What rifle have you truly "bonded" with?
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SharpsDressedMan
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My brother "bonded" with a rifle in a different way than most. He was pushing a cleaning kit, or checking to see if one was in the butt of an AK47, and got his finger caught by the sharp edge of the trap door in the cleaning kit recess. He could NOT move it forward or rearward, and panicked when he thought he might have to call the authorities, as he had AK kits and receivers all over the living room (he's a bachelor) that he was working on. As he collected his wits, he realized that he could get a screwdriver and remove the buttplate and deal with the trap door from the other side after removal. But, for a few minutes, he bonded more thoroughly than most of us ever will with a rifle......................
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Savage 116, the rifle I've hunted with the most. My Brno Kar98k has surpassed my Remington made 1903a3 as my fave surplus rifle. And slowly but surely my Colt 6920 is working its way into my comfort zone.
As for .22's Marlin 39 or 995 or Browning auto... don't have to 'think' about how to use them at all. Been shooting those since I was a little kid.
As for .22's Marlin 39 or 995 or Browning auto... don't have to 'think' about how to use them at all. Been shooting those since I was a little kid.
My Daewoo DR200.
Owned it for 13-14 years and put many K's of ammo thru it. Uses AR magazines and eats cheap reloads that has jammed-up my other black rifles. It combines the "best" of the AR and AK platforms and is a simple, accurate and reliable rifle that also happens to be fun to shoot.
I've got other rifles, but something about the Daewoo that makes it my "go to" rifle for plinking or SHTF (admittedly, after my 12ga.).
Owned it for 13-14 years and put many K's of ammo thru it. Uses AR magazines and eats cheap reloads that has jammed-up my other black rifles. It combines the "best" of the AR and AK platforms and is a simple, accurate and reliable rifle that also happens to be fun to shoot.
I've got other rifles, but something about the Daewoo that makes it my "go to" rifle for plinking or SHTF (admittedly, after my 12ga.).
my CMMG middie AR-15
haven't put too many rounds through it, but I 'built'/assembled it myself, the way I wanted it. It does whatever I want and need it to do, and is pretty much milspec as far as the chart goes.
Right behind that would be my .22 Savage MKII
haven't put too many rounds through it, but I 'built'/assembled it myself, the way I wanted it. It does whatever I want and need it to do, and is pretty much milspec as far as the chart goes.
Right behind that would be my .22 Savage MKII
76shuvlinoff
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My 79 Marlin 39A is my rimfire soulmate (but I have wandering eyes for dad's 52) running right behind the 39As is a 77 Marlin 1894c in .357. Those guns make me think. ...and the Marlin 60 right next to them is a complete hoot.
A Tikka M595 Master Sporter with 1/9 twist, 20" non-tapered Krieger barrel chambered in 22BR. It is topped with a 6.5-20x44 Nikon Monarch. I picked it up as an estate consignment at a gunshop for $849. The previous owner must have been a heck of a varmint shooter because this gun is tricked out for knocking them down as far as the shooter wants to go. The stock is the most comfortable to shoot of any that I have. On Thursday I will be heading out to South Dakota and I will put a couple of hundred rounds through the rifle. It will get the most shooting time of the rifles that go with me.
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High Planes Drifter
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MY AR15 20" A2. I have well over 10K rounds thru it. I keep it on the side of my bed every night. The rifle just fits me ; the length of pull, the trigger pull, the sights, the rifle as a whole. My 20" A2 fits me like a comfortable pair of jeans.
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I've got an old Remington 700 ADL in .25/06 with a 3x9 Leupold scope. This rifle has ridden next to me for thousands of miles in a Cub. It's taken sheep, Mt. goat, caribou, black bear, moose, wolves, deer (mule & whitetail), antelope, elk and prairie dogs. I've got ARs with all the bells and whistles and I'll still take the .25/06 every time.
Eightball
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For me, it's a toss up between my Garand, my M1 Carbine, and my AR. My AR is what I have the most time/money invested in, the Garand is just......holding it is like going back in time, and my M1 Carbine is the midpoint between the two, but amazing in its own right.
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My Mosin Nagant.
And it returns the love, too!
It trys to bond with my sholder with every shot...
And it returns the love, too!
It trys to bond with my sholder with every shot...
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That's pretty funny right there.
Tim the student
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W011821 is a favorite of mine.
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Call me crazy
I have about 30 rifles.
A couple of AR's
A couple Garands
A couple K31's, and a good assortment of others.
I also have 3 Finn M39's. But One of them ( '41 Sako with worn metal ) that is just somehow a bit different somehow in the feel. The trigger is silky smooth. The post war stock is immaculate. The action is somehow smoother than anything I own. I'm not even sure how to define why it is my favorite, but it just suits me to a tee. Even though the other 2 M39's are in better shape, they just don't have the same "feel". It is at very least, every bit as accurate as my K31's.
It's kind of like having a bada$$ girlfriend. The others are more practical, better looking, draw more attention. But somehow we ARE bonded. If it came to mid to longer range SHTF, we would be a team.
Go ahead.
Call me crazy.
I have about 30 rifles.
A couple of AR's
A couple Garands
A couple K31's, and a good assortment of others.
I also have 3 Finn M39's. But One of them ( '41 Sako with worn metal ) that is just somehow a bit different somehow in the feel. The trigger is silky smooth. The post war stock is immaculate. The action is somehow smoother than anything I own. I'm not even sure how to define why it is my favorite, but it just suits me to a tee. Even though the other 2 M39's are in better shape, they just don't have the same "feel". It is at very least, every bit as accurate as my K31's.
