Regretting Nothing

[Bill Norris]

Getting a rifle from ODCR leads you to think...Not will the rifle shoot but, how great will it shoot!

Yes Sir, while waiting and trying to be patient as best you can always thinking about that tight one hole group you gonna shoot with it. Never a doubt it's gonna do it. My last build with him (Rem 40X 260AI) held up his reputation very nicely I'd say. 5 shot @ 100 yds. 140 gr. Nosler BT.

 

[justpassinthru]

When I was farming back in the '70s, I bought my M700 in 222Rem. so I could kill the groundhogs that were eating my soybeans.
That one started it all.

 

[acloco]

I should probably give a true first mention.

Two older brothers, Gary & Timmy - I supplied some funds for gas, 22 shells, and a bottle of Coca Cola for our gravel road trips of shooting prairie dogs. "Tommy, you missed. Did you line up the sights? You must not have....you missed"

That Nylon 66 was longer than I was tall! Only load one round at a time.

 

[snert]

The Model 67 Winchester that gramps gave me. It started this obsession.

686 SW
Model 42 Win
1100 Special field
Every 40x
Jewell triggers
Hart barrels
T7
RCBS Jr press that started the reloading game
Mec 650
Rem 870 Wingmasters
25 cal Marauder
222. Did I mention 222? Yep, the 222
Redding dies

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Stevens 311 20 gauge
Mec 600jr
Having all the country I could ever possibly cover as a youth.

 

[Adam in WI]

Kel Tec CMR 30. It doesn't leave the side pocket on my pickup door. I've had to get used to actually having a gun with me at all times. I buzzed past one of our fields last winter and saw a fox trotting across and thought "if I only had a rifle": slams on the brakes and realized "wait, I do!"

 

[Pawnee Bill]

 

[1K6BRA]

The Lee loader hammer die set for my 30-30 back in the mid-70s that I got for Christmas from my mother and father, it’s what got me started! Yeah I have all the fancy pants stuff that has been described in earlier posts but you know I still use those little plastic scoops that came with every lee loader that I ended up buying after that first set I got. Somethings in life just keep you grounded.

 

[jimmymac]

Stolle Panda in an old what looks to be Lee Six stock. In LV or HV trim, that gun is a hammer.
NF 42 fixed power scope.
Arbor Press
Custom bullets
Harrell's BR powder measure
PMA neck turners
K&M chamfer tool
Forster Blue Ribbon Funnel
Chippewa Rifle Club membership...those BR guys have forgotten more than I've ever known, and they share.

 

[dkhunt14]

First was a used 1000 yard BR Heavy gun.
Second was a NIGHTFORCE BR 8X32 SCOPE
Third was 2 BAT actions
Then I had a light and heavy gun built
4th was A Denver scale
5th was a Sartorious Entris 64
6th was Adams auto trickler and powder throw
There were lots of other things over the years but these were the major ones and the ones that actually helped me the most and got me started in 1000 yard BR. Matt

 

[Trashy]

Accuracy x 1911
Volquartsen scorpion
And high end .22 ammo. What a difference.

 

[INTJ]

Thought this would be interesting.

What are some guns, reloading tools etc. That you've purchased over the years that you are so glad you bought.

Mine are:
Redding T7
Rem. 1100 LT-20
Dillon Vibratory Cleaner
RCBS 1500 Chargemaster Combo
Redding Powder Thrower
Every Leupold VX3 model I own
Pulsar Apex XQ38 Thermal scope
Omega Suppressor
Swaro Binos
Leica CRF

Since you started this thread, you do know that we expect you to put all these items on a spreadsheet and track the frequency each item is mentioned. Sometimes, what is popular IS a good choice. Sometimes not......

Some of the top items from my list:

- Precision Matthews PM 1340 GT Lathe
- Precision Matthews 833T Mill
- Autothrow/Autotrickler
- Sartorius Entris and A&D FX120i scales
- Prazipress (there is no better press)
- Henderson Precision trimmer
- AMP
- Lab Radar
- Hawkeye Borescope
- Mitituyo digital calipers
- K&N Primer Gauge