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There ain't many Levers with the eye-appeal of a Winchester with a 24" barrel, pistol grip, and half-mag.

I find the M71 and M64 equally appealing. It'd be a tie vote for "best in show" if I were the Judge.

As it is, I have a very plain-jane M94 that is far and away my sentimental favorite. My practical favorite is a Howa LW in .308 Win, not much longer or heavier than my M94 but much more practicle in the field.

This may just be your Huckleberry, but a 76 in 50 express has an undeniable cool factor…



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That one of the coolest rifles I've ever seen. I'm a sucker for half or short magazines on all rifles.

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Originally Posted by Judman
Rex I am too, I’ve tried to liquidate, but can’t. Got a few favorites, doesn’t matter, I like light bullets goin as fast as they can, and I’ve done a fair amount of killin…

Originally Posted by TRexF16
I'm a rifle slut. I like to hunt with lots of different rifles. I've not killed near as many deer as a lot of folks here have, but from what I can remember right now as I type, have done so with the 7mm RM, 25-06, 6.5x55, .308 Win, 30-30, .338-06, .243 Win, and .257 Roberts. I have killed more with the Roberts than any other cartridge, and used it exclusively for over a decade, when the pace of work and deployments kept me from doing much rifle loonyism. Perhaps that makes it a favorite, but there are several more lined up waiting their turn in the decade or two I have left to take them afield. There's a .256 Newton, the .280 Rem I inherited from my dad (and several other of his rifles) a Griffin and Howe tribute 7x57 I'm building, a sweet custom 6.5 Grendel on an early CZ 527, and a custom 270 WSM with an 8" twist barrel.
And on top of all that I recently bought what is my most accurate rifle ever, a CA Mesa 6.5 CM - a legit .5 MOA rife with both the 139 Scenar and the 143 ELD-X. By all rights it probably ought the be the only thing I hunt deer with...ever - but then there's that slutty character flaw I've described.
But I have to say, that 1951 vintage .257 Roberts with the Leupold 4x has killed everything I ever pointed it at, and I sure do like it.

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Throw me into the same pot. I like rifles. I make no apologies. Could be a 222 or 458 Win Mag. Just depends on the mood.


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Originally Posted by beretzs
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Rex I am too, I’ve tried to liquidate, but can’t. Got a few favorites, doesn’t matter, I like light bullets goin as fast as they can, and I’ve done a fair amount of killin…

Originally Posted by TRexF16
I'm a rifle slut. I like to hunt with lots of different rifles. I've not killed near as many deer as a lot of folks here have, but from what I can remember right now as I type, have done so with the 7mm RM, 25-06, 6.5x55, .308 Win, 30-30, .338-06, .243 Win, and .257 Roberts. I have killed more with the Roberts than any other cartridge, and used it exclusively for over a decade, when the pace of work and deployments kept me from doing much rifle loonyism. Perhaps that makes it a favorite, but there are several more lined up waiting their turn in the decade or two I have left to take them afield. There's a .256 Newton, the .280 Rem I inherited from my dad (and several other of his rifles) a Griffin and Howe tribute 7x57 I'm building, a sweet custom 6.5 Grendel on an early CZ 527, and a custom 270 WSM with an 8" twist barrel.
And on top of all that I recently bought what is my most accurate rifle ever, a CA Mesa 6.5 CM - a legit .5 MOA rife with both the 139 Scenar and the 143 ELD-X. By all rights it probably ought the be the only thing I hunt deer with...ever - but then there's that slutty character flaw I've described.
But I have to say, that 1951 vintage .257 Roberts with the Leupold 4x has killed everything I ever pointed it at, and I sure do like it.

Cheers,
Rex

Throw me into the same pot. I like rifles. I make no apologies. Could be a 222 or 458 Win Mag. Just depends on the mood.

Yep - as far as I know the affliction is incurable & I'm ok with that.

