And mustard on fries DOES taste good

Ryan F is sensitive AF

Look, he once owned a Savage rifle. Nobody and I repeat nobody mention they look like trash.

It will upset him

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Does it matter to you? Evidently, not. Does it matter to me? No. But am I a fan of the lines of my Belgum made Browning BAR with beautiful deep blue, and sleek warm walnut? You bet your a$$! And that browning would not hit the center of the X id I shot at it 20 times...but it would be within an inch and a half of it.[quote=FiremanJG]This was a zeroing shot at 100 yards this morning. Does it really matter what the rifle looks like that made it?

I tried, it was Ryan F’s fault

He got mad

You started a topic with the original post stating/bashing the looks of a rifle. Someone disagrees with you and now you resort to personal attacks. And you are saying I am sensitive?

You didn’t have to comment

If it upset set you and it did...move along. It’s that easy

We know, your Savage ruled the universe and we wish we could all have a safe full

Oh I definitely agree. If it looks good its a bonus. I love accurate rifles and that is by far the number one priority for me. I have sold rifles because they wouldn't shoot under an inch at 100 yards.

yelp every ones mileage varies, I just cant own nice things, I can pretty much write customer service articles on Zeiss, Swaro, and Vortex in the last 6 years . My bow gets it worse then my rifles. Poor thing gets restrung at least once a year and most years twice.

Actually, it didn't upset me at all. Not sure why you are even saying that. I disagreed with you and said I had never heard of Savage having extraction issues, which you claimed to be the case because you read it on a forum from someone. I gave my opinion that a rifle is a tool to me and I don't really care about how good they look. But for some reason you took issue with the fact I disagreed with you on Savage having extraction issues.


Hear me out for a second....

If you would have posted this topic with what you liked and asked what others liked as far as aesthetics and left it at that then I wouldn't have said anything about Savage rifles.... But, in your OP you had to go and point out specifically a brand of rifle that you know has been bashed on for how it looks and I'm sure you know was going to cause arguments. You also tried to make a case that they have issues, which I didn't agree with. If you really didn't want someone to comment on it then why even mention it?

Ok

great thing about Cooper is it comes with an accuracy guarantee, hard to go wrong with them. Get one.

Function>Form (Maybe why I like my Glocks so much...)

Sako rifles have always given me the warm and fuzzies in performance and looks.

But, I would take a Savage over a Ruger these days. That may not have been true in the past, and some people seem to be stuck there, but for today's dollar you can't get much better performance for the money than a Savage 10/110.

I've owned many Savage rifles and now own 0 because they became obsolete once I got my Tikka T3x CTR. I don't typically own guns just to own them. All of mine have a purpose. I don't need multiple rifles in multiple calibers for target shooting when my 1 6.5 creedmoor has all the bases covered.

I don't need one of every caliber hunting rifle either when the 4-5 rifles/calibers I do have cover 99% of any hunting I want to do in the US.
I don't own a dangerous game rifle because I would never pay the amount of money it takes to go dangerous game hunting in Africa.

So, give me a rifle that performs before you give me a rifle that looks pretty but can't hit the broad side of a barn from PBR...

Ok, Aesthetics's in a rifle has nothing to do with accuracy. Evidenced by Procraft05's choice of a Ruger 77. Ruger 77's are like a hot chic that won't put out.

Rifle Aesthetics start with blue steel and a nicely figured piece of walnut for me. Then throw in some nice lines.

First choice would be a Sako 85 but the $1500 limit kills it. Scratch the Sako.

Winchester Model 70 super grade followed closely by a Remington model 7 CDL with some nice furniture. Either one are nice eye candy.

I still like a rifle that the maker takes pride in how it looks and shoots.

or puts out but its very sub par, like finding our your new Ferrari has a 4 cylinder engine in it

You buy a Ruger, immediately take it to the smith and get it bedded and floated and a new trigger. Then it will be a fine shooter



however I have a bone stock Ruger Stainless M77 Hawkeye in .22-250 and it shoots just fine. My mid 90's model MKII was atrocious before she went to the Dr.

Of what I own or have owned

1. Little Sharps Rifle Company Lil Reliable with very nice Bastogen Walnut stock
2. CZ 527 Premier
3 . Cooper M52
4. Custom mannlicher stocked 44 Mag
5. Sako Forester Handi Hunter Carbine

There are others Ruger #1 and agree with the Dakota Model 10. The only Dakota 10 I have shot had a case hardened receiver and rings, full length forearm and all the wood is high grade walnut, chambered in 6.5X55

Needless to say I like blued steel and walnut.

Yeah, I own a 77 just like that.

Butt hurt because you can't do it.

I get it.

How do you know the rifle in question wasn't best blasted stainless, high gloss, top tier walnut, I cut down and milled myself, and checkered by hand? You do not. I never specified.

The point I was making, that went clear over your soft head is that I care more about how it shoots than what it looks like, but your cannot accept that. And that's your problem, to deal with.

haha.....I can hit the center of X's, O's and every other letter of the alphabet at 100 yards.... its not a big deal to me...def. not something I take pictures of.


but if you wanna compare trophy collections i'm game for that.



and the original topic was Aesthetics, not performance. So why bring out how well a rifle can shoot in the first place? The lack of comprehension of the thread topic is appalling

Production Rifles:

Tikka or Sako
Winchester Model 70
Browning X-Bolt

Semi or full customs, I'm all over the map. I have at least one of each of the three above production rifles and love 'em all. Used to have a bunch of Remington 700's and Sevens, now down to one 700 (daughter's) and a model Seven (wife's).

First rifle I always seem to grab as my go-to is one of my T3's fwiw.

Sheer pretty, my Model 70 Super Grade is sexy to me.

Simple asthetics... Ruger No 1 or a Sharps.

Still not getting it. I said early on I care how it shoots more than anything. Again, you cannot grasp that, for so.e reason. I am in the business of helping people shoot better. Never do they ask me what the rifles look like, especially my rental rifle.

Trophies? I can show you some. But from now on, if you'd like, I can show you photos of the turds I made via eating wild meat I killed, ate, and processed.

Why would you comment on a thread about aesthetics in the first place then? It’s like commenting on a thread about sports cars then you chime in saying all you care about is gas mileage. It has nothing to do with the original topic whatsoever