Much more satisfiying than a range trip, taking an old Military firearm into the woods can give the user much more input as to a particular rifle's traits and handling quirks ove rthe course of several hours, days, months, or years. Even if you don't shoot it at all on a particular outing (as I did not in the example below) you will learn a bunch, if you're paying attention.

So, I'm interested in what y'alls' impressions are of rifles you've used- preferably in "stock" or "original" configuration.

To start below is a brief rundown of what I learned about a rifle with which I've never before hunted:
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