AZHog Report post Posted January 19, 2016 Got a late start to hunting, but bought my first big game rifle in the mid 90s. Was looking for an all purpose elk, muley and whitetail gun. It was a Remington 700 Classic in 7MM Weatherby, which was a little big for the whitetail. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed67 Report post Posted January 19, 2016 JC Highins model 50, 270 with 4* Weaver Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted January 19, 2016 Interarms Mark X in .270 Win w. Swift 3-9x40 scope. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted January 19, 2016 Winchester model 1894, 30-30. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joe hunter Report post Posted January 21, 2016 In 1968 my older brother came home from VietNam with a pocket full of money and bought me a Savage .222 bolt action rifle paid $50 for it. I still have it and still shoot it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Titanium700 Report post Posted January 21, 2016 Winchester model 70 xtr in .264 win mag topped it off with a tasco 4x16 scope....woowee those were the days. Grew up in wny shooting groundhogs with it. Bought it when I was 14, wish I still had it though I now own mostly customs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Str8Shot Report post Posted January 21, 2016 Small Game was a marlin 39 .22 Lever action ( age 10 ) Big Game was a Winchester Model 70 25-05 ( age 13 ) ... When I was 18 and in a Bind I wanted to auction off this gun , but Dad said No way and He would hold it for safe keeping until I was financially stable again ... Came to sight it in a year later for a hunt, and found it was gone and he had traded it for a 300 win mag ... To say the least I was a Little pissed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Meyer Report post Posted January 21, 2016 Rem. Model 700 BDL 306-06 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jim Report post Posted January 21, 2016 270 parker and hale. 3 generations have taken big game with the rifle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Rabbit Report post Posted January 21, 2016 I did not start hunting until I moved onto a ranch in South Texas after college in 1980. First rifle was a Remington 700 BDL chambered in 7mm Express Remington. I chose that cartridge because John Wooters' had written so nicely about it, and I wanted to be different from the vanilla 270 and 30-06 flavorings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
couespatrol Report post Posted January 21, 2016 Remington 788/243 Win. Collected cans for several weeks until I made 200 dollars back in 1984. That rifle was used by me and my younger brothers. It had seven mule deer kills and nine whitetail kills before I stopped using it. Five years ago I put a new trigger and a new Vortex scope on it and gave it to my youngest son. He has taken four whitetail and one mule deer buck with it. What a great little rifle! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azbugler Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Grandpa's Winchester model 70 in .270. It's still my only hunting rifle.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
218buck Report post Posted January 22, 2016 single shot 30-30 open sights Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsotm Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Remington 700 30-06 around 20 years ago, still use it though switching to 6.5 Creedmoor for deer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rageinthesage Report post Posted January 22, 2016 Yup, 303 British for me as well, cool old rifle. Safe queen now. Soon to be my youngest first rifle:) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
