Please excuse the rifle picture
 

Sorry to show a non Parker image and not even a shotgun. Must show Wyatt's buck though and brag that he has been accepted to all colleges applied for and into difficult programs. We are quite proud! Brains come from his mama.:)
Peter C

Seems he's a natural at everything he puts his mind and hands to. Congrats to Wyatt and to proud parents.






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OK, we give up. Tell us about the rifle. Rich and I want to know.

Model 70 perhaps?






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great buck i know your proud of him...charlie

Thanks Charlie I appreciate the compliment. He is a very good young man on many fronts...and for you other guys, NO it is not a Model 70. That is a rifle I bought new in the early 80's and gave Wyatt as a gift. For his birthday as I recall. It is a Remington Model 700 Mountain Rifle in .270 Winchester. In my mind it is nicer than the current version that now has a composite stock, stainless barrel, etc., etc. It is getting old but it obviously still works very well.

Now if you want to see a Model 70. Here you go. The old man got a deer too. Ask me about the gun if you don"t recognize it! Keep my age in mind and who I (and you guys) grew up reading. Zoom on the picture and remember....
Pete C.

Congratulations on a pair of nice mulies and on your son's accomplishment Peter. I thought his rifle looked familiar. A Model 700 Mountain Rifle in .280 was the first gun I bought myself when I turned 18 (early 90s).

Your Model 70 looks like it was either built by or inspired by the ones Biesen built.

Marcus

I will tell what it is after Bill, Rich and Dean make their guess. But you are very close Marc.

Since the other guys haven't guessed I will tell what the M70 is leaning against my deer. It is a Jack O'Connor tribute rifle Winchester sold a limited number of in cooperation with the O'Connor center and Jack's son Bradford. I really enjoyed Jack's writing and his ability to make a story seem like you were there. Reading him is what made me a .270 fan for the past 45 years.
Our local gun shop underwrote this rifle for a friends of NRA event back in 2013. I saw it at the store and really liked it so I went to the banquet and bought it in the live auction. Actually for less than retail.
It is a very close copy of Jack's rifle he called #2 which was modified for him by Al Biesen. I never considered not shooting this gun and Jack would have certainly agreed. It has been lucky for me in the three years I've had it. I have never missed when using this rifle and have managed to collect 3 elk and 2 deer with it. All with 130 gr bullets by Jack's old pal Vernon Speer propelled by 56 gr of IMR 4831.
Peter C

I thought it may have some connection to O'connor.

I am also a big fan of the .270






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