Armored farmer
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I'm using smokeless right now.......but it's the next best thing to black powder.
UNIQUE
(the smokeless black powder)
What is your favorite rifle?
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UNIQUE
(the smokeless black powder)
WisBorn
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Thanks! I was just curious!
Armored farmer
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I have a new candidate for favorite rifle:
Years ago, I turned down an opportunity to buy a very old, very worn 94 Winchester SRC marked on the reciever NEW MEXICO STATE PENETENTIARY. I regretted not buying that rifle still to this day.
About a year ago this 1980 Winchester SRC showed itself at my LGS, unfired in its original box. I bought it and brought it home and fired a few rounds through it to check its action...it hit the oil filters that I had laid out, and I called it good. I really hadn't tried it on paper until yesterday.
Since I had a target set up at 40 yards, I took the carbine, some 30-30 cast reloads and my muffs and proceeded to fire 11 rounds into one of my black powder rifle targets.
Wow! I was giddy with the results! The wind was blowing directly in my face. It didn't effect the bullets much...but it was shaking the target stand. There were a couple that went wide...but not too bad for open sights.
Forgive my crappy pictures as my phone decided to poop out when I was trying to take pictures outside. I had to bring g it inside and charge it.
Years ago, I turned down an opportunity to buy a very old, very worn 94 Winchester SRC marked on the reciever NEW MEXICO STATE PENETENTIARY. I regretted not buying that rifle still to this day.
About a year ago this 1980 Winchester SRC showed itself at my LGS, unfired in its original box. I bought it and brought it home and fired a few rounds through it to check its action...it hit the oil filters that I had laid out, and I called it good. I really hadn't tried it on paper until yesterday.
Since I had a target set up at 40 yards, I took the carbine, some 30-30 cast reloads and my muffs and proceeded to fire 11 rounds into one of my black powder rifle targets.
Wow! I was giddy with the results! The wind was blowing directly in my face. It didn't effect the bullets much...but it was shaking the target stand. There were a couple that went wide...but not too bad for open sights.
Forgive my crappy pictures as my phone decided to poop out when I was trying to take pictures outside. I had to bring g it inside and charge it.
TexasPatriot.308
Member
50 year old Ruger M77 chambered in .257 Roberts. I bought it my senior year of high school in 1972 at a Gibsons Discount for about $110 brand new, I was working on a drilling rig for a friend in my spare time making $3.25 an hour as a 17 year old.
Armorer 101
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Before I had open heart surgury, I talked to several shooters that were vetrans of that battle, so built an after surgury rifle, then another, both on the AR-15 platform for reduced weight and in 6mm for more power than the 223 at reduced recoil. First was a 6mm Mongoose, second was a 24 Varmint (aka GPC)
. Goose is based on a blown out 223 case Varmint is based on the 6.8 SPC brown out, both have a 40 degree shoulder.
These are black rifles, so, see one seen them all.
. Goose is based on a blown out 223 case Varmint is based on the 6.8 SPC brown out, both have a 40 degree shoulder.These are black rifles, so, see one seen them all.
