Yep, I'm old and cranky.

[bsekf]

Winchester M70 Featherlite in 257 Roberts, beautiful fleur-de lis checkering. Shot minute of barn door. Had trouble sizing reloads, I think the barrel was threaded crooked, Factory said it was fine. One of the few I don't miss.

 

[Doug Casner]

I said one speal but I gotta mention 3.5 turkey loads in anything. Kill on one end, cripple on the other. Doug

 

[msalm]

A Browning Lever Action in .358. Beautiful wood, real nice little rifle. I bought it with a box of ammo included. 18 rounds in the box. I shot it twice, sold it with the box of ammo with 16 rounds remaining. Thing kicked like a mule.

I have one of these with a decelerator (1”) installed…takes the sting out!

 

[3Ackleys]

We can trade out. I'll shoot your 416 Rigby while you shoot my little SW329 with some 300 grain magnum loads. It weighs about 30 ounces fully loaded.

I live in grizzly country. I have a pair of 329's I always have one with me. I bought one to shoot and the other to pack, I have lots of rounds through one and lots of miles packing the other.

 

[Luisyamaha]

S&W mod. 59. Just never liked it. Had it a couple of years. Traded it for a new-in-box 5.5" heavy barrel, stainless-steel Ruger MK. II .22lr. Excellent little pistol. Have it to this day (way over 20 years) and have no regrets having traded for it.


Luisyamaha

 

[precision1]

Winchester M70 Featherlite in 257 Roberts, beautiful fleur-de lis checkering. Shot minute of barn door. Had trouble sizing reloads, I think the barrel was threaded crooked, Factory said it was fine. One of the few I don't miss.

Yeah these are the worse.

 

[mikeinct]

sure are some interesting comments.WOW

I bet the guy who sold his nylon 66 wishes he still had it.he could buy a really nice rifle on trade now.lol
That's something that will stay in my family till someone gets stupid.to many trapping and canoeing memories there.

Some of y'all's stories reminds me of my bro in law shooting his 300 winmag weatherby off my tailgate.sent a vibration through my entire truck every round he fired.

He was 155lbs soaking wet.he was going bald I told him it knocked his hair off....

He sold it soon after.

My 300 winny is around 13lbs without scope with heavy barrel and a brake.its not bad at all

I tell you though 12 ga 3" turkey loads are pretty brutal shooting off bench patterning for turkey .first round I looked at my stock I thought it buckled/broke...

My 338/06 is barely more than 308 even though it's a stout round.

I don't have any care for much anything else.

If I can't kill it with 308 or 338-06 I'm on wrong continent for this white boy.

My 300 winny is a elr type rig.target rifle

Never regretted buying anything.I just trade up

WELL PUT SIR.

 

[mikeinct]

I said one speal but I gotta mention 3.5 turkey loads in anything. Kill on one end, cripple on the other. Doug

FUNNY GUY

 

[mikeinct]

870 12g,rifled brrl slug gun. Guy owed me money is how it came here.

So,awhile passes and I hadn't even thought about until; My oldest son is talkin chit with his younger bros about how badass he was(we were all laughing).... listening I'm starting to think about the kick from this 870. "Stay right here",going to get it and some jacked up factory slugs should settle this.

I load it up throw a target out behind the shop where we were all sitting. He shoots a mag full and turns with this big chit eating grin and goes,"Dang,that's the coolest gun I've ever fired!!".

Gave it to him on the spot.

When you gotta pay up, you cover the nut. Well done sir. MIKE IN CT DAMIT

 

[mikeinct]

Sharps 45-120, had a lot of fun with it, wasn't bad with a download. Fouling was an issue. I've seen a lot of fence posts with better wood..... Life's to short to shoot an ugly gun!!

I COULDNT SAY IT BETTER SIR. MIKE IN CT

 

[mikeinct]

the 505 Gibbs I had rebarreled to my silly 550 Gibbs wildcat. It is a great Elephant killer, but hurts too much to shoot. After three, I came to the conclusion that I no longer hate Elephants that much.
IdJeffP here wanted it a lot more than I did; so it now lives at his house...

EXCELLANT report sir, I like my .375 caliber elephant rifle, the ouch n ouch magnum, plenty. Mike in ct damit

 

[ELR LVR]

Ruger Super Blackhawk 10" 44 Mag
My 5.5" 3 Screw model accomplished the exact same thing, just as accurately, with better balance,
less weight without feeling like a had a rifle in my hand
it sure was intimidating and cool lookin but
What a pain to lug around, draw, aim etc.
---------------
Sometimes I wish I had kept it, just to look at it, but that's about it.
Sold it to RCBS in Oroville on a trip back from Idaho along with a 12 Gauge Marine Model Stainless triple Chrome Plated Defender Short barrel pump that you could only hit something if it was within 20 ft.
It was for home defense, i realized, an AR carries more rounds and is every bit as effective as a shotgun and more fun,
So the AR is the home defense gun now. Along with a 10mm Semi Pistol

 

[Doug Casner]

Funny how? Do I amuse you? I couldnt resist that Mike. Doug