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Hunting season is upon us. What rifle are you planning to use, or have used this year?
For me there are three, in no order.
99EG in 358
99C in 284
1895 in 30-30
Usually I'm attracted to using something odd, but this year I decided to use a bolt action .30-'06 with a 150 gr. cup-n-core and 3-9x40 scope. Sorry I just couldn't help myself. Maybe I'll slip in a 99F in .308 from 1956 with a 2-7x33 here and there.
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I will hunt with these, in this order, and only pick up the next one after it scores.
1929 - 99G 300 sporting a lightfoot mount and a vintage Burris 2x7
1974 Ruger No.1B 2506 and its Leupold
1981 BLR 308 and its rock solid failsafe Burris
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Solid choices, but referring to anything Burris as vintage does make me feel old!
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Your right gnoahhh ! 😀 I should have said it’s sporting a Burris for my vintage eyes!! I mounted a nice weaver k2.5 on it and boy did it look sharp, but I can barely see the cross hairs.
We all need to crawl before we walk, so that we can appreciate the Mossbergs of life.
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Seems to me, there was one at a gunshop in Clearfield (not Grices) that you could have bought, (only $1895 IIRC), then you wouldn't have to wait for your 243 to grow up into a real cartridge like I have  Dale Some times I think we need a "Like Button". How long does it take a 243 to grow into a 358? I was shooting my 45 auto at a steel plate spinner. After a couple clips I went up to see if it did any damage to the plate. There quarter sized silver discs all over the ground. The copper jacket peeled off and the lead core made perfect poker chips. I wonder if a 243 would splat out to 358? Back in the late 80's/early 90's I was bear hunting with some friends. We had been driving the hills and brush northeast of DuBois, Pa. near the Boy Scout Camp. It was a perfect place for the 358 with the 4x Weaver on it. We had wrapped it up for the day and were sitting at the Fireman's Club when one of the guys I had been hunting with spotted the 358's in the cartridge carrier on my belt. He asked what shell is that? I knew he had been using a bolt action 243 with a big scope that day. So I showed him one of those big fat 358's topped with a 200 gr Hornady Spire Point and told him this is a 358 Winchester and someday, his little 243 will grow up. The crowd at the bar exploded in laughter. As far as I know, he's still using the 243... Dale
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Winchester 71 in 33 Winchester or
Winchester 71 in 450 Alaskan
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Colt Light Rifle in 270.
Marlin XS7 with a Stevens 200 1-9" ROT barrel that has been rechambered from 223 to 22-250. Shot 2 does with it on 10/06/18 to punch a Nebraska "River" tag.
Mossberg Patriot in 6.5 Creedmoor, my Son's rifle.
Remington 700 in 260, my Daughter's rifle.
Ruger Hawkeyes in 243, 6.5 Creedmoor, and 338 Federal.
Winchester 70 in 25 WSSM and Winchester 100 in 308.
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Winchester 71 in 33 Winchester or
Winchester 71 in 450 Alaskan There you go again with that nifty .33! Refresh my memory- one of only a couple factory made .33's in the M71?
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One of hand full made still looking for a 45-70
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The 358 Brush Gun always gets sighted in but may or may not get used. There's an early muzzleloader season in 2 weeks. And a couple of bolt guns will most likely see some woods time.
Dale Dammit Dale! You keep torturing me with that 358. You should have sold that to me when we met up! I can't understand why my $100.00 offer fell on deaf ears! Seems to me, there was one at a gunshop in Clearfield (not Grices) that you could have bought, (only $1895 IIRC), then you wouldn't have to wait for your 243 to grow up into a real cartridge like I have Dale Doh!
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Okay Dale, it's just killing me to do this, I might have to sell one of the kids, but I'll go up to the insane price of $200.00 just because I'm such a nice friggin' guy............ Where do I send the check, and do you take lay away?
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Send the the check, I'll fill in the amount...
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