Pretty & Classy rifles. Lets see them!

[Guy]

Scrolled through this whole thread again, enjoyed seeing all the wonderful rifles! And, realized that I'd forgotten to post my Ruger Number One rifles - I only have two - neither has extraordinary wood, but I think they're pretty classy, good looking, good shooting rifles. The 375 has taken black bear, the 7mm has taken mule deer & antelope.

The 7mm Rem Mag, a twenty year old rifle, new to me about a year ago. It's remarkably accurate and awfully nice to hunt with:

And the 375 H&H, another great-shooting Ruger single shot:

 

[elkhnter]

My Ruger No 1. I’m ashamed to say, it too has never been in the field.

 

[shrapnel]

H&R 317 Ultra in 17 Remington with a West German Zeiss Diavari 3-9X36 scope...

 

[Guy]

My Ruger No 1. I’m ashamed to say, it too has never been in the field.View attachment 164230

Well, it is an awfully beautiful rifle... But a fair-weather deer or antelope hunt seems reasonable...

 

[Derek44]

Browning X-Bolt White Gold Medallion in 30-06. Topped with a vx-3i 4.5-14. Purchased early this summer for my upcoming fall Wyoming elk hunt. I’m sure there’s way better but this is the truest shooting gun I’ve owned!!

 

[elkhnter]

Well, it is an awfully beautiful rifle... But a fair-weather deer or antelope hunt seems reasonable...

It’s a 338 win mag. We don’t have deer that big!
That’s why it’s never been out.

 

[badkarma6]

Ruger No 1 in .270 Win. Topped with a Zeiss Victory 3.5-10x50mm. My favorite deer rifle.

 

[shrapnel]

Old and rare; a Sako L46 in 218 Bee with B&L Balvar 2.5-8 scope with Kuharski base...

 

[Durango Mike]

Old and rare; a Sako L46 in 218 Bee with B&L Balvar 2.5-8 scope with Kuharski base...

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Had the same scope set up on the forrester in 6.5X284, looks pretty primative by todays standards but worked great!

 

[shrapnel]

I have 4 of the 5 Sako L46 classics in 222 Remington, 22 Hornet, 218 Bee and the extremely rare 7X33. Some day I may get a 25-20, but it seems as they never were imported to America...

 

[antelopedundee]

One similar to it is soon to be in my grubby little paws. Remington 700 stainless LH action with Hart barrel in 6.5-06 and Leupold VX5-HD scope.

It's going to be just like this except for the electric blue stock.

 

[freu1chr]

Winchester model 70 pre 64 .257 Roberts View attachment 149504

What ammo do you shoot out of your Pre 64 257 roberts. All i can find is the +P stuff and i really don’t want to shoot that out of mine.

 

[OleRedbeard]

 

[Durango Mike]

What ammo do you shoot out of your Pre 64 257 roberts. All i can find is the +P stuff and i really don’t want to shoot that out of mine.

My hand loads that are up around 60-62,000 psi, I would not worry about +p, I have a custom 7X57 about the same era (1950's) and I shoot loads that would be 7-08 pressure/velocity levels. The 7X57 which is the parent case for the Roberts is plenty strong as are pre 64 Model 70 actions, after all the same action does just fine with the 270, 308 or various belted mags.The main issue was all the weaker Springfield and Mauser actions (mostly 95 not 98 and made before the 1930's when the first Model 70's appeared) that had been chambered for both cartridges where the pressures were kept in the 46-48,000 psi range to reflect the weak actions made in the late 1890's to maybe 1910. I had a 257 Roberts on a Springfield action made by A.O. Neidner one of the first great wildcatters that I would certainly not shoot +p or hot loads in. I actually hit an old Springfield action with a hammer and watched it shatter into 3 pieces from poor case hardening/1900's metalurgy, the action was already in failure mode before I did the hammer test.

 

[shrapnel]

Nothing like the old Winchester 1895. Not a lot of love for the last of the classic lever actions design by Browning. This one is a rare 38-72 for both big game and small...

 

[EKYHunter]

The sentimental favorite. Winchester Model 70, .270 Win.View attachment 149344

Nice pic and beautiful buck and rifle. I like the snow in the scope!

 

[EKYHunter]

Mauser model B with a new Douglas XX BBL formed & installed by Dennis Erhardt of Helena, MT in 35 Whelen.

PreWWI era Haenel 1888 Commission rifle in 8x57i.

Both will set you up straight off the bench. The little 8 is under 6.5 pounds.


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Those are simply beautiful!

 

[EKYHunter]

Always been a fan of wood and blue, and for a standard production rifle, the pre-64's have always been a favorite:

Congrats!

 

[FEENIX]

Lots of beautiful rifles, I would hate to see them scratched or dinged.

 

[Derek44]

Lots of beautiful rifles, I would hate to see them scratched or dinged.

Each scratch and ding is just character and memories!!