What about a 700/tika build with either a carbon or fluted barrel?
Make it in a popular caliber that ISN’T offered the big makers. I mean, whose making a modern 25-06 on the market today?!
Walnut and stainless is an epic combo.
Worth a shot! I love the old tang safety’s.
My old red pad tang safety was rebarreled by ER Shaw and it’s a tack driver. It started life as a 25-06 and now sports a fluted barrel in 280 AI.
Love that rifle
Per your screen name, I’ll trade guns with ya for a new, never fired Howa 1500 in 30-06 with a weaver 4 power scope for that old nasty M77 (I love m77s) 😁😁
I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I was a junior in high school. Took some career counseling test and scored “forestry worker, culinary arts and engineering”
I went with engineering and am approaching 20 years in aerospace, defense and now space defense and have enjoyed it all.
There’s...
Here’s one my grandfather had that was my fathers when he was a teenager. I’m in the front on the sled.
I put hundreds of miles in the woods on that thing when I was a kid.
I’m a bit of a loaner as it is so I’m not overly concerned with that aspect.
My main hang up is to dump the points, go into an area blind minus e-scouting and see nothing in 5 days.
Or
It’s 80* and I have to get an animal on ice FAST
Wife demands a sat phone or in reach so that’s definitely...
I’m sitting on 5 points in Wyoming. No one in my party can make it happen this year to apply….
Do I apply and go solo?
Do I sit on it and hope 5 points is worth something next year?
Do I eat and screw any hunt this year?
I’m not afraid to go solo but have never stepped foot in any of the...