aarondhgraham
Member
A week or so ago I started a thread on how I need to buy another single-shot 22 rifle,,,
The purpose of it would be to use when I take new shooters to the range,,,
I dislike putting a semi-auto rifle in the hands of a newbies,,,
It always devolves into a rapid fire waste of ammo.
I still haven't obtained a rifle as yet,,,
But yesterday evening I was having happy-hour beers with some friends,,,
The server at our table is a drop-dead gorgeous undergrad who I have taken to the range several times.
Anyways, she asked me when we were going shooting again,,,
My buddies were all astounded that a pretty girl would even talk to my old and decrepit self.
But then we got to talking guns and shooting in general,,,
The topic centered around my wanting a "set" of guns just for friends to use,,,
The "set" would consist of a pair of matching rifles so one person didn't have an equipment advantage over the other.
I already have this covered in handguns,,,
I have a matching pair of Ruger 22/45 pistols
It tickles me to no end to open the wood case at the range,,,
The oohing and aahing from spectators tickles my ego to no end.
As you can guess we all had our favorites,,,
One of my buds is very well off as far as income goes,,,
He said he would get nothing less than a pair of CZ-452/455 rifles
I on the other hand don't have his disposable income allowance,,,
My choices for the rifles was a pair of Savage Mark-II F,,,
Fine basic guns with a Wal Mart price of $147 each.
For aesthetic reasons I would rather have the Savage Mark-II G,,,
The wood stocks are so much prettier than black synthetic,,,
But they put the price up towards a 2-hundred dollar bill.
In fact I would much rather choose the Savage Mark-I G single-shot,,,
But it doesn't come in a synthetic stock version,,,
And it retails a bit more than the Mark-II G.
My theory is that a bolt gun slows a newbie down,,,
For learning a single-shot is even better,,,
If we are both shooting identical guns,,,
There is no imbalance in advantage.
I will freely admit that I love to create sets of things,,,
So the idea of one rifle case with everything I need for a guest,,,
Has an appeal that sends the OCD side of my personality soaring high.
So tell me good people,,,
If you were going to pair up a set of rifles like this,,,
What rifle would you choose and why would that be your choice?
And hey, as long as we're just theorizing,,,
What handguns would you choose to make the set even better.
Because I'm a cheap and miserly type of guy I'm going the inexpensive route,,,
A pair of Savage Mark-II F rifles and a pair of Heritage SA revolvers,,,
I feel they are accurate rifles and adequate handguns,,,
Remember, this is geared for newbie shooters.
I'm very curious as to your choices and reasoning,,,
Let the fantasizing begin.
Aarond
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The purpose of it would be to use when I take new shooters to the range,,,
I dislike putting a semi-auto rifle in the hands of a newbies,,,
It always devolves into a rapid fire waste of ammo.
I still haven't obtained a rifle as yet,,,
But yesterday evening I was having happy-hour beers with some friends,,,
The server at our table is a drop-dead gorgeous undergrad who I have taken to the range several times.
Anyways, she asked me when we were going shooting again,,,
My buddies were all astounded that a pretty girl would even talk to my old and decrepit self.
But then we got to talking guns and shooting in general,,,
The topic centered around my wanting a "set" of guns just for friends to use,,,
The "set" would consist of a pair of matching rifles so one person didn't have an equipment advantage over the other.
I already have this covered in handguns,,,
I have a matching pair of Ruger 22/45 pistols
It tickles me to no end to open the wood case at the range,,,
The oohing and aahing from spectators tickles my ego to no end.
As you can guess we all had our favorites,,,
One of my buds is very well off as far as income goes,,,
He said he would get nothing less than a pair of CZ-452/455 rifles
I on the other hand don't have his disposable income allowance,,,
My choices for the rifles was a pair of Savage Mark-II F,,,
Fine basic guns with a Wal Mart price of $147 each.
For aesthetic reasons I would rather have the Savage Mark-II G,,,
The wood stocks are so much prettier than black synthetic,,,
But they put the price up towards a 2-hundred dollar bill.
In fact I would much rather choose the Savage Mark-I G single-shot,,,
But it doesn't come in a synthetic stock version,,,
And it retails a bit more than the Mark-II G.
My theory is that a bolt gun slows a newbie down,,,
For learning a single-shot is even better,,,
If we are both shooting identical guns,,,
There is no imbalance in advantage.
I will freely admit that I love to create sets of things,,,
So the idea of one rifle case with everything I need for a guest,,,
Has an appeal that sends the OCD side of my personality soaring high.
So tell me good people,,,
If you were going to pair up a set of rifles like this,,,
What rifle would you choose and why would that be your choice?
And hey, as long as we're just theorizing,,,
What handguns would you choose to make the set even better.
Because I'm a cheap and miserly type of guy I'm going the inexpensive route,,,
A pair of Savage Mark-II F rifles and a pair of Heritage SA revolvers,,,
I feel they are accurate rifles and adequate handguns,,,
Remember, this is geared for newbie shooters.
I'm very curious as to your choices and reasoning,,,
Let the fantasizing begin.
Aarond
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