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by DonF » Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:29 am
What we are shooting beside's bird gun's? Not necessarily pet gun's? I love all of mine but don't shoot as much as I did when younger. I've got several handguns and like most of them: P89 Ruger that I seldon shoot. K22 combat masterpiece, mod 16 S&W in S&W 32 long, really love this gun! 38/44 Smith, High Standard HD military 22 LR, probably the most accurate hand gun I have and last a mod 1917 Savage semi auto in 32 short, never shoot it. My rifle's haave always been shot the most. I've got a Rem 700 ADL in 243 that was a God awful rifle when I got it new. Plastic stock I swore I'd never own but it was a present so I completely re-bedded it and got it to shoot. Another 700 ADL wood stock in 25-06. Really nice shooting rifle. Once I got it, I shot it about as much as my old Rem 660 in 308. That 660 was my go to rifle a lot of years. Then a Win Mod 70 Ftr. Wt in 6.5x55, Really really nice rifle and I love the cartridge. The cartridge is why I bough it. Rem 700 BDL with a Shilen barrel in 6.5x06, thist thing really shoot's but I mostly used it for target shooting anymore. I was young when I had it made, today it get's a bit heavy just carrying it to the car! Then a Mod 788 Rem in 308. It too was a gift from a good friend. He knew I liked them and he ran into one in 308 and got it for me. Great shooting rifle. Lastly I have a Paul Jaeger/1903 Springfield in 30-06. A guy that was like a dad to me had it made when he got out of the war in 1945. He left it to me when he dies. This rifle is a work of art. Paul Jaeger himself made it.
I almost forgot the 22's. Just two, a 783 Mossberg in 22 mag and a mod 62 Winchester 22 pump. That mod 62 is the best made 22 I've ever owned. Just a slick an action as I've ever seen. Shoot, my HD military is in the same class. You want to feel bad about modern rifles, get an old mod 62 and try it out!
I know it's not about shotguns but I also have a mof 37 Fther weight in 16ga, old corn cob forend. Probably the smothest pupm I have ever shot. Nostly it takes up space now as I only shoot SxS's.
I pity the man that has never been loved by a dog!