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I'm truely sorry to hear about your friends passing. He did you a huge favor in leaving you such a fine rifle and it would honor him if you took very good care of it and went out and use it for what it was intended for which is maybe the best medium range deer and black bear cartridge and gun...

For years I carried a Savage 110 in 270win and never had a problem taking anything from sage rats to Moose. Now I have a new love its my Browning Stainless stalker in 3006. It carries a 4X Leupold and will shoot into 3/4" all day long. I wouldnt feel undergunned facing anything on this continent...

My first rifle was and is a Savage 110 in 270caliber. I've had it for over 40 years and taken well over a hundred heads of big game with it. As far as the little critters go I've killed so many I cant count them. The gun has accounted for Moose, Elk, Big Bear etc etc. I never knew I was...

I don't think much of the 16" barrel with any of these calibers!!!! Why not leave it at 20" and make it a 35 Whelen? OR if its already a 3006 leave it the way it is and shorten it to 20" if that makes you happy. It would be nice to know what caliber it is now. FRJ

I'm 68 and have arthritis, rotator cuff surgery on my recoil shoulder, bad eyes, need one knee replaced, just had spine surgery and still love my 270 that has killed over 100 head of big game for me. Also love my heavy loaded 45/70 in model 1895 Marlin and my 375H&H mag. He should shoot what he...

I have no idea what shooting steel has to do with shooting flesh and blood!!! I once saw a 17 rem shoot clean thru a1/2" T1 steel chicken at 100 yards. I sure wouldn't go deer hunting with a 17. Since you obviously have no experience shooting living critters why don't you just stick with what...

One other note: I believe that the paratrooper folding stocks were on M2 carbines. You might want to check that out before you get too worried about historic accuracy. FRJ

Seems to me that if the action and barrel have been replaced it is no longer a 10/22 but something altogether different. Where is the old action and barrel? That is a seperate rifle with different serial#'s. Interesting looking rifle but not a Ruger. FRJ

As a lot have already said a 30/30 will work just fine and I have shot hogs with one. Something that hasn't been mentioned is the shot gun with slugs or buckshot. I have a Remington 870 with a 20" sighted barrel that is great for shots up to 100 yards and it has killed a LOT of game for me, from...

Look like genuine Ruger Mini mags. Cant tell for sure but probably 5 rounders. FRJ

If your just scouting why are you carrying a gun anyhow? I live in SW Washington and do a lot of scouting and never carry a gun. I do however carry my longbow for some impromptu stump shooting. I don't understand carrying any extra weight. FRJ

Only thing wrong with a 444 is that it isn't a 45/70!!!!!I don't know how you can overkill a deer or anything else for that matter. Lots of gunstore bwanas around that will pontificate on all the guns and animals in the world but get choked up actually taking a mouse out of a trap. Go with...

I trained with a garand and fought with it for a very short period of time. I love em!!!!The weight may be a bit to carry but its worth it makes for a great club when you run out of ammo and with a bayonet fixed that extra weight gives you better penetration. They are accurate and you can drag...

I would look at the Savage bolt actions. They are inexpensive but very accurate. I've had a 270 model 110 for over 40 years and it hasn't failed me yet!!!!! FRJ

If it functions properly with the action out of the stock you have a stock problem, if it doesn't function properly out of the stock you have an action problem. Start there and keep us informed. FRJ

The 45/70 can be loaded hot enough to rip your lips off!!! I have a load with a 525 gr bullet that goes out at 1625fps in my Marlin 1895 and it is painful even with a Past pad on. Shooting it from the bench to sight it in is a task that is not looked foreward to!! I also have loads that shoot...

I've killed over 100 head of big game with the same .270 that I bought over 40 years ago!!!!My favorite bullet is the 150 gr not the 130 that my hero Jack Oconnor loved. I've killed big bear, moose, elk, carabou, deer etc and never needed more than one shot to do the deed. My moose took 3 but...

My dangerous game gun is a 375H&H. That said I wouldn't mind a 35 Whelen at all and it will handle most anything in NA and most of Africa. FRJ

When I was a very young man I had Oconnor itis. I killed a lot of critters with the 270 that he advocated so much!!! Moose, elk, deer, big bear, carabou etc. I never knew I was undergunned!!!! Now that I'm older and hopefully wiser my choice of an overall caliber for N.A. would be the 3006. It...

Best all around cartridge is the 375 h&h mag. For NA the 30/06. FRJ