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Winchester 94 in 30-30

Sporterized 8mm mauser

Marling (JM) 336 3030. Was 18 years old and it was the first rifle I purchased. Moved on to a rem 7600 35 whelen and killed a bunch of game with both. Huge regret that I have neither rifle in my collection. When I got a bit older, I attempted to track both down, but fell short

1979, 12 yo, Rem 788 in 243.

Remington 700, 270 Winchester, 17 yrs. old

I had one of these. Made by Tikka before Sako bought them out.

Model 99 EG Savage in 250/3000 still use it regularly

I was 16 when I got “my” first rifle. Winchester model 70 XTR 30-06. Kicked the hell out of me.

I have one of these in 25-06 that was my grandfather's. If I remember right the long action is LSA 65. Always thought they were cool.

M-760 Carbine in 308.

My first year out of the Army, 1976. My first deer rifle was actually a 20ga. double barrel. It worked well enough.

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Mohawk 600, .308. I was 23 or so, we didn't have deer in my part of the world when I was a kid. Sure has changed.

Mossberg ATR in 30-06 with a bubble pack 3-9 Tasco scope at 18. My parents are anti hunting types and had to learn on my own.

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Rem Sportsman 78 in .270
Still in the safe!!

Those are good rifles. I've bought a few just for that smooth action.

I'm down to only one now, a 308 in a Brown Precision.

12 years old.
Rem 600 Mohawk- 6mm Rem.
First one I bought on my own was a new Rem Mnt rifle in 7mm-08 in the late '80's.

This model 7 in .260. Had a Simmons whitetail scope on it. I think I was 12. Took me 4 shots to hit the doe at about 150 I was shaking so bad, but she cooperated and stood her ground till I got it done.

I’ve now put on a leupold vx-2 #4, a trigger tech trigger, and dropped it in a youth length stock for my oldest to try soon.

I started with a Marlin 336 in 30-30 at the age of 13.

Weatherby Vanguard VGX in .243 Winchester. Got it when I was 12 or 13. Shot my first buck with it at 14. I still have it and both of my boys have shot their first deer and a few more with it.

12 years old I started out with a Remington 700 ADL in 243. Shot my first 3 or 4 deer with it, but by the time I was 14 I " graduated " to a savage 99 in 300 just like my grandfather carried( who I idolized) . Killed a tractor trailer load of deer with that gun. Like many of you though, I still have that gun but haven't fired it at an animal in years. Can't think of a critter that I've killed that couldn't have been taken with that setup except one long range mulie and even then maybe?