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Not exactly a trapper, but a 99F I sold to a buddy, and he had it shortened to 19". Its in 300 Sav. I have a win.94 trapper in 44 mag that I think is an ideal brush gun.
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My latest trapper. 16.25" bbl with a Remington front sight, mainly for looks and a Lightfoot mount with Leupold M8 3X on it. Good old 300 Savage. Can't wait for better weather to try it out.
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Jim, I like it! Turned out nice!
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You don't need sling swivels on that DJ, ...you need a holster!
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Well, then you best make one for me then........
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I have a buddy chopped a 300. He didn't start with an original gun. Seems to like it just fine. These are my Trappers. 16" .358 and 18" .375. Both have had the straight levers swapped for curved, and 1940's-50's wood installed. I like the curved pistol grip better for a Trapper so it can hang in your hand easier. I shoot them a bit, and use them for bear hunting here in Oregon. I have a buddy chopped a 300. He didn't start with an original gun. Seems to like it just fine. These are my Trappers. 16" .358 and 18" .375. Both have had the straight levers swapped for curved, and 1940's-50's wood installed. I like the curved pistol grip better for a Trapper so it can hang in your hand easier. I shoot them a bit, and use them for bear hunting here in Oregon. That 358 looks awesome.
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Jeff that 358 got a Farrell rail today and is getting a Burris fastfire 3 asap.
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I was walking through a gun show in Tacoma about 30 yrs ago and a fellow was trying to trade a 99 in 308 with a 16 1/4" barrel and he had no takers. It actually looked pretty good so I offered him a $100 and he took it. I shortened the stock to youth length for me(I'm short) and it was a deer killing machine. I mostly still hunt the forests of NW WI and I had a three deer morning with it the first day out, one buck and two does before noon. It doted on 180gr RN's. My little nephew was hunting with a H&R single shot 30-30 that was too long in the stock for him. Seeing as my tags were full I let him use the 99 and told him he could borrow it until he got his first deer with it, then it was his, thirty years later he's still killing deer with it. He took a job away from home so his sister refinished the 99 and she took it out this past season.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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That's a good story Erich, you should convince her to share some pictures!
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Yeah, that’s a great story!
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A guy on the House of Homelite website posted a pic of his mother, back in the 50's with a real nice deer hanging that she took with her 99. Only problem was she had the rifle in front of her leg and it's in the shadows, so you can hardly see it.
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I went back and checked. He said his mom got the 99 for her birthday in 1956, it's an "F", didn't mention what caliber. It's hanging on her shoulder and all you can see is the butt stock and part of the lever. Still a cool picture.
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I've had a Fastfire mounted on my .358 F now for about 3 years. Have taken a black bear and a moose with it. It is so light and easy to aim that I would never go back to irons or a scope on that rifle.
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I've had a Fastfire mounted on my .358 F now for about 3 years. Have taken a black bear and a moose with it. It is so light and easy to aim that I would never go back to irons or a scope on that rifle.
That's good to hear!
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I've had a Fastfire mounted on my .358 F now for about 3 years. Have taken a black bear and a moose with it. It is so light and easy to aim that I would never go back to irons or a scope on that rifle.
That's good to hear!
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I've had a Fastfire mounted on my .358 F now for about 3 years. Have taken a black bear and a moose with it. It is so light and easy to aim that I would never go back to irons or a scope on that rifle.
That's good to hear! I have a little Bushnell red dot mounted on a T in .300 Sav. also, but I realize that that is almost too blasphemous to discuss here. What a pleasure it is to shoot with though. You never need a cheek weld. Great for 100 yd or less shots from tree stands.
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Wondering how it does in low light
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With the state of technical wizardry we enjoy today, I'm waiting for them to make those red dot thingies small enough to fit on the stem of a tang sight or onto the slide of a receiver sight. Then I'll buy one.
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