Glad it worked out for you. I've received several family guns like this over the years. To me it's not just the gun but the sentimental attachment and family history that gets passed down with it. You certainly can't replace that and those guns will always have a special place in your heart.
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My uncles Model 70
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What an awesome story. I have my Dads Fabrique Nationale presentation grade 270 that he bought in a police auction in Houston probably 40+ years ago. We hunted Texas WT and Trans Pecos mule deer together for those 40+ years and he killed many many deer with it. I have it now, he passed in 2002, and it is still exactly the way he last handled it. It will still be that way when I leave here also. Some things are just treasures.
One element of the story of my Dads rifle is that I was there with him at the auction, tables and tables of fire arms. He saw this rifle laying on the table and he said I saw a rifle just like this in Austria when I was stationed over there during WW II. He bought it for $300 which was a fairly high price for a rifle in the late '70s era.
One element of the story of my Dads rifle is that I was there with him at the auction, tables and tables of fire arms. He saw this rifle laying on the table and he said I saw a rifle just like this in Austria when I was stationed over there during WW II. He bought it for $300 which was a fairly high price for a rifle in the late '70s era.
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WOW CONGRATULATIONS.
Priceless Memories.
Good for you, one of the best rifle ever made in a Great cartridge.
Merry Christmas.
Priceless Memories.
Good for you, one of the best rifle ever made in a Great cartridge.
Merry Christmas.
I bought some prvi soft point for the brass and shot it to sight. I was considering Sierra 130 TMK for it, I have tons of powders to try
That was pretty ROTTEN of them!
for my very seldom used sierra 130sbt's i used imr4350 and imr4320 for the 85 and 100's.
depending on needs and hunting temps there are better temp stables out there. i have some untried ppu brass for 7-08.
i've shot over 2,500 rounds thru that '61 model and was thinking about having win rebarrel it. called then and i was told, "if it does't hold 1.25 or 1.5moa we won't rebarrel it"? well, so much for that as it still shoots under 1 on a bad day. i haven't been able to stabilize the 140smk's due to length of bullet w/9twist at my elevation (2,400-2,500'). i did get a 264wm barrel with a 7.5 (mcgowen) to handle all cup-n-cores
Great story...you cleaned it up a modernized it with a float....maybe you could Update that sling too....and put "Morpheus " on it instead!
Nice you got the gun for sure!
Nice you got the gun for sure!
I have Brass if you need some.
Clem Bronkoski
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Great story and glad you got the rifle and are able to enjoy it. It was very sweet of your kin to give it to you. It probably means more to you than it did to them. God bless.
Taj
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FYI, Connecticut Shotgun ( Galazan) makes a really nice red rubber Winchester repo recoil pad that would be perfect for that rifle.Kicks like a mule being a featherweight and the recoil pad being 50+ years old is hard as a rock but I'm gonna tough it out
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Bruce Treloar
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Great rifle, it's a keeper. love the timber but hate the changing point of impact.
Muddybuddy
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I have my grandpas pre64 30-06 featherweight. There's not much feather too it, but it kicks like a mule! LolKicks like a mule being a featherweight and the recoil pad being 50+ years old is hard as a rock but I'm gonna tough it out
