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I have a couple of rifles that have been handed down through a couple of generations. Both are Remingtons, one is a model 81 in .300 Savage and the other is a model 740 in .244 or now called 6mm Remington.
Both are in good working order and I do enjoy their semi-auto functionality versus the bolt action rifles I have purchased since getting back into hunting.
Should I retire these "relics" (i.e. take out twice a yr, clean, oil, put back in safe)?
BTW - I see the reason that Texas DP&W put in the rules for bucks. The bigger antler spread means the buck gets a chance to fully mature and sire numerous offspring. But when a nice 6-point walks past your blind at less than 10 ft away and you have to let it go because the antler spread is about 11 1/2 instead of the minimum 13 inches, you really start to wonder about self-control.:whistling:
Both are in good working order and I do enjoy their semi-auto functionality versus the bolt action rifles I have purchased since getting back into hunting.
Should I retire these "relics" (i.e. take out twice a yr, clean, oil, put back in safe)?
BTW - I see the reason that Texas DP&W put in the rules for bucks. The bigger antler spread means the buck gets a chance to fully mature and sire numerous offspring. But when a nice 6-point walks past your blind at less than 10 ft away and you have to let it go because the antler spread is about 11 1/2 instead of the minimum 13 inches, you really start to wonder about self-control.:whistling: