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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:28:56 AM EDT
[#1]
Nice gift, but he'll shoot his eye out.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:32:03 AM EDT
[#2]
Very nice gift. I love Remington rifles, I like the 700 series especially and 30-06 is an outstanding caliber that's perhaps as versatile as any centerfire caliber in existence. You did well.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:40:12 AM EDT
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I thought the price was great too -- $520. I'm usually a Winchester guy, but this rifle is drop-dead gorgeous.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 10:50:33 AM EDT
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You are a good Dad. What a nice gift.
 My favorite Christmas gifts have been firearms from my Dad. Marlin 22 when I was 6 Winchester 30/30 Wrangler Ruger Mini 30 HK 93A2 Merry Christmas |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:09:25 AM EDT
[#5]
Me too.
I got a 12 gauge Winchester and 16 gauge Ithaca from my dad and a Winchester 30.06 from my mom (right after she used my brand new rifle to shoot a B&C moose). 
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:26:44 AM EDT
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From 300 yards. 
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:32:19 AM EDT
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I much prefer the CDL: classic style stock, no white line spacers, matte urethane finish. Still, a BDL is better than no rifle. Merry Christmas, and post pics of the first blood!
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:33:31 AM EDT
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And he is only 3 years old! That is a great start to his firearm collection! For his birthday I see a Leupold VX3 in about 3-9X40 |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:35:01 AM EDT
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I agree with you on the CDL. A couple months ago we went to the gun store and he preferred the shiny finish despite me telling him that it will get marked up in the field. He has no idea he's getting the rifle. I'm excited for him! 
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:37:48 AM EDT
[#10]
one of the greatest gifts a man can give his boy.
i cherish the 2 guns i was given as a kid. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:46:23 AM EDT
[#11]
Good man!!!
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Posted: 12/23/2005 11:49:15 AM EDT
[#12]
Right on! His birthday is in one month and I'm getting him exactly that! You read my mind. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 12:11:20 PM EDT
[#13]
520 for the best stock action in the world... should be a happy kid. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 12:43:27 PM EDT
[#14]
Great gift. He is a lucky kid.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 12:46:24 PM EDT
[#15]
Good choice! |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 1:06:36 PM EDT
[#16]
How old is he ? If he's a young guy you might want to look into the Managed Recoil rounds by REMINGTON . They really do kick a lot less . Point of impact is nearly the same at 200 yds . |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 1:07:29 PM EDT
[#17]
What a good dad you are.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 1:09:03 PM EDT
[#18]
+1
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Posted: 12/23/2005 1:21:48 PM EDT
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He turns 13 next month. I've let him shoot my 30.06 so he's used to the thump. Just in case people wonder why I bought him a 30.06 instead of a 7 mm or 300 win mag. I and everyone I hunt with use a 30.06. I figure if my son forgets his ammo or runs out he can always get additional rounds in the field from the people we hunt with. 
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Posted: 12/23/2005 1:23:01 PM EDT
[#20]
 Good gift Dad!
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Posted: 12/23/2005 2:44:38 PM EDT
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Negative on that one. That would be the Winchester Model 70 pre-64 or Classic In fact, the Ruger Model 77 is in many ways an even better design, as it keeps more Mauser features, particluarly the bolt stop and the gas blocking flange on the cocking piece. Remington's only advantage is that it is easier to true because it only needs to be chucked in a lathe. I own a pre-64 Model 70 and a CZ 550. Both are head and shoulders above the Rem 700 action. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 2:49:42 PM EDT
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Negative on that one. That would be the Winchester Model 70 pre-64 or Classic In fact, the Ruger Model 77 is in many ways an even better design, as it keeps more Mauser features, particluarly the bolt stop and the gas blocking flange on the cocking piece. Remington's only advantage is that it is easier to true because it only needs to be chucked in a lathe. I own a pre-64 Model 70 and a CZ 550. Both are head and shoulders above the Rem 700 action. Don't shit on a 13 year old boys Christmas present from his Father. You are entitled to your own opinion. I also love the Model 70 action, but there are probably millions of people who would agree that the Remington 700 action is one of the best made. 700's are great rifles. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 2:50:55 PM EDT
[#23]
I already congratulated the man on his boy's present. I thought this was an OPINION forum. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 2:56:44 PM EDT
[#24]
Nice job dad, I am open for adoption by the way!! great present the memory will last him a life time.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 3:02:27 PM EDT
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You can congratulate of course, but I see no reason to post your opinion that these others are "head and shoulders above the Rem 700 action" You may believe it and it might even be true, but there is no reason to say anything except "Good job Dad!" |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 4:56:42 PM EDT
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Don't forget, the 30-06 is probably considered one of the premier big-game cartridges for anything in the continental US. You can get factory loads as light as 110 grains, all the way up to 220gr. Considering the law of diminishing returns, its hard to find a better all-around cartridge than the classic '06. I've been hunting with one since I was 14. Good choice, both rifle and caliber. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 4:59:13 PM EDT
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For most hunting, your only gonna use about 2-3 shots at the MOST. 30.06 doesn't kick that hard for even young guys (Im 13) to justify using a weaker load just so you don't get so much of a big boom.
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Posted: 12/23/2005 5:04:58 PM EDT
[#28]
He's gonna love it . I remember how excited my stepson was when we boungt him his first gun. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 8:53:58 PM EDT
[#29]
Thanks. He will want to go shooting on Christmas (about five minutes after he opens the box). Luckily it has a fixed sight to tide him over until his birthday when he gets a scope. I've been wanting a new Bushy for about six months, but didn't want to spend the bucks on a gift for myself. A rifle for him is much more worthwhile. |
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Posted: 12/23/2005 8:57:30 PM EDT
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+1 Way to go buying him quality for his first rifle.
My dad tended to buy the low end of the market - but I still have every gun my dad gave me. Long after your gone - your boy will look in his gun safe and remember this Christmas and his dad. |
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Posted: 12/24/2005 4:33:47 AM EDT
[#31]
I know the feeling. The wife and I usually make christmas for the kids, and then treat ourselves to something come tax return time. He'll get more pleasure out of his first rifle than you would from the Bushy, for sure. |
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Posted: 12/24/2005 5:50:11 AM EDT
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Rifle brands are like religion, Some men go to the church of Remington others to the church of Winchester. I was raised shooting Remington and have never been let down by them. The safety of the Winchester is just too damn gey.
Congrats on a great gift. My first hunting rifle was given to me by my dad and mom, a Remington Mohawk 600 in 6mm, Christmas 1973. Though I have a bunch of deer rifles the last three years I have returned to the Mohawk, its 32 years old now and still laying down deer. |
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Posted: 12/24/2005 6:07:40 AM EDT
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If gey is being one of the few safeties that actually physically locks the firing pin in ALL positions except "fire" (Mauser being the other one), so be it. |
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Posted: 12/24/2005 6:24:07 AM EDT
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Good choice on the rifle. You cant go wrong with a Win. or Rem.
Call me old fashion but who wants to sit around the camp fire and talk about a CZ  This will be a rifle that he hands down to his son someday and you cant beat the choice of lead for the 30 cal. Don't know if you visit this site or not but it has some great forums on hunting. www.monstermuleys.info/cgi-bin/dcforum/dcboard.pl |
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Posted: 12/24/2005 6:35:40 AM EDT
[#35]
Good going dad!
 Hunt WITH your kid today...and you won't be out hunting FOR your kid tomorrow. I was told by a friend of mine with Tejas DPS that they did a study a few years ago and found that not one (NOT ONE) teenager with a hunting license was incarcerated for a juvenile offense that year. |
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