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PO Ackley, 22/250 when it still a Wildcat.
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Campfire Outfitter
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if a man speaks, and there isn't a woman around to hear him, is he still wrong?
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Campfire Kahuna
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Depends on how one claims it I reckon. The Army said the M14 was mine, but they took it back after two months. Thank you Jesus! Then they gave me a M16. I wore it out, they took it back after a year. They let me borrow some belt fed toys along the way. Next round found me toting a M3 which I paid cash for. Then they took it and gave it to the good dinks. -sniff- Then they gave me a CAR15. -phfft-
Went down to a regular store in ‘84 and bought a Mod 94 .30-30. It fit in the closet with the shotguns and pistols just fine.
I am..........disturbed.
Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain
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Campfire Outfitter
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Ruger m77mk2 243 bought when I was 16. Still have it but thinking of selling it. I never shoot it anymore
Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young.
Calm seas don't make sailors.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Bored and looking to generate some data just for the fun of it.
The first center-fire rifle that was really and truly yours (not a family gun or loaner) - for what cartridge was it chambered?
Mine was .303 British
5sdad; Good afternoon to you sir, I hope the second last Sunday in November has been a good one for you and this finds you and yours well. The first center fire rifle I owned was a .303 as well, a Pattern 14 in this case and definitely a pattern in what I'd be doing with rifles for the rest of my life. By way of explanation, I'll say that I don't believe I owned it much longer than a year, sold it to a buddy who I thought needed a rifle for about what I'd paid for it or a bit less - $15 - one way or the other and then bought something else before the smoke had settled. To this day I have no idea how many .303's I've owned as some didn't make it out of the gun show they were purchased in......  Thanks for the thread, some pleasant memories of a buddy who died way too young and a lifetime of fun trading firearms of all sorts. Happy Thanksgiving to you all too. Dwayne Dwayne, my best wishes to you as well. Mine was a MkIII for which I also paid $15.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Campfire Tracker
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95 Chilean Mauser carbine, 7x57. Full military, hunted five years with that fine old rifle.
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Campfire Savant
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Mine was .30 WCF; still have the rifle. Mine too 1894. Made in 1917
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Campfire Ranger
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Bored and looking to generate some data just for the fun of it.
The first center-fire rifle that was really and truly yours (not a family gun or loaner) - for what cartridge was it chambered?
Mine was .303 British
Same as me. Used my fathers 30-06 and 30 M1 Carbine until I married, then my wife bought me a 303 No.4 Mk.1 so I could have a deer rifle of my own. Killed a couple with it. Second one was a Remington 788 in 243, and I sold both it and the 303.Third one I still have, a first year Model 700 Classic in 270.
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Mine was a Remington 721 in 30.06. My dad traded an old and very used outboard motor for it in the summer of 1958. I was 15 years old. Several months later it was with me on the Grand Mesa on a horseback mule deer hunt. On my sixteenth birthday, I used it to kill a large four-point.
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Campfire Ranger
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Rem 660 in .222
Was in 6th grade
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Mine was a Win 94 in .356 win. Leupold 2-7 scope. Dad had to sign for it cuz I was 16. Like a dumbass I sold it a few years later cuz I "needed" a long range rifle.
DON’T BE TOO PROUD OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL TERROR YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED. THE ABILITY TO DESTROY A PLANET IS INSIGNIFICANT NEXT TO THE POWER OF THE FORCE.
- Darth Vader
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used 700 Remington in 243 Winchester. Redfield 2 3/4x scope
Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.
John 8:32
A lie doesn't become truth; wrong doesn't become right; evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by the majority...Rick Warren
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Ruger model 77 chambered in 30-06 was the 1st centerfire rifle that was truly my own. Then I came across a Ruger 77 chambered in 6mm Rem that made much more sense for my use. Today I have somewhat compromised between the two with a new favorite CZ 527 in 6.5 Grendel. First CZ 527 was in 204 Ruger if that matters.
If i was looking to suggest a 1st centerfire today I think it would be a CZ527 in 17 Hornet.
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control
& Proverbs 21:19
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I am in the 30-30 camp as well.
PA Bear Hunter, NRA Benefactor Member
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Rem 700 in 270. Too accurate to sell, too boring to love. I should put some money into it, spice it up.
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A 788 Remington in 308 Win. Followed a couple of months later by a 788 Rem. in 222. Still have both of them. Though both have been rebarreled several times. I have no idea how many rounds those actions have on them suffice it to say A LOT. .
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I got a "sporterized" Italian Carcano Carbine in 6.5x52mm Italian as my first deer rifle around 1960. I killed several deer with it, and then bought a 1903A3 Springfield (30-06 of course) which I modified some and used as my main hunting rifle for a few more years.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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Savage 99E in 308 W. That thing gave me a flinch that it took years to get over.
drover Did you reload for it? How good was your case life? I had a 99E in 308. A case only got 2 loads before it started to separate.
“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”
― George Orwell
It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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308, Remington Model 600 with the plastic rib and laminated stock. Bought new off the shelf.
A 308 with a laminated stock? ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/HLsrJF1W/image.png)
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