This little turd doesn't fit in with all the beautiful rifles you guys have posted so far but it was my elk slayer.
- Savage 111 30-06 in left hand flavor
- Factory 110 stock bought of ebay to replace the wood stock it came with
- Tasco Silver Antler 3-9x40
- Groups 2 MOA or less with 180gr Winchester PP's, shooting off of backpacks, tree limbs, knees etc.
- Weighs about 7.5 lbs
This was my first rifle, bought from a pawnshop for $300. Before that, I always borrowed one of my dad's rifles.
I didn't find out until a decade later, after killing many elk and deer, that my setup was junky by most people's standards. I thought being able to keep all my shots inside of a paper plate, in various field positions, out to 300 yds, was just dandy.
Since then, I've retired this rifle, spent thousands on better rifles and scopes, and stress all the time about how tight my groups are. Hell, I don't even hunt elk anymore!
I miss the good ol' days when anything inside the paper plate was good and I dropped animals every year!