Recent content by 22250Rem

Had a few batches of various 30-30 handloads that were 5 to 7 years old. Back before I settled on one load for it. Shot them all up today just for the brass, along with my regular 30-30 load just to confirm it was still zeroed. The illuminated reticle is nice to have on a gun that often sees...

Once upon a time before the rifled barrels took over the slug barrel market, Remington made a lot of smoothbore slug barrels with rifle sights. I still have one here that came on my 870 "Special Purpose Deer", 12 ga. that has now has had a fully rifled Remington barrel on it for over 20 years...

This thread reminded me that years ago some of those hardware / sporting goods/ farm supply companies also sold guns that weren't "house brand" or "private label" firearms. In other words; they also sold things like Iver Johnson shotguns that were marked as such. Case in point; the Iver...

Goon ; That is indeed a cool story. I've seen a few of those old shotguns that have no recognizable brand name, but quite a few Belgian proof marks that will tell you where it came from. One of my late uncles picked one up in the latter 1950's as a wall hanger which adorned the mantel piece...

Thanks for jogging my memory on that date. I recall seeing the advertising upon its introduction. I would have been taking a serious look at them if I hadn't already inherited a .30-30 Marlin lever gun from an uncle. Which backs up that previously mentioned theory that the market was already...

I'm guessing poor sales, too. The decision probably came from the accounting dept. after the cost accountants ran all the numbers. They probably have a pre-determined analysis formula with pass or fail final rating. If a product fails the test often enough it gets the axe. Now I'm...

In NY State, shotguns need to be 20 ga. or larger for deer hunting, and fire a single projectile, meaning buckshot is a no-no. I always wondered why (in my previous post), the LGS had to special order those .410 slugs? Perhaps the customer was going to another state or something. Any one here...

Caliber wise it would be 50 cal. inline muzzle loader and centerfire is a CVA Scout in 444 Marlin. In pistols; a 44 Magnum Redhawk.

Researching those old hardware store guns is interesting. Thumbs up to mac66 for that information. A lot of those old guns are still around simply because there were so many sold in the early to mid 20th century. Another brand name that Sears also used was their "J.C. Higgins" line of sporting...

I always figured that I was "pretty knowledgeable" about things like shotgun slugs, too. Then I came across this thread and I've never heard of any 28 ga. slugs, either. I knew of .410 slugs but have only seen some once. The LGS had special ordered some for a customer and I saw them at the...

Managed to do some fine tuning on the scope that the muzzle loader recently got. It's a Leupold VX Freedom 2-7x 33mm that should be a nice matchup for a 50 cal. inline. .. Also brought the Lee-Enfield #4 Mk 1 along with several different batches of 303 British handloads, mostly with 180 gr...

Interesting thread; 17 years ago I was handloading 7.62x39's with 123 gr. Hornady soft points with enough RL-7 powder to get them up to about 2263 FPS from an SKS for deer hunting. Never got to try it on a deer before I switched over to a 30-30. Couple years ago I thought about that load when...

The judge only stated something that most folks have known for years. There really is no 2nd Amendment in NYC, as they are in their own little fiefdom world, where only the cops, the ruling elite, and a few select millionaires can even think about obtaining a carry permit. Even on a state wide...

Haven't turkey hunted in a few years now but still have the proper tool for the job. Mossberg 500A 12 ga. turkey gun. Has a 2.5x Leupold ultralight scope with the "turkey ranger" reticle in it. I think Leupold discontinued that style reticle a few years ago. This is an older picture of it...

Thanks for that very interesting link. I recall reading about those U.S. Army test trials years ago and while I'm also on a "soda pop budget" I can still dream, can't I ?