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What model and chambering is your favorite.
For me, although I like them all...it's a mid-late 50's .270 fwt.

1956 Target in a sporter stock, in good ole 30-06 , it shoots 165 and 168 sub moa and drops SW GA whitetails bang flop, up to 225# like a sack of cow feed off the back of a ton truck! Longest kill shot 365 yards,stepped off by a long legged guy. I call the gun' Carlos'.

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Carlos, top gun,bottom is a 61' target I sold.

Currently a .308FWT, but always subject to change.

I know you did not ask for #2 but a gun I found Thanksgiving out of the PNW is fast becoming #1 in foul weather on whitetails, a 53'mod 70 with a shillen #3, great factory trigger and a Pacific Research/Rimrock stock.I have been a .25 cal fan for 10 years,the deer do a little rodeo kick and buck, may drop nose and plow dirt 20 yards but Ive never lost nor had to track one out of 25-30 out to 330 yards, most were 200 and under, 175 to 225# body weight.Bullets have been 120 gr Winchester super X PEP's or Win black box 110 gr accubonds,I favor the accubonds as they hold together and do the job as well they are very accurate in both my .25 cal guns

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Bringing up #3 is a 95% Westerner in 264 win mag, I was the first to fire the gun since factory,I scoped and zeroed it in less that 10 rounds ,took it out late that evening and neck shot a freezer buck at prob 135 yards. bang flop.It will be my 500 yard Whitetail hammer, I just hope I can burn the barrel out in my golden years, I doubt it though!I do love the high comb- MC stock, it is loud ,recoil is sharp but I never noticed on freezer buck.


very best ... win poor

I only own one model 70 and 06 that was my father in laws.. Never fired it so far.. Only owned two other another 06, I sold to a collector friend of mine, and a Westerner .264.. That one I should have kept... But I was young and foollish..

I love my pre 64 mod 70 in 264 win mag! hope this year I can draw out a tag and post some cool pics like you guy's do

57 30-06, picked up the stock this summer, no complaints so far!

That would be the one.

I love all of mine the same.

Two, both late 40's super-grades in 22 Hornet and 300 H&H.

Gunner

BSA, you sound like me when I talk to my dogs... !!!! But it is a great feeling...

Ha ha. I thought It sounded like something someone would say about their kids ....I don't have a lot of pre 64's but they are all purpose built to suit my needs. Let me explain, here are some pics to help with my thought process as well:


My deer rifle:
1956 FWT 30-06 bone stock all original except for my glass bedding. I like a good shooting rifle and will sacrifice a little on the collectability side of things to insure this happens:





My elk rifle: 1959 338 win mag, AKA "Alaskan":







My dangerous game rifle: 1956 375 H&H:

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As for my 1957 270 FWT, well that's the black sheep of the family but I still like it. I'll post pics of that one in another post since they limit me to 10 on this one:

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My 270 FWT has given me problems. When I bought it, it was 100% all original. I later sold the stock for $400.00 and replaced it with a stock I refinished and added a Winchester reproduction pad (Galazan). I bedded it (as per usual). It has had it's ups and downs in shooting. It shoots awesome 3 shot groups, but it likes to fling the 4th and fifth shot. I'm working on getting that taken care of in my handloads. I had the first ever pre 64 extractor take a chit on me with this rifle. I just fixed that problem last week. Very easy fix I might add. Anyway here are a few pics of my 1957 270 FWT:

Refinished stock (excuse the crappy pics: new camera):







This rifle is no where near as accurate as my 30-06, but it does alright:
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1941 M70 in 270WCF customized in 1970s

^^^This^^^ That's my all time Favorite! The .264 Westerner! Wish mine was nice as Winpoor's

Looks like the Talley lightweight rings are very popular here. I'll be putting them on my 3rd M70, a '55 standard in .30-06. It's slightly battered up, so it'll be getting a refinish and reblue after it's glass-bedded. It'll wear a minty 4X Lyman Permacenter.

Some awesome M70s here...my favorite place to visit.
Bob

I just started shooting a 1950 Super Grade in 270. I figured if I was going to admit to shooting a 270, at least I could complete the story with the Winchester S.G. part.

donsm70

Handwerk: I have a "soft spot" for early 1950's Supergrades in calibers 22 Hornet, 220 Swift and 257 Roberts!
I have the Roberts and the Swift but that Hornet is going to be a "toughie".
Secondly I enjoy the heavy barrel models. I have some Bull Guns, Targets and several Varmints - calibers are less important to me in these models, I like them all.
I have a "minty" 1949 year of manufacture "National Match" Rifle that has an action that is so smooth that just for the fun of it about once a year I unvault it and "work" the silky smooth action a time or two then wipe it down and stow it away - til next time.
Aaaahhh heck its just to tough to pick a single "favorite".
Long live the Riflemans Rifle.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

This 358 Win though rescoped for the hunt with a 1.75-6.















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