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What happened to the good old hunting rifle?
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<blockquote data-quote="flyguy1" data-source="post: 2147911" data-attributes="member: 92595"><p>Just a different time, and a different hobby. Maybe as simple as more disposable time and income, and decreased opportunities to hunt. How many can hunt the neighboring farm or ranch as we did 40 years ago? It's leased to outfitters now. So we fiddle more with rifles and scopes because we can do that anytime.</p><p></p><p>And not sure we are driven by actual need (and I have custom rifles too) as Mosin Nagants in the hands of the right folks have turned the tide of many battles, at pretty long ranges, too. Just gave a buddy of mine one I bought back when they were a dime a dozen; he's getting some pretty nice groups with cheap Russkie ammo and is going to drop a Timney trigger in it.</p><p></p><p>If you mosey over to the Africa hunting site lots of folks are shooting the same rifles they did 100 years ago, if they can afford them; Rigbys, Griffin & Howe Springfields, Mausers, double rifles, and yeah some upstart Blasers. Otherwise lots of Model 70s and CZ 550s.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="flyguy1, post: 2147911, member: 92595"] Just a different time, and a different hobby. Maybe as simple as more disposable time and income, and decreased opportunities to hunt. How many can hunt the neighboring farm or ranch as we did 40 years ago? It's leased to outfitters now. So we fiddle more with rifles and scopes because we can do that anytime. And not sure we are driven by actual need (and I have custom rifles too) as Mosin Nagants in the hands of the right folks have turned the tide of many battles, at pretty long ranges, too. Just gave a buddy of mine one I bought back when they were a dime a dozen; he's getting some pretty nice groups with cheap Russkie ammo and is going to drop a Timney trigger in it. If you mosey over to the Africa hunting site lots of folks are shooting the same rifles they did 100 years ago, if they can afford them; Rigbys, Griffin & Howe Springfields, Mausers, double rifles, and yeah some upstart Blasers. Otherwise lots of Model 70s and CZ 550s. [/QUOTE]
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