Man, there's just something special about 30-30s and 348s. You gotta own a dirty 30 at least once in your life. I've had several. Thanks for posting!Ok folks...as promised here is my West Virginia woods rifle. Browning Model 71 with Williams reciever site. If I have to tell you what caliber....We'll I'll have to charge you.
This is the gun I go back in the house for.....after the honey and kids are safe of course.
My West Virginia hay field special is next.
My favorite rifles, they shoot as well as anything i have (bugholes). 30-06, 280 rem.
Correction...West Virginia....N.Carolina....and Maine....don't want to get in trouble.This is my do-all West Virginia go-to gun. I graduated from a cherished hand me down 30-30 to this BAR when I was a junior in HS.
Everyone cut their teeth on 30-30's.....35 Remington, 303 British, 30-40 Krag or pumpkin balls. Everyone would eventually get their 06...270...308 or if you were considered really slick a 243.
Van Lunens had the BAR priced wrong and my dad put it on layaway for me before the crowd behind him could do the same. I paid it off with my pizza job before Christmas. I can still hunt...stump hunt & drive. Yes we grew up calling it stump hunt as no self respecting buck hunter (cause that's what everyone was) would ever be caught up in a tree or elevated box stand. We killed weary acorn bucks while on the ground with them.
In 30-06, if I need I can reach across the small hay fields you have in WVA or shoot down a bench or 2 on a travelling buck. You could shoot all the way down to the bottom of the holler if you took the time to cut a lane from you stump. If you've hunted The Mountain State you will know exactly what I mean here.
We'll this is my favorite...can't hunt in Ohio with it where I live but it's been a buck slayer in Ohio, North Carolina and Maine for a long time.
Hope you like my rig and my story.