IIRC, the only one I've seen more than once on my public patch is the Marlin 336. The only guy I talked with last season was packing a left-hand 788 .308 that he'd bought new decades ago.

Raised my crew on bolt-guns; .270s, '06s, and .308s. I've toyed with other stuff and have a couple of break-actions and falling blocks, but mostly tote a .24 of some sort because they're light. My sons both live in Va, and I hunt there at times, where the first "gun season" is for MLs, so we all have inlines and I have a couple of traditionals as well.

I have a sneaking suspicion that my 6.5 Grendel may end up as my main rifle when I've futzed around enough with the other stuff I have. It's light, cheap to shoot, and should have long barrel life, plus a bit more bullet weight than the .24s.


What fresh Hell is this?