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I'm bored and really enjoyed seeing some high end Mausers in the other thread. So you define "nicest" and then show the top three of your collection.
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I'm bored and really enjoyed seeing some high end Mausers in the other thread. So you define "nicest" and then show the top three of your collection. You go first... .
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I'm bored and really enjoyed seeing some high end Mausers in the other thread. So you define "nicest" and then show the top three of your collection. You go first... . Don't be shy Whitebird... this thread is right in your wheelhouse...
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Played this with the neighbor girl once
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And your addresses please.
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Ok I will break the ice...
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Ok I will break the ice... OK... Ice broken. Very nice!
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Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Am I limited to three?
Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Am I limited to three? Not my thread.... but no.
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Mauser 6.5x06 i want you to be my foreverC grade 700 Mauser 25-06. Iver Henriksen built my mouse clicker
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I know a couple member here that will have some great stuff for show and tell Hank
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Some great looking rifles, but without the 'specs', it's maybe the opposite of, but likda like, viewing a centerfold beauty... in a Birka! Myself... Too many in my Hareem to choose! Best ! Wear "protection" & Stay Safe! John
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Beautiful rifles! While all mine are synthetic these days, i can still appreciate a nice wood rifle.
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3 decent Steyrs Top to Bottom 8mm Mauser full stock 7mm-08 Carbine 223 Ultra-light ya! GWB
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3 decent Steyrs Top to Bottom 8mm Mauser full stock 7mm-08 Carbine 223 Ultra-light ya! GWB All the rest of us were chumming for you to join...
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All the rest of us were chumming for you to join... Ya, but most all my stuff is boringly commercial vs. the unique customs you guys have! But what the hey! ya! GWB
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My nicest one is a Nosler Liberty that is in its 5th month at Nosler getting repaired. Once my second nicest came back from Christensen Arms repair center, it worked great. My third nicest, a Remington 5R 223, has also done well since I got it back from the Remington repair department. My cheap little Savage LWH has been extraordinary since day one, but it's not nice.
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All the rest of us were chumming for you to join... Ya, but most all my stuff is boringly commercial vs. the unique customs you guys have! But what the hey! ya! GWB Stretch reach.... Top rifle Pre-War Model 70 NIB. Illustrated in Roger Rules book The Rifleman's Rifle page 60. Special Order. 7X57 Mauser NIB.
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Gawd. Photos like these are why I didn't post anything... I'd set the bar way too low. (And yes, I knew this thread would generate some ribbing to start and yes it was worth seeing a fortune in walnut and blued steel.)
I have a Husqvarna 640 in 9.3x62 currently at the smith being custom pillared, fully bedded (was pillaring anyway might as well... he'll do a better job than me), cross pinned (brass), scope taps enlarged to 8-40 and re-centered, and barrel re-crowned. Once that's done, I'll spend a month oil finishing the stock and it'll be my nicest rifle by far. My second place is a M70 FWT in 280 Rem and third is a Zastava M70 in 8x57JS that I completely refinished, sold to a buddy at cost, hated myself for selling it, and traded back. Working on photos.
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The only really nice wood stocked bolt gun I have at the moment. A Cooper Jackson Squirrel Rifle .22 LR
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My nicest one is a Nosler Liberty that is in its 5th month at Nosler getting repaired. Once my second nicest came back from Christensen Arms repair center, it worked great. My third nicest, a Remington 5R 223, has also done well since I got it back from the Remington repair department. My cheap little Savage LWH has been extraordinary since day one, but it's not nice. What happened to the Nosler? I've heard a lot of good things but never shot one.
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The best I have is a Browning ABolt 22 LR. Very nice wood on it. Sorry, no pictures. Nothing compared to the previous pictures. Those are some beautiful rifles.
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Oh my Sakohunter.... I think you went over the limit...... very nice collection
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Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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Ok...I was gonna post but now I'm embarrassed to. My 'best' are VERY pedestrian compared to what I'm seeing here.. Utility grade guns on their best day...but hey..I DO use them!
