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Reagan1k

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  1. Yeah _ can't honestly think of any time when I really had to make a snap shot out of a box blind when I was unable to carefully and quietly manage a longer barrel. I think in theory, yeah they are cumbersome, but in reality its not that big of a deal.
  2. CZ 6.5 Gren. There's your huckleberry.....just not for a southpaw (yet)!
  3. I wouldn't say CZ is underrated, because no one questions their quality. Underappreciated may be more appropo. Handguns and rifles and rifles both. Same could be said for Howa rifles. No one questions the quality of CZ or Howa, they just don't receive the attention they deserve (although CZ has a huge following in the race gun market).
  4. Exhibit 1A in the "Don't Shoot Me" category! 3 years old this season. No chest, long legs, 6-pack abs. Should add enough bone to be high 130's as a 4 year old after camping out at this feeder all spring. He'll be even better at 5 in the fall of 2022 if he doesn't take on a Ranch Hand grill guard one night.
  5. CZ 527 Helluva little left handed rifle. I've killed lots of deer with good .223 loads. He could practice his ass off without getting beat up. Many might say .223 is a marginal whitetail round, but having "guided" a lot of inexperienced hunters, I'd much rather them shoot a marginal round well, than a larger round poorly.
  6. One cannot honestly argue that the .243 or 7mm-08 wouldn't be excellent to perfect. .243 wins on universal ammo availability (in normal times) & 7mm-08 wins in selection of various grain weight bullets. I will say this. I have a buddy who shoots a lot with a 6.5 Grendel on an AR platform, and he got his son a Howa Mini-Action in 6.5 Grendel bolt rifle so they could share ammo. That is a sweet, minimal recoil, carbine sized rifle that is a joy to shoot. CZ makes one too and they are great little rifles. Ammo is a concern, as it isn't going to be on the shelf in a random hardware store like a .243, but its a deer killing round and would be great for a small framed shooter.
  7. It's the long game. As was debated upthread, a lot of small "reasonable" (on their face value) compromises that appear to be hard to argue "if you aren't doing something wrong.." end up being death by a thousand paper cuts.
  8. If that gomer also thinks that Anderson is a legacy, I wouldn't trust him if he said water is wet. He clearly is getting his recruiting news from what's written on the walls of a 7/11 bathroom and regurgitating what little he can remember.
  9. Honestly, I don't know at this point. I'm not "local" anymore so I don't handle the ordering. I just show-up, pay-up and shut-up.
  10. Before I moved, I had a place where I could go shoot ringnecks (not the runners - the eurasians) whenever I wanted. My gun of choice was a Model 12 16ga with #6 loads. Just like in those pigeon shoots....those suckers can take a lick and can cost you a lot of money or a long walk if they aren't DRT.
  11. That is the gun I knew he was going to post on Friday. He sent out a teaser earlier this week. That rifle was posted and sold for that price in less than 24-hours. He is a meticulous grader and points out every blemish in his ads so you can compare and contrast his description vs. what you have and be the judge of yours in comparison. You have a valuable rifle regardless.
  12. Yep- as Archie would sing- “Those were the days...”
  13. a GP100 with a 4.5" barrel isn't certified? Neither is a 6" Python? I guess I don't have an understanding of what their requirements or disqualifiers are.
  14. A Mohawk or Rem 788 in either .243 or 6mm would be the quintessential Texas working man's deer rifle of the 70's. They just flat shoot where you hold them. Both have also seen a huge increase in demand on the resale market lately. I guess we gravitate back to our roots when we get tired of flashy and new.
  15. Well, the .338 was introduced in '58 and put in the 70 action in 59, so yours was a relatively newfangled chambering made in '60 and is now an absolute classic piece of rifle history. PS - That Mohawk is a kick-ass rifle as well. I've been looking for one myself. Such a cool little retro-rifle.
  16. If the 70 action is pre-64 Justin Hale in WA will do stock work. He'll also blueprint and true the action, pillar bed, accurize, jewel, etc. If you want something more than he would do on the stock itself, he can recommend someone for the cosmetics and then still do the proper fitting. I probably sound like a paid endorser for him, but his meticulous attention to detail and pride in his work is beyond incredible.
