The Gun Owner’s thread

[Hamttx 419]

And for those that enjoy the 22.250. Here is a pre 64 controlled feed action (1961) Winchester Model 70, with a Douglas heavy (I’m talking real heavy……28” long tube and 1” at the muzzle). In an extremely difficult to find Boyd’s Varminteer stock with the Cadillac vents and Jewel trigger. It’s wearing a Millet scope, but I’ll probably replace it with a Nightforce I swap around from rifle to rifle. At almost 18-1/2 lbs almost no recoil is felt. 

[TwiceHorn 31,435]

55 minutes ago, locodos said:

My father has one similar to that, but I haven't seen it in years and years.

My favorite to shoot is a Stevens Favorite No. 17.  I dare you to shoot $5 worth of .22 in a day.  It'll take forever.   But it makes every shot an investment

Falling and rolling-blocks are just so cool.

[Hamttx 419]

I wanted to share this one because it puts to rest that you must spend a lot of money to have a highly accurate rifle. 
I came up shooting with Tony Boyer and Kenny Jarrett. Probably the best marksman I have ever had the privilege of shooting against. If you ever followed the benchrest circuit you know Tony……no one beat Tony, no one.
Kenny was good but went on to building his own rifles, if you ever see one you’ll know they are high quality, but nasty expensive.

I say all that to qualify my remarks regarding accurate rifles. I know what they should be capable of. What you see in this photograph is a Savage receiver ($200) in .308. Which is not a benchrest cartridge. A Kreiger barrel ($450 bought years ago) in a Bell and Carlson stock with an aluminum chassis inside a fiberglass outer and dipped. If memory serves it was around $300 when I bought it. It carries a 45x Leupold scope. 
OK, that was overly expensive, but I’m old and need the extra power. It will shoot a clover at 200 meters. With my handloads I can group three shots inside of .475. For comparison my competition rifles are all in 6ppc and shoot close to .250 if I’m having a good day. However they cost outrageously more money for that very slight improvement. I have a lot of rifles that are really nice, but this is one of my favorites because I built it, and it shoots. 

[Hamttx 419]

1 hour ago, locodos said:

My father has one similar to that, but I haven't seen it in years and years.

My favorite to shoot is a Stevens Favorite No. 17.  I dare you to shoot $5 worth of .22 in a day.  It'll take forever.   But it makes every shot an investment

That’s a wonderful rifle!

[Hamttx 419]

1 hour ago, locodos said:

My father has one similar to that, but I haven't seen it in years and years.

My favorite to shoot is a Stevens Favorite No. 17.  I dare you to shoot $5 worth of .22 in a day.  It'll take forever.   But it makes every shot an investment

I don’t have one in rimfire. But I have this 1885 Browning in 45-70. I love these actions. 

[Hamttx 419]

Here is my current project. A BSA International Mark IV. I had to source out a buttstock as it came to me in the left handed version. 
The barrel is in good shape, as is the furniture. The bluing is ok considering the age. I’m hoping when done it will shoot. I was shocked to find that the original Parker peep sight goes for several hundred dollars. So that will take some hunting around. 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4,974]

Here's my favorite 22. 1942 manufactured Winchester Model 63. It was bought by my great grandfather and is the gun my grandfather taught me to shoot with. 

 

[BabaYaga 15,286]

10 hours ago, Hamttx said:

Here is my current project. A BSA International Mark IV. I had to source out a buttstock as it came to me in the left handed version. 
The barrel is in good shape, as is the furniture. The bluing is ok considering the age. I’m hoping when done it will shoot. I was shocked to find that the original Parker peep sight goes for several hundred dollars. So that will take some hunting around. 

Super cool - keep us updated with lots of pics

[BabaYaga 15,286]

11 hours ago, Hamttx said:

I wanted to share this one because it puts to rest that you must spend a lot of money to have a highly accurate rifle. 
I came up shooting with Tony Boyer and Kenny Jarrett. Probably the best marksman I have ever had the privilege of shooting against. If you ever followed the benchrest circuit you know Tony……no one beat Tony, no one.
Kenny was good but went on to building his own rifles, if you ever see one you’ll know they are high quality, but nasty expensive.

