Yea, around here you sure never see anybody hunting with a single shot as around here it's bolt actions, lever actions, or pump rifles and some of these fools can empty a gun remarkably fast and not a drop of blood to show for their speedy shooting!
Around here, in Pennsylvania I mean, the biggest critters we have are deer and black bear and I am looking for a lightweight classy gun in 308 for a fun gun to carry for deer. When I hunt bear, I have a really nice thick old swamp I like to hunt and the 12-gauge with 3-inch slugs is my choice for that game. Just hunted the area enough over the years that I learned that bears like to cross that thicket when the hunters show up and any shooting I get will be well inside 100 yards and I am not fond of tracking a bear in thick brush without something like the 12-gauge anyways :wink:
I am going to dig through my safe and post some guns up for sale this weekend to get the money together to get one of these 1A's in 308 as I am committed to the 308 round and I think this 1A would make a good starter gun for my kids to start hunting with too as I can load it with modest charges and bullets for them and with the single shot they will have to learn discipline on just when to take that shot and make it count. I have also always wanted a Model 1, just never really found one I had to have as when I shoot varmints I like a repeater (ever sneak up to a field and pick a varmint off a several stand up - I have!) but very few deer I have shot required more then one shot and the 308 is certainly enough gun for the job.
Anyways, I am anxious to hear a range report. I would be heart broke to want one of these so long and it tends to pattern as opposed to group.
