty small rug. Pretty nice rifle, by the way. Last edited by RevMike; 05/06/15. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9852850 05/06/15
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta hatari Campfire Ranger
hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta	Originally Posted by ingwe Ingwewifes '06 that I cobbled together for her has a good patina of use on it... Proof of yet another "fire memeber that out kicked his coverage. "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 hatari #9853120 05/06/15
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,580 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,580 Orange Park, Florida	You rang, sir? A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9853198 05/06/15
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta hatari Campfire Ranger
hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta	I was thinking closer to home, but since you brought it up - welcome to the club! "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9853378 05/06/15
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 95,782 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 95,782 Southern New Mexico	Originally Posted by RevMike You did a good job. And no smart comments from you, Elk!! Fine. Winchester m 70 Sporter .30-06. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9853464 05/06/15
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,119 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter
MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,119 S.E. Alaska	I'll go with "Chester the Molester". It's a 1970's PF M70 - XTR, I believe. Started life as a 300 Winny, but rebarreled to .375-338 as shown here: No, I didn't shoot the fish with it. We were crusing the beaches in May looking for bears and found this fish flopping around on a tide flat and went to check it out.

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Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9853914 05/06/15
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta hatari Campfire Ranger
hatari Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 23,364 Atlanta	Strange way to fish you have up there. "The Democrat Party looks like Titanic survivors. Partying and celebrating one moment, and huddled in lifeboats freezing the next". Hatari 2017 "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Han Solo

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9855584 05/06/15
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by RevMike There is a great article about Wally Johnson's .375 H&H M70 in the current issue of Sports Afield, complete with pictures. That thing has been well-used. No safe queen there! Anyone want to post a pic of your own favorite well-used rifle? My well used 375 on FN action Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 luv2safari #9855822 05/06/15
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,263 NE Nevada weaselsRus Campfire Tracker
weaselsRus Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,263 NE Nevada	Originally Posted by luv2safari Originally Posted by RevMike There is a great article about Wally Johnson's .375 H&H M70 in the current issue of Sports Afield, complete with pictures. That thing has been well-used. No safe queen there! Anyone want to post a pic of your own favorite well-used rifle? My well used 375 on FN action And it's for sale, right, Bruce? Eagles may soar, but a weasel never got sucked into a jet turbine!

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 luv2safari #9855866 05/06/15
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,374 N.E. Mn./ Mt H handwerk Campfire Tracker
handwerk Campfire Tracker H Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,374 N.E. Mn./ Mt	Here's a couple of mine, pre 64 model 70's of course! First a recent addition, a 300 H&H from the the original owner's son, bought new in 1952 and had used all over N.A. and Africa. Now I'll continue on it's hunting tradition. then a mid 50's .270 featherweight, my faithful companion of many years and still going strong.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9856218 05/06/15
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,423 dogzapper Campfire Kahuna Emeritus & Campfire Outfitter
dogzapper Campfire Kahuna Emeritus & Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 8,423	I have a well-used .280 Ackley that has killed more than a few critters. Prairie goats, mulies, whitetails, bears and mooses ... we do not discriminate. When Karen is better, perhaps I'll post a photo of that wonderfully reliable rifle. Blessings, Steve "God Loves Each Of Us As If There Were Only One Of Us" Saint Augustine of Hippo - AD 397

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9856480 05/06/15
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,841	Love 'em, nicks, bruises, and all. "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 ingwe #9857494 05/07/15
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AussieGunWriter Campfire Tracker A Joined: May 2005 Posts: 7,074	Originally Posted by ingwe Win M70 "Ingwe Special" 7x57....duh... Tom 150 NBT or 160 TSX? John When truth is ignored, it does not change an untruth from remaining a lie.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 AussieGunWriter #9857568 05/07/15
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OP RevMike Campfire Tracker R Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 4,841	If he admits to anything other than 175s he has to turn in his "cool" card!! "An archer sees how far he can be from a target and still hit it, a bowhunter sees how close he can get before he shoots." It is certainly easy to use that same line of thinking with firearms. -- Unknown

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 RevMike #9858488 05/07/15
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utah708 Campfire Outfitter U Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,578	Ain't mine, but is the best example of well-used that I have seen.

Re: Wally Johnson's Well-Used M70 AussieGunWriter #9858506 05/07/15
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky ingwe Campfire Oracle
ingwe Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 78,300 Southwestern Montucky	Originally Posted by AussieGunWriter Originally Posted by ingwe Win M70 "Ingwe Special" 7x57....duh... Tom 150 NBT or 160 TSX? John John that was a 150 NBT... Don't think I need the Barnes on deer sized critters...in Africa where you don't know what size your target is, Barnes rules. "...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe

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