Blackwater
08-29-2016, 06:13 PM
I got to see and handle one today in the LGS. It was in for a front sight change to a Lyman 17A. There's just something about a Sharps! It had a flip up tang sight that looked like a Marble's with large target aperture in it. It wasn't a lightweight, but balanced really well, and felt and handled like a lighter rifle than it is. I was told it was about 80% of the original's size, and it was very well matched. Had double set triggers and some sort of real wood stock that looked moderately like walnut, but probably wasn't, but it still had some interesting figure in it.
Wow! What THAT rifle would do to squirrel hunting these days! An old friend I hadn't seen in years came in to pick it up. He's 82 and still camps out with a couple of similarly aged pals on one of the barrier islands just off the coast on a hunting trip for the little deer there.
This was a .22 that would really spice up a squirrel hunt! But I didn't get to shoot it, darn it! Glad I didn't or I'd have ordered one, and I can't afford it right now, and have a few more pressing "needs," and you guys probably know what happens to needs when a big case of the irresistible "wants" comes along! I knew I was in trouble, but stayed right there and allowed myself to be tempted, even begged for it!
I hope someone here has the antidote for the "wants?" Anybody shot one of these? It operated very smoothly and seemed fitted well. In .22 LR, there's no excuse for it not lasting several generations in good form. Yeah. I fell in love!
Wow! What THAT rifle would do to squirrel hunting these days! An old friend I hadn't seen in years came in to pick it up. He's 82 and still camps out with a couple of similarly aged pals on one of the barrier islands just off the coast on a hunting trip for the little deer there.
This was a .22 that would really spice up a squirrel hunt! But I didn't get to shoot it, darn it! Glad I didn't or I'd have ordered one, and I can't afford it right now, and have a few more pressing "needs," and you guys probably know what happens to needs when a big case of the irresistible "wants" comes along! I knew I was in trouble, but stayed right there and allowed myself to be tempted, even begged for it!
I hope someone here has the antidote for the "wants?" Anybody shot one of these? It operated very smoothly and seemed fitted well. In .22 LR, there's no excuse for it not lasting several generations in good form. Yeah. I fell in love!