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Damn. I aspire to be some of y’all in a future life. Not the best picture but it’s the one I have.
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Ok...I was gonna post but now I'm embarrassed to. My 'best' are VERY pedestrian compared to what I'm seeing here.. Utility grade guns on their best day...but hey..I DO use them! My favorite rifles are not always the nicest rifles. This one is one of my favorites... Pre-64 Model 70. .270 with factory SS barrel.
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3 Cooper M38 Hornets....... Top to Bottom Cooper Varminter, 22 Hornet (Serial # VR1) Cooper Montana Varminter, 19 Calhoon (19-22Hornet) Cooper Classic, 17 Ackley Hornet ya! GWB
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3 Cooper M38 Hornets....... Top to Bottom Cooper Varminter, 22 Hornet (Serial # VR1) Cooper Montana Varminter, 19 Calhoon (19-22Hornet) Cooper Classic, 17 Ackley Hornet ya! GWB Really nice!...
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The ones still in the box, the rest have been hunted........
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Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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I'm bored and really enjoyed seeing some high end Mausers in the other thread. So you define "nicest" and then show the top three of your collection. You go first... . Don't be shy Whitebird... this thread is right in your wheelhouse... We know he's having a hard time deciding. All of his rifles are "nice"... Just sayin.
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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Very nice indeed. All of them. To say it with Tony Soprano: Do they have a name or shall we give them one?
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My nicest one is a Nosler Liberty that is in its 5th month at Nosler getting repaired. Once my second nicest came back from Christensen Arms repair center, it worked great. My third nicest, a Remington 5R 223, has also done well since I got it back from the Remington repair department. My cheap little Savage LWH has been extraordinary since day one, but it's not nice. What happened to the Nosler? I've heard a lot of good things but never shot one. It was very difficult to close the bolt on factory ammo and it was keyholing at 50 yards. At this point I wouldn't recommend anyone buy one of their rifles.
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Very nice indeed. All of them. To say it with Tony Soprano: Do they have a name or shall we give them one? The one with the truck is a .404 Jeffery. #2 is a Dakota M 76 7mm Dakota. #3 is a Dumoulin action 7x57. The gunsmith did all the work except for checkering. He also made the .404 Jeffery.
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Nicest to me is best wood. Of my guns, the 358 Win off a Mauser wins hands down.
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Beautiful rifles fella's.. Jeeze...
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Barretts and rebarreled Kimbers. I like wood stocks but haven’t had one in years.
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Jeeper Cripes! even if I knew how to attach pics, I wouldn't after seeing Whitbirds rifles. Those are some unbelievable boom sticks!
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Other than Huntsman22, it looks like synthetics need not apply.
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I have some old Sako’s I like
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The best I have is a Browning ABolt 22 LR. Very nice wood on it. Sorry, no pictures. Nothing compared to the previous pictures. Those are some beautiful rifles. Post it up! I've got one of those, too....
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Not the caliber of some of the above, but I’m pretty fond of my two Kimber Classic Selects. .30-06 And my favorite, .257 Roberts Falling blocks have bolts in them, right? My Hornet, not fancy, but fun.
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I sold mine... I didn’t want to hunt them they were too pretty. Made some room in the safe for soulless plastic/stainless stuff
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I like 99’s too, don’t have a bolt, but shoot as well as one.
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Kleinguenther made nice rifles.
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I like 99’s too, don’t have a bolt, but shoot as well as one. An alternative title for this thread could have been: "Make me feel bad about myself and my rifle collection"
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I’ll agree with what someone else said.........Even if I knew how to post pictures, I wouldn’t! Not with all those I’ve seen on this thread. My rifles would all want to go hide some place.
