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Which one

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And why it holds the spot of the most trust worthy rifle you own

My "Campfire" Rifle:

.300wsm
I bought it from Steve (338Rem) in Feb. of '07 IIRC
Remington 700
Bought used, bought a McMillan MR stock from DoeSlayer and mounted a Leupold in Talleys (bought from RicBin).

It's been a one-shot killer on everything its been pointed at and puts 180 and 165 TSXs into little bitty groups. It balances damn near perfect and is the first rig I "put together" for myself.

George

Remington 700 300saum about ten years, used bought on the campfire. It has been customized and has lost some of it's original weight. It just shoots lights out, and I like it, although I don't have any rifles that aren't dependable and accurate...Second would be a bought new around 20 year old 6mm BDL...

i would have to say my remington 700 .308
I bought it in 1990. Actually traded a remmy 7400 jamomatic for the bolt. It's wood stocked and nicked up but it has always been a very reliable shooter. I've shot a lot of deer with it.

Navy Arms import of the Rossi '92 in .357.

It always works, is handy as hell and Stainless & wood.

Pre 64 by about ten year, M70 fwt 270win.

That's a nice one for sure. I notice you didn't leave it laying around in Tenn.

George

300 Savage, Savage Model 99F, the one with the most time in my hands.

.30-06, 52 years young, pre-64 Winchester Model 70 Fwt, bought new the summer before my senior year of high school (1960). Has a classic custom American walnut stock now, but still shoots just as good as ever.

I wouldn't turn my back on any of 'em!

M70 Classic, about 15 years old, (yeah, a New Haven gun), in .270. It's never "not worked" and shoots great.

Got that right, need to keep it on a tight leash so it don't run away!

I don't have it anymore, my kid snuck it out of the house. Rem 660 in 308 w/20" barrel. With that walking off, I really don't have a most trusted one.

.375 H&H
Unknown age, it is a push feed, likely from 80s or early 90s.
Winchester
Mod 70
bought used.
Its never missed a critter (by me at least).

I have hunted it in AK, MT, ID and WY.

Its killed elk, whitetail, mulies, antelope, caribou, wolf, black bear, coyotes and probably some others.

Marlin 1894C, Lever Action Carbine, 357 Mag./38 Spl. ~ Fast, accurate, & dependable.

Ruger PC-4, Police Carbine ~ Semi-Auto, 40 S&W ~ Same as above.

Same for me and mine wears an old Lyman 66 receiver sight. It's the one I usually grab when I head out the door to handle a critter problem on the ranch.
It used to be my Contender Carbine in .22lr Match, but the .357 is getting more use now that the 'yotes are getting more numerous.

Ed

Savage 99EG in 300 Savage made in 1945. Picked it up at a local gunstore about 7 years back, and I'm now at 19 deer taken with 19 shots fired. Son took his first deer with it also, ten hours driving round trip for 20 minutes of hunting and one shot fired.

Though it does seem to have gotten to where I can't even see a decent deer to shoot at until I take the EG out and let it count coup first. Greedy little gun.

Winchester PF M70 in 270 win
Bought it brand spankin new in Spokane Washington in the early 80's.
Accurate, reliable and gets the job done, every time. I've taken everything from whitetails to Alaska/Yukon moose with it. It is my go to hunting rifle.

I spoze it's my M70 PF in 6.5x55. I have others that are pretty and cost more, but this one should be illegal for Deer.

This one --- a Browning Abolt 300 WinMag M1000 Eclipse. Never missed with it yet, and all one shot kills. (New in 2001.)




And this one --- it now is fitted for my wife. An Ithaca LSA 65 in 30-06. Killed a trainload of game. (New in 1976)



Here it is with her continuing to kill with it.



I now have a Tikka M65 in 30-06 (made in 1978 and bought by me in 2006 - never fired.) which is the Tikka version of the Ithaca my wife has. Equally as good a rifle, and it bagged two deer last year as well.