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Old 04-07-2017, 11:04 PM
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I bought one of those when I was 14 years old. Mine was all original in super condition. I paid an unheard of $165 for it. It was a 30 Springfield 1906 as the 30-06 was originally called. I carried it with me when I ran away from home at 16 and ended up in Alaska. Carried it back to Alaska 4 years later when I went up to work on the pipeline. After retuning I gifted it back to the man I had bought it from. In all the miles I carried it, I only shot 2 deer, one bear, a coyote, 3 flying ravens and a few snowshoe hares. Beautifully built rifles from an era when gunmakers took pride in their work.
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