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Ok I'm bored also. 275 Rigby 6.5x55 upload image 25/06 free pic hostingI don't have pictures of my all time favorite a Pre 64 M70 7MM carbine. Just because someone else put a single shot in a 38/55 on a 1885 High Wall
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No full-bore customs in my safe, but some decent stuff nonetheless. I guess my nicest rifles would be my M70 Super Grade in .280, my Miroku repro Winchester 52, and a custom Model Seven in 6mm Remington. My 52 has some of the nicest wood I've seen on one of these, if I say so myself. It wears a Weaver Grand Slam 4-16x these days. Nice scope. My Super Grade in .280 is now living in a B&C Medalist, but the original stock is still around. It's nothing too special, but okay for a factory rifle and has pretty nice wood. It too no longer wears a Leupold, but a Sightron SII 3-9x42mm. This little Model Seven in 6mm Remington came to me in a B&C Medalist stock, so it's not all that glamorous...but I really like the rifle. It has a Krieger barrel and has a Sako-style extractor. It's a little more difficult to shoot a good group with it due to its light weight, but when I'm good it is good too. I mounted a Sightron SII Big Sky 3.5-10x50mm on it which I like very much.
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I'm bored and really enjoyed seeing some high end Mausers in the other thread. So you define "nicest" and then show the top three of your collection. Three "nicest" for what? Target shooting on a warm, dry day? Hunting in the rain or snow? Busting through brush or hunting the barren plains? Hunting from a stand or carrying for miles at a time up mountains and down? Prettiest or most functional? Sold my prettiest rifle, a Ruger #1 in 280 Rem, because it was too pretty for my needs - a fair weather rifle and not one I wanted to get knocked around hunting elk. For "nicest", I go with "most functional". That would be a close race but a synthetic-stocked rifle that shoots great would be my choice. My Ruger All Weather (stainless/synthetic) Hawkeye in 280 Rem would be the runner up. It can bang the 6" steel at 600 yards with ease, is relatively light weight and easy on the shoulder. It will easily put down anything I want to shoot, from varmints to elk. The winner, though, would be my stainless Ruger MKII 30-06. It came in a laminate stock that I replaced with a Ruger "boat paddle". Like its siblings, a 300WM and 338WM, I've used it to shoot clay pigeons on the 600 yard berm. It is the one in the middle of the photo below. The 300WM is on the left, the 338WM on the right.
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No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's.
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I have got to get off this thread. Right now. Be still envy ...
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Only have one nicer one. Faux Rigby stalker in 275. The rest are 700 Lego guns.
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Anothe r favorite a custom 7X57 AI on a Sako action
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I'm assuming *all* of these were lost in canoe accidents long, long ago.
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Ok... all these very nice rifles make me envious. Here is one of my nice ones.... Carcano 7.35x51. $200 rifle all steel and wood Ok... just kidding. It is $200 though.
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Only have one nicer one. Faux Rigby stalker in 275. The rest are 700 Lego guns. That is downright sexy. I LOVE the lines of that stock.
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That is a ballbuster! I love every detail on that rifle! If I spec'd out a custom rifle, this would be it! And a 250 Sav! Wow! Did you find it done or have it made?
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I miss Tip, his work was top notch.
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That is a ballbuster! I love every detail on that rifle! If I spec'd out a custom rifle, this would be it! And a 250 Sav! Wow! Did you find it done or have it made? Bought the rifle from Jerry Fisher...
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Many of your photos look very familiar. Beautiful yet familiar...... Magnificent rifles! Thanks for sharing
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I am ashamed to say,I have no nice rifles.They are all beat up,blue worn off,scratched from hunting and riding in scabbards
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I am ashamed to say,I have no nice rifles.They are all beat up,blue worn off,scratched from hunting and riding in scabbards No shame there...
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My rifles would run and hide in shame if put next to some of these fine firearms! Mine treat me good, though!
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sounds like you have the best rifles...with stories and memories
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Some very nice rifles gents! Thanks for sharing. I need to figure out how to post pics again..
