MacAR
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I've got a lot of guns, and I use a lot of them in the field. Some don't get used much at all anymore, and some get used all the time.
The most-used ones are these:
Centerfire Rifles -
Springfield 840 in 222, for the crows in the corn patch, groundhogs in the hayfield, and the occasional 'yote stupid enough to stick his head out where I can see it.
Savage 110, in 243, for when I don't feel like getting the **** kicked outta me by the '06, or the really smart 'yotes at the far, far end of the hayfield out of "deuce" range.
Marlin 336, 30-30. I use mine when we drive deer or when hunting the thickets along the creek where shots are short. For those chores, it can't be beat.
And the best for last: Remington 700, 30-06. I call it "Old Meat on the Table", and for good reason. It's put a lot of meat in the freezer for me over the years, and for Dad before me.
Rimfires - (I've got one for every day of the week, and ten for Sunday, honestly)
Savage 93r17, 17HMR. It gets used a BUNCH when the trees are fruiting, and just for general farm pest control. Shoots farther than a 22 and more accurately, too.
New Haven 251c, 22lr. It was my grandads, and is my go-to squirrel hunting 22 anymore. Light, short, and holds 15 shots in the stock. What could be better?
Marlin 39A, 22. For when I want to squirrel hunt with open sights, but not carry any extra ammo on my person (it holds 29 22 shorts)
Winchester 67, 22lr. Sometimes you just want to wander around the woods with a single-shot 22 and re-live your childhood. Doesn't happen often, but when it does, I have the gun!
Norinco ATD, 22lr. For when you want to do the above, but want something that holds more than 1 shot!
Shotguns - (Again, one for every day of the week and then some)
BRNO SxS 12ga. If it flies, it dies. End of story.
Winchester M12, 16ga. For those times when a 22 just won't cut it in the squirrel woods.
Winchester M97, 12 ga. For nostalgic days in the woods... and the one turkey I shoot per year.
Winchester 1400 MkII, 12ga. There are times a man needs to hold down a barbed wire fence with his gun... this is the one to use. Admittedly, it's been a great dove gun for me.
Baikal IZH-43, 12ga. Yea, yea, don't laugh. I owned it once, sold it, and got it back. Probably killed more critters around the farm with it than with half the others on this list put together. Everything from blackbirds to deer, and I do mean everything in between.
Oh, almost forgot the truck gun! Probably the most used gun I own, honestly. It happens to be a Marlin 99c 22LR. It rides in my pickup every. single. day. and is usually the first thing to hand if I'm driving checking crops or fences. Traded my brother 100 rounds of 38spl reloads for it, and grabbed an old Tasco 3-9x32 from my grandad to slap on it. Scope ain't too clear, and the rifle darn sure ain't pretty, but it seems to always get the job done.
Mac
The most-used ones are these:
Centerfire Rifles -
Springfield 840 in 222, for the crows in the corn patch, groundhogs in the hayfield, and the occasional 'yote stupid enough to stick his head out where I can see it.
Savage 110, in 243, for when I don't feel like getting the **** kicked outta me by the '06, or the really smart 'yotes at the far, far end of the hayfield out of "deuce" range.
Marlin 336, 30-30. I use mine when we drive deer or when hunting the thickets along the creek where shots are short. For those chores, it can't be beat.
And the best for last: Remington 700, 30-06. I call it "Old Meat on the Table", and for good reason. It's put a lot of meat in the freezer for me over the years, and for Dad before me.
Rimfires - (I've got one for every day of the week, and ten for Sunday, honestly)
Savage 93r17, 17HMR. It gets used a BUNCH when the trees are fruiting, and just for general farm pest control. Shoots farther than a 22 and more accurately, too.
New Haven 251c, 22lr. It was my grandads, and is my go-to squirrel hunting 22 anymore. Light, short, and holds 15 shots in the stock. What could be better?
Marlin 39A, 22. For when I want to squirrel hunt with open sights, but not carry any extra ammo on my person (it holds 29 22 shorts)
Winchester 67, 22lr. Sometimes you just want to wander around the woods with a single-shot 22 and re-live your childhood. Doesn't happen often, but when it does, I have the gun!
Norinco ATD, 22lr. For when you want to do the above, but want something that holds more than 1 shot!
Shotguns - (Again, one for every day of the week and then some)
BRNO SxS 12ga. If it flies, it dies. End of story.
Winchester M12, 16ga. For those times when a 22 just won't cut it in the squirrel woods.
Winchester M97, 12 ga. For nostalgic days in the woods... and the one turkey I shoot per year.
Winchester 1400 MkII, 12ga. There are times a man needs to hold down a barbed wire fence with his gun... this is the one to use. Admittedly, it's been a great dove gun for me.
Baikal IZH-43, 12ga. Yea, yea, don't laugh. I owned it once, sold it, and got it back. Probably killed more critters around the farm with it than with half the others on this list put together. Everything from blackbirds to deer, and I do mean everything in between.
Oh, almost forgot the truck gun! Probably the most used gun I own, honestly. It happens to be a Marlin 99c 22LR. It rides in my pickup every. single. day. and is usually the first thing to hand if I'm driving checking crops or fences. Traded my brother 100 rounds of 38spl reloads for it, and grabbed an old Tasco 3-9x32 from my grandad to slap on it. Scope ain't too clear, and the rifle darn sure ain't pretty, but it seems to always get the job done.
Mac