I say all that to qualify my remarks regarding accurate rifles. I know what they should be capable of. What you see in this photograph is a Savage receiver ($200) in .308. Which is not a benchrest cartridge. A Kreiger barrel ($450 bought years ago) in a Bell and Carlson stock with an aluminum chassis inside a fiberglass outer and dipped. If memory serves it was around $300 when I bought it. It carries a 45x Leupold scope. 
OK, that was overly expensive, but I’m old and need the extra power. It will shoot a clover at 200 meters. With my handloads I can group three shots inside of .475. For comparison my competition rifles are all in 6ppc and shoot close to .250 if I’m having a good day. However they cost outrageously more money for that very slight improvement. I have a lot of rifles that are really nice, but this is one of my favorites because I built it, and it shoots. 

I have limited experience with the long distance shooting, but enough to have mad respect for what it takes to make those shots.  I did some training with a friend that is on the SWAT team at a small town in Alabama.  Their range only went out to 400yds - which is about twice as long as you'd need in most urban situations, but he had me dialed in pretty quickly and man, it's so much fun.  We were knocking bottle caps off water bottles all afternoon.  

 

[ChickenNuggets 1,623]

@Hamttx emptying out the vault... Those are some really beautiful rifles. I love the passion you have.

[RMac5 1,551]

23 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

This.  I have killed more deer with my 22-250 than any other rifle/caliber

If I only hunted Texas and could only have one rifle, no doubt it would be the 22-250. Kills everything !

[BabaYaga 15,286]

1 minute ago, RMac5 said:

If I only hunted Texas and could only have one rifle, no doubt it would be the 22-250. Kills everything !

Killed as many turkeys with it as I have shotguns.

It's hell on varmints/pigs.

[RMac5 1,551]

Yep! Can put it in the ear hole of anything, pleasure to shoot as well. Head and neck shots and they drop like a hammer. If you are meat hunting,don’t shoot ‘em in the meat

[BabaYaga 15,286]

My ONLY regret when I first purchased was the twist rate.  Mine can't stabilize well a pill over 55gr.  With I'd gone with a tighter twist rate to stabilize 60-70gr pills.  

[RMac5 1,551]

I want to say mine is a 1:14, wish it was faster as well. 

[sith_horn 2,379]

15 hours ago, sith_horn said:

On 9/16/2024 at 2:44 PM, BabaYaga said:

Unless they were OLD school and someone had a .257 Robert lying around.....;)

Pops had a Remington 722 vintage 1948 so chambered. Sweet rifle and cartridge to shoot. An ideal choice except availablity.

Ha, speak of the devil ... Ruger Hawkeye Standard - 257 Roberts _ Sports South Distributor Exclusive

Too bad Ruger has curtailed the standard hawkeye offerings. If this were in left-hand, I'd be tempted.

$50/box of 20 Hornady Superformance 117gr SSTs, $64 Nosler Trophy 110gr Accubonds at MidwayUSA ... Ouch.

[BabaYaga 15,286]

11 minutes ago, sith_horn said:

Ha, speak of the devil ... Ruger Hawkeye Standard - 257 Roberts _ Sports South Distributor Exclusive

Too bad Ruger has curtailed the standard hawkeye offerings. If this were in left-hand, I'd be tempted.

$50/box of 20 Hornady Superformance 117gr SSTs, $64 Nosler Trophy 110gr Accubonds at MidwayUSA ... Ouch.

My brother has g-fathers old pre-64 .257 Roberts in the shorter, heavier barrel.  Dammit I want that gun.....still has the original x4 Weaver scope on it.  

.257 "Carbine", I think they called it?

[Hamttx 419]

8 hours ago, ChickenNuggets said:

@Hamttx emptying out the vault... Those are some really beautiful rifles. I love the passion you have.

