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Dastard.
Next time I'm gonna be more meaner...........
What does a rifle say about its owner?
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Dastard.
Next time I'm gonna be more meaner...........
"Color" sans u? "Hair on em" eh? Somebody's on a smartphone with auto correct, and set to US English.
Colour. That better eh? Lol. No auto correct here, just plain ol lazy typing
Would I be wrong if I were to assume you don't care for Tokarev's either?
(thought I would toss that one in for fun)In line with the topic, I've never been able to afford high end equipment, but enjoy making low end stuff perform like the high end stuff. eg (my '68 cuda with a 440 out of a truck shoehorned in, that ran a 10th of a second quicker than a trailer queen '70 hemi-cuda.)
Although the only tack drivers I own are my .22's, I'm having a ball tuning my Lee Enfields, a Savage, a Baikal and P14 to shoot better groups.
I have a lot of respect for the old timers and their knowledge of what it takes to tune a Lee Enfield.
There are some firearms I have no interest in, so I don't own them. But shooters are allways cool in my book, so I'll never knock another shooter for his/her equipment.
PS: I own both, an SKS and the Tokarev
win 70 subgroups
Subgroup A. The pre64 group. Usually north of 60, avid hunters, they say they are not collectors even though they own 12 pre 64's which they will tell you were hand crafted in New Haven in the good old days, shoot better then all new model 70's, and they will have a tomb erected that is large enough for their treasured non collection to be interred with them for all eternity.
SubgroupB. The post 64 group. Often looked down on by the pre 64 group as heretics these pragmatic outdoorsmen go on quietly killing critters with their push feed, non hand crafted, ugly, accurate and dependable rifles. This group is usually younger, quieter, and better shots than the pre64 group but don't give sh$t what people think so they won't correct anyones illusion.
Subgroup C. The post 64 NewHaven Classic group. Not to be confused with the post 64 group because they will ciorrectyou and point out that their rifle is an improved Mauser 98 CRF action and not a pushfeed.
And the next time they are attacked by a maddened squad of marauding black bears and they happen to be upside down that thie CRF feature will save their life as they will have dependable followup shots.
Subgroup D. Usually newer to hunting and shooting, this group has heard about how great the Model 70 is and is wary of the 700's waning quality. They don't know what CRF is but they've got it and it's good.
i just bought my first win. model 70
it's a 375 h&h mag.
i can not find out what year due to it being a usra made after 81
i'm 56 years old i've been shooting lots of different rifles since the age of 10.
the rifle is one of the controlled and push feed models
maybe i'm in a fifth subgroup
keep your tongue in your cheek and your stick on the ice .
Subgroup A. The pre64 group. Usually north of 60, avid hunters, they say they are not collectors even though they own 12 pre 64's which they will tell you were hand crafted in New Haven in the good old days, shoot better then all new model 70's, and they will have a tomb erected that is large enough for their treasured non collection to be interred with them for all eternity.
SubgroupB. The post 64 group. Often looked down on by the pre 64 group as heretics these pragmatic outdoorsmen go on quietly killing critters with their push feed, non hand crafted, ugly, accurate and dependable rifles. This group is usually younger, quieter, and better shots than the pre64 group but don't give sh$t what people think so they won't correct anyones illusion.
Subgroup C. The post 64 NewHaven Classic group. Not to be confused with the post 64 group because they will ciorrectyou and point out that their rifle is an improved Mauser 98 CRF action and not a pushfeed.
And the next time they are attacked by a maddened squad of marauding black bears and they happen to be upside down that thie CRF feature will save their life as they will have dependable followup shots.
Subgroup D. Usually newer to hunting and shooting, this group has heard about how great the Model 70 is and is wary of the 700's waning quality. They don't know what CRF is but they've got it and it's good.
i just bought my first win. model 70
it's a 375 h&h mag.
i can not find out what year due to it being a usra made after 81
i'm 56 years old i've been shooting lots of different rifles since the age of 10.
the rifle is one of the controlled and push feed models
maybe i'm in a fifth subgroup
keep your tongue in your cheek and your stick on the ice .
kamlooky
Your right gravity can interupt the flawless feed. All joking about marauding bears aside, I went out in the back 40 with a push feed M-70 and a hand full of cartridges. It does feed cartridges flawlessly when up side down if you don't stop the cycle at the critical stage of pushing the new cartridge into the chamber.
If you cycle the bolt smoothly and consistantly as you normally would it works like a charm.
Of course if you have one of those marauding bears chewing at your butt that could cause disruption to the process.
I have a soft spot for M-70's, and an even bigger soft spot for nice wood and highster blueing. For those who prefer something else I have no issue as we are all comrade's in arms.
Your right gravity can interupt the flawless feed. All joking about marauding bears aside, I went out in the back 40 with a push feed M-70 and a hand full of cartridges. It does feed cartridges flawlessly when up side down if you don't stop the cycle at the critical stage of pushing the new cartridge into the chamber.
If you cycle the bolt smoothly and consistantly as you normally would it works like a charm.
Of course if you have one of those marauding bears chewing at your butt that could cause disruption to the process.
