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My 1906 Remington Springfield 30-06 is my most trusted rifle. Point of impact doesn't ever seem to change. I don't think the Redfield Widefield scope has been adjusted in the last 30 years. I don't hunt with it very often anymore, but it usually makes the trip just in case a backup rifle is needed.

Chambering: 30-06
Age: Unknown (Have owned rifle since 1982)
Make: Springfield Armory
Model: '03 A1
Origin: Used


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

It's taken everything from Deer to Elk multiple times over the years.

I guess it'd be my Ruger 77 MK II stainless compact in. 223. It's always been a very consistent performer. Not spectacularly accurate, but plenty good enough to shoot 3 shot groups between 5/8" and 1" with loads it likes. It's never been finicky and has never been anything but a solid performer. In fact it's never missed, but I have.

Trust worthy is or is not.

This one is -

I've got 4 that I could conceivably drop to one rifle and get most of what I need to do with a rifle done.


mod 700 .338 that loves (blasphemy) 250 gr. Nosler Partitions, it sits in a McMillan stock with an old style (read bit bigger objective) Leupy 1.75x6 on top of it.

mod 700 7mm mag. in (more blasphemy) an MPI stock with a Leupy 6x 42 atop it

Nula in 7mm-08 that loves 120 gr. TSX has a Leupy 2.5x8 atop
(I give up some power for where I live with it, but bullet construction and placement cure a lot of sins)

Marlin 45/70 guide gun, parkerized and has a detachable scout scope 2.5 EER Leupy of course I give up range, 200 would be my limit and much prefer 150 or closer but it has plenty of power

I could make do with any of them as a one rifle battery but I've listed them in my preference

they are all dead nuts reliable and far more accurate than the guy that mashes the trigger on them

Chambering 270 win
Age god only knows. (well, I guess Remington does too)
Make Remington
Model 721
Origin (new / used / handed down)
Very well used, handed down from grandfather, father, now me.

And why it holds the spot of the most trust worthy rifle you own:
My grandfather hunted all over North America with it. My dad killed his first deer and elk with it. I killed my first mountain lion with it. It has a extensive history and lots of stories to tell. It is extrtemly accurate and is 100% original.

Pre 64 Mod 70 Standard

30/06

60 years old

used

Because it is dead nuts reliable, accurate, can be used for most anything that I hunt with a rifle, and is a pleasure to shoot, carry and hunt with

Chambering: 5.56x45mm
Age: Approximately two years old
Make: Del-ton, Inc.
Model: 16" AR15 w/ A3-style upper
Origin (new / used / handed down): New, assembled by myself.

It wears a Bushnell TRS-25, rear MBUS and standard front sight, single point sling plate w/ sling, and has a single lower rail attached, with a VFG. Will be replacing that with an AFG, soon.

It's the most versatile firearm I own. It's in an extremely common/cheap chambering. It takes common/cheap mags. It will probably outshoot me until I'm dead.

I did in a bear, a couple pronghorn, a moose, a javelina, and a few wild boar with my model 70 synthetic/stainless in 7mag. I don't know that it makes it the most trustworthy, but when something needs to die, I go to grab my 7RM.

mauser 98 stocked in plain walnut with a stainless 22" featherweight barrel in 6.5x55 with timney trigger.

first gun i built and my favorite.

Sako 75 in 300 RUM. It was my first Sako and I bought it new in 1999 (I think). I have made shots from a few feet to 503 yards and from standing shots to a antelope running full out at 239 yards.

Dink

that had to be pretty satisfying seeing that antelope crumple up when it was going top end at that distance! nice shootin

This lightweight, 7 twist WOA skinny barreled job with a carbon fiber tube, COLT BCG, RRA 2 stage match trigger, etc, etc.

I built it for an all around practical field rifle for me. Topped it with a 4x ACOG. It is a tack driving, coyote killing, joy to carry.

I ain't a black rifle guy but I could like that one!

Ruger 77 6 mm rem.

.....and it's pretty bad azz too....

I have two closet queens that I don't trust to function when I need them to function.
They will become something useful one of these days.

Jim

It's so hard to pick just one....all of them are so trust worthy.....Can I show you my least trust worthy???:





Sorry but facts is facts.....

1952 model 70 FWT, .308, Burris Signature 1.5-6x.

The rifle I've had the longest, killed the most critteers with and allways comes on every out of state hunt ( sometimes its a backup)
Rem 700 BDL in 7 Rem mag.
I got it for Christmas in 1985, it's goten a face lift but is still the same basic rifle.
700 in a Clasic stock, trigger at 2 1/2#, talley LW,s Leupold VXIII 4.5X14X40 w/M1's