  17. Justin at Pre64win.com posted about a rifle earlier this week; almost identical to yours and it will be up for sale Friday I believe. Would be a good measuring stick for you to determine valve. He's also finishing up some work on a .458 that he'll offer soon. That's quite the valuable heirloom and investment you have there. Have you dated yours by serial number? Model 70 serial # look-up I'd certainly make sure to have that one appraised and scheduled on insurance, god forbid something ever happen. That's no run of the mill rifle.
  18. @Cajun that’s a cool piece of history right there! Thanks for sharing. I’m drooling. Would love to own that model myself. That chambering is on my bucket list along with the .375 H&H for my Pre-64 stash. Here’s a bit of history for you courtesy of Justin Hale at Pre64Win.com.
  19. Passing reasonable measures would be reasonable if that’s where it stopped. I don’t have any faith that more “reasonable measures” wouldn’t quickly follow in their long game approach. One side is playing checkers and the other is playing chess. Their actions speak louder than their talk of reasonable compromise. Just a old guy’ experience and observations. I could be wrong and UBCs satiate everyone and we all sing camp fire songs and the controversy goes away. Do you think UBCs would put an end to other gun control efforts?
  20. OK - I'll bite. I normally don't get drawn into these discussions but here is my view. Universal Background Checks are ostensibly proposed to prevent criminals or someone who otherwise couldn't buy a firearm from doing so via a private party transaction. (Gun show parking lots, chat rooms, classifieds, etc.) If I believed that was end game, I would have minimal concern over it. What does concern me is that I do not think the gun control lobby simply wants to prevent criminals from buying weapons. A large percentage of that lobby want to stop or severely handicap the ability for anyone to buy or own a weapon. UBCs would be a 1st step and they would not stop there. There would be no appeasing that appetite. Given an inch, I believe they would want to take a mile, and that could spill over into numerous areas of infringement such as loaning a gun on a hunting trip, passing them down to an heir, etc. A UBC would tie a serial number on a 4473 to the buyer and the seller - just as it does through your FFL. If required for a period of decades, it would in effect create a pseudo registry for any owner who followed the law - and therefore sets the stage for discussions on confiscation. It simply won't stop, and compromise on something like a UBC won't lead to finding a common ground on which there could be agreement and a "truce".
  21. I'm thinking we are almost to a tipping point where someone with plenty of 9mm, 5.56, .45 etc. will be able to trade excess ammo straight up for guns of real value that the other party rarely shoots or are in odd chamberings. It would be a gamble that the ammo market returns to some sanity, but an interesting bet nonetheless. I'm always looking for 90's era 10mm's and unmolested military surplus rifles and I know I'd be tempted to part ways with some green tips or the like valued a $.70-.90/rd to make a deal. I think we're close to that point in the panic......Especially as these bills that are being introduced get some press.
  22. I picked up a Winchester 1905 .35 Win. yesterday from an auction house in the northeast. For some reason I've become fascinated with those early Winchester self loaders lately - Mod's 1905, 1907, 1910. They're cool little carbines. Those and Savage 99s have become my huckleberry over the last year and I can't put my finger on why, other than why not. I'll post some pics when it finally arrives.
  23. It's become a self fulfilling prophecy. Sort of like the stock market when things get extended to the up or to the down. The initial frenzy has spread from a core group buying more in a market with supply limited by covid. Shelves started to look bare. Please talk. Gradually all those on the sideline start to worry and FOMO kicks in dragging more and more buyer into the market. Add another 8+million new gun owners and a lot of casual shooters who shot more in 2021 due to time off with covid and shooting being a socially distanced activity and it created a perfect storm. People are buying 20ga for instance that have no intention of shooting it, but they hope at some point they could trade it for what they need. I've seen several instances where people were buying stuff off the shelf, while not owning that caliber firearm, in the hopes what they bought will be trade currency for what they need. This rising tide has floated all ships. Pretty interesting study in the herd mentality and the way any market functions when demand morphs into panic.
  24. Yeah - In the history of.....well..... history, no one goes 4-4 in that situation while under fire...much less coming up out of a nap, shooting weak handed after already being partially ventilated.
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