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Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched fyshbum #6396015 04/11/12
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter
FlyboyFlem Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,896 Nebraska	Scratched a biggy off my last year anxiously awaiting my Shilo 45/110.Replaced a long lost love of yesteryear with a newer 444 Marlin.Now next on radar is a 35 Whelen barrel for my T/C Pro Hunter. You better be afraid of a ghost!! "Woody you were baptized in prop wash"..crossfireoops Woody

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Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched FlyboyFlem #6396135 04/11/12
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good! tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger
tex_n_cal Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 22,274 Back in Texas, for good!	A .270 Weatherby in a Ruger #1 comes to mind, even though I have a perfectly good .270, .30-06, .300 mag, etc. There was a nice one that just sold on GB for $895, which was more than I thought it would go for. I scratched a couple of big longtime itches recently with a .45-70 #1, and a custom .54 Hawken... Then there are the slightly wierd ones, like a #3 Smith and a Spencer repro, both in .44 Russian. Or a #1 in .218 Bee....or a #1 in .30-40 Krag...or a #1 .450 Nitro... Last edited by tex_n_cal; 04/11/12. "...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Dave93 #6396136 04/11/12
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,293 home in OR! KDK Campfire Tracker
KDK Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,293 home in OR!	Originally Posted by Dave93 Well.......if I have a 9.3x62 and need a .375 Ruger, would that be redundant? Howsabout my go to Mauser '06.......will a new to me .270 be redundant? Nah. "Redundant" is not the "re " word I would think of for a .270.... Originally Posted by ingwe This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched KDK #6396211 04/11/12
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,213 Washington State Dan360 OP Campfire Regular
OP Dan360 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,213 Washington State	Originally Posted by KDK I've been wanting an old school Remington BDL Varmint in .222 for what seems like forever. Justification might be a little hard with a .17 Rem, a .204, three .223s and two .220 Swifts. This will hurt your gut, but a local store had a 700 Varmint Special in 222 Rem for $475 on the used rack. The bluing had started to purple a bit and the stock finish was really thin in spots, but nothing that couldn't have been fixed up. I'll see if its still there.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Dan360 #6396224 04/11/12
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mrfudd Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 2,104 augusta,ga	I reallty need a .404 Jeffery Who is John Galt?

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Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched KDK #6396328 04/11/12
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BobinNH Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 35,900	Originally Posted by KDK Originally Posted by Dave93 Well.......if I have a 9.3x62 and need a .375 Ruger, would that be redundant? Howsabout my go to Mauser '06.......will a new to me .270 be redundant? Nah. "Redundant" is not the "re " word I would think of for a .270.... KDK have faith.....keep collecting all those redundant calibers...some day you'll figure it all out.... The 280 Remington is overbore. The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Dan360 #6396429 04/11/12
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KDK Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,293 home in OR!	Originally Posted by Dan360 Originally Posted by KDK I've been wanting an old school Remington BDL Varmint in .222 for what seems like forever. Justification might be a little hard with a .17 Rem, a .204, three .223s and two .220 Swifts. This will hurt your gut, but a local store had a 700 Varmint Special in 222 Rem for $475 on the used rack. The bluing had started to purple a bit and the stock finish was really thin in spots, but nothing that couldn't have been fixed up. I'll see if its still there. That would be great, Dan! Thanks! Originally Posted by ingwe This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched mrfudd #6396435 04/11/12
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KDK Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,293 home in OR!	Originally Posted by mrfudd I reallty need a .404 Jeffery Me too. I bought a Model 70 .300 RUM as a donor for that very purpose. Originally Posted by ingwe This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched KDK #6396477 04/11/12
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Coyote_Hunter Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 12,651 6491 Feet Above Sea Level	Might as well scratch the itches now because when you are dead it is too late. After buying my first centerfire in 1982, a 7mm RM, everything else was an itch. Coyote Hunter - NRA Patriot Life, NRA Whittington Center Life, GOA, DAD - and I VOTE! No, I'm not a Ruger bigot - just an unabashed fan of their revolvers, M77's and #1's. A good .30-06 is a 99% solution.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Dan360 #6396478 04/11/12
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308ld Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,290 MA	Originally Posted by Dan360 I must say, picking up my 223 has been one of the smarter rifle buys I've made. Its an itch that was scratched and now is my favorite rifle to shoot. Yehhhhh.......BUT....... Ed

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Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched 308ld #6396639 04/11/12
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,213 Washington State Dan360 OP Campfire Regular
OP Dan360 Campfire Regular Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,213 Washington State	You evil temptress!

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Dan360 #6396747 04/11/12
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stray round Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,009	308ld the pic of your 257 UL has me breaking out in hives

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched stray round #6396756 04/11/12
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BIGR Campfire Regular B Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 980	A lite weight .260 or 6.5 Creedmoor Lefty as a deer getter. Last edited by BIGR; 04/11/12. NEVER GIVE UP

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched BIGR #6396847 04/11/12
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stray round Campfire Tracker S Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 3,009	BigR that is another itch but not a lefty. A 70 Featherweight Compact in 6.5 Creed....stainless

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched stray round #6396868 04/11/12
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Oldquailhunter Campfire Tracker O Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,471	I need a Sako 30/06. I really don't know why but I do. The other Sako's I have just won't do....

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Oldquailhunter #6397137 04/11/12
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KDK Campfire Tracker Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,293 home in OR!	Yeah, I need a .260. Not sure why, with a Creedmoor in the safe, but you know how these things go... Originally Posted by ingwe This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Oldquailhunter #6397138 04/11/12
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Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,380 Likes: 2 The West Mountain	A Remington Model 14-R in .35 Rem would do it for me. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched Dan360 #6397152 04/11/12
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,695 Likes: 6 Mi. E efw Campfire Ranger
efw Campfire Ranger E Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 29,695 Likes: 6 Mi.	I've had a thing for a 416 or 375 Taylor for a while, another 338-06, and a 7mm or 338 ubbermag of some kind... all makes sense 'cept I varmint & deer hunt in Michigan where shots on big game MIGHT push 100 yds! They will eventually be mine, though. It's just a matter of time and money... Oh yeah... a Sako .222 Rem... That is sensible though, as I have no bolt action .224 cal... Last edited by efw; 04/11/12. Reason: Add 1

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched ingwe #6397352 04/11/12
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JeffyD Campfire Tracker J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 4,434 Likes: 3 Jersey Devil Country	I scratched an itch today. I bought a stainless boatpaddle Ruger M77 in '06 from fellow member Caribou Jack, shortly before I went in for surgery on Oct. 6. Was FINALLY able to take her to the range today and put the first box of 165 grainers through her. Scratching a 6 month itch was pure pleasure! Jeff "No good deed shall go unpunished!"

Re: Itches That Have to be Scratched JeffyD #6397729 04/12/12
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308ld Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,290 MA	Mine is a 7MM-08.....Why? .243, .257, .308, .300....Why must I have a .284-08?........I have ammo for it it was a good price. Last edited by 308ld; 04/12/12. Ed

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