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I am just a high school teacher. So forgive me if many of my guns are more plebian. This Kimber 89 deluxe in 338 Winchester Mag is new in the box and is the only gun that I haven't taken out. It is of the Clackamas period. I have shot two mountain goats and a dall sheep with this Cooper Model 52 in 30/06. It is very accurate. I haven't babied it and it has gone through a lot of rough country. I have never bloodied my Model 70 JOC Tribute in 270 Win but I have taken it hunting on Barnard glacier on a hell of a rough hunt. It is a nice and accurate rifle. The rifle on the left is a FN Baco 2008 Deluxe 30/06 that I have also hunted. It has nice wood. These are my two Steyr MS rifles. Both are in 30/06. One is a 1950 improved model that is a stutzen carbine. The other is a 1952 improved Deluxe with factory engraving. Both are pretty nice. I would be remiss if I didn't include my Jay Frazier 6.5x55 Mexican Mauser that has some nice English Walnut on it. My wife made the 550 paracord sling during an emergency. I also have some CZs that have nice wood. I have an original Brno 21h but I don't know if it makes the cut here. I think people want eye candy even if that rifle is very nice. I have many, many other rifles but the CZs have some nice wood. 452 varmit 22lr. I flipped this image it isn't a lefty. 550 American Safari in 458 Lott.
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I am just a high school teacher. So forgive me if many of my guns are more plebian. This Kimber 89 deluxe in 338 Winchester Mag is new in the box and is the only gun that I haven't taken out. It is of the Clackamas period. I have shot two mountain goats and a dall sheep with this Cooper Model 52 in 30/06. It is very accurate. I haven't babied it and it has gone through a lot of rough country. I have never bloodied my Model 70 JOC Tribute in 270 Win but I have taken it hunting on Barnard glacier on a hell of a rough hunt. It is a nice and accurate rifle. The rifle on the left is a FN Baco 2008 Deluxe 30/06 that I have also hunted. It has nice wood. These are my two Steyr MS rifles. Both are in 30/06. One is a 1950 improved model that is a stutzen carbine. The other is a 1952 improved Deluxe with factory engraving. Both are pretty nice. I would be remiss if I didn't include my Jay Frazier 6.5x55 Mexican Mauser that has some nice English Walnut on it. My wife made the 550 paracord sling during an emergency. I also have some CZs that have nice wood. I have an original Brno 21h but I don't know if it makes the cut here. I think people want eye candy even if that rifle is very nice. I have many, many other rifles but the CZs have some nice wood. 452 varmit 22lr. I flipped this image it isn't a lefty. 550 American Safari in 458 Lott. Looks like I should've been a high school teacher. Nice rifles.
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I am just a high school teacher. So forgive me if many of my guns are more plebian. This Kimber 89 deluxe in 338 Winchester Mag is new in the box and is the only gun that I haven't taken out. It is of the Clackamas period. I have shot two mountain goats and a dall sheep with this Cooper Model 52 in 30/06. It is very accurate. I haven't babied it and it has gone through a lot of rough country. I have never bloodied my Model 70 JOC Tribute in 270 Win but I have taken it hunting on Barnard glacier on a hell of a rough hunt. It is a nice and accurate rifle. The rifle on the left is a FN Baco 2008 Deluxe 30/06 that I have also hunted. It has nice wood. These are my two Steyr MS rifles. Both are in 30/06. One is a 1950 improved model that is a stutzen carbine. The other is a 1952 improved Deluxe with factory engraving. Both are pretty nice. I would be remiss if I didn't include my Jay Frazier 6.5x55 Mexican Mauser that has some nice English Walnut on it. My wife made the 550 paracord sling during an emergency. I also have some CZs that have nice wood. I have an original Brno 21h but I don't know if it makes the cut here. I think people want eye candy even if that rifle is very nice. I have many, many other rifles but the CZs have some nice wood. 452 varmit 22lr. I flipped this image it isn't a lefty. 550 American Safari in 458 Lott. That CZ 452 is gorgeous!
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Some very nice rifles gents! Thanks for sharing. I need to figure out how to post pics again.. ......... My thoughts as well. Nice thread.
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Some nice pieces in here. I fall into the utilitarian category. If I can’t drag it through the mud, I have no use for it. No safe queens here.
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