I was obsessed with my dads BAR 300 win mag as a kid. I can’t tell you how many miles I hiked behind him on elk hunts looking at that rifle slung across his back. And I can’t even begin to guess how many elk and mule deer that rifle has taken. He killed his first one with it in around 1968 and his last one with it in 2018 the week of his 84th birthday. I saved every penny I could and bought one in 270 when I was around 17 and thought I was king of the world. Both rifles are in my safe still to this day. I’ve got dozens of other ones now but those two hold a special place in my heart.
