What was your first big game rifle, and do you still have it?

[ismith]

Here’s mine. It’s a Remington 700 30-06, one of three my Dad got in trade for a pre-64 model 70 back in 1984. I killed my first two bucks with it, my Wife and Mother killed their first bucks with it. My kids will have to kill their first bucks with it before I’ll give them their first rifles. Aside from all that, it has taken a pile of critters, to include a 31 inch 180 class mule deer. I’ll be hunting elk with it this coming opening day.

 

[mtmuley]

Yep. Remington 721 in .30-06. Gifted to me by my Grandfather before I was born. Weaver K4. Killed a lot of critters with it. Still use it for certain hunts. mtmuley

 

[turbobrick]

Remington 700 XHR in -06, killed my first buck with it. Its been upgraded but still the same basic rifle, I'll always have it.

 

[buckbull]

Remington 870 with smooth bore slug barrel. Tasco 4x scope.

 

[mdhunter]

Nope…POS that I still don’t miss. Adios amigo…

I did kill a few deer with it however the love was one way

 

[ismith]

Nope…POS that I still don’t miss. Adios amigo…

I did kill a few deer with it however the love was one way

Must have been a Creed-moore?

 

[kiwi hunter]

british 303 parker hale. 8 point red stag

 

[ismith]

british 303 parker hale. 8 point red stag

You didn’t happen to be in Ennis, Montana today did you?

 

[Dave N]

Not counting the shotgun for slug hunting whitetails, I bought a Savage 110 in .270 for a caribou hunt. Never went, still have the rifle, only killed a wild, roaming dog that was hanging around bothering the boarding kennel dogs. Stuck it in the safe years ago never to be seen again! Wonder what kind of shape it's in!

 

[JoltnJoe]

Ruger m77 Hawkeye 7mm rem mag stainless composite stock, still and always in my possession

 

[TN2shot07]

H&R single shot 25-06, heavy barrel. I don’t hunt with it much anymore but I did upgrade the scope and rings last year. 100 grain corelokts were hell on deer growing up

 

[perma]

Browning A-Bolt Medallion in a 7 mag. My dad gifted it to me after my first turkey hunt. Still in the safe, untouched for many years. That gun is retired and would only be pulled out for one specific hunt should I ever choose to do it again.

 

[channelkat]

Winchester 670 in .30-06! K-Mart version of the M70, bought used when I was young. Didn't really appreciate it then, but over the years I have cleaned it up and it has really grown on me. Would never give it up.

 

[SixPoint]

Remington model 600 in .243 that was my grandfathers. I shot an antelope buck with it just yesterday.

 

[D4570]

YUP
Winchester 94 I bought with my paper route money when I was 12, at the drug store for $35. I could not buy 22 shells but a 30-30 was ok.
Yes, I still have it.

 

[kwyeewyk]

Grampa's sporterized Springfield 1903, still my one and only, someday maybe I'll buy myself something new but it just keeps working and new gun budget is dedicated to the kids for a few years here.

 

[el unit]

Smith Corona 30.06 I bought from a coworker at Grease Monkey in 1998 in Ft Collins. He needed $ for a date and I got it for $90 with a case. An incredibly accurate rifle with a Bushnell scope. Killed multiple elk including my first and my wife's first. A couple of decent mulies too. Definitely still have it!

 

[CUElk]

Yep. Marlin 444. Saved up and bought it myself, about 40 years ago. Took plenty of whitetails with it. Would love to tag an elk with it one day. I’ve taken it a few times, just haven’t worked out yet.

 

[aj427ci]

Browning A-Bolt in 270. Worked all summer with my dad and uncle siding houses and saved up to buy it. Killed my first bull with it that fall.

 

[Potsie]

Winchester Model 94, was a hand-me-down from grandpa. My dad and all my uncles used it for their firsts, I shot my first deer and a spike elk with it. I still have it, I take it out and shoot it once or twice a year, then I wipe it down and put it back in the safe.

It’s in the will to be given to my oldest, my youngest gets my dad’s M70.