No favorites necessarily, they all handle nice in their own way and any one of them could quickly gain a soft spot if carried regularly as a single use firearm.

What I currently have in the shorter category. All wood stocked rifles.

Savage 170 carbine 30-30 18" barrel.

Remington Model Seven 6mm. 18.5" barrel.

Remington 788 7mm-08 carbine. 18" barrel.

Remington 788 308 carbine. 18" barrel.

BLR 257 Roberts. 20" barrel.

Savage 99a saddle gun, 250 Savage. 20" barrel.

Ruger M77 ultra light 250 Savage. 20" barrel.

Winchester M94 XTR 30-30. 20" barrel.

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