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Browning BAR in 30-06.

Humdinger-I don't let what others say about the old tang safeties bother me. I have enough experience to know that I have never had one, out of about 20 or so I've own and many of them I still have, that didn't do everything I have asked of them without a failure. But I have noticed, that in the threads about what everyone's favorite rifles are, the Rugers hold their own as the closet 77 guys come out in the open...lol.

Remington 700 ADL, a .270

An old ruger tang safety m77 .30-06 I purchased in 1978 or 1979. Bought it on sale for $199.00 at a place called ZCMI's in Ogden Ut.

I've taken more game with that than any other rifle. It's #1 for deer and #2 for elk count. I've taken roughly 15-20 mule deer and 5-6 whitetails with it. Shooting mostly the old Hornady Frontiers loads with 150 gr SP's.

#1 elk rifle is a .54 cal muzzle loader. It's accounted for 9 elk in AZ. The Ruger accounted for 6 elk in UT if my memory serves me correctly.

I have shot deer with everything from the Hornet to the 45-70.. Lots with the .30-30 and 25-35, but I have killed the most with my .300 WM and 7mm RM simply because when I was shooting lots of deer those were the only rifles I had.. My wife used my old 06 during that time.. It is probably 3d.. My biggest whitetails were killed with a .300 WM and a .340 Wea. I usually hunt only open country any more.. But hunted W. Va. and Pa. a lot over the first years of this century.. Used my .25-06. 270, and 7mm08 quite a bit then, but had a long range .300 built for some of that hunting..

Rem 700 BDL .270 . Was my only center fire rifle for 20 years. Have a bunch of others now but still reach for it the most. I'm confident in it!

Ruger M77 mk2 stainless/synthetic 30-06
With a variety of ammo. Never lost one with it.
Bought the gun/scope in 1999

Over the years, by far, it’s Ruger 77s in all three renditions: the original with the tang safety, the Mk II, and the Hawkeye. My favorite of the three? The Mk II by far. And in stainless steel by even farther! The last two years I’ve used a Kimber 84m and a Tikka T3x Lite, but Rugers are still my favorites.

Remington 700 in .280.

30-06

Remington 700, .270

Remington 700 BDL Varmint in .22-250

30-06 in a 98 Mauser.

A 1976 Ruger M77 257Roberts. During my peak deer hunting years, it was the lightest weight game rifle I owned. If walking was involved, it was the chosen rifle. Not a particularly accurate rifle, but it killed 43 whitetails with 43 bullets.

Abolt lefty in 270. What a killing machine. I rarely name rifles, but named her.

I wish Ruger made the tang safety 77 in left hand. Good action for a 9.3

Far and away my Winchester Model 70 Compact Classic in .308 with Bausch Elite 3000 3 x 9 scope using my handloaded ammo with Nosler 180 grain Partition bullets and IMR 4064 powder and Winchester primers.

Win model 70 fwt in 30-06

Remington 700 ADL 7mm Express (.280 Remington) using either Speer 160 grain spitzer boattails or 175 grain Nosler Partitions.

Thompson Center 50 cal percussion muzzle loader.