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Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 08:21 PM
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HuntnFly67
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Most of my rifles (multiple calibers and several twins) are synthetic and I view them as tools more than heirlooms. There is no sentimental value in any of them.
What would be a modern production heirloom rifle that you would hand down through the generations?
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 08:22 PM
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You'll get lots of different responses, but I'd say Model 70 first.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 08:28 PM
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Montana Rifle Company, which is a copy of the pre-64 Model 70 with improvements to safety and better accuracy.
It is accurate and ready to go right out of the box.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 08:32 PM
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 08:54 PM
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A.M. Little Bespoke Gunmakers LLC
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 09:01 PM
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Lever action in a modern caliber. Browning blr
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 09:17 PM
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I'd have to agree on the Model 70 or the Montana Rifle Co. I'd also pick a 'standard' type of cartridge; 243, 270, 308 etc.
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Rifles are similar to boats and young women...there's no end to how much money you can pour into them without making them any more useful.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 10:02 PM
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hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 10:06 PM
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 10:34 PM
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The rifle that you have used well, possibly with them along on a hunt will be the true "heir"loom that your heirs will treasure. So if you buy something new & shiny be sure to get it bloody and the shine rubbed off.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
[Re: HuntnFly67]
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06/03/18 11:00 PM
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I feel the same way. But, my dad just bought this to be given to my grandson someday:
An unethical shot is one you take, that you know you shouldn't.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 11:20 PM
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Man that aint no joke. If your looking at a heirloom rifle, I would be thinking Mauser 98, Rigby highland stalker, sako 85 with good wood, high grade Mark V Weatherby, Sauer, or something along those lines If you want a lever gun then a turnbull in a 1885
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/03/18 11:50 PM
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 12:08 AM
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 12:13 AM
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budget??? some weak advise so far
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 12:41 AM
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budget??? some weak advise so far No doubt you will have a fine $40,000 gun in mind. Most of the advice above is realistically in peoples reach. For me its my grandfathers falling block 22.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 01:05 AM
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I really do think the rifle(s) you use and take game with are the best heirlooms.
As far as a nice, traditional wood-stocked rifle under 3K (just picked that for grins) I like Sakos. But a nice MRC, Nosler, Winchester 70, or Weatherby would be nice too. Just my 2 cents.
A nice pre-64 lever action would fit the bill also. Or a Turnbull pre-64 restoration (may be more than 3K). I wouldnt want a levergun for a heirloom that isnt a pre-64 Winchester. Again, thats just me.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 01:07 AM
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Most of my rifles (multiple calibers and several twins) are synthetic and I view them as tools more than heirlooms. There is no sentimental value in any of them.
What would be a modern production heirloom rifle that you would hand down through the generations? so you don't buy something to be a heirloom. you pass and your family picks something they saw ya use and enjoy and they then pass that item along and it becomes an heirloom otherwise its just something you collected
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 01:09 AM
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Sako 85. Hand pick the wood. Winchester model 70 super grade. You won't need to pick the wood. The Super Grade 70 will probably be a little nicer to look at. The Sako will probably be a little nicer to shoot. Both will be sweet.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 01:28 AM
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who ever this is for have you hunted with them or created any memories with them hunting?
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 02:09 AM
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My Anschutz 1710 DKL Euro Luxux is definitely what I consider a heirloom rifle
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 02:36 AM
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budget??? some weak advise so far Ive got two double rifles a client commissioned for $70k, want to add a third?
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 02:55 AM
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 03:05 AM
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HuntnFly67
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who ever this is for have you hunted with them or created any memories with them hunting? I have. Hes 6 now and been going to the blind with me since he was 3.
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Re: Looking for a heirloom rifle - suggestions
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06/04/18 03:07 AM
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who ever this is for have you hunted with them or created any memories with them hunting? I have. Hes 6 now and been going to the blind with me since he was 3. Budget wise, definitely a price tag south of five figures.
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