Capitalism: A Love Affair

[Twodogs]

I've eaten many a grey squirrel brought down with my trusty Remington speedmaster. My Dad bought it new because it would shoot shorts as well as LR. I should put a scope on it someday I guess. Right now, the only hunting gun I have with a scope is a pistol. Those are sweet lookin guns there Chas, and well cared for too.

[Charles]

Originally Posted by bhunter

Is that a modded 10/22 on the left? My favorite 22rfs is the Winchester 52 rifle
and the SW #41 pistol. I also shot the hell out of an old Colt Woodsman, a Ruger Mark Series, and even a High Standard for bit. I really enjoyed plinking and shooting paper.

Correct.

Cheap Midway kit..Hogue stock, A&B target barrel, I did spring for a Power Custom hammer & sear kit.

I've got about $400 in it as is. Puts 10 rounds of Wolf Target into 5/8" at 50 yrds. I like it a lot.

The other is a Browning A-Bolt .22. Puts 5 rounds into 3/4" at 50. On a good day. It likes Winchester 22 Target.

Whenever I first bought the Browning, I killed five squirrels with five shots, four in the head, and one through the neck, because I was shooting through leaves. Never could get my limit.

Back before I went blind, I've gone out with a Ruger Single Six and brought back more game that the bunch I went with...who were using scatterguns.

BTW, and this ain't a lie...I kilt muh first squirrel by knocking him out of a tree with a walnut...then I chased 'em down and "sqooze" 'em to death with muh bare hands.

I point this out to these tightfisted hillbillies who get to thinkin' that I'm a fool for spending more on a rekkerd player than what a good .45 or a big hog is worth.

Little Abner....move over!!!

Chas

[finnbow]

I have a mid '60's Remington 581 bolt action that shoots amazingly well. With Wolf Match Target, I can shoot 5-shot one-hole groups about the size of your pinky nail at 50 yds (Federal 711B shoots about 1/2"). I had some trigger work done on it and bedded/floated the action (probably unnecessary). It has only a cheesy Simmons 3-9x rimfire scope on it, but it seems to do the job. I refinished the stock with multiple coats of TruOil and it's very pretty indeed.

For whatever reason, I've end up selling every semiautomatic weapon (pistol, rifle or shotgun) I've ever owned. For that matter, I've also sold every automatic turntable I've ever owned.

[d-ray657]

We need to start a sub-forum for all youse gun hounds.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Twodogs]

Chas, that reminds me of a swamp story. A man came up on a small boy in the swamp picking up a fresh kilt squirrel. The boy didn't notice the man, but the man noticed the boy had no gun, so he decided to watch him awhile. After a few minutes, a squirrel poked his head out of nest in a Pecan tree and the boy made a deadly throw of a ball bearing with his left hand. The squirrel fell and the boy walked over and picked the bearing and the squirrel up with his right hand. The stranger emerged and asked the boy why he threw with his left hand, when it was obvious that he was right handed. The boy just grinned, and said "Pa says I tear'em up too bad if'n I throw right handed". When I lived there we leased squirrel hunting rights, and used 12 guage shotguns. The squirrels were terrible wild down there, and you had to still hunt them just like a deer. When I moved up to Kansas I thought I'd found paradise. Nobody squirrel hunted and there were big Fox Squirrels everywhere you looked. It didn't take me long to figure out the ones out of hedge trees weren't near as tender or tasty as the ones out of the Pecan groves in LA.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Twodogs

Chas, that reminds me of a swamp story. A man came up on a small boy in the swamp picking up a fresh kilt squirrel. The boy didn't notice the man, but the man noticed the boy had no gun, so he decided to watch him awhile. After a few minutes, a squirrel poked his head out of nest in a Pecan tree and the boy made a deadly throw of a ball bearing with his left hand. The squirrel fell and the boy walked over and picked the bearing and the squirrel up with his right hand. The stranger emerged and asked the boy why he threw with his left hand, when it was obvious that he was right handed. The boy just grinned, and said "Pa says I tear'em up too bad if'n I throw right handed". When I lived there we leased squirrel hunting rights, and used 12 guage shotguns. The squirrels were terrible wild down there, and you had to still hunt them just like a deer. When I moved up to Kansas I thought I'd found paradise. Nobody squirrel hunted and there were big Fox Squirrels everywhere you looked. It didn't take me long to figure out the ones out of hedge trees weren't near as tender or tasty as the ones out of the Pecan groves in LA.

