Here's a couple of springfield sporters, sorry the pictures aren't better. These are my primary and backup for deer hunting this year. The first one is probably the best deal I ever got, $450 if I remember right, included installing the pad and rechambering it to 308 norma mag, included the 7x fixed power Leupold.

has the factory barrel, hard to tell from the picture but somebody spent some time on it, finish is beautiful. Has a kick-eze and a mark II style safety, timney trigger.

Second one is in 06, initially purchased for my wife, back when she was my girlfriend and pretended to be interested in shooting. I bought it because the price was good and it had a brake. I used it to take a pig, emptied the magazine and immediately had the brake cut off (immediate in gunsmithing time being 2-3 years). before I had it cut it shot a 1/2" group at 100yds for me, and I'm not a great shot.

also military barrel, wisner 2 position safety, just mounted a 2.5-8x scope on it. stock is 60's style but surprisingly comfortable to shoot only thing I don't like is instead of checkering it has some weird circle indentations.

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initially purchased for my wife, back when she was my girlfriend and pretended to be interested in shooting.

LOL, yours did that to you too, huh?

My wife did the same to me...hunted with me, shot with me, I even bought her a rifle...featherweight 7x57...then we got married. No more hunting with me, no more shooting with me...
Oh, well, ya gotta love 'em anyway!!!

Oh, BTW - VERY nice rifles!!

Nice rifles! I'll bet it took a loooong time to put the fish scales on the second one.

That's the thing, must have taken a while, I can't imagine wasting that time. other than that the rifles great.

If I'd known it was going to come to me I probably would have spent some more money and bought her the featherweight in 7x57, my stepbrother has one and it's a real gem.

Red

The one in .308 Norma Mag is about all you would ever need. How many "back up" deer rifles do you need?

I like both of them and don't even find the fish scales offensive, a little odd but I could live with it.

I need backups of backups!!! I joke with my brothers that I'm bringing 3 backups!

The reality is that if I'm two states away I don't want an rifle problem of any sort to impact my hunt. I'm a believer in if you have it you won't need it, if you don't you will. or "better to have and not need than need and not have".

The 06 is my main hunting rifle for CA this year because I can buy factory lead free ammo for it (just arrived yesterday two boxes of superformance).

The norma is going to be throwing 180 grain northforks.

Looks aside that fish scale actually is a good grip and not uncomfortable at all.

Thanks for the comments guys.

Beautiful rifles, particularly the .308 Norma mag. I have a special spot in my heart for Springfield sporters. I have two made by my father. One, a .30-06 that is probably original equipment, except that the bolt handle has been replaced to accommodate a scope and another a .25-06 that has been rebarrled with a medium weight 24" barrel chambered in .25-06. I'm taking the .30-06 elk hunting next week. Both rifles shoot very accurately and are very beautiful, in my judgment. Nicely done walnut stocks shaped by my dad. He may have bought a rough inletted blank to begin with, but the shaping is his.

Where did you buy the .308? At a gun show? At a pawn shop?

Red: That first rifle of yours is one of the nicest sporters I have seen.

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only thing I don't like is instead of checkering it has some weird circle indentations.

Actually kind of different. Kind of like it.

i've got a sim. one, to your first rifle.. but in 300 win.. i bought it for 85 bucks, in 30-06, but with buehler bases, and about a 10" lop.. walked around, found a bishop stock for 10 bucks, recoil pad for 2, and got a timney trigger for 20? a friend chambered and opened boltface for 85.. and i "cold blued it".. i think i was 26 at the time...

i've since replaced the pad, added a nikon scope, and hot blued it myself...

still hoots sub moa , and is a fun memory to boot

Nice Springfields Dago..

Mine is a re-bbled 06, The old bbl was toast, I gained nearly 300 fs with the new one and love it..

I am in the process of refinishing the stock, it is fiddleback maple with black walnut forend tip and grip cap..

I have the same sickness.. When I go hunting my buddies look at me and say, "Which rifles are you using this year"? But the good ole '06 with 180 grainers usually gets the nod for Elk..

Nice rifles

My wife never shot a gun before we where going togather.

She has shot her deer every year for the past 30 we have been married. And Shes a very good pistol shot.

She doesn't shoot a lot but hits what she shoots at.

I just came across a sporter in 338 mag. Not knowning much about 03s, I was wondering how they held up when opened up to magnum calibers. I see a couple 300 mags here. Any problems with strength assuming it is done right?