I have a soft spot for M-70's, and an even bigger soft spot for nice wood and highster blueing. For those who prefer something else I have no issue as we are all comrade's in arms.
RememberTheSomme
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Subgroup A. The pre64 group. Usually north of 60, avid hunters, they say they are not collectors even though they own 12 pre 64's which they will tell you were hand crafted in New Haven in the good old days, shoot better then all new model 70's, and they will have a tomb erected that is large enough for their treasured non collection to be interred with them for all eternity.
SubgroupB. The post 64 group. Often looked down on by the pre 64 group as heretics these pragmatic outdoorsmen go on quietly killing critters with their push feed, non hand crafted, ugly, accurate and dependable rifles. This group is usually younger, quieter, and better shots than the pre64 group but don't give sh$t what people think so they won't correct anyones illusion.
Subgroup C. The post 64 NewHaven Classic group. Not to be confused with the post 64 group because they will ciorrectyou and point out that their rifle is an improved Mauser 98 CRF action and not a pushfeed.
And the next time they are attacked by a maddened squad of marauding black bears and they happen to be upside down that thie CRF feature will save their life as they will have dependable followup shots.
Subgroup D. Usually newer to hunting and shooting, this group has heard about how great the Model 70 is and is wary of the 700's waning quality. They don't know what CRF is but they've got it and it's good.
i just bought my first win. model 70
it's a 375 h&h mag.
i can not find out what year due to it being a usra made after 81
i'm 56 years old i've been shooting lots of different rifles since the age of 10.
the rifle is one of the controlled and push feed models
maybe i'm in a fifth subgroup
keep your tongue in your cheek and your stick on the ice .
Put me in for an order of Sub group B, with a little group A on the side please.
Similarly, what does the scope on a rifle tell you about the owner,
A scope designed for a .22 on a $1000 SAKO, and a $750 Bushnell 6500 on a Remington 770,
Does a $1000 dollar rifle demand a $500 or $1000 scope.
Does one buy a rifle and put the best scope he can afford on the rifle or is it the other was around.
Don't judge a man by what he carries but by how he shoots.
A scope designed for a .22 on a $1000 SAKO, and a $750 Bushnell 6500 on a Remington 770,
Does a $1000 dollar rifle demand a $500 or $1000 scope.
Does one buy a rifle and put the best scope he can afford on the rifle or is it the other was around.
Don't judge a man by what he carries but by how he shoots.
Some of our Weatherby's................the gun that some people love to hate. I guess I love speed from their big magnum cartridges and some of them are the fastest on the market. "Long distance killers".
Tee hee..........every time eye see one of these tux's I think of Rod Stewart.....
Specially that second one...........
gunrunner100
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Tee hee..........every time eye see one of these tux's I think of Rod Stewart.....
Specially that second one...........
"If ya like my body...and ya think I'm ###y, c'mon baby let me know!"
The sweet thing about firearms is that it gives everyone the opportunity to be totally diverse. My uncle likes his levers and my cousin loves his single shot H&R. I personally am a sucker for the whole tacticool business. My SR 22 is one of my favorite guns to shoot in general. I love to take it into the bush when we go whack coons. At the same time I love shooting my bow, levers, single shots and bolts. Everyones gun collection is different and is the reflection of a unique individual I think. I guess when I look at my guns I like to think that I have a pretty practical arrangement, each calibre with a certain purpose in mind.
Wonder what category I fit in -- Opened up my safe and I have a 70 yr old single shot Cooey sitting next to a 7600, next is a 110 yr old 44-40 lever, a mini 14, the Stevens 200 with Boyd stock I just put together, several shotguns from an 870 to a Damascus double. A 700, a Marlin 30-30 --- 10-22 --- and a few others in various categories.
Guess I am just a shooter that likes to shoot.
Dave
Guess I am just a shooter that likes to shoot.
Dave
I was thinking about the kind of rifles I like, and why I like them. There seem to be some stereotypes that go with certain brands. So what do you think a rifle says about the owner? Do you have hold any views about certain firearms?
All my rifles say: "we're so lucky to have him as our owner"
All my rifles say: "we're so lucky to have him as our owner"
You have pussie rifles?
Are they allowed to get wet and cold?
Spend the night out in the bush?
What happens when they get mud on them, they wanna go home?......
You have pussie rifles?
Are they allowed to get wet and cold?
Spend the night out in the bush?
What happens when they get mud on them, they wanna go home?......
they are referring to the end of the day when we get home from the bush. They don't get left behind the truck seat out in the cold & damp to sleep all alone in the dark.
Johnn Peterson
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G'wan........not my fault me daddy had a hate on for them.....
At about 12 and just starting out big game hunting in the interior, I saved all my paper route earnings and purchased a 'Simpon-Sears' special/sporterized 303Br Lee Enfield. Best I could afford at the time, perhaps not the greatest but it did help me get my first two Moose and first Mule Deer.
Since then, just for old time sake, there has always been one 'example' of the old beater in the gun safe. Presently, I have a mint Jungle Carbine with trimmings, actually my 4th JC. Still take it out to the range every once in a while, just to
scare the spiders out of the barrel and a bit of off hand practice. This one's a keeper.
