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THAT is a hunting rifle I'd be proud to carry afield! Well done.
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Neat old rifle. I always liked that "old school" stuff, as rifles like that were were some of the first ones I can recall drooling over as a kid back in the 50's & 60's. Stuff like that I think of as "Post WW2 classic", as the post war period brought new rifles and styling themes to the forefront.
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Another Husqvarna, this one in .243Win
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You did a very nice job on that. Would be proud to put it in my safe. Rifle probably has some good mojo in it, you should take it hunting. Old school cool, for sure.
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Nice job. What's it chambered for?
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Cool thread. I just had to buy this 1949 model 70. It was originally chambered for 375H&H, but now it's a 375 WBY. It has a little cool factor: My 1917's are way old, but kind of old school cool: This one was rechambered to 308 Norma, now that is cool in itself... This one I keep as a grand ol 06: Those 2 are my favorite hunting rifles... Here's a 1958 300 WBY that I really like. Seems to be a good shooter too. My 2 30-06 featherweights: The top one is my '58 and the bottom one is my '56.... Oooo, this one is old too: But she shoots good:
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Nice job. What's it chambered for? Thanks everyone. Should have said it is a 30'06.
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Not as cool as some but here is my Grandfather's M54. Not much bluing left and the checkering is pretty smooth. He hunted with it until he couldn't see well enough to use the iron sights then he quit. With its steel butt plate in -06 it kicks a bit.
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Not a bolt action but old school with a story. My friend and flight engineer mentor was a Korean War vet. When he got discharged from the AF in '52 he didn't have a deer rifle. His wife saved money without Bob knowing and gave it to him the for the first deer season after his discharge. It had a Weaver 3x with a crosshair reticle. I traded for the Leupold Big Bore 3x with a heavy duplex that's on it now. Bob gave me all of his rifles and shotguns a few months before he passed. Bob told me it would shoot the spinners out of a spider's azz and I have found it to be quite accurate myself.
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Not as cool as some but here is my Grandfather's M54. Not much bluing left and the checkering is pretty smooth. He hunted with it until he couldn't see well enough to use the iron sights then he quit. With its steel butt plate in -06 it kicks a bit. That's the coolest rifle posted. Something with character, is better than not. Where'd he hunt?
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Hey man !! Great rifle and U did an excellent job. Fantastic.
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Not as cool as some but here is my Grandfather's M54. Not much bluing left and the checkering is pretty smooth. He hunted with it until he couldn't see well enough to use the iron sights then he quit. With its steel butt plate in -06 it kicks a bit. That's the coolest rifle posted. Something with character, is better than not. Where'd he hunt? Born and lived his entire life in California with the exception of an all expense paid trip to Europe courtesy of his Uncle Sam in 1918. A lot of California coastal blacktail fell to that rifle.
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Bunch of Grand Old Rifles. Thanks for sharing them.
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Great rifles fellas! Dave that 99 is beautiful and Blacktail, that Model 54 is darned cool! BSA, right of first refusal if you part ways with that 300 Wby... Great looking rifles fellas.
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I don’t have too much that’s real old. One of Bobs old Featherweights [Linked Image] My old 338 Alaskan [Linked Image] And older P64 that started life as a 300 H&H, I got it pretty cheaply as someone made it into a 300 Wby. Couldn’t make it shoot, so as a last ditch it became a 375 Improved and I couldn’t be happier. [Linked Image] Not sure what year it is but this little 222 Sako is a fun rifle and looks pretty nice to me. [Linked Image]
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Beautiful rifles, fellas.
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Last few guns I have bought are from the 50's, and all winchesters as it turns out. I just like them and it keeps me connected with the past couple generations of family that have "gone ahead". I figure if they could use them to good advantage I should be able to, though a few have synthetic stocks now. That trend will continue and my son appreciates the older stuff too so the next generation should be well supplied.
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Another Husqvarna, this one in .243Win Are you sure that is a Husqvarna?
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