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Classic Bolt Action Rifles.... what is your vote?
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<blockquote data-quote="newmexkid" data-source="post: 1480352" data-attributes="member: 33152"><p>My dad's 1903A3 he bought around 1952. He cut the stock down and used a hand held torch to burn black splotches on the stock. Then he lacquered it all down. Oh. The blade was missing form the front sight. No problem... Somehow he stuck a dime in the slot and filed it down until it shot just right. In deer camp one year, the beer was flowing and somebody challenged him to hit an empty case at 50 steps. He took 2 shots and hit 2 cases, open sights of course. With military armor piercing bullets! That was 1955 and I was 10 years old. When our father died in 1969, my 3 older brothers said I should get the rifle. I kept it until last year and then passed it down to my father's favorite grandson. Lots of tears that day. My father's oldest grandson has the 2 shot cases. Man, getting a little bit of a tear running down my cheek as I type this. What a wonderful country we live in and to be able to have such memories!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="newmexkid, post: 1480352, member: 33152"] My dad's 1903A3 he bought around 1952. He cut the stock down and used a hand held torch to burn black splotches on the stock. Then he lacquered it all down. Oh. The blade was missing form the front sight. No problem... Somehow he stuck a dime in the slot and filed it down until it shot just right. In deer camp one year, the beer was flowing and somebody challenged him to hit an empty case at 50 steps. He took 2 shots and hit 2 cases, open sights of course. With military armor piercing bullets! That was 1955 and I was 10 years old. When our father died in 1969, my 3 older brothers said I should get the rifle. I kept it until last year and then passed it down to my father's favorite grandson. Lots of tears that day. My father's oldest grandson has the 2 shot cases. Man, getting a little bit of a tear running down my cheek as I type this. What a wonderful country we live in and to be able to have such memories! [/QUOTE]
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