Favorite rifle and favorite cartridge

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This WAS my favorite rifle, the rifle on top. A pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .338 Win Mag that my dad bought for me my senior year of high school for an elk and mule deer hunt in Montana. Shot my first big game with it that trip, a whitetail doe. Had a Gentry Muzzlebreak from Montana and a trigger job. Killed a ton of whitetails with it.

My father bought my brother the same gun.

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Some bastard stole it about 9 years ago when I was moving.
 
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Aim1 said:
This WAS my favorite rifle, the rifle on top. A pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .338 Win Mag that my dad bought for me my senior year of high school for an elk and mule deer hunt in Montana. Shot my first big game with it that trip, a whitetail doe. Had a Gentry Muzzlebreak from Montana and a trigger job. Killed a ton of whitetails with it.

My father bought my twin the same gun.

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Some bastard stole it about 9 years ago when I was moving.
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Sorry to hear about the theft! Thanks for sharing your favorite rifle with us.
 
Favorite rifle and favorite cartridge?

You mean today as in right now? Every now and then this question comes along and my answer is always about the same. I either don't have one or all of them I have in the safe. When I decide on a day at the range I might bring along maybe 4 rifles. Then of the 4 I may only shoot two. Never really know till I get there. Cartridge? The same problem. I like 308 Winchester but I generally bring a 22 LR along and I also like 7mm-08 Remington and that list just goes on. The rifle and cartridge I liked best this morning may place second or third this evening and a half dozen went past through the day. Simply put I like all the rifles I have and cartridges I shoot and if I did not like them I likely would not have them.

Ron
 
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If I could only keep one (so it must be my favorite) I think it'd be the Accuracy International AW shown below with the .308 Win barrel (It currently has a 6.5CM barrel on it). It's heavy but I've used it successfully on a hunt and it will shoot just about any decent factory load into 3/4" or better 10-shot groups at 100 yards as fast as you can run the bolt. It will shoot bug hole groups with handloads and some factory loads. It's one of the smoothest and most reliable bolt actions available, they also have a locking bolt handle (a must for me), the receiver is permanently bonded to the chassis, and they're incredibly easy to shoot well. I find the .308 Win to be the most versatile cartridge in that it checks off most boxes for what I need/want in a rifle cartridge.

Here it is shown with the NF optic.

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Now it has a Vortex RAZOR HD Gen 2 (middle rifle). AI AWM ..338 LM not shown. :D

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What is that, like $40,000 in rifle, optics, and suppressors?

The rest of us can only dream...
 
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This WAS my favorite rifle, the rifle on top. A pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .338 Win Mag that my dad bought for me my senior year of high school for an elk and mule deer hunt in Montana. Shot my first big game with it that trip, a whitetail doe. Had a Gentry Muzzlebreak from Montana and a trigger job. Killed a ton of whitetails with it.

My father bought my brother the same gun.

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Some bastard stole it about 9 years ago when I was moving.
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I had about four different guns and a bunch of other stuff stolen when my vehicle was broken into while I was moving a few years ago. One of the guns that was stolen was a Rem M870 Wingmaster. It was the first 4473 I ever filled out, and I was quite attached to it. I know how heart-wrenching it is have firearms stolen.
 
My inherited Remington targetmaster would still be my favorite if it hadn't been stolen. The crazy thing is that it was only worth maybe 100 bucks, but being as how it was my grandpa's, I'd willingly trade any of my guns to have it back...
 
Aim1 said:
This WAS my favorite rifle, the rifle on top. A pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .338 Win Mag that my dad bought for me my senior year of high school for an elk and mule deer hunt in Montana. Shot my first big game with it that trip, a whitetail doe. Had a Gentry Muzzlebreak from Montana and a trigger job. Killed a ton of whitetails with it.

My father bought my brother the same gun.

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Some bastard stole it about 9 years ago when I was moving.
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Ya that's a shame about your rifle, any chance you have the serial number written down. Never know what you can find on the used rack.
 
My favorite is my 30-06 rolling block that I made myself out of a block of 4140. Didn't make the barrel, the screws or the springs. Made everything else. Took seven years. An hour here and there after work. Ate a German proof round (85,000 PSI ) and spit it out. The gun looks to be a bit out of proportion because of the camera angle.

My favorite caliber is the one it is chambered in.
 

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Okay, if push comes to shove, I guess I'll say the .260 Ackley Improved edges some of the others ... at least at the moment. Can't choose a favorite rifle, though.

The range toy is a self-assembled "Remage" built on a trued Remington 700 action with a McGowen pre-fit barrel in a Grayboe stock.
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The hunting rifle is a Remington 700 Ti originally in .260 Rem re-chambered in .260 AI and dropped in a McMillan Hunter stock.
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Yeah, those are a couple faves.
 
Pragmatically, I would have to admit that my favorite cartridge is likely 22LR, as I shoot it far more than anything else in my world, I’m so many different firearms. A distant second behind that would be 223rem, again, because I shoot so much of it from various rifles. In a fit of whimsy, I’d probably elect 6 Dasher as my purely subjective favorite, however.

I’d have no idea where to start to identify my favorite rifle. Again, pragmatically, I likely shoot some flavor of AR-15 more than anything else. Giving into subjective whimsy, my favorites would be pistols, not rifles, but among rifles, I smile every time I shoot my grandpa’s old Marlin 99M1 (a 22LR), but naturally, its utility is limited.
 
Tough one for me, I'm not much of a rifle shooter. Mainly because around here shooting over 100 yards is rare, ranges top out at 100 and private shooting property is rarely more than that. Not to toot my own horn but I'm not bad with a pistol at 100 yards if the light is good and I'm not fatigued. That being said, I only have 3 rifle calibers to choose from, 223 (AR - this gives me exactly zero joy), 30-30 (a 336 & a 94- I like both pretty well) & 45-70 (henry). So I'll say the Henry gets the nod, love that rifle and cartridge. Someday I'll get another bolt action (maybe) but it's just not a priority at all. I have a dozen or so 22 rimfire rifles that I really enjoy, my favorites being a 1954 marlin 39 and a martini cadet fitted with a Remington match master barrel, both are excellent.
 
Browning Abolt

7mm Remington magnum

I have both and neither.

My Abolt went from 7mag to .375 Ruger.
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My Christensen Ridgeline in .280AI deserves honorable mention, and may get first place once beat on it a bit more. 7mag performance, 8.5lbs, and as sexy as a synthetic stocked rifle can get.....might just do it.
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Aim1 said:
This WAS my favorite rifle, the rifle on top. A pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .338 Win Mag that my dad bought for me my senior year of high school for an elk and mule deer hunt in Montana. Shot my first big game with it that trip, a whitetail doe. Had a Gentry Muzzlebreak from Montana and a trigger job. Killed a ton of whitetails with it.

My father bought my brother the same gun.

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Some bastard stole it about 9 years ago when I was moving.
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I've never seen a stainless Pre-64 Model 70. Cool rifle.
 
I've never seen a stainless Pre-64 Model 70. Cool rifle.
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I seriously doubt there is such a thing. I think he may have unintentionally mis spoke about the rifle. It looks like one of the 1992-2006 produced Winchester Classics made in SS with black synthetic stocks. They were often referred to as "Pre-64 style". Either that or it has been nickel plated.

Personally I like any of those Classics better than the true Pre-64's. They are darn good rifles that take advantage of modern manufacturing while still combining all of the favorable design features of the pre-64's.
 
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