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Dad used a model 94 .30-30 all his life. Gramps had the same in .32 special.
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My Dad still uses one of the guns my great grandfather owned . Its a modle 54 winchester bolt action 30-30 circa 1942. It has the smoothest action of anything we own, but I can't stand that over the top safety lever on it.I still have Great granddads lever action 94 in 30-30 as well from 1940 something sitting in the safe with the leather horse scabbard.
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He started out with a Jap 7.7 grandpa brought home from the war, later a chilian in 7.65 Argentine, 308 Norma in an 03a3, finally a VZ24 in 6mm-06 killed on last year with it, he just turned 73 slow but still going!
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My dad hunted with a M70 .300 WM with a 6x scope of unknow make. By the time I was old enough to pay attention to those things he put a Simmons 6x scope on it. Not a good piece of glass. He died 7 years ago and I have the rifle now, but don't hunt with it. He bought me a S&W 1500 .300 WM as my first rifle and I use that when I need that much power. He used the .300 WM for everything in Montana...Elk, Mule Deer and Whitetail. Thought it was the best caliber for out west.
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M1 Garand hunting deer in Europe after WWII. To the best of my knowledge he never hunted big game in the US. He hunted a lot of quail and squirrels and rabbits as a boy growing up in North Carolina.
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Model 94 3-30 when I was growing up, but now he only hunts with flintlocks, .50 and .45 cal.
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My Dad bought this in '56, Win 70.270FW,then a .30/06 later '60 or so.... No scope had ever been mounted until 1973,then a 4X Redfield,that I still have on something... ![[Linked Image]](http://i685.photobucket.com/albums/vv217/rifle1/WM70FW.jpg)
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In his early 40's, Dad's father-in-law offered to let him take his place on a sheep hunt. With it came the loan of a rifle, since Dad didn't have one. I didn't know what 7m/m meant (7mm Mauser, it turns out), nor had I ever heard of the name on the barrel: Griffin & Howe. If they didn't advertise in Outdoor Life, I was sure it must be some rinky-dink outfit. It sported a Lyman Alaskan 2.5x scope. As it turns out, my Great Grandfather walked into Abercrombie & Fitch (apparently they used to be outfitters, before they decided to sell gay sex in shopping malls...) in NYC & got that rifle way back when. Over the years, Dad took whitetail, mule deer, antelope, elk, moose, bighorn, & stone sheep with it. For three generations, it was treated like a tool - well maintained, but never babied. Plenty of scratches in a beautiful stock, worn bluing, scratches in the metal, etc. but it handles like a dream, & kills like lightning. 2 Springs ago, I tried to hook Dad up with a boar, but the pigs wouldn't cooperate. I did, however, get his bolt disassembled & cleaned, and the barrel pitting polished out, and the scope refurbished. This is where I returned it to him at his 80th birthday. How I'd love for him to take at least one more trophy with it. ![[Linked Image]](http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd77/jkubesch/Dads80th.jpg) FC
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Model94 30/30 and Rem.700 .308
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Winchester model '94 in .30-30. ^this^ Still got it.
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As far as I know dad only went deer hunting one time in his life. Borrowed a slug gun from his brother. To this day he only owns a 12ga pump, a single barrel 12ga, and a single shot 22lr he bought before enlisting in the army. Never has ever fired the two 12s and only killed a snake or two with the old single shot .22. But I'll tell you what, he is hell on wheels with a baseball bat when it comes to knocking a possum outta the park when they are sitting on the banister trying to figure out how to get in the garbage can. I have witnessed this more than once.
Not sure where I get the passion for hunting...I can only remember him taking me rabbit hunting a few times growing up...he turned me loose when I was 11 and I don't think he's been hunting since.
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In his early 40's, Dad's father-in-law offered to let him take his place on a sheep hunt. With it came the loan of a rifle, since Dad didn't have one. I didn't know what 7m/m meant (7mm Mauser, it turns out), nor had I ever heard of the name on the barrel: Griffin & Howe. If they didn't advertise in Outdoor Life, I was sure it must be some rinky-dink outfit. It sported a Lyman Alaskan 2.5x scope.
As it turns out, my Great Grandfather walked into Abercrombie & Fitch (apparently they used to be outfitters, before they decided to sell gay sex in shopping malls...) in NYC & got that rifle way back when.
Over the years, Dad took whitetail, mule deer, antelope, elk, moose, bighorn, & stone sheep with it. For three generations, it was treated like a tool - well maintained, but never babied. Plenty of scratches in a beautiful stock, worn bluing, scratches in the metal, etc. but it handles like a dream, & kills like lightning.
2 Springs ago, I tried to hook Dad up with a boar, but the pigs wouldn't cooperate. I did, however, get his bolt disassembled & cleaned, and the barrel pitting polished out, and the scope refurbished.
This is where I returned it to him at his 80th birthday. How I'd love for him to take at least one more trophy with it.
FC Wow. What a great day there. I hope he gets 1 more also. Thanks for posting.
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My Dad started out with a 94 in 32 Special, then moved on to a Savage 110E LH in 243 the year I was born, 1976. He recently moved on to a 30-06 in a weather warrior Savage, now that he is out of CA and in NM where he can Elk hunt.
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Savage 99 in 303 savage...He still has it, but doesn't hunt anymore.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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My dad used a Savage 99EG in .300 Sav. with Weaver K4 that my grandfather (mom's dad) gave him as a wedding gift. Took my first moose with it and still hunt with it at least a few times a year.
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Beware of thieves, scammers and dishonest members on the "Fire" classifieds. Ya there is a thief here too. Whatever!!
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Somewhere in the mid-50's my Dad bought a Winchester 94 in .32 Winchester Special from one of his older brothers and to my knowledge it's the only gun he's hunted deer with since. 60+ years with the same rifle. I almost can't fathom that.  A couple years ago Dad told me that when he's ready to give up hunting completely it'll be mine. I'm anxious to own it, but I can wait..
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my dad was a quail/dove hunter, and used a browning a-5 for at least 30 years.
when he gave the a-5 to me, i sent it back to browning to have any worn parts replaced, new wood, and re-blued, then i gave it to my son.
my dad did own a couple model 94's in 30-30, but never used them to my knowledge.
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