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my first rifle i bought with my money was a remington model 700 adl in 30/06 back in 1975 paid 180.00 new, wish i still had it! bought it at allied s in Murray Utah

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A Winchester M70 243 Varmint rifle new for $127 in 1957, It was accurate and helped me win matches, It's heavy 26" barrel was too much for hunting but I lugged it around, a fellow shooter had a new 220 Swift barrel that's on it now.

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Persian M98 carbine, in 1986, had already been sporterized with a trim, dark walnut Fajen and Williams rifle sights. I worked part time with a gun dealer who took it in on trade. He let me have it in lieu of pay for a couple shows. I still have it, still 8x57, but now in a laminate stock with a peep.

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First one I bought was a BDL .270 new in 1976... wish I had not sold it... good gun but needed trigger work and I did not know how to do those things back then


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1976 or 1977. Bought a Ruger 77 tanger in 30/06. Traded it off for a different gun before I shot anything with it.

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1970, M94 Winchester in .30-30 for 65 dollars, still use it.

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My first "rifle" that I bought was/IS a Mossberg B A, tube fed 22, Shorts, Longs, Long Rifle. 1965, Heavy --- shoots great.

I'll never admit wink to buying a C F before my 700 BDL 270 Win, $150.00, 1976 (?). Killed many coyotes and deer then traded......

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1990 bought a Ruger 77 in a 25-06 from bi mart in Redmond Oregon. They were having a big sale at the time, back then I was enamored with the 25-06 not so much anymore. Anyhow I sold it and ended up with something else..


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Originally Posted by mooshoo
my first rifle i bought with my money was a remington model 700 adl in 30/06 back in 1975 paid 180.00 new, wish i still had it! bought it at allied s in Murray Utah

Ruge r 10/22 back around 1977 from Sears. I think I paid around 75 bucks for it. I also bought a Remington 700 in 30-06 a short time later and still have both rifles.

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