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Tahr Your best Rifle EVER? 05-04-2016, 04:45 PM
HNTMAD Have to say mine is the... 05-04-2016, 04:50 PM
kiwijames Blaser R93 Offroad in... 05-04-2016, 05:04 PM
R93 Blaser offroad as well except... 05-04-2016, 06:36 PM
kiwijames That would be 12 then? :XD: 05-04-2016, 06:42 PM
Rushy Smiling at that. 05-04-2016, 06:48 PM
R93 Eat a dick!😆 I donated the... 05-04-2016, 06:58 PM
Bavarian_Hunter Mate they have two heads, the... 16-05-2016, 07:03 PM
nelpop 49585 Has to be my 308 Ruger... 16-05-2016, 09:26 PM
P38 My best ever rifle was a... 05-04-2016, 07:03 PM
brad Thompson single shot 16"... 05-04-2016, 07:03 PM
Kiwi Greg Many moons ago I had a Rem... 05-04-2016, 07:27 PM
deer243 My Charter Arms Field King... 05-04-2016, 07:48 PM
stingray What a great thread. Mine... 05-04-2016, 07:48 PM
Mathias Mines gotta be my Sako Vixen... 05-04-2016, 07:48 PM
craigc mines a .243 too... Remington... 05-04-2016, 07:57 PM
Bagheera Well, I haven't been such a... 05-04-2016, 10:49 PM
sambnz Bagheera, is it a 75 or 85... 06-04-2016, 07:55 AM
kokako 85, 708 IIRC? 06-04-2016, 10:47 PM
Tahr I bet Eva is whispering to... 06-04-2016, 10:54 PM
Sika Seeker That a micro medallion x bolt? 05-04-2016, 08:04 PM
Tahr Probably. This seems to be... 05-04-2016, 08:56 PM
stug Mine was a 7mm mag I had made... 05-04-2016, 08:04 PM
Norway Ooooh, going down memory... 05-04-2016, 08:11 PM
Kiwi Greg Fixed that for you Norway :) 05-04-2016, 09:22 PM
mucko my current and favourite... 05-04-2016, 08:48 PM
GravelBen My favourite (so far at... 05-04-2016, 08:59 PM
kokako Sako 85 Synthetic Stainless,... 05-04-2016, 09:03 PM
Guest Mine is my m96 05-04-2016, 09:07 PM
Nathan F Sako 75 in 7mm08. Barrel... 05-04-2016, 09:12 PM
gundoc I have owned a few nice... 05-04-2016, 09:35 PM
Sideshow That one even has its victims... 06-04-2016, 07:05 AM
Taff Mine has to be my 77/22 all... 05-04-2016, 09:20 PM
gadgetman Mine would be my little... 06-04-2016, 12:45 AM
Tombi Would have to be my CZ 17... 06-04-2016, 11:44 AM
10-Ring Sako AII 7mm/08 bought new in... 06-04-2016, 12:11 PM
Pointer Mine is also a .243, a kimber... 06-04-2016, 12:37 PM
superdiver I had a Remington 700 in... 06-04-2016, 02:54 PM
madds Sako Forrester .308 ... 06-04-2016, 03:14 PM
R93 Look at at that fit bastard😆... 06-04-2016, 03:31 PM
Rushy Carpet layers knees. 06-04-2016, 07:51 PM
R93 Our Madds is a camera man for... 06-04-2016, 07:54 PM
Rushy Enough said. He will fit in... 06-04-2016, 07:58 PM
chewy69a My nasty 303, its heavy,... 06-04-2016, 03:19 PM
199p Think for me it would be my... 06-04-2016, 08:19 PM
Maarty It's a tie. I have 2... 06-04-2016, 09:50 PM
Tentman Nice thread - after a series... 06-04-2016, 10:44 PM
nor-west My favourite was an old... 07-04-2016, 12:18 AM
rossi.45 alltime favourites . .. to... 07-04-2016, 10:27 AM
scoped Good idea for a thread, ... 07-04-2016, 08:46 PM
HNTMAD Good going scoped , keep it up 07-04-2016, 09:47 PM
Bryan Mine would have to be my T3... 08-04-2016, 04:07 PM
K95 My K95 6.5x55. Still got a... 08-04-2016, 06:42 PM
Frosty Classy. Sent from my... 08-04-2016, 06:55 PM
timattalon That is gorgeous. A lovely... 16-05-2016, 11:54 PM
ex-NZFS 48028 Sako Vixen 222 Rem ... 09-04-2016, 10:57 PM
Kooza Only owned 2 centrefires,... 09-04-2016, 11:13 PM
hotsoup 49546 Sako 85 Bavarian 308... 15-05-2016, 11:07 PM
nevereadyfreddy Really nice wood on that 85 16-05-2016, 06:34 PM
oneipete Got a few rifles,owned more... 17-05-2016, 03:37 AM
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Kooza What ever ones in my hand... 20-05-2016, 06:51 PM
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    Your best Rifle EVER?

    I was putting my rifle back into the safe last night after a successful hunt. And it occurred to me that it is my best rifle ever. And its in good company, with 5 current mates and probably 15 predecessors over a span of 50 plus years.

    Its a Browning micro xbolt in .243. Wood and blue. The micro model has a slightly shorter length of pull (I find that this aids with off hand shots) and a 20" barrel. I've had it for maybe 15 years.

    Its never let me down. Its never rusted to the extent that I couldn't wipe it off with an oily rag, despite some rough treatment. It shoots all bullet weights under a MOA. Its never lost its zero. It has a great half cock if I want to use it. It feeds and extracts faultlessly. The trigger is great for hunting. Nothing not to like.

    I've shot maybe 100 animals with it. I could count on one hand the number of times I've missed, or the times I've used an extra shot. Its shot reds, fallow, sika and Tahr at 8 yards to 500.

    I think that the calibre makes it likeable too. Its good enough for most occasions and is a pleasure to use. I've tried lots of bullet and load combinations but the last has been the best; 85 grn Interbond at 3300 fps.

    Lastly, its now got a Leupold 3-12 VX6 on it. If this thread was about scopes, I think that this would be my best ever too.

    Whats your "best ever"?

    Last edited by Tahr; 05-04-2016 at 05:13 PM.

 

 

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