It keeps me out of trouble…

[Armybrat 40,815]

Don’t leave your guns alone in the safe too long. 
Apparently the .45 took a shine to the cute little .22 Short derringer….and look what happened:

 

[Armybrat 40,815]

Picked up the PSA $199.99 one day sale LCP Max today. 
It is the 75th Anniversary edition, so it doesn’t have the racking “ears” at the rear of the slide, and the trigger is different.
Guess it will go to one of the grandkids for Christmas.
 

[Handcruser 2,805]

Man you sure do like the turds. I’ll give you that.

[ChickenNuggets 1,623]

On 9/7/2024 at 9:57 AM, CleverNickname said:

any recommendations for selling antique firearms on consignment? Austin would be great, but I could travel.

Austin Auctions auctions guns. Austin Auction Gallery | Auction | 8414 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, TX, USA

[BabaYaga 15,286]

LCP

Little crappy pistol......;)

[fattyflattie 4,639]

4 hours ago, Handcruser said:

Man you sure do like the turds. I’ll give you that.

That particular turd.  And some Taurus ones.  But I won’t throw a stone, I’ve got an old mossberg 410 that used to live in a barn that I cleaned up and let the kids shoot. 

[Armybrat 40,815]

5 hours ago, Handcruser said:

Man you sure do like the turds. I’ll give you that.

Better than the Dan Wesson sitting back home in the safe. 

[Lazarus Bocanegra 304]

17 hours ago, Armybrat said:

Better than the Dan Wesson sitting back home in the safe. 

curious to know your thoughts on Dan Wesson

[ChickenNuggets 1,623]

21 minutes ago, Lazarus Bocanegra said:

curious to know your thoughts on Dan Wesson

I have an old porkchop version W12 from Monson, MA. and a Dan Wesson Bruin 10mm.

 

Doubt these are the Dan Wesson's you were looking for though.

 

[Armybrat 40,815]

54 minutes ago, Lazarus Bocanegra said:

curious to know your thoughts on Dan Wesson

Probably one of the best 1911 brands on the market. 
Of course too expensive for us plebians.

RIP Dan

[Handcruser 2,805]

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curious to know your thoughts on Dan Wesson

They’re fine guns.

What is your budget and what’s important to you?

[Reagan1k 3,024]

On 9/17/2024 at 12:50 PM, BabaYaga said:

My brother has g-fathers old pre-64 .257 Roberts in the shorter, heavier barrel.  Dammit I want that gun.....still has the original x4 Weaver scope on it.  

.257 "Carbine", I think they called it?

They did make a precious few rifles in a carbine model or variant and just as scarce was the Bob, across all configurations. 
That’s a special, rare configuration for sure.  Likely from the late 40’s or earlier bc that’s when they stopped cataloging them as a standard version.

I’ve got a ‘59 in Bob coming thats had some custom work done on it.  It’s a 22” but not sure if it’s a factory barrel or not yet.  Anxious to get from the auction house. 

[TexasEd 8,066]

On 9/16/2024 at 9:44 AM, BabaYaga said:

Unless they were OLD school and someone had a .257 Robert lying around.....;)

I still have the 257 Roberts my dad gave me when I was 11.  Built on an FN Mouser action.  Damned precise rifle.

  

On 9/17/2024 at 12:50 PM, BabaYaga said:

My brother has g-fathers old pre-64 .257 Roberts in the shorter, heavier barrel.  Dammit I want that gun.....still has the original x4 Weaver scope on it.  

.257 "Carbine", I think they called it?

Mine still has an 3 or 4x old Lyman Challenger with the German style post and crosshair reticle. 

Edited September 25 by TexasEd

[TexasEd 8,066]

.257 Roberts 

I always thought it had pretty striped wood

 

 

Edited September 25 by TexasEd

[BabaYaga 15,286]

.257, the OG 6.5mm!

