Posted on 11/22/2016 5:24:01 PM PST by MtnClimber
.256 Ferret carbine
I like revolvers too. My oldest and still favorite is a Dan Wesson with 6-inch barrel in 44 Mag. I bought it about 34 years ago and is still a great shooter. Just picked up a Ruger Blackhawk in 41 Mag with 7 1/2 inch barrel. Have not shot it yet, but the trigger feels good.
Ok, I’m split personality - half .223 (really 5.56) and half 30-06.
My Marine sniper gunsmith/FFL friend (Desert Storm) is .308.
My FFL good friend/neighbor is a .45/70 I think, tho he’s got mounted trophies of almost every African favorite hunt beast at his house and I think he got them all with a .308......
Interesting......
First rifle I ever shot was my dad’s M1 Garand .30-’06. I fell in love with it as a young teen, even with the painful Garand Thumb. Live and learn! The M1 is still my favorite rifle to shoot. Has a lot of sentimental value, and is also a fine weapon.
Colorado, 8500 ft elevation in the Rocky Mountains. Click on my screen name for photos around here.
I’ve come to consider lever actions as the original assault rifles.
Yeah, me too. They are not as readily available and climbing in price lately. Wish I had moved on it a few years ago.
.338?
Done. You are definitely One Lucky Dude.
1974 Browning BLR in .243 (first year their Japan plant was in operation... Guess I’m just old-school.
You Sir, sound like an Appleseed Rifleman!
Oh, it could only be a .35 Remington. Best woods rifle, ever.
.270 Win man checking in. I’ve got a Browning A-Bolt topped with a German Zeiss Diavari scope. I have a soft spot for my old 30-30 and enjoy others, but the Browning is my favorite.
I like whatever cartridge the rifle in my hand accepts.
What does that say about me?
Makes shoving it back into the saddle scabbard a little easier.
Maybe, but a 444 Marlin is right up there too.
And your hand just naturally wraps around the receiver when you grasp it one-handed.
That too.
Shot a feral hog with one of those once ... it was ... potent.
Hog didn’t have a chance.
I've got both and most of the time it's the 30-30 for me. Besides the cartridge, there is something more elemental about the lever action. If someone else was buying my ammo, it would be the Marlin 90% of the time.
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