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Traded another rifle for another boat paddle 243 the other day....
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I see a stainless 270 boat paddle on th Michigan ArmsList
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I have one in 7mm-08. I can't think of any better utilitarian hunting rifle. Mine cries to be abused but I take care of it. A few of them fetch obscene prices.
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I have said it before and I will say it again: Great Rifles.
Still looking for one in 7mm-08!
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I have one in 7mm-08. I can't think of any better utilitarian hunting rifle. Mine cries to be abused but I take care of it. A few of them fetch obscene prices. This one would likely bring a tidy sum on GunBroker. Seems the 22-250, 260 and 7mm-08 are frequently hot commodities.
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I have one in 7mm-08. I can't think of any better utilitarian hunting rifle. Mine cries to be abused but I take care of it. A few of them fetch obscene prices. This one would likely bring a tidy sum on GunBroker. Seems the 22-250, 260 and 7mm-08 are frequently hot commodities. A few weeks ago, I saw 2 blued 7-08's go for $1200 and $1400 on gunbroker. It seems the stainless ones go for more. I think it is certainly worth more to someone else than me. It crossed my mind that I could easily get what it would take to get a LAW, Supergrade, or the better part of another build.
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I just picked up a like new Mk II stainless Boat Paddle in .223 a couple of weeks ago. I am likely to replace the stock with a later Ruger synthetic stock and save the boat paddle for a while. I love the older stainless 77 MkII's but have never cared for the boat paddle stocks. I know, blasphemy!
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Just seems like a tough utilitarian tool. And, that's exactly what it is, battleship grade. I could tell you some horror stories with mine and it kept on zero the whole time.
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I have one in 7mm-08. I can't think of any better utilitarian hunting rifle. Mine cries to be abused but I take care of it. A few of them fetch obscene prices. This one would likely bring a tidy sum on GunBroker. Seems the 22-250, 260 and 7mm-08 are frequently hot commodities. ......There is a 22-250 on GB right now..... I have a .300WM that I bought new for $380 a few years back. Took a few critters with it, still in good shape.
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Has anyone put one of those stocks on a Hawkeye? I'm assuming they would fit alright.
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Has anyone put one of those stocks on a Hawkeye? I'm assuming they would fit alright. Yes. Your assumption is correct.
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Yep, got one on a 257 Roberts Ultra-Light
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Any real difference between the polished stainless MKII and the Hawkeye other than the finish?
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LC6 trigger, which in my experience is slightly better than the MkII trigger. And I said "slightly".
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I just picked up a like new Mk II stainless Boat Paddle in .223 a couple of weeks ago. I am likely to replace the stock with a later Ruger synthetic stock and save the boat paddle for a while. I love the older stainless 77 MkII's but have never cared for the boat paddle stocks. I know, blasphemy! I have a new later Ruger Synthetic if you mant to swap. G
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What do those take-off Boat Paddle stocks usually sell for? I've got one in new factory shape (magnum barrel channel forearm) that I've had for a while.
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I think one of these in .338 win mag is about the best all around rifle for here in AK. My dad has a 77/22 mag with the skeleton stock and it is a tack driver. If I found a decent deal on a nice paddle stocked m77 up here in a caliber I liked I would probably take it home as an armageddon rifle. They are indestructible.
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I have one in 7mm-08. I can't think of any better utilitarian hunting rifle. Mine cries to be abused but I take care of it. A few of them fetch obscene prices. This one would likely bring a tidy sum on GunBroker. Seems the 22-250, 260 and 7mm-08 are frequently hot commodities. A few weeks ago, I saw 2 blued 7-08's go for $1200 and $1400 on gunbroker. It seems the stainless ones go for more. I think it is certainly worth more to someone else than me. It crossed my mind that I could easily get what it would take to get a LAW, Supergrade, or the better part of another build. IIRC prairie goat sold a 7-08 for a nearly insane amount a couple of years ago. I'd trip that thing for that kind of money in a heartbeat unless it had some high amount of sentimental value attached to it.
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They remind me of a wife of a Russian beet farmer. Utilitarian but ugly as hell!
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Personally I don't think they are ugly...the tikka is uglier
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