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Wildgoose:
For me its always been the 1874 Sharps buffalo gun. I wanted one from the first time I saw pictures of them in the old gun catalogs I read over and over again as a kid. The lines of the rifle with its big exposed hammer and falling block action, not to mention the massive cartridges it was chambered for, set the hook for good.

JimP:

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By the time I got 1% of all my thoughts pecked out on this keyboard, a good chunk of SQUIRREL! those ideas would have changed......

One thing that won't change with me, though: pretty is as pretty does.  If it works, beautiful!  If it does not, I don't care how pretty it is ....... in fact, if it is so pretty and/or expensive, such that I'd be afraid to damage it, well, then I don't think I would want it.   

Right now, the sweetest thing I have is the "Kids' Deer Gun" ..... a Ruger Frontier in 7-08 ........ that is just the handiest little gun, and kills deer just as dead as guns 30% bigger and heavier.......

Wildgoose:

--- Quote from: JimP on December 17, 2011, 12:39:59 AM ---One thing that won't change with me, though: pretty is as pretty does.  If it works, beautiful!  If it does not, I don't care how pretty it is ....... in fact, if it is so pretty and/or expensive, such that I'd be afraid to damage it, well, then I don't think I would want it.
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You make a great point I agree with. I did finally get that 74 Sharps. It has also seen hard use in competition over the twenty two years I have had it. Several thousand rounds of black powder cast bullet loads. Lots of great friends and times to go along with it. I shoot all kinds of rifles in other venues but this one is the one thats still the boss gun.

 

Ronvandyn:
Personally, I like the REMINGTON 700 VTR.  Something about that triangular barrel that just says "cool".

Ron

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