Impressive W.P. FWIIW one of our Virginia Spring camp regulars has offered to bring an armload of small bore rifles so we can have a shooting match behind the Inn. That would be neat.
When I was living in Wy. my neighbor had a Ruger #1 and thought that would be the one rifle I had to own if I stayed.
if i live long enough i'll have a couple more #1's (i had a #1 Tropical in 375H&H) or even better--a custom built on a the short-lived #3. possibly another pistolsmith's creation...i've been into this Flattop about 5 times getting the trigger right-it's close now, but i'm really picky 'bout triggers.
if i live long enough i'll have a couple more #1's (i had a #1 Tropical in 375H&H) or even better--a custom built on a the short-lived #3. possibly another pistolsmith's creation...i've been into this Flattop about 5 times getting the trigger right-it's close now, but i'm really picky 'bout triggers.
How big do the pigs get down there that you'd feel the need for a .375????? Or do you have cape buffalo down there that I didn't know about?
Yeah it's a sweet fun piece to shoot. Been offered a ton for it but no one seems to understand "it's not for sale at any price". Gift from the old man and he had advice for me before he died. He said "never sell guns,tools or motorcycles". Probably the only thing he said I ever listened to.
That Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 is one power packing, knock down pistola. It is one of the best, and truly a big man's piece. Nice.
If you shoot .44 specials thru a Blackhawk you've really got a nice matchup going for an all-around piece. The mag loads I'd save for pigs, deer, etc..
my marlin 922m .22magnum semi auto. Ive refinished the stock, dura-coated the metal parts, replaced the trigger housing and had the bolt jeweled and the trigger pull reduced.
Totally the wrong forum to be posting about thes things. I wouldn't have stated so if I didn't think that guns are such a bad idea, and the glorification of guns is even worse.
1. Krieghoff K-80. I use this gun for everything from trap/skeet/sporting clays to duck hunting and it has never let me down. It's over-engineered like many German products and will last multiple lifetimes with proper care. A friend with a K-80 waited 15 years and over a million rounds before he bothered to get his K-80 serviced. It still shot perfectly and the ejectors did their job as they should.
2. Ed Brown 1911. Brown is a small builder in the same vein as many of the craftsmen on this site; his reputation for detail, extremely tight tolerances and reliability are second to none. I regularly go shooting with friends and whenever we have tactical "shoot-offs" they always ask to use my pistol. Like a fine frame, it just feels right. I wasn't crazy about the big magazine basepads so I use Wilson mags with a lower profile basepad.
Frank, that's a nice K-gun. While we're talking about German craftsmanship, here's a 1951 Simson I picked up last week.
12 gauge, 30" barrels, 2 3/4" chambers, chokes opened to Sk1/LtMod, 6 lbs 14 oz on my kitchen scale. It's 60 years old and still tighter than most guns today come straight out of the factory. I think I'm going to have a new recoil pad installed and then give it to a friend that needs a pheasant gun.
If this thread degenerates into a political flame war and gets locked, I'm posting a photo essay about home butchering in the cooking forum just to do my part to keep the Salon from getting boring.
If this thread degenerates into a political flame war and gets locked, I'm posting a photo essay about home butchering in the cooking forum just to do my part to keep the Salon from getting boring.
You're practically daring me to throw this thread off a cliff on purpose, you know that?
Good point - that's why I like this place. I have a turkey tag for next week and if I bag a gobbler I'll post about the process of going from feathered to fried then. Unless, of course, Wade Patton beats me to it.
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