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Not to mention your fine taste in rifles. ;)

This was my first centerfire rifle - a Remington 700 ADL in .243. This was back when the ADLs had a glossy finish, wood stock, and a jeweled bolt (I wish they were still made like that!). My dad gifted it to me when I was about 8 years old. Unfortunately, this is the earliest pic I can find of it, but it had been killing deer for more than 10 years when this picture was taken. This was back in my college days.

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The first deer rifle I was ever allowed to hunt with was a Jap Arisika in 6.5 Jap. The first deer rifle I ever bought was a Marlin 30-30 with a POS Tasco. Could not hit the broad side of a barn. so I traded it for a Rem 700 Mountain Rifle and Hunted with it for years eventually upgrading it with a custom hart barrel and McMillian stock with Jewell Trigger.

Nowadays I hunt exclusively with a Bow or a MZ . Just no thrill picking them off at 400 yards.


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Nice rifle. I HAD a model 99-E in .308 until some low life broke into my house and stole it and 10 other long guns 2 years ago. About $5000.00 worth and so far nothing has been recovered.
 
mr.big,
You and your brothers should recreate that picture since you all still have the guns. Be a good excuse to get the shooting competition going again too.


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Bodine270":251wzh4y said:
mr.big,
You and your brothers should recreate that picture since you all still have the guns. Be a good excuse to get the shooting competition going again too.


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that would be an awesome then and now photo
 

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