What is your go to gun when you head to the range?

[wildcat455]

Hahaha! Right?

MadDuner, here's a few for ya...

 

[wildcat455]

And one for the rest of us....

 

[Ura-Ki]

Dude, I'd seriously Rock that .30/06!
Give it up for Da'Cougar! Lol

 

[wildcat455]

Hahahahahahah!!!

RRRAAAWWWWRRR!!!

 

[MadDuner]

Did anybody wonder why I called it "old school"? Hahaha

 

[DB is Here]

Reminds me of the 9MM vs .40 vs .45 debates...

 

[11Charlie]

And one for the rest of us....

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I would take any of them EXCEPT the Creedtard half breed

 

[MadDuner]

Reminds me of the 9MM vs .40 vs .45 debates...

Or Ford vs Chevy vs Dodge....
Everybody gets their choice.

Anybody on the road going slower than you is an idiot. Anybody going faster than you is a MANIAC! It works the same for everything.

 

[Huggy]

Funny, as I have a Few 6.5X55 Swedes that will run right there with it, and it's " only" 120 years old! I also have two WIldcats in 6.5/06 that will smoke it, but hey, it's 6.5, so it's all good, Right?
Kind of like the 6.5/284 WildCat that (Norma?) became all the rage back in the 90's! The Ol' Swede loudly kept on rockin!
And my CG-63 can ring steel at 1600 meters all day long with decent handloads and 142 Gr Swift ( Rockits) Scroccos!

I (kinda) miss the 6.5x55 Swede I bought from one of my sergeants when I was in the Army at Ft. Riley, KS in the late 70's. I say kinda because he cut the furniture to "sporterize" it to make it look more modern then he painted the wood (gulp) Monkey Vomit Green. Cheese and RICE! Talk about ugly! More like an abomination!! (Cringe!)
But the straight-pull could shoot like a house afire and accurate to boot.
Best part (for me at the time) was every gun store in and around the area each had several boxes at least, covered with dust and VERY eager to sell their stockpiles.
I don't think I paid more than $5.00 per box of 20 rounds and for a lowly PFC with an itchy trigger finger and willing to shoot ANYthing and EVERYthing, well, let's just say I was happier than a puppy with two we*ners! LMAO (sorry if too crass but it paints the picture).
(Cue the song "If I had a hammer I'd hammer all day.")
But having (almost) endless supplies of 5.56x45 ammo, I traded in the Swede for a Ruger Mini-14 Model 181 Rifle and shot untold THOUSANDS of rounds of "free" ammo, courtesy of Uncle Sam.
But to this day I still miss The Swede and reminisce about the game we could've hunted (after replacing the Gawd Awful stock).
The question remains: do I pull the trigger and buy something in 6.5? Lord knows I have two safes full of toys that get rare trips to the range as it is.
Oh well.
Thanks for the memories this thread evokes for this old Fa*t.
God Bless and be Safe out there.
Overnout

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Easy choice for me...
It would be my .54 Hawken Rifle copy made by Loren "Doc" Brown.
I've owned this rifle since it was made in 1997 and have been shooting it almost exclusively since then.

Walnut stock that was made from a local tree that was hit by lighting...
36 inch Orion barrel with a 1-72 twist..
Ron Long Lock...
My load is 80 grains of 2F , a .15 patch and a .530 round ball.
This rifle and load has kept me fed and helped win many a rifle match.
Andy

The rifle ...

The rifle maker ...Doc Brown

 

[MadDuner]

That's way cool!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

That's way cool!

Thank you ...it is my favorite gun that I own...and it means a lot to me.
Andy

 

[11Charlie]

Thank you ...it is my favorite gun that I own...and it means a lot to me.
Andy

It is a beauty one of these days we still need a range trip my friend

 

[Andy54Hawken]

It is a beauty one of these days we still need a range trip my friend

Thanks...and yes we do...Been wanting to do that for far too long..!
Andy

 

[11Charlie]

Thanks...and yes we do...Been wanting to do that for far too long..!
Andy

Soon Andy it's been to long!!

 

[Ura-Ki]

I'm a thinkin we "Sponsor" a Road Trip for Andy to come south for a weekend, that way us Southerners don't have so darn far to drive, and we can get together at the Range or One of the Secret shootin spots and have a grand ol time! Of course we gotta do a BBQ after! I know there is some camping in the Battle Ground area, so we could do up a weekend in grand style! What say you fellers? @DB Wesner @11Charlie @Joe Link
@Stomper @v0lcom13sn0w @Caveman Jim!

 

[MadDuner]

I'm a thinkin we "Sponsor" a Road Trip for Andy to come south for a weekend, that way us Southerners don't have so darn far to drive, and we can get together at the Range or One of the Secret shootin spots and have a grand ol time! Of course we gotta do a BBQ after! I know there is some camping in the Battle Ground area, so we could do up a weekend in grand style! What say you fellers? @DB Wesner @11Charlie @Joe Link
@Stomper @v0lcom13sn0w @Caveman Jim!

Oh sure!
Just because I'm 2,000 miles away I'm not invited? LOL

You guys better take pics and post them so the rest of us can experience it long-distance almost....

 

[Ura-Ki]

Two Words: ROAD TRIP!

Lol!

 

[nvshooter]

I like the "small rifle primers" on that .300 WinMag in Post #42...

 

[Ura-Ki]

HA, almost forgot, it just wouldnt be a party with out the @MountainBear!