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Poll Question: What Is Your Favorite Rifle Company?
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6 [23.08%]
4 [15.38%]
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    Posted: 13 June 2003 at 10:45

What is your favorite rifle company, or firearms company in general? I listed the most popular that came to mind, not in any order. Please tell me what your favorite is if it is not on the list.

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BTW i just kinda wanted to see how these poll thingys worked.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 10:56
Ooooh . . . bad boy . . . you forgot Tikka!  Wait till TIKKABUCK gets hold of you! 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 11:22

Since I have more Remington's than anything else, that's how I voted. Note, they are all "pre-green-key-safety" thing-a-ma-jig. I will fully admit to a big soft spot for Rugers, though! Love my Tikka [we still friend's Mike?]. I also have Winchester and Browning. Sadly, sold my Savage 116 .30-06 when a nice older Rem 700 BDL .30-06 came along.......so it goes!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 11:43

NH:

Well on your list, I guess I like Winchesters best, although I own more Remingtons than anything else.  I also really like Springfield Armory (both the real one and the new one), Beretta, and CZ.  The quality of a CZ will impress you, and the Beretta Mato is a fine rifle.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 12:20
my "other" is herter's, although cz and marlin get a big THUMBS UP from me as well.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 13:32
 hey everybody lets have a big vote for savage and see if we can get kingpin back in here.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 14:33
I would have put in more options but i ran out. I hope i dont get chewed out or something. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 14:41

NH Hunter;

I don't have a 'favorite' maker.  I have favorite rifles for the job at hand.  I own Winchester, Ruger, Savage, Remington and Volquartsen.   At times, in places, under these conditions, for that purpose, each is my favorite.

I'd be perfectly happy to own a CZ, if they'd only correct the glaring error of constantly putting the bolt on the wrong side of the action.  In spite of horrendous quality control issues, Sako, Mannlicher, Anschutz, and other European makes occasionaly get it correct regardless of the thousands of defective examples made with the bolt on the 'other' side of the action.

I know you know what I mean.  Now, how much ignorantium is going to come over this one?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 15:02

What? No Mauser or Springfields or Enfields for us hopeless antediluvian dinosaurs?

I have a "thing" about Paul Mauser's creation, especially commercial 98 derivatives. If I could figure out how to get my hands on a titanium firing pin/sear setup...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 16:29

Originally posted by mr mom mr mom wrote:

 hey everybody lets have a big vote for savage and see if we can get kingpin back in here.

Mr. Mom - Don't worry he'll be here soon enough!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 16:50

Any way I can slip a third vote to Winchester, Ruger and Savage    ?????  Probably not.  >>  klallen 



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 17:42
I have a representation of all the major manufacturers here in N.A., and a couple of offshore ones as well. But I still harbor a soft spot for the Remingtons, and my personal collection reflects that. Regards, Eagleye.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 June 2003 at 19:57

make mine a remington.

in the past 2 months or so, i've picked up 4 of 'em, some w/ the key, some without. the key is easy to get rid of... quick visit to brownells can net you the pieces to remove it all together.

also, when i replaced my firing pin w/ a tubbs titanium pin, it eliminated function of the iss, though the wart is still present (just non-functional).

i used to get a little disappointed w/ remington when i saw the lock...since i discovered the parts to retrofit the non-key shroud, pin, etc parts, i no longer let the key bother me.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 June 2003 at 08:40
I like the key. Our stupid assinine gun laws require the gun to be 'deactivated by locking mechanism' under so many circumstances - i'd need to carry a trigger lock around without it. Stupid gun laws.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 June 2003 at 13:16

 

I have more Weatherby's in the safe(13 of them, lucky number right), after that Ruger comes next then Winchester with Remington last.  Lawdog

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 June 2003 at 13:53
I had to vote for Savage on your list. Marlin runs neck and neck with them though! Just don't ask me to choose between the two! 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 June 2003 at 09:31
Hey There
Gotta go with what Eagle eye says I'm pretty pleased with whats in the safe,but my soft spot will always be a Sako Finwolf and my Tikka's.For me it's knowing that when I pull the trigger I now where that bullits gonna hit and thats the confidance I have from products that come from the Sako plant be it a Sako or a Tikka.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 June 2003 at 00:09
Guess I'll vote remington because I mostly use their police and tac models in competition.If I had more money it would be custom all the way.Interestingly a custom rifle built on a savage(yes that is correct) placed 5th in our national fly shoot recently.So I guess people do build competition rifles on savages.WinkHave a good one macca.
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