No!...Selling lever guns is a bad idea, here are two I sold about 5 years ago that I still have nightmares over.
Cheers Win 71 in .348 Win
Win 88 pre 64 in .308 Win
Both were mint.
Who still shoots the old 06
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Cheers Win 71 in .348 Win
Win 88 pre 64 in .308 Win
Both were mint.
del2les
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Yes. A lot of people still use the "old" 30-06 with many here in the West. I still own and use 2, and with good equipment, loads, etc, it will still reach out and take elk and much more at long ranges. Especially, when a longer throat is used with bullets seated out for a few more grains of powder and increased vels. As for closer shots in woods or whatever, well, its still a 30-06.
Still use? The 06 came into my life late in the form of a Tikke altralite Cabelas addition. Fussy little kickin $!+#. Feed it 168 amaxes in front of a full load of imr 4831 it does very well for itself. It aint knocked me out since the suppressor was added
Yep, I always wanted one of the Win 95s in .30 06 myself.
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No!...Selling lever guns is a bad idea, here are two I sold about 5 years ago that I still have nightmares over.
Win 71 in .348 Win
Win 88 pre 64 in .308 Win
Both were mint.
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Agreed! Considering I just got these to compliment my .30-30.
Henry Big Boy .44 Mag
Win 1886 .45-70
Feenix. Enough with the gun porn. If you leaned those up on a stripper pole I'd be throwing $100 bills at you.
I hunted ducks with a 10 gauge BPS for years. But the kickingest gun I ever shot was a tie between a New England Arms single barrel 12 with 3". 2 1/4 oz Turkey loads and a Ruger 77 ultralight 30-06. That single barrel would draw blood from you every time you pulled the triggerStill use? The 06 came into my life late in the form of a Tikke altralite Cabelas addition. Fussy little kickin $!+#. Feed it 168 amaxes in front of a full load of imr 4831 it does very well for itself. It aint knocked me out since the suppressor was added
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I'm down to 2 06's a Tikka m695 and my grandfather's 1917 eddystone . I was at 5 or 6 at one time . The browning was my favorite till I sold it and got a ruger in 300wm .There's still nothing a 30-06 won't kill .
No!...Selling lever guns is a bad idea, here are two I sold about 5 years ago that I still have nightmares over.
Win 71 in .348 Win
Win 88 pre 64 in .308 Win
Both were mint.
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If my brother didn't have a nicer version of the same rifle in 30-06 and .405 I could use whenever I wanted I'd keep it but it's just sitting there and would be better off with someone who could appreciate it more.
I have sold a few of my guns in my life. There's been only one that I don't regret selling. I do not sell them at all now. Some of my family will be glad to have them when I'm gone.
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LOL the ol man got me with his h&r single shot with full house turkey loads, he even cheated and took the weight out of the stock
. The 06 knocking me out is kinda funny from a guy thats shot a T Rex,20mm and numerous 50bmgs. The Tikka s very light and I also had a short eye relief scope on it. In field conditions prone it would attack me with a vengeance , only took twice before i swapped the scope out and threaded it for a suppressor.
That is my only real gripe with a Tikka. Most models are lightweight and the trigger angle seems different to me. They are very well made though.LOL the ol man got me with his h&r single shot with full house turkey loads, he even cheated and took the weight out of the stock
The Tikka s very light and I also had a short eye relief scope on it. In field conditions prone it would attack me with a vengeance , only took twice before i swapped the scope out and threaded it for a suppressor.