It's kind of like having a bada$$ girlfriend. The others are more practical, better looking, draw more attention. But somehow we ARE bonded. If it came to mid to longer range SHTF, we would be a team.
Go ahead.
Call me crazy.
aka108
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Remington 512 that has been with me since 1948. Still has the Weaver G6 scope that was mounted on it in 1950. Rifle has had TLC for all those years and could almost pass as near new in condition after 10's of thousands of rounds have run down the bore.
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krs
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My 1952 Marlin 39 is the first rifle I bought, but I really get a kick out of making offhand open sight one hole groups with my Remington Nylon 66.
Something about it's feather weight and plastic character that speaks "this is a piece of s***", and yet it shoots like the dickens every time no matter what ammo. Amazes me every time I pick it up and it's been doing that for forty years or more.
Something about it's feather weight and plastic character that speaks "this is a piece of s***", and yet it shoots like the dickens every time no matter what ammo. Amazes me every time I pick it up and it's been doing that for forty years or more.
jhco
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Love my Winchester 72 with peep sights for plinking.
Love my Marlin 917 for long range plinking.
Love my Marlin 917 for long range plinking.
DC300a
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Marlin 336 in .30-30
It was my dads and I grew up hunting with that rifle. In fact it was my first hunting rifle. But it is more than just the rifle that I am attached to; it is the many memories that are attached to it.
It is still reliable, light, and fun to shoot. It still rides "shotgun" in my truck wherever I go.
It was my dads and I grew up hunting with that rifle. In fact it was my first hunting rifle. But it is more than just the rifle that I am attached to; it is the many memories that are attached to it.
It is still reliable, light, and fun to shoot. It still rides "shotgun" in my truck wherever I go.
hacksaw
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My 1950's vintage Winchester Model 94. It was dad's before I 'adopted" it. I haven't hunted on over 10 years, but I still take it out a few times a year and send a few downrange. Slick little carbine...
CoRoMo
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Nice topic!!
I'll probably always answer with my M77 .270/Leupold hunting rifle. She has taken deer and elk, and has never failed me or otherwise let me down. I only wish I had been a little nicer to her walnut.
I'll probably always answer with my M77 .270/Leupold hunting rifle. She has taken deer and elk, and has never failed me or otherwise let me down. I only wish I had been a little nicer to her walnut.
waffentomas
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My Weatherby Vanguard.
My M1A set-up wasn't really the best for elk, so when it came time to buy a bolt action, my only stipulation was that it be a .308 so I didn't have to buy new dies, bullets and brass.
Strange, but at the time, around here, there was no .308 bolts to be found. I literally visited a dozen or more gun stores and couldn't find one. When I finally did, it was a pre-64 Winchester with a 3200 on it - I passed - I need a rifle I can break, not one that is so valuable I'm afraid to take it into the field.
Finally, a GI Joes had one in the back that an employee found under a bunch of boxes, and it was rusting a bit. They sold it to me for a song, under $300. It's just a regular one, not a sub-moa or anything. I bought a refurbished Nikon 2.5-10x50mm (30mm tube) Monarch Gold scope for under $500, and felt pretty good about the set-up. Trigger was gritty, bolt action wasn't very smooth, and it wasn't super accurate until I had put some rounds through the barrel, and found the loads it likes. It took some time, but it can shoot under 1" groups at 300 yards (3 shots). I'm good enough to do that, not because I'm a talent, but solely because I was a trained as an 8541 - scout sniper - in the Marines. To be honest, it's still really hard for me to get groups that tight - regularly - but it's always fun when I pull it off.
This rifle has been trampled on by a horse, dropped in the mud, and been on every hunt I've done since I bought it. I love it - it's a great rifle. Now, the action is smooth, the trigger is perfect (never even had it worked on) and it's taken some nice, tasty game.
I've toyed over the years with getting a 325 WSM, 300 Weatherby, 338 Federal, and 280 AI, but just can't. No rifle is better than this one, so why spend the money?
My M1A set-up wasn't really the best for elk, so when it came time to buy a bolt action, my only stipulation was that it be a .308 so I didn't have to buy new dies, bullets and brass.
Strange, but at the time, around here, there was no .308 bolts to be found. I literally visited a dozen or more gun stores and couldn't find one. When I finally did, it was a pre-64 Winchester with a 3200 on it - I passed - I need a rifle I can break, not one that is so valuable I'm afraid to take it into the field.
Finally, a GI Joes had one in the back that an employee found under a bunch of boxes, and it was rusting a bit. They sold it to me for a song, under $300. It's just a regular one, not a sub-moa or anything. I bought a refurbished Nikon 2.5-10x50mm (30mm tube) Monarch Gold scope for under $500, and felt pretty good about the set-up. Trigger was gritty, bolt action wasn't very smooth, and it wasn't super accurate until I had put some rounds through the barrel, and found the loads it likes. It took some time, but it can shoot under 1" groups at 300 yards (3 shots). I'm good enough to do that, not because I'm a talent, but solely because I was a trained as an 8541 - scout sniper - in the Marines. To be honest, it's still really hard for me to get groups that tight - regularly - but it's always fun when I pull it off.
This rifle has been trampled on by a horse, dropped in the mud, and been on every hunt I've done since I bought it. I love it - it's a great rifle. Now, the action is smooth, the trigger is perfect (never even had it worked on) and it's taken some nice, tasty game.
I've toyed over the years with getting a 325 WSM, 300 Weatherby, 338 Federal, and 280 AI, but just can't. No rifle is better than this one, so why spend the money?
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