Very nice! The wood on that bottom one is breathtaking!
I inherited my Grandfather's Remington Speedmaster in .22 Short, which is a copy of the Browning design. It's a bit of fun to shoot.
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Forum: Rimfire Area
Very nice! The wood on that bottom one is breathtaking!
I inherited my Grandfather's Remington Speedmaster in .22 Short, which is a copy of the Browning design. It's a bit of fun to shoot.
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Forum: Our Town
Thanks for the great advice! I am calling the accountant that handled my father's taxes for years.
Forum: Our Town
I've always been lower middle class with a boring 401k and no other investments. I always filed with TurboTax and got a return of around $1500. Cost me $30 or so and was about an hour process on...
Forum: Our Town
My dad was good friends with him and when I started BPCR shooting at Ben Avery near Phoenix my dad gave me a copy of his book to help me create my own rounds for matches. I met him a couple of times...
Forum: Our Town
Dang! I bought firearms from them in the past and got great deals.
Forum: Rimfire Area
My dad also rejected religion, but he was a terrible father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who caused all sorts of emotional damage. But, he had great taste in fine firearms and since, in his...
Forum: Rimfire Area
Thanks for the great info! I need to check my stock, but I'm pretty sure I have a few thousand of those CB Longs that weren't affected by the fire. My dad also had a bunch of the CCI Green Tag...
Forum: Rimfire Area
I finally got my late father's Winchester/Miroku Model 52 back from the shop where he had it for sale and took it to the range to see how accurate it was.
I had a wide variety of cheaper .22 ammo...
Forum: Leverguns
It's not gibberish. Marlins were simply Marlins until they were bought out by Remington and the quality went down. Significant difference in quality between a Remington-produced Marlin rifle and an...
Forum: Our Town
When I needed two safes moved from my dad's shop to my storage unit, I hired a local moving company and 3 young men with a heavy duty dolly and hand cart showed up. Cost me $300 and I tipped them...
Forum: Our Town
My last vehicle transaction, the dealer had a trade-in valuation tool on their website. I used it and printed out the results. I was happy with their value. When I went to trade-in, I handed them...
Forum: Our Town
I was researching buying a used Lexus SUV with the 4.7 V8. The starter is on top of the engine and under the intake manifold. It's quite a job to replace the starter.
Forum: Our Town
I picked up another can of Varget yesterday for $51 at the local gun shop. Hard to stock up at these prices, but I'm trying.
Forum: Our Town
I have always had a house in town with a smaller driveway and walks. I have always shoveled snow by hand.
My current house has a 60' driveway, a 20' walk out front, and parking spots along the...
Forum: Our Town
I believe I have some .17 caliber bullets I inherited from my dad. I think he shot .17 Javelin. Whatever bullets I have, you are welcome to them. Just give me your address and I'll send them out. ...
Forum: Our Town
That happened to me. When I moved back to my hometown in 2012 after my divorce, I couldn't afford a decent home in Idaho. So I bought a house in Washington just across the border. 6 months after...
Forum: Our Town
I wish I had any optimism left for elections in Washington. The West side runs the state and despite the riots, homeless issues, rampant crime, ridiculous prices for goods, and everything else that...
Forum: Our Town
My daughter gave me a kit for my birthday, which was on December 15th. I followed the instructions and misted them with water twice a day and now they look like this...
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Forum: Our Town
I've heard of places like that. So sorry you have to suffer through it. Only one LGS here and it is staffed by clueless college kids. Luckily, when they start to say something stupid, I can just...
Forum: Leverguns
With the current configuration of my dad's shooting bench, I often have issues with resting the barrel on the bags, rather than the stock. I am skeptical of just how much of a difference that...
Forum: Leverguns
I bought it simply because I was impressed by the increased quality over the Remlins and wanted to see if it ran as good as it looked. I had no need for a lever gun in .357 mag. If I did, I would...
Forum: Leverguns
Complete range report here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgazLjfRgjU&t=507s
Forum: Leverguns
This will be my third Marlin 1894 I have owned since 2007. The first was a used JM I bought in Arizona for $400. Chambered in .357 Mag, it was supposed to be a working rifle when I lived out in the...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |