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My dad bought me a used 336 for my 8th grade graduation. Shot my first 2 bucks with that rifle and yes I still have it. First I ever bought with my own earned money was a SS Rem. model 700 30-06. One of the most accurate rifles I have ever owned and I still have it as well. I need to clean out a few but I don't do well with breakups and they usually turn nasty.............................................YMMV. Another neat fact is that of all of hundreds of critters i have been lucky enough to take with bow and rifle I have never used a factory built ammunition or arrows. Only in .22 and 12 guage have I used factory made ammo to take game.

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In 1993, bought a brand new Remington Model 700 Classic .222, $424.00. Still have it with the box it came in. Great rifle.

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A lightly used Mod. 700 Varmint Special in 22-250 minus the scope was the first centerfire rifle. Picked up a used Leupold 12x for it from a buddy. Had to have a varmint rifle capable of reaching out further than doing 50 yd. head shots on woodchucks with rimfires. Already had two shotguns & a .22 rimfire but was itching for a "real" centerfire varmint rig. It also got me started reloading once I discovered how much money I could save. Local gunsmith mounted the scope for me as back then I knew nothing about that sort of stuff. Year or so later he did a trigger job on it also. Still have it and it still shoots 55 gr. Ballistic Tips pretty good considering you can't seat a bullet out far enough to even get near the rifling in that barrel. Might just have it re-barreled as a fast twist 22-250 AI someday.

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I Mauser M-95 calvery carbine from "Ye Ole Hunter" in Alexandria, Va in 7X57. The rifle was as I recall was $19.95, FMJ ammo was $7.00 per 100.

I still remember the serial number.....595. Damn that rifle was loud......no one used hearing protection back then.

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A .32-20 Model 92, 24 in octagon barrel. about three years later I got a .300 Savage.

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.22 Hornet Savage 340

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Win Model 1894 in 30-30


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700 adl 22-250

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6mm Remington 788


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6mm Remington 788


That was one I always wanted. Still got it?


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.243 Win in a Mark 10 Mauser.

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7x57 in an old sporterized 93 Mexican Mauser. I saw it at the Coast to Coast store and my dad bought it for me. I had to pay for it. I think it cost me $23 dollars. It must of been around 1968 or 69. I still have that rifle. The head space is pretty big but I reload and factor in the head space. I started reloading for it in 1976.
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Late to the centerfire rifle scene but built a 35 Whelen in school. It is a cartridge which always intrigued me and that was a perfect opportunity to end up with one.

Turned out on the heavier side but I don't mind that in some ways.

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243 weatherby vanguard. Didn't know a damn thing about rifles and stuck a 3 to 9 by 50 simmons on it. Heaviest damn combo ever.

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7.62x54R in a Mosin.

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Model 721 Remington in 30.06

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Marlin 336 in 30-30 circa 1971. I still have it.

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First rifle I bought at age 18 was a 7mm RM, in a 700 BDL. Don't own a magnum rifle anymore. 5 different in .30-06, 1 in .308W. , a .303 Enfield, a break open Marlin .444, 2 in .223/5.56, 1 Mini 30 in 7.62X39, 1 in .270W.


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When I was 15-16, my older brother bought me an M94 30/30 at Irv's Gunshop in Inkster, MI. They had them on sale for $69.99. This was in about 1975. No one in my extended family hunted, so I sold it to a fellow student in the high school parking lot the next year, since I had no need for it. The first one that I bought was a Savage 110 in 22/250. I got it just for target shooting. It was a sporter weight, but still accurate. The first real gun I bought was when I was around 20. I had a place and friends to hunt with by then, and wanted a Ruger 77 in 25/06. I went to Hood's Gunshop in Lincoln Park but they didn't have one. What they did have was a Ruger #1 in 7mm Rem Mag at the then-time MSRP of $295. It was the holy grail to me. It was a hundred more than I wanted to spend, but it had beautiful wood, so I bought it. The owner and employees were incredulous. Here was a 20 year old, long haired "kid" buying the best gun in the store. This is back when all shops were owned by sour, old men.

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