Didn't he end up pitching for the Mets?

Regards,

D-Ray

[Twodogs]

Originally Posted by d-ray657

Didn't he end up pitching for the Mets?

Regards,

D-Ray

Seems like his last name was Quisenberry (it's an old story).

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by Twodogs

Seems like his last name was Quisenberry (it's an old story).

Way off topic (sorry, BH) but are you getting excited about the current version of the Royals. There are so many things to like about them. They really need to keep Chen, because they can't afford to take any type of hit in an already thin rotation, but the everyday lineup could be a real force for a few years to come. I could almost get as excited about these guys as I am the Cards.

Regards,

D-Ray

[Charles]

Originally Posted by finnbow

I have a mid '60's Remington 581 bolt action that shoots amazingly well. With Wolf Match Target, I can shoot 5-shot one-hole groups about the size of your pinky nail at 50 yds (Federal 711B shoots about 1/2"). I had some trigger work done on it and bedded/floated the action (probably unnecessary). It has only a cheesy Simmons 3-9x rimfire scope on it, but it seems to do the job. I refinished the stock with multiple coats of TruOil and it's very pretty indeed.

For whatever reason, I've end up selling every semiautomatic weapon (pistol, rifle or shotgun) I've ever owned. For that matter, I've also sold every automatic turntable I've ever owned.

I for sure hated to part with my Sansui 3080, but it didn't make any sense when I owned a Rega Planar II and a Rega Planet.

One with a ADC-ALT-1 and the other with a SME IIIs.

So let's talk about pop guns.

I like revolvers, bolt actions, and pumps.

My favorites are my two Ruger M77's, one in .25-06, the other a 77V in .243. The varmint gun will shoot 3/4" MOA with my crude handloads...I buy factory seconds from Sierra , their factory is about 30 miles away.

The best I can remember, 70 gr Blitz in whatever brass I've got, neck sized, 46 grns of IMR 4350 with CCI BR2 primers.

Don't quote me on this load, but it does produce close to 3,400 FPS, according to the old Speer #9.

Now you can pretty much quote me on my favorite .25.06 load, 120 gr Nosler BTSP over 50 gr. of IMR 4831 with a CCI BR2 primer.

According to the book, 3,000FPS, and this load gives up nothing to a 130 gr. .270 load.

Btw, Finn, would you like pics of my Great Gran fathers original .Marlin .410 lever action?

Only 6K produced, and mine has the 26" barrel. Had to do a little smithy work on it, but I killed a rabbit with it a few years ago.

I also own a NIB Iver Johnson Champion 16 Ga. Supposdly never fired, but I don't buy that.

But it is as slick as snot on a doorknob, and the box it came in is marked like something like $7.50???

You've already seen pics of my Python Elite and Diamondback .22...I was hoping they would connect and produce a Cobra.

Chas

[Rex E.]

Originally Posted by Charles

I've never owned a 66, did own a 10-C, same thing only it had a ten round clip instead of feeding through the buttstock...like the little Browning take downs.It was a great little .22, but like all Nylons the receiver wasn't fastened to the barrel, so you couldn't scope it.

Kind of like the 556 Speedmaster...if my memory serves me correct.

Now I had a buddy who had a Nylon 66 bolt gun, and the receiver was fastened directly to the barrel. I wouldn't mind having on of those.

Don't really know why since these are my squirrel pieces.

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Chas

I just got home from sending about five hundred rounds down range with my trusty old, original Ruger 10/22. Probably shot another two hundred or so with the Mark II.

I went to the range with a friend from work that I'd never been shooting with. (hell, it's been three years since I've shot at all). He had never shot a Mark II and was blown away by the feel and accuracy of it. He was also a bit shocked at how accurate the little stock 10/22 shoots. I believe he'll be buying a Mark series soon.

On the other hand, my friend is into the new military type of weapons and brought out his FN SCAR light and I must say I've considered selling stereo gear to get one. Nice weapon in .223 with no recoil. Their "Heavy" version SCAR in .308 just beat out the M16 and will be the new rifle for the military.