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Post by captbart on Jul 26, 2021 16:55:00 GMT -5
OK, I just finished T7 and there is something I want for my "wall". There is a spot where one of the biologist crew says she found a GPS tracker from an elephant located 1000 meters (feet? not sure) below ground.
First, I have a GPS that has trouble getting a signal inside my house, never mind through a ton of dirt. On top of that, their tracker that works through a mega-butt load of dirt. This on batteries that are good for 72 hours? I WANT that technology!
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Post by captbart on Sept 2, 2021 19:51:10 GMT -5
I just saw a review on-line of a .44SPL/.44-40 revolver and lever gun. I know that was the common caliber in the 19th century. The .45LC lever gun didn't exist until middle 20th century so if your handgun and rifle used the same caliber it was likely a .44-40. I'd like that but I really don't want to spend time and money on a completely new caliber at this time. Still, I would really like that set up.
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Post by captbart on Oct 18, 2021 17:18:22 GMT -5
OK, any of you folks who read what I write know I really love lever guns. In the Real Gun moment topic I noted a trip to the range last week. A new indoor range close to where I live so I'll be able to shoot in the summer when the temp is 100F; that is a big deal for me.
Anyway I was looking at the firearms they have for sale and I saw a Henry .22 lever gun. OK, so I have all this .22 ammo that I like to shoot because it is just fun and there was this Henry (made in the USA) and I've never owned a Henry and I always wanted to own one and always wanted to have a .22 lever gun to practice with (.45 Colt and .45-70 can get expensive)and it felt so good to just hold that sweet, little carbine and my bride of 52 years just sighed, smiled and said, "Go ahead, you know you want to buy it." Hopefully I'll get to the range to try it out this week. My gun wall just got a bit better! :-)
Have I told you guys I love my wife?
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Post by oc on Nov 10, 2021 17:36:03 GMT -5
Congrats! To a great wife, primarily, of course; and to the new rifle as well :) Now, how the shooting went? :)
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Post by oc on Nov 10, 2021 19:42:26 GMT -5
Oh, speaking of rifles. Has anyone here ever seen this kind of trigger on a Marlin? To me, looks like a home-brew quick-and-dirty reparation, but as always, I might be missing something of importance. I consider buying the thing (no 1881 in my collection yet, and here, they do not occur too often), but I wonder whether it's worth the money... Should anyone want to check, more pics here. Thanks for your insights!
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Post by captbart on Nov 11, 2021 18:16:17 GMT -5
OC, It looks to me as if someone tried to repair a broken trigger or at least lengthen their trigger. I've never seen this on any Marlin products and it does not look like the quality of workmanship I have come to expect from Marlin. You can check the Marlin forum at marlin-collectors.com/forum/ and post the photo there and see if anyone can help identify the fix or repair. I do not think Marlin did this to their own rifle. It should not effect the way the rifle shoots but it might change the way it feels. Depending on the age of the rifle, that "fix" could increase the value of a historic firearm. It could also just mean some made a fix so they did not have to go to a gunsmith. Not much help, I am afraid, but the rifle should still shoot. Sorry I couldn't give you more information.
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Post by oc on Sept 30, 2022 12:25:50 GMT -5
(Thing was eventually auctioned for an absurdly high price, so I've passed. The bad thing is, still have no 1881 in my collection :/ )
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Post by captbart on Sept 30, 2022 15:46:51 GMT -5
oc, Sorry about the loss of the rifle. As to my .22 Henry, that thing shoots like a real dream. Now I'm worried I may lose it to my bride or daughter! It took a little adjustment of the elevation but the sight is designed to allow that. At 50 yards it shoots a really nice, tight group. I really, really like it; I'm afraid I might need to buy more .22's soon.
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Post by oc on Oct 1, 2022 15:12:34 GMT -5
Fingers crossed you keep the gun, or at least, get a new one just as good :) Me, most time I shoot my .223 CZ527 Varmint — not a levergun of course, and we all know the bolt action is no fun at all. On the other hand, she can do really nice groups if the shooter is up to it: my late friend I've inherited the rifle from could do even these on a good day: My own results are far from that, but I'm going to keep trying :)
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Post by captbart on Oct 1, 2022 15:55:37 GMT -5
Great group. I really avoid the AR-15; I had one go "CLICK" (loudest sound in the world) when it had to go bang and it was for score in a combat zone. My 1911 in .45 ACP went bang and I lived. Every AR platform I've ever shot, starting in basic training through Viet Nam and several rifles since then, has had a jam while shooting and that includes one in .308. I'm thinking I might try for a Ruger mini-14 as I concede the 5.56 is laser flat and fun to shoot. I think it is a tad light for bigger game, including deer, but is fine for soft skinned animals of less than 200 lbs. I know lots of folks do hunt deer successfully with the round but it just seems too light for my tastes.