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Originally Posted by PintsofCraft
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Originally Posted by Judman
Rex I am too, I’ve tried to liquidate, but can’t. Got a few favorites, doesn’t matter, I like light bullets goin as fast as they can, and I’ve done a fair amount of killin…

Originally Posted by TRexF16
I'm a rifle slut. I like to hunt with lots of different rifles. I've not killed near as many deer as a lot of folks here have, but from what I can remember right now as I type, have done so with the 7mm RM, 25-06, 6.5x55, .308 Win, 30-30, .338-06, .243 Win, and .257 Roberts. I have killed more with the Roberts than any other cartridge, and used it exclusively for over a decade, when the pace of work and deployments kept me from doing much rifle loonyism. Perhaps that makes it a favorite, but there are several more lined up waiting their turn in the decade or two I have left to take them afield. There's a .256 Newton, the .280 Rem I inherited from my dad (and several other of his rifles) a Griffin and Howe tribute 7x57 I'm building, a sweet custom 6.5 Grendel on an early CZ 527, and a custom 270 WSM with an 8" twist barrel.
And on top of all that I recently bought what is my most accurate rifle ever, a CA Mesa 6.5 CM - a legit .5 MOA rife with both the 139 Scenar and the 143 ELD-X. By all rights it probably ought the be the only thing I hunt deer with...ever - but then there's that slutty character flaw I've described.
But I have to say, that 1951 vintage .257 Roberts with the Leupold 4x has killed everything I ever pointed it at, and I sure do like it.

Cheers,
Rex

Throw me into the same pot. I like rifles. I make no apologies. Could be a 222 or 458 Win Mag. Just depends on the mood.

Yep - as far as I know the affliction is incurable & I'm ok with that.

Same here. Sometimes I wished I had one Ol Betsy, but I just can’t seem to get over the hump of less than about 30 of em’.

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In 1981 my Dad bought a Remington 7600 in .30/06, topped it with a Leupold 2x7 and promptly stuck in the gunroom and forgot about it. Fast forward to 1984, when I was finally old enough to go up to the deer camp in the Upper Peninsula and I needed a rifle. That rifle has been with me ever since and has been to Alaska, Africa and New Zealand. From Michigan to Montana to now on the Eastern Shore, if I felt comfortable with the shot, this rifle has never let me down.


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I love my 270, my main deer rifle. A true deer killing classic and simply works, at any distance.
Lately I like the even lighter recoiling rifles. 223, 76239, 6.5 CM. Terrain pending, I would not hesitate to use any of them

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All of them do something better than the 30-06, but none of them do everything as well.
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7 Rem 7 weatherby, it is a tossup between those 2.

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The summer I was 15 I bought a Model 81 BLR in 308. Someone had special ordered it from Browning with no sights. They put a deposit with the dealer, Rite Way Sports in Hardwick Vermont, and never came back to pick it up. I got a great deal. I think Larry had a soft spot for a kid spending his hard earned money. I literally spent all I had and could not buy ammo. He threw in a box for free. Will never forget how well he treated me.

I have hunted with that gun every year since. It is loaded with memories and is the last thing I would ever sell. Every time I handle the gun memories of time in the woods with my now deceased father come up. A few years ago my son shot a couple of deer with it and REALLY wants it. Now we are creating new memories together. I recently bought a 358 that is identical except for having sights and am setting as close as possible to the 308. That will be my new primary rifle. I plan on giving the 308 to my son for his high school graduation present next spring.

Any decent rifle is a tool capable of doing the job, some maybe better than that BLR. None could ever mean more to me or my son and I really think that is why it will always be my favorite.

Sorry for being so sappy.

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I have a weakness for 25 cal rifles.

My favorite was a 700 classic in 257 Roberts
til my wife killed her first deer with it. She immediately
claimed it for herself.

The last 6 years I have been using my 700 mountain rifle
Chambered in 25-06. It has since became my favorite
deer rifle.

I may accidentally pack my heavy ass 25-06 Sendero Special once or twice this season just because it don't get out much.


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Originally Posted by southtexas
I can't decide...it keeps changing.
been there.


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Not sure if it will become my favourite deer rifle, but I just bought a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 that is a pretty handy little rifle.

My only complaint is the extended 5 round mag lands right in the same spot where you would carry it in one hand.

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Originally Posted by SuperCub
Not sure if it will become my favourite deer rifle, but I just bought a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 that is a pretty handy little rifle.

My only complaint is the extended 5 round mag lands right in the same spot where you would carry it in one hand.

Super Cub, I found the 527 is short enough that I carry mine by the pistol grip, muzzle pointing down, most of the time. Very handy for me.


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Originally Posted by Joe
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Not sure if it will become my favourite deer rifle, but I just bought a CZ 527 in 7.62x39 that is a pretty handy little rifle.

My only complaint is the extended 5 round mag lands right in the same spot where you would carry it in one hand.

Super Cub, I found the 527 is short enough that I carry mine by the pistol grip, muzzle pointing down, most of the time. Very handy for me.

Liking this rifle as much as I do surprised me. I don't normally gravitate towards a rifle like that. Usually I like longer bbls and classic cartridges.

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