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Mine was for a long time the 257 Roberts till I had my Dads m70 rebarreled to 250 savage. Went and bought a 700 classic in 250 and loved it.
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[quote=buffybr] FAN tam tastic pix ! ! ! ! Great Track List !!! Jerry
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7mm-08 in a carbine configuration
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Took 20 minutes for it to happen but about 7 years ago I bought a Kimber Montana in 7-08
Easily my favorite over the last 30+ years and I don't see anything passing it up.
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Barrett fieldcraft 7mm-08 rifle 21" To me it's the perfect whitetail gun
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Whatever I'm using, I pretty much like all of them! YEP ! too hard to pick one. I usually choose depending 'where' I hunt. 6.5X55 Win 70 XTR FTWT (New Haven) 30-06 Rem M Six This One For Anything, Anywhere in No. Am. Tikka T3X Lite, SS 7mm RM. et.al. Can't pick just one. Jerry
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A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
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Been thinking about this all day - still don’t have an answer. So many great memories & guns to go with them. (Thanks Hanco for a trip down memory lane. I’ll post when I decide what #1 is - beautiful 99 on your end!)
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Winchester 70 classic rebarreled to 6.5 x 55 Swede
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Winchester M70 Classic SS Fwt in 270Win in a Fwt pattern McMillan, 140gn TSX.
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I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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The last couple of years it has been a JC Higgins Model 50 30-06 with a Leupold 6x LRD scope.
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Been thinking about this all day - still don’t have an answer. So many great memories & guns to go with them. (Thanks Hanco for a trip down memory lane. I’ll post when I decide what #1 is - beautiful 99 on your end!) I have many to chose from, but settled on that 284, really like them all. I once thought it was a 7 mag minimum, but grandkids killed stuff with 243’s plenty dead, then began dispatching pigs with 223’s, so I’ve changed my opinion.
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Ol' Git Meat for me is my Marlin .30-30 for hunting in the timber. For areas where a longer shot is possible or for hunting in the rain, I'm right fond of my Ruger M77 Hawkeye all weather .30-06. So I guess you could say my favorite caliber is .30.
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Interesting question...I guess it depends on where and how I'm hunting that day. If I'm out wandering around in the woods still hunting, I usually carry my Ruger tang safety 30-06. If sitting on the rock that overlooks a huge hollow where I can shoot 400 yards, I carry the MarkV 270 Weatherby magnum. If we're driving I carry the Marlin guide gun 45/70. However I recently got a Sako AV project in 7mm rem mag. Needs reblued and has a small crack in the stock that needs repaired. Also have a model 70 in 338 win mag that hasn't drawn blood yet. Way overkill for whitetails, but it'll kill em dead. As far as a favorite, can't pick as I love em all!
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If it looks good, you'll see it If it sounds good, you'll hear it If it's marketed right, you'll buy it But...If it's real, you'll feel it Kid Rock
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Rem Model 700 in 7mm Rem Mag topped with a Leupold 3x9. Been carrying it since I was 13 years old and I'm 58 now. The rifle has been used in more than 10 states, 2 Canadian provinces and has been to Africa 5 times. I have no idea how many heads of game it has taken. If I miss with that rifle I know it is my fault and not the rifle's.
You get out of life what you are willing to accept. If you ain't happy, do something about it!
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Right now it's 35 Remington in a Marlin 336.
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I guess it's a 270, although I've been using a 6.5 Creedmoor for the past 5 years.
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TC Prohunter Encore (thumbhole) and .357 Max barrel (23")
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When I'm buck only hunting 280, when I'm just deer hunting 243.
Life is good live it while you can.
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I hunt in multiple states most years. This includes the badlands of Montana, Texas scrub, and upstate New York. My western and eastern hunting shots are usually 225-400yds, but can be close. Texas shots <125 yds. If I was forced to pick one rifle for all, it would be a Tikka T3x in 270wsm. Packing a 300wby in eastern woods or the Texas brush simply isn’t ideal. Same can be said using a 7600 in 35Whelen for the badlands. Of course, as a acknowledged rifle loony, I object to the very suggestion that one rifle could ever suffice for all deer hunting….
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Still getting use to this one but I like it better than any other deer rifle I've ever owned. Rem 700 in .308Win with a McMillan Edge, Douglass Spout and a TriggerTech Special. It will put three 150g Hornady Interlocks moving along at 2800fps into 1/2" at 100. Clean/dirty/hot/cold. Lots to like bout it.
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