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I guess the only over the top rifles I currently have are two 35 Whelens. The Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries decided that anything 35 cal and larger is fine for our primitive weapons part of deer season as long as it is in a single shot with an exposed hammer. So I got one. Then I decided I wanted a rifle like my very first deer rifle (which was stolen.) It was a Remington 7600 pump in 30/06. But since I have a .35 caliber addiction I found one of the early 35 Whelen 7600s with the white line spacers like my old '06 and bought it instead. While I enjoy all my 35 cal rifles only one chambering is not overkill on the smallish deer I hunt and that would be either of my two 35 Remington caliber rifles whether my "primitive weapon" CVA or my Marlin 336. All of the rest are really over the top!

Not a huge fan of chassis guns, but this was purpose built for ringing steel. 30" barrel, 6.5-284. Weighs a ton, but shoots tiny groups.

Very true! I bought another 1000’ of leaded crab line for $75 today because it’s stupid cheap. I’ll sell it next year and repurchase the Johnson I sold. 😂

I got rid of the over the top rifles that I’ve owned. Probably the coolest or one of the coolest was a Johnson Automatic or a couple of Spencers but they were too valuable to stick in the safe only to be shot once in awhile.

ETA….very nice rifles gentlemen!

Ruger 77 Mk II in .338 WM with 24" bbl, factory irons and NECG peep, McMillan Ruger Classic Hunter stock. It also has the boat paddle stock. A tougher, simpler, and more sensible alternative to a Marlin Guide Gun or an 870 12 gauge. Only a little heavier and a little longer than the 1895.

I wanted something that would be hard to lose if I set it down with the pack for a bit to do some other things.

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My over-the-top rifle is my custom 6.5-.284 that one of my client's built for me.
Built on a Remington long action
Krieger 26" barrel
Timmy Calvin Elite trigger
Grayboe Stock
Night Force scope

weighs 10 lbs. 10oz.


I take it out and kill a deer or two with it every year.

I hunt in Alabama and prefer my Model Seven 7mm-08.