Ruger Vaquero 5.5" from 2004.
Type: Posts; User: wreckster
Forum: Rimfire Area
Congrats on picking up the Mk II. The Ruger Mark series are hard to beat. My Mark II Gov’t, Mark III Target, and Mark IV 22/45 Lite are all reliable, accurate guns.
Forum: Factory Rifles
+1 I owned an XLR in .30-30, bought it for $650, sold it for $1150 less than 2 years later. Had similar experiences with 336SC guns in .35Rem.
I would expect Henry to be going up on their MSRPs...
Forum: Leverguns
I owned a newer (with Bainbridge GA stamp) Rossi 92 in .45 Colt and loved it. Shot mostly factory ammo so I never slugged the bore. Plan to replace it with a new Henry BB Steel carbine with side...
Forum: Reloading Equipment
Three: RCBS Rock Chucker, Dillon 550B, and Lee Breech Lock single stage.
Forum: Factory Rifles
Many advantages to the RAR x39 IMO. Cheap plinking with surplus and sub-MOA with PPU (meant to say Hornady Black SST, PPU is good also)from a relatively inexpensive but good rifle where it counts...
Forum: Our Town
First time poster on castboolits. I'm mostly a revolver guy in .45 Colt, .357M, and .22LR of course. I do reload but not religiously. Probably have more factory ammo than reloads (except in 9mm)...
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 |