Your Favorite Rifle?

[Steverino]

Mine would also have to be a Winchester Model 70 in .308. It was my first rifle that I purchased for myself after borrowing rifles from friends and family in my teens at deer camp. I picked a good one.

It is really nothing to look at, a plain jane really, but after a good trigger job, lapped and free-floated barrel, & action as smooth as butter, it is "the finger of doom" to whatever game animal happens to find itself in the unfortunate position of my reticle cross-hairs of this rifle. It is tried and true.

Unfortunately, the state of Illinois is shotgun/muzzleloader only so I do not get the opportunity to hunt with it as I have in other states in the past but when I do, it's the first rifle that I lovingly reach for in my gun safe.

It shoots all factory loads, partucularly 165 gr BTSP, extremely well. I am excited to work up some hand loads for it in the future.

Great post, BTW!