A few words regarding the milsurp section.
- Thread starter DaveMachine
- Start date
Maybe these tacti-tools are onto something... I grew outta fantasy zombie slaying when I was ten, but It might be fun with my longbranch. Seriously though, people around here don't tell you what to do with your own gun, which is nice. Lots of knowledge, not too many opinions.
Well, we DO have opinions, but these tend to come out only when Bubba shows up with his side-grinder, hacksaw, belt-sander and electric drill.
The ones of us Old Farts who can still stand up are the ones who already have taken our heart pills, so we are in shape to try to help out a New Pal, attempt to guide him toward the True Path of Righteousness and all that.
There is some advantage to being stuck back in the Cordite days: the stuff is a powerful heart stimulant. I actually keep some in my first-aid box.
Fortunately, there are more and more of the younger fellows every day who are realising that those old warhorses were built the way they were for a REASON and that the reason makes sense. They were, and are, the tough-guy test beds, built to withstand the most rigorous punishment possible. With what was learned from them, it became possible to design the spiffy lightweight sporter rifles of today.
But when you get right down to brass tacks, if you want something RELIABLE under ANY conditions, a milsurp or its clone is what you need. I suspect that there still will be Mausers and Lee-Enfields and Moisin-Nagants chugging along a century after everything else has broken down and been sold for scrap.
And that is worth looking after.
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The ones of us Old Farts who can still stand up are the ones who already have taken our heart pills, so we are in shape to try to help out a New Pal, attempt to guide him toward the True Path of Righteousness and all that.
There is some advantage to being stuck back in the Cordite days: the stuff is a powerful heart stimulant. I actually keep some in my first-aid box.
Fortunately, there are more and more of the younger fellows every day who are realising that those old warhorses were built the way they were for a REASON and that the reason makes sense. They were, and are, the tough-guy test beds, built to withstand the most rigorous punishment possible. With what was learned from them, it became possible to design the spiffy lightweight sporter rifles of today.
But when you get right down to brass tacks, if you want something RELIABLE under ANY conditions, a milsurp or its clone is what you need. I suspect that there still will be Mausers and Lee-Enfields and Moisin-Nagants chugging along a century after everything else has broken down and been sold for scrap.
And that is worth looking after.
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DaveMachine
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- That one place with a cowboy complex
One thing I find strange about modern day sporter rifles is the almost absolute reliance on optics. Good luck finding a modern rifle is a decent pair of adjustable iron sights. The only one that immediately comes to mind is the AIA and that's a clone 
I think the Ruger Gunsite rifle may have irons but they seem fairly crude at first glance being only adjustable for windage?
I think the Ruger Gunsite rifle may have irons but they seem fairly crude at first glance being only adjustable for windage?
- Location
- Manitoulin Island
One thing I find strange about modern day sporter rifles is the almost absolute reliance on optics. Good luck finding a modern rifle is a decent pair of adjustable iron sights. The only one that immediately comes to mind is the AIA and that's a clone
I think the Ruger Gunsite rifle may have irons but they seem fairly crude at first glance being only adjustable for windage?
If you have to shoot a down moose in the back of the head at 5 paces a scope doesn't help at all. My Rem. 760 has a high mount scope with irons under. My 700 just has the scope. For some reason I am reluctant to go so close I don't need sights.
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Man, I wish you guys had not turned this Thread into a SUPER SMELLIE Admiration Society. I had coffee with him today, and his head is so big he had to turn sideways to get through the doorway.
In fact, the skin was stretched so tight, when I walked in, with the slanted eyes, I thought it was Charlie Chan sitting at the table.
Not only his head, but his ears too, from hearing all the nice things about himself. From the back side, it looked like a Taxi Cab with both doors open.
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Seriously, though, I will have to join the SMELLIE Admiration Society too. His knowledge, and his willingness to share with anyone who genuinely asks for it, and his hospitality is something that I look forward to when I visit.
We can thank our lucky stars for people like him, who add to our knowledge and enjoyment of this Hobby.
Man, I wish you guys had not turned this Thread into a SUPER SMELLIE Admiration Society. I had coffee with him today, and his head is so big he had to turn sideways to get through the doorway.
In fact, the skin was stretched so tight, when I walked in, with the slanted eyes, I thought it was Charlie Chan sitting at the table.
Not only his head, but his ears too, from hearing all the nice things about himself. From the back side, it looked like a Taxi Cab with both doors open.
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Seriously, though, I will have to join the SMELLIE Admiration Society too. His knowledge, and his willingness to share with anyone who genuinely asks for it, and his hospitality is something that I look forward to when I visit.
We can thank our lucky stars for people like him, who add to our knowledge and enjoyment of this Hobby.
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DaveMachine
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- That one place with a cowboy complex
Anyone up for a "I <3 Smellie" sticker group buy?
Maybe if there's enough interest we can get a few morale patches made up too
Maybe if there's enough interest we can get a few morale patches made up too
