FAVORITE RIFLE
 

About fifty years ago I knew my favorite rifle. No more, to many rifles under the bridge. If I had it to do all over again I'd get one really good rifle and stick with it. My son would be able to tell his kids that this was your grandpa's old rifle. Now all I've got to leave is a lot of plastic, gimicks and other unessary crap. No matter what you buy it will be out of style in a couple of seasons. The firarms industry is now in the same class as mattress and auto sales, all gimicks and other unessary crap.

I believe my favorite would be a Remington Model 700 is 280 Rem.

Bought it in about 1987. Have shot a lot of stuff with it. Really don't use it much anymore cause I have a Browning BAR in 06 that seems to fall in my hand when the time comes.

General purpose bullet is a handloaded 140gr Nosler at shall we say is a little hot. Have an old Redfield 2x7 widefield on top. This may get changed soon.

I still love the 700. If the day ever comes that I get the opportuinity to hunt out west you can bet the 700 will be with me.

This is one that will go to one of my grandkids(notice I didn't say sons)

Razmuz,
That is exactly why I started building my own, I did not like the direction that the Mfgs and writers were pushing everyone towards and I never have developed a love for plastic.
Best,
Ed

Your Favorite Rifle.
 

Still haven't decided. One of the 22 rfs around here; I guess the caliber and all of the fun I have had with them. For big game, the old .338 Win has not let me down in the last 35 years. It took everything I pointed it at. Only used two shells on one elk to keep it from getting into a very bad canyon. I had let a fellow hunting with me have the first shot and I was shooting at escaping elk. Broke an old cows front shoulders with the first shot but she was wheel-barrowing toward the drop-off. Shot her again high in the shoulders to stop the flow of impulses to her rear quarters. Sure did raise heck with the front half.