I always liked the low walls myself

Lmao. I bet you think making fart noises with your armpit is funny too

Under $1500, by far the most beautiful rifle to me is the Weatherby Vanguard Camilla. Shame it is for girls. I might end up with one "for my daughter". It is one fine piece of something.

Weatherby is winning my heart for aesthetics in general. In my opinion, also top quality. Might not win any competitions- maybe they will? Who cares. I never shot a sub half inch group at 100 yards in my life and I don't know if a target rifle would change that. But I can hit a man size silhouette offhand at 600 yards with just a red dot. I imagine a weatherby with a good scope would get me in the kill zone in the prone.

Savage, to me, look nice. I love the barrel nut. I have seen them with a smooth barrel nut in stainless synthetic, and it makes a handsome rifle.

I appreciate a good synthetic stock, but a rifle in a nice walnut stock is just something you appreciate and cherish. The way it looks and the way it feels in the hand, you have to touch it, want to hold it, can't put it down.

Please read slow.

For the protagonist there is an antagonist. (Look up those meanings)
I stated, long ago, performance over aesthetics is more important to me. Therefore, this is what is called dialogue (look that up, also). And I provided a photo to buttress (look up that word) to support my side. Had you yet to provide a photo of a fine work of art, as a rifle example, I would have applauded it, even it of can only hold 2" at 100 yards.

Take your time..

That125th anniversary savage is indeed one handsome rifle. Still, Weatherby wins my heart. Dreaming of a mkV camilla. "For my wife" hahaha

Saying you think the premise of the thread sucks is not actually participating in the thread - it’s simply sidetracking it to draw attention to your (irrelevant) opinion because you think your opinion must trump everything else. Even if it’s off topic.

Just like how you had to point out how Wbys suck on the Wby thread - even though that was not the topic of that thread either and even though you’ve never shot one.

This is all pretty obvious.

I know this is slightly above the OP's suggested limit of $1500. However, I have never seen a lovelier firearm. Gorgeous wood stock. Hand engraved. Ok, there was another pair when I saw this one; sequential serials numbers and double the price.

To me there is a point where you dare not use it. This is one of those items.

I love to look at high end blues steel and walnut, but I have a hard time just keeping cerakote on stainless, and webbing on fiberglass. My favorite shot gun has couple bare spots. I need to get it reblued, it’s hell to keep rust off it. I need a cerakote type product that’s not backed on that’s close to same performance.

I like the aesthetics of Winchester lever actions, Colt SAAs, wood/blue Sakos and fine double guns. But on any given day I am subject to changing my mind as to what I like best.

I actually think my synthetic Sako Finnlight is not an ugly rifle at all....

I never shot a Weatherby either. But man, I gotta get my hands on one! Here's that Vanguard Camilla. The MK V Camilla is even nicer. Although now I must admit I am torn on a number of other Weatherby guns that have caught my eye, may best the camilla, I'm not sure. Even the synthetic Weatherby's are downright sexy rifles.

So you guys shoot one time and consider the gun sighted in?...


Sorry, couldn't help myself....

For me, I have always loved the look of a lever gun...

The rifle in question has 1000 rounds on it in 8 months. I'm pretty sure it's good.

But your funny is recognized.

Take it down to the $500 price range amd I think nothing is prettier than a Marlin 336. $1,500 to me is not much of a constraint, but I digress.

One shot? Why even waste the bullet. Just biresight by eyeball down the bore oughtta get ya close enough

Take it down to the $500 price range amd I think nothing is prettier than a Marlin 336. $1,500 to me is not much of a constraint, but I digress.

One shot? Why even waste the bullet. Just boresight by eyeball down the bore oughtta get ya close enough

The recoil on my 243 has been killing me lately. I only shoot one shot groups these days.

I bought my wife the 1st gen Camilla before the mark V Camilla existed. I love the little gun. Weatherbys answer to the model 7. It is designed for a woman although I shoot it well.


My dad left me an older savage 110. Had a nice wood stock. I don’t know what year or grade but at first glance you would have thought it was a late 60’s or early 70’s model 70, but with better checkiering. The barrel nut gavecit away but it was a good looking gun by any measure.

Armpit fart noises ARE funny dang it. Take it back.

I personally couldn’t have such a pretty rifle I couldn’t use. If I had ANY of TDK’s rifles, I’d shoot the absolute bajeezus out of them. Lol

I’m a sucker for old Senderos or SSF’s. What can I say, I like me a big ol fatty of a factory barrel.

Also, I’m a sucker for old broken in lever guns and 1911’s with most the bluing worn off, but not rusty. Sorry had to throw handgun in the mix

I can't help it. I like them all. They're each attractive in their own way. And I use them all, and take care of them all.

That ruger no.1 is a sweet looking rifle too. Love those rifles. The rest of your guns are fine looking rifles too except for that ugly duckling at the bottom.

Thanks for sharing.

I agree that Weatherby makes a nice looking gun also, and it's hard not to love the look of a lever gun. Hate that I missed those first time around.

I don’t think you can talk about good looking rifles and talk about anything but wood and blued steel. Or in some cases, color case-hardened steel. The current Winchester 1886 with pistol grip stock and case hardened receiver gets my vote.