Your "Pride and Joy" Rifle

My Garand from the Garand Guy;
1943 SA, new stock, new barrel

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Not my main focus, which has been Enfields. I do have a Mod. of 1917 and now a Garand so may be I need/want/ would like to get somthing along the lines of a 1903A3. I can feel myself falling off the wagon.
 
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A 1908 Brazilian Mauser. 100% original. Bore is a little rough. The Armory numbers are still visible on the stock. No importation marks either.

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1903a3 Smith and Corona. Not in its original military garb but still one heck of a shooter. I wanted a 30-06, and no 30-06 weapon just screams America quite like a 1903 (ok bolt action weapon). Defiantly my favorite gun of all times.

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can't make up my mind.

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Mauser

Geez, I gotta take some pics. My fave of faves is my 1952 JC Higgins Model 50. The finest rifle I own. The rifle is 98% or better, .270 cal, and a tack driver. I just put a Bushnell 4200 scope on it, and refinished the wood. It's got a great pedigree, for a department store mutt:D
My partner recently GAVE me his Remington 700 all stainless and rubber with a Leupold scope. It has been singing a siren song to me and I like the caliber 7mm-08 which is a better caliber for deer here. It is also probably a pound lighter than my .270.
Decisions, Decisions I may have to use the Remington next year for deer, I like the weight and stainless is great here in the rain forest.
My in the white parts (bolt and mag floorplate) are perfect on the .270 I want to keep them that way, and not worry about babying my rifle in the field.

Must take pics, stay tuned.
 
My Favorite..1907 BSA MkI***

Started out in bad shape with Chrome Mag. Ended up feeling much better. It's still a work in progress as I replace parts with the correct ones whenever possible. I took a great deal of pride taking it out to shoot on it's one-hundredth birthday.

TK
 

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I would have to say my Type 38 Jap Arisaka in 6.5x50. Given to me by my uncle who had it in his closet for 50+ years, a vet bring-back. All matching parts, superb rifling, 100% original. Unfortunately, it's missing the firing pin, main spring, and safety knob. I've never shot it, but once I get the parts and a reloading press, look out :D
 
ok even though this is a

ZOMBIE THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I'll bite,

my pride and joy is and always has been my Savage made Enfield NO4 MK1*.

a new arrival and close second is my Japanese type 44 Arisaka.

now I'll be a buzzkill and offer a let down.

MAS36, got it for dirt cheap and despite being very beat up and worn, everything fit quite nicely and ran smoothely but man I cant seem to hit anything with that rifle.
 
"What is a zombie thread?????"
means its been brought back from the dead, the post at the top of the page dates back to 2008:
 
5thBatt..

So what is the checkering on the front grip like that,.??? Never seen that before.. Any history on that..???

I do live the MkIIIs they look just perfect..
 
Indy1919
the rifle is a No1 MkVI, one of 1024 (iirc) built around 1930 for troops trials, the last model of the No1 rifles it fits between the MkV SMLE & the trials No4, the checkering is one of the features of these rifles plus a recess behind the safety plus a lower left hand sidewall compared with the later trials No4 & production No4.
quite a rare rifle & on the wish list of many Lee Enfield collectors.
 
Not to put to fine a point on this SIGSHR but if you carried that rifle up San Juan Hill in 1898 Your Senior member status is really understated. You would not have gone under a different name once like Casca??
 
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