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Great looking rifles men and, like ThirtyThirty, I also love the settings where the pics were made.
Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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Krag sporter Kimber classic Marlin 1895
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Krag sporter Kimber classic Marlin 1895 All very nice, but your Kimber Classic is a beauty!
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This is a Sako L 579 from 1971 in 308 Win. When I found it, it was languishing in the "make an offer and take it" section of the local gun shop's used gun rack. It looked like it had been under the seat of someone's work truck for years. I lowballed them on it and it was mine. I sold the vintage scope off of it and my investment in it became embarrassingly low. I had plans to re barrel it to 7mm08 because I already had a couple of 308's. I made the mistake of shooting it first and it still wears the original 308 Win barrel. It has displaced a couple of 308's I had in my safe. The barrel had some serious pits on the outside near the muzzle and most of the blue was gone. Cutting a couple of inches off the barrel took care of the pits and a Cerakote re finish brought it back from near death. A light refinish of the beat up stock and I called it resurrected! The wood is as plane as it gets and the metal has an eggshell/black finish now. Just what I wanted! I can't wait for deer season!
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This is a Sako L 579 from 1971 in 308 Win. When I found it, it was languishing in the "make an offer and take it" section of the local gun shop's used gun rack. It looked like it had been under the seat of someone's work truck for years. I lowballed them on it and it was mine. I sold the vintage scope off of it and my investment in it became embarrassingly low. I had plans to re barrel it to 7mm08 because I already had a couple of 308's. I made the mistake of shooting it first and it still wears the original 308 Win barrel. It has displaced a couple of 308's I had in my safe. The barrel had some serious pits on the outside near the muzzle and most of the blue was gone. Cutting a couple of inches off the barrel took care of the pits and a Cerakote re finish brought it back from near death. A light refinish of the beat up stock and I called it resurrected! The wood is as plane as it gets and the metal has an eggshell/black finish now. Just what I wanted! I can't wait for deer season! Love them Sako’s
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Krag sporter Kimber classic Marlin 1895 Lets see more pics of that Krag.
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Winchester 1886 50-100-450 deluxe…
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Shew me thy ways, O LORD: teach me thy paths. "there are few better cartridges on Earth than the 7 x 57mm Mauser" "the .30 Springfield is light, accurate, penetrating, and has surprising stopping power"
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A Kill Artist. When I draw, I draw blood.
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Winchester 1886 50-100-450 deluxe… WOW!!👍👍
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Berry, berry nice. 😁 I like that one.
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
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Shrapnel, That is cooler than the other side of the pillow! I can't wait to see you slaying something with this rifle! That 50-100-450 should be adequate on prairie dogs, for example. Post pictures on this thread when you do, so I don't miss it! /john
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Winchester 1886 50-100-450 deluxe… TR would approve! Very nice indeed.
Bore size is no substitute for shot placement and Power is no substitute for bullet performance. 458WIN
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What a prize! A rare find indeed.
If you don't like where you are, move. You are not a tree.
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Shrapnel, That is cooler than the other side of the pillow! I can't wait to see you slaying something with this rifle! That 50-100-450 should be adequate on prairie dogs, for example. Post pictures on this thread when you do, so I don't miss it! /john
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Winchester 1886 50-100-450 deluxe… Beautiful! Just beautiful!
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Excellent! /John
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This is the “little brother” to the 50-100-450, a deluxe 45-70…
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