Spent part of my day with four beauties!!!

[2DaMtns]

From the top:

My New England 20g. First gun I ever got from my parents!

Remington 788 .22-250. Had it for almost 2 years, and this is the first time I shot it. It doesn't like American Eagle 50gr.

Early 80's Remington 700 in .25-06. She did OK with her cheap ammo. This group was shot at fairly close to an in-the-field pace, seated at the pictured bench and shooting of a bag:


And my Browning BL22. Way back before I even got my 20g, I learned to shoot one of these. My brother has that one, and this one doesn't shoot as good as his, but it makes me smile every time I shoot it.

What a day. Good for the soul.

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[RVTECH]

I like it! Quality wood and steel for quality shooting - no spray and pray or mag dumps about it!

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Nice to spend time with "Old Friends" ...
Andy

 

[2DaMtns]

Ended up shooting a 3 shot group from 225 yards that wasn't much wider than that 5 shot 100 yarder up there. Then I ran out of that ammo.

 

[gunnut38]

I had a Browning BL22 like that. Traded it for a generator back in the early nineties. Often wished I had it back. Nice collection of hardwood and blued steel you have.

 

[djharteloo]

Every few years I stumble across a 788, buy it, sit on it for a while, sell it, then immediately miss it and want it back. Wonderful rifles. I like them better then the 700's.

 

[2DaMtns]

Every few years I stumble across a 788, buy it, sit on it for a while, sell it, then immediately miss it and want it back. Wonderful rifles. I like them better then the 700's.

It's my first one. I'm really looking forward to getting familiar with it.

 

[djharteloo]

It's my first one. I'm really looking forward to getting familiar with it.

They shoot really well for being a 40 year old budget rifle. I had one in .308 and one in .243 and they were both absolute tack drivers.

 

[2DaMtns]

They shoot really well for being a 40 year old budget rifle. I had one in .308 and one in .243 and they were both absolute tack drivers.

I've heard that. Some postulate that Remington stopped making them because they outshot the 700s in those days. I'll keep my eye out for others.

 

[jrd541280]

All I can say is, "you lucky son of a bubblegum".

 

[Pete F]

Just reminded me that, other than lever actions and .22s, my rifles are all synthetic stocks except for my very beat-up sportized Enfield .303. I need to fix that.

 

[2DaMtns]

I'm the other way around - all blued metal and wooden stocks. Need to get a synthetic and stainless something for wet days. Only stainless ones I own are handguns.

 

[RVTECH]

Only stainless ones I own are handguns.

Yep - own a couple myself....