Dream Rifle

[ismith]

What's your dream rifle? I would post this in the firearms section but............. well anyhow. What's your dream rifle?

 

[Forkyfinder]

Hard to say one.

Maybe one without a soul and one with?
Soul less - a magenesium chassis, proof barrel, and falkor action.

With soul - a prestine savage 99 takedown in .250 with a fixed 4x scope.

 

[Big Sky Guy]

Probably Sako 90 Peak in .280AI. Have not handled one but having had a (somewhat disappointing) custom rifle built I am even more impressed with Sako rifles.

Edit: Soul rifle would be a Sako Finnbear in .308 or .30-06. Topped with glossy Leupold scope to match glossy barrel.

 

[Nick87]

I've already got my 2, but if I had to add another, it would be a pre '64 model 70 in .243.

 

[ismith]

I've already got my 2, but if I had to add another, it would be a pre '64 model 70 in .243.

Recently I came across one of those with a Al Biesen stock.

 

[MaddH]

One I really want is a Winchester pre 64 257 Robert’s . Trying to talk my uncle into selling me his

 

[.270Rem]

I have a buddy that I told him to buy one (.257 Model 70), mid 50's vintage as I recall. Wish I bought it, but I got a Model 94 of similar age that the seller had so I came out of the deal ok.

 

[MTLabrador]

A nice pre ‘64 model 70, preferably in .270 but .243, .257 roberts, or .30-06 would work just fine too.

 

[geetar]

Gonna get me caned probably but a .257 Wby in Ruger No 1.

 

[belshawelk]

Easy. Turnbull restoration lever gun. any caliber

Turnbull Restoration Company, Inc.

Firearm Restoration & Manufacturing. Antique restoration and bluing services. Featuring Colt 1911 and 1886 Winchester manufactured reproductions .

www.turnbullrestoration.com

 

[MTTW]

@shrapnel owns mine. It would be ok if it had the climbing Lyman and engraving. His is in just the condition that I would want so I wouldn't feel bad hunting with it. 50-110-450 Win.

 

[noharleyyet]

I suppose I own several ‘dream’ rifles, believing that each one, in succession, would be enough. But evidently there always seems to be one more . . .

*Rookie numbers compared to Shrapnel

 

[LuketheDog]

A really nice high wall 45-70...

 

[Nick87]

Easy. Turnbull restoration lever gun. any caliber

Turnbull Restoration Company, Inc.

Firearm Restoration & Manufacturing. Antique restoration and bluing services. Featuring Colt 1911 and 1886 Winchester manufactured reproductions .

www.turnbullrestoration.com

That's something I wish I didn't know about. All good though. The good stuff is so far out of my price range it's not even a real temptation.

 

[Don Fischer]

Dn't have a dream rifle but a few close calls. Win Mod 70 Featherweight in 6.5x55 will handle anythng and every thing I might hunt. also had a mod 700 in 243 rebarreled to 260 Rem that really shoots great. Whatever might be my dream rifle is gonna be a 6.5!

 

[Jbotto]

Man, I used to have a list of dream rifles. Now I just want to get away from my Savages and into something else.

I suppose a dream rifle for me is an M1 Garand. I’ll have one at some point, but doesn’t fall into the hunting rifle category.

 

[TN2shot07]

The easy button is that 270 that @ismith recently acquired, if someone mentions a classic rifle that’s what pops in my head. Although I don’t want anything to do with a period correct scope, I’ll stick a Swaro Z5 on that thing without a second thought.

I’m also of the belief that the magic in a dream is in the chase. I have several that were dream guns and they have been awesome but there’s always another out there, somewhere.

 

[F250]

I pretty much have them : Winchester Model 54 in .270 Win., Remington Model 700 BDL .300 Win Mag (built around 1964), Savage 99 in .300 Savage built in the 50’s

 

[BAKPAKR]

My problem with a dream rifle was the new dreams I started having shortly after I acquired mine.

 

[Nick87]

I forgot about the 1873...