Mine is a 98 Mauser my Grandfather sporterized for me about 1980. I remember hanging out with him in his shop looking at all the parts soaking in solvent and the handmade stock hanging with countless coats of tongue oil. I was 11 or 12 at the time and will pass it down to my grandson one of...
I think the Marlin’s are just about the perfect lever rifle.. This is an early 90’s JM 45-70 with a 3x Leupold and cool older Burris mounts I found at a gun show.
I Glued 3 pieces of 1” walnut together and carved a neat stock for my old clunky custom 110 savage in 6.5x55 . Makes for a good conversation piece at the gun range.
Nice rifle there ! The 338-06 is a versatile and efficient cartridge and 30-06 brass everywhere. We put one together a few years ago in the garage with a Midway barrel and a clunky Mauser action. 225 gr. SST Bullets and IMR 4064 Good velocity and accurate ! That will be a nice Mtn rifle, mine...
That is something else and thinking about all the crazy things I’ve had happen at the last few seconds I will agree, I’m just not anchored and set up at that critical point.
Interesting what you had to say about the mature bulls and how random that can unfold. That’s cool and a great detailed...
That sounds very logical and with some good pre season scouting and pinning down where some good bulls may be, those first few attempts might really pay off !