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02-10-2013, 19:34
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My Newest Rifle
Tonight my wife and I were at her parents house and my father in law and I were talking about guns. He goes out to the garage for a few minutes and comes back in with this beauty. Told mr that he wanted me to have it and then gave it to me.
Remington 700 chambered in 30-06. If y'all are like me you all have some guns in your collection that have a lot of sentimental value. This is one of those rifles. Can't wait to shoot it.
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02-10-2013, 20:17
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Great gun . I have a bdl in '06 . It will take any game in North America with the right load . Count yourself lucky , the FIL trusts you with his daughter and his firearms. You must be one of the good guys .
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02-10-2013, 20:34
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Very cool. Congrats! Free guns are awesome!
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02-10-2013, 20:44
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Very nice
The Remington 700 is a classic.
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02-10-2013, 21:25
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Congrats. Best part is, you can still find ammo for that right now.
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02-10-2013, 21:32
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That's a darn nice gift. I want to add an -06 to my collection this year.
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02-10-2013, 21:41
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Congrats. Great gun.
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02-10-2013, 21:49
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Nice looking. If you're not too sentimental about it, put a good recoil pad on it and it will make it a pleasant shooter. Don
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02-10-2013, 22:27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DonD
Nice looking. If you're not too sentimental about it, put a good recoil pad on it and it will make it a pleasant shooter. Don
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Thanks for the advice. Will do.
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02-12-2013, 08:36
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Originally Posted by ALLVOL
Thanks for the advice. Will do.
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Glad to be helpful. The 30-06 isn't what I'd call an abusive rifle recoil wise but it simply seems reasonable to make shooting as enjoyable and pleasant as possible. Don
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02-10-2013, 22:36
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That is a very nice rifle! Doesn't get more American than that. A 700 Remington in 30-06!
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02-10-2013, 22:43
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Nice!
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02-10-2013, 22:51
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gotta love family, and it is a classic.
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02-11-2013, 00:48
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Great rifle the 700, nice of your father in law.
Congrats!
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02-11-2013, 00:52
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That was a very nice gesture. Congrats! 
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02-11-2013, 06:17
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Congrats! my father gave me same rifle but in .270
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02-11-2013, 09:39
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Problem Solved!
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Nice and congratulations.
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02-11-2013, 20:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ALLVOL
Tonight my wife and I were at her parents house and my father in law and I were talking about guns. He goes out to the garage for a few minutes and comes back in with this beauty. Told mr that he wanted me to have it and then gave it to me.
Remington 700 chambered in 30-06. If y'all are like me you all have some guns in your collection that have a lot of sentimental value. This is one of those rifles. Can't wait to shoot it.
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You have a great rifle. It is all the rifle you will ever need to hunt in the lower 48.
A Remington 700 BDL Left Hand in 30-06 was the first gun that I was able to sign for myself. Until then one of my parents had to go with me. I use it in WV and MI to hunt whitetails. Later when I moved to Wyoming it came with me. I used it on everything including varmints. I was telling a guy that it too big for prairie dogs but it was all I had in centerfire rifle. He made feel good when he said everything is big for prairie dogs. What I didn't realize at the time but I was honing my shooting skills. When I went after big game they were a lot bigger to hit. That rifle took a lot of game to the point that it was too easy. I started to hunt with other guns such as pistols and leveractions.
I had developed several loads that would shoot three shot into one inch at 100 yards from a cold barrel. The 30-06 is an easy round to load and there is tons of reloading data out there. The load I settle on is 165 grain JSPBT with 60 grains of H 4831. Used it on everything. The one odd thing about my rifle is it didn't like Nosler Partition bullets but I had no trouble with standard bullets. Now bullets are even better.
I still have that rifle and all the memories.
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