My first rifle was a 94 Win in 30/30 which was a very popular choice. After 2 seasons with that i got a new gun which was a model 141 Rem pump in 35 Rem. Both my father and older brother had 99 Savages in 300 Sav. When the 760 Rem pump came out i soon traded for one of those in 06, and that had my first scope, a 1.5 power Weaver with a see thru mount.
It was simply a spray and pray outfit, not even as accurate as my 141 model.
When Savage legitimized being a lefty by introducing a lefty bolt gun, i again traded for one of those, in 06.
During the war years much hunting, especially if it involved driving long distances was very much curtailed due to gas and much else being tightly rationed. So it would have been in the 50s before you would be seeing many guns being built on Springfield, Enfield, and the many 98 Mauser actions then available. And of coarse 30/06 was one of the more popular choices. Even into the mid 50s, if you had a scope on your gun you would be apt to have comments directed at you, and not always the flattering type. Lol
Also realize that even then in the early 50s, long range hunting was taking place in that region of PA.
I had my first experience with it in the fall of 1955 when we had to stop our vehicle due to a guy laying on the dirt mountain road shooting at a buck laying on a hillside across the valley. He did kill the deer, and was using a model 70 Win in 270 with a Unertle scope.
He claimed it to be 700 yds, and years later i was able to prove him to be correct. I learned his name to be Ray Diamond, from Pittsburg, which was also home for Unertle scopes. I now count that as being the single most important thing to happen to me as for hunting. Unfortunately, I wasn't yet then in a listening mindset. Lol