[sith_horn 2,379]

13 hours ago, TexasEd said:

I still have the 257 Roberts my dad gave me when I was 11.  Built on an FN Mouser action.  Damned precise rifle.

  

Mine still has an 3 or 4x old Lyman Challenger with the German style post and crosshair reticle. 

Love the German #2 post with crosshair and #4 reticles although I only have standard duplex reticles currently. Pop's Remington 722 had a receiver peep sight, but I couldn't tell you the make. No scope. Given the era, I'd guess Lyman or Redfield. His only other centerfire rifle was a pre-64 Winchester 94 30-30 with standard semi-buckhorn sight.

[tomahawk dunk 321]

I haven't bought a gun in decades but thinking about getting the Ruger 10/22 takedown, model 11100. Was curious on y'alls take on it and where is a good place to buy? I'm in Comal County. Thanks!

 

[Handcruser 2,805]

10/ is a great gun. Why do you want the takedown?

[Handcruser 2,805]

I would also look at the Bergara. They’re really nice.

Look on gun.deals and send it to a gun shop near you.

[Johnny Chimpo 478]

cZ makes a really nice 22 as well if you’re not dead set on a semi auto. 

[tomahawk dunk 321]

15 hours ago, Handcruser said:

10/ is a great gun. Why do you want the takedown?

I don't really need the takedown but like the idea of being able to put it in a backpack.

Will take a look at the Bergara and CZ as well. Thanks!

[Handcruser 2,805]

It’s a cool model for sure. I’d buy one but I would get the one that holds extra mags in the stock. It’s worth it.

If you need or really want to backpack it, Th sure great.

If you just want a a spectacular [emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]] I’d get the Bergara with carbon fiber barrel.

CZ make a bull barrel one that is heavy but super accurate.

[Jerry Callo 8,694]

Dropped $99 on a poker chip pull the other night and ended up with this Glock 43x and the ammo.  Pretty good return.

[Handcruser 2,805]

Nice!

[Bozo_Casanova 26,431]

@Handcruser and others- I’ve been planning to buy a CZ75 for a while, and my buddy insisted that I shoot his Baretta 92/M9 first.

They seem pretty comparable in terms of reliability/price/features. Comparing the two on my end I seemed to shoot the Baretta little better (maybe the slightly longer barrel?), and the CZ felt a little more natural in my hand, but they were close. The Baretta looks cooler. I prefer the location of the CZ’s decocker.

anybody have a strong opinion either way?

[BabaYaga 15,286]

21 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

@Handcruser and others- I’ve been planning to buy a CZ75 for a while, and my buddy insisted that I shoot his Baretta 92/M9 first.

They seem pretty comparable in terms of reliability/price/features. Comparing the two on my end I seemed to shoot the Baretta little better (maybe the slightly longer barrel?), and the CZ felt a little more natural in my hand, but they were close. The Baretta looks cooler. I prefer the location of the CZ’s decocker.

anybody have a strong opinion either way?

Beretta is a brick and being phased out by the military.  Politics aside, it's long in the tooth.  CZ all day.  CZ Shadow if you want to cook with gas.  

[Handcruser 2,805]

Not really. I’d lean CZ just because. They make some pretty cool variants and I like their competition guns. If I was you I’d spend the extra money and jump into shadow territory. Much better triggers.

Beretta is nice but they can’t make shit for handguns outside of the [emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]/[emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]]]][emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6][emoji6]][emoji[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]]]]]] family. They’ve tried. They need to focus on shotguns.

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I have no idea what’s going on.

Edited September 30 by Handcruser

[Handcruser 2,805]

Just pm me lol

[BabaYaga 15,286]

Handcruisers computer has the AIDS...

[Armybrat 40,815]

CZ 75 Compacts are very nice….

 

Edited September 30 by Armybrat

[BabaYaga 15,286]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

CZ 75 Compacts are very nice….

 

Everything CZ makes is gold.  

[Bozo_Casanova 26,431]

4 hours ago, Armybrat said:

CZ 75 Compacts are very nice….

 

I like that gun