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<blockquote data-quote="boattail match" data-source="post: 1838536" data-attributes="member: 111501"><p>Your question got me thinking about just how many .30-06s I own. </p><p>I'm re- barreling an '03-A3 with a new Criterion barrel, as we speak. .30-06, of course. </p><p>When I was just a whippersnapper, I thought that sporterising old military rifles was quite the thing.</p><p>Now, returning workable atrocities to near- original condition, seems a better pursuit. </p><p></p><p>We can scarcely think of long range shooting without a Nightforce this or a Hensoldt that. (Well, maybe not so much Hensoldt, anymore.) There is a whole lot of fun to be had from busting an ice- chest sized rock from 800 yards, using a stock military sight. It is an educational experience.</p><p></p><p> I remember the old gunsmith who once bent down a bolt handle for me and then showed me his prize rifle, a 6.5-06. By his reckoning, it was the finest of all the wildcats in the lineage. Can't disagree, but I also have an appreciation for all branches of the family tree. </p><p></p><p>It might be easier to just swap your Model 700 for something you would rather get behind, but that wouldn't be near as interesting as finding out where this path you've already set foot upon, might take you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="boattail match, post: 1838536, member: 111501"] Your question got me thinking about just how many .30-06s I own. I'm re- barreling an '03-A3 with a new Criterion barrel, as we speak. .30-06, of course. When I was just a whippersnapper, I thought that sporterising old military rifles was quite the thing. Now, returning workable atrocities to near- original condition, seems a better pursuit. We can scarcely think of long range shooting without a Nightforce this or a Hensoldt that. (Well, maybe not so much Hensoldt, anymore.) There is a whole lot of fun to be had from busting an ice- chest sized rock from 800 yards, using a stock military sight. It is an educational experience. I remember the old gunsmith who once bent down a bolt handle for me and then showed me his prize rifle, a 6.5-06. By his reckoning, it was the finest of all the wildcats in the lineage. Can't disagree, but I also have an appreciation for all branches of the family tree. It might be easier to just swap your Model 700 for something you would rather get behind, but that wouldn't be near as interesting as finding out where this path you've already set foot upon, might take you. [/QUOTE]
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