I liked the article. I always enjoyed your articles in the Bugle magazine, and are quick to read them when I spot them in other publications. The first rifle I used to hunt deer was a Ruger Deerfield carbine in Michigan's north woods. It was an ideal youth rifle.
After moving to Colorado I took up elk hunting. Although I used a scoped Rem 700 at first, what filled the freezer the most was a Hawken caplock replica. In spite of it's weight, it carried and balanced in the hand perfectly. Its easy for me to see why they were so popular.
The old Ruger is lost to time, but my Hawken and my Dads old elk rifle have the scars of use. I keep them clean and well cared for.
