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That's like asking a kid in a candy store what's his favorite. I have lots of favorites. It all depends on which one is in my hands.  In no particular order: About any Savage 1899/99 variant, except post mils, (1960 or later) M70 Featherweight in 7-08 and 257 Rob Kimber Montana, (unthreaded), in 7-08 and the 257 Rob, which is on the big brown truck right now.
My heart's in the mountains, my heart is not here.
My heart's in the mountains, chasing the deer.
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1st gen Remington 700 TI in .308
I think I’ll keep it.
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I’ll say my encore pro hunter in 35 whelen.
Came with factory brake. Had the trigger worked and over travel screw installed.
Only deer i have mounted i killed with it. Plus many more for the freezer.
Short, it’s a great woods gun.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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My two are both P64’s. The Featherweight 270 Win is a perfect rifle for any deer hunting I’d do. [Linked Image] And my 338 Win Alaskan in the Legend [Linked Image] Those two would handle anything I need done.
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J.C. Higgins 50 in 30-06 or 700 Classic first year in 30-06
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Marlin model 39 Mountie .22LR. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/nz9qM1j.jpg) Craftsmanship put into these factory guns is on a level only found in custom guns today. It is quite accurate, superbly smooth in cycling, and built for an adult sized shooter.
THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running!www.lostriverammocompany.com
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Marlin Golden 39A. But almost anything with a fullstock too. My 1905 Steyr M/S...……. Be Well, Rustyzipper.
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy. Its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. Winston Churchill.
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Marlin model 39 Mountie .22LR. Craftsmanship put into these factory guns is on a level only found in custom guns today. It is quite accurate, superbly smooth in cycling, and built for an adult sized shooter. Those 39s are awesome.
GOD Bless America
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I like a reasonably lightweight and compact bolt action rifle. As much as I love my Pre-64s, they don't fit that description. I guess my favorite is my M77 MarkII Ultralight in 223Rem in walnut/blued finish. Beautiful rifle, quality construction, and fits me like I had it custom built. I recently bought a skeleton stocked 270 Ultralight but I haven't gotten to spend much time with it yet. I really want to find a walnut/blued Ultralight in 7mm-08. I love the 223, but a 7mm-08 would be more versatile.
Another one that I kinda hate to admit is really high on my favorites list, even though it's a budget class rifle, is my Marlin XS-7 stainless 7mm-08 and 22-250. They seem to see a lot of stand time when much higher quality rifles sit in the safe. Their production being discontinued is still, I believe, one of the biggest mistakes made in the firearms industry in the last several years. Remington should have slapped their name on them after the Marlin acquisition and had the best budget rifle on the market.
Those who must raise their voice to get their point across are generally not intelligent enough to do so in any other way.
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My “retired” Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H. My only complaint.... she was overweight, and didn’t drop the pounds. She was replaced with a “trophy rifle”!  memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Mannlicher Schoenauer. Model 1956.
By far, better features than any rifle listed here.
Smoothest bolt action ever.
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Remington 7600 with straight comb stock in 30-06.
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Winchester 70 XTR Featherweight In 270 with Winlite stock. Heard someone say it is what the Remington mountain rifle should have been. Sounds about right.
Always remember that you are unique, just like everyone else.
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Winchester 70 XTR Featherweight In 270 with Winlite stock. If they had built this rifle in Lh it would likely be on my all-time favorite list. I built one for my son using McMillan compact stock, and it is one of the few perfect recipes I have ever pulled together.
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Mine is a 1954, Husqvarna. 270 Win. I carried it into my 30's and then it seemed to get heavier. The barrel appeared to grow longer.
I then switch to a model 700, stainless job and now it is a BLR.
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CZ 550 in numerous configurations. They require a little love to get them right, but I love them for a base to build off of. I've 4 currently, and have a hard time saying no to them as I find them used for good prices. Fighting off the urge to adopt a 243win I found at an LGS last week.
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All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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Marlin 336a 30-30 (24" bbl, 1976 vintage) . 3x Leupold.
My 336a has MOA accuracy. It's my first rifle too. It really is the only rifle I needed for my hunting - but you know how that goes.
Right behind that, is my JC Higgins model 50 (FN Mauser), 30-06, Timney trigger and B&C stock, 4x Leupold.
My Sako A1 varmint 222 Rem (8x Leupold) is my favorite factory varmint rifle.
My CZ 452 American 22 LR is my favorite rimfire rifle.
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"Strive to be underestimated."
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1903 Springfields (sorta kinda factory rifles), and Winchester M54's (.30-30 & .22 Hornet in my case).
"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
"Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty
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