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For just joy of the shooting experience, I think the early 1950's Winchester 63 I scored 3-4 years ago is possibly my favorite. It has no provision for optics, and the care that the factory lavished onto a pure plinker speaks of much we have lost. I think the only negative to it is that the lack of a last round hold-open makes you count your shots (I had to replace the firing pin when I got it home before I could start playing).
The 67 in my first post walked into my usual shop as I was hanging out. By the look of who brought it in, the $50 the shop gave went to support a drug habit. So, in honor of the previous owner, I nicknamed it "Tweaker". The 63 happens to be nicknamed "Crack Pipe", because you can't put it down.:mrgreen:
The 1906 was purchased for the simple fact that it got me OUT of the match-accuracy, bughole-group shooting trench I was stuck in and got me having FUN with a rifle again. It does not CARE what kind of ammo is in the magazine, and neither do it. That mechanism may be John Browning's greatest gift to mankind, AFAIC.