Game & Fish West

HEIRLOOM

Since he was 12, Shane had shot a youth model Savage chambered in .243 Winchester. Now that he was four years older, he felt the rifle was too short for him. He wanted a man’s rifle in .270 or .30-06, a brand-new Browning A-Bolt, Remington 700 or, his dream gun, a Winchester Model 70 Featherweight. Christmas was right around the corner, and so began his not-so-subtle lobbying campaign.

“Last time

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