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Post by oc on Oct 1, 2022 18:16:53 GMT -5
Frankly, I just don't like the whole Armalite family. I do understand at least some of them are in fact great rifles, but somehow to me, they do not look right :) For a semi-auto, I've bought an AUG. Some people well may say it's crap (which it definitely is not), but as those modern plastic things go, I sort of like the thing. Looks nice, and shoots pretty well: with the heavy 20" barrel and cheap factory ammo it keeps most time just slightly above a MOA, essentially always under two. Besides it's great for plinking and it does not punish errors too hard — this girl had no problem with her fingers at all :) I regret to say I don't really hunt anything but paper targets. I would rather like to and I have absolutely no problem shooting our food first (contrariwise, I do think it's the best way of living), but — well, you've got exactly one guess :( To hunt in this bloody European country without a non-trivial danger of being at least fined, probably worse means to get another government-issued licence :( The one to be allowed to have firearms and the other to be allowed to drive a car are about as many as I can stomach :( Nevertheless, my friends do hunt (some give us the game, actually :)) While myself indeed I would consider .223 a tad at the weak side for anything bigger than a roe, I knew a guy who occasionally shot .223 Rem (most time he used 6.5 Creedmoor, which is still a bit small to my liking) to hunt boars at 100+ yards, and boasted that all of them ... hm, I don't know the proper English idiom: he said all of them just fell dead at the moment and place they were shot (in Czech hunter's lingo we say they “rested in the fire”).
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Post by captbart on Oct 1, 2022 18:48:36 GMT -5
“rested in the fire”
I like that phrase;very descriptive. I loved my M-14 but then the Army decided we needed to shift to the M16. Hated that change. I'm not a stickler for sub-MOA rifles as long as it is accurate enough to give me a "mission kill", which means about a 4 inch circle at 150 yards. Anything I need to shoot will be out of luck if I can place a shot within a 4 inch circle. I usually do much better than that but mission success does not require a 1/2 inch group at 100 yards.
I like your choice of rifles - what caliber? My bride and I keep Texas hunting and fishing licenses just to have them. I don't really hunt anymore - it kind of lost its appeal after Viet Nam but I still love to be in the woods and I am always armed in the tall and uncut. The licenses prevent awkward questions about hunting without a license.
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Post by oc on Oct 3, 2022 15:51:23 GMT -5
I like your choice of rifles - what caliber? Thanks! The modern (and duly registered with our Nazis, which grates my teeth) ones which I shoot as often as I can are those aforementioned two .223's (CZ527 for a longrange precision — well as long range as .223 allows — and AUG for a plinking fun), and a 30-30 double. Weird calibre for a double indeed, but the rifle's real nicely done and I've got it cheap; I simply could not resist. The collectible ones I shoot very rarely (though I plan to reload for them and shoot them more often in future if possible) are mostly .45-70 and .44-40 — I essentially try to limit my collection to these two calibres, unless I bump into a really interesting gun —, plus an assortment of more exotic ones like .44 Evans, .500 BPE, .577 Snider, or 577/450 Martini-Henry. I am not sure I'll shoot the latter ones at all, perhaps but for the Snider, which is big-bore fun :) Oh, almost forgot: a number of .22 BBs which is about the only thing the local darned law allows me to shoot at my own place, and one .22 LR Martini conversion :)
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Post by captbart on Nov 27, 2022 20:37:08 GMT -5
Nice choices. I have a PTR-91 (US made H&K) in .308 that I really like but was badly surprised by the recoil when I first fired it. I put my cheek against the stock. Americans get a cheek weld for proper sight picture but, apparently, the European way is not to get that weld. Of course, with a peep sight you don't need a standard position for a consistent sight. I read about this in a book called 'Boston's Gun Bible' and he mentioned that in passing and it made a great difference.
I really like the .45-70. I have both a Marlin guide gun and an H&R Break action in that caliber and they are fun to shoot. I only use black powder in the .45-70 which is different if you've never used BP for reloading. Can also cause some shipping complications but I think it's worth it for the smell and effect. My big bore is a .50-90 black powder Sharps clone and a .375 H&H Mag in bolt action (a CZ that shoots beautifully).
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Post by captbart on May 20, 2023 12:21:18 GMT -5
I'm looking at acquiring a couple of small to medium bore weapons. Due to arthritis I'm looking for a .380 or .32 or .327Mag for pocket carry. I'm a big bore guy but the really light mouse guns just hurt to shoot, even in 9mm. I always practice with my carry guns but I do not enjoy shooting the pocket guns. So .....
My wall now has room for a couple of mouse guns in a caliber that is easier to shoot. I'm going to the range soon to try out some rented .380 and .32 auto if I can find it. I'm also looking for a lever gun in .357 and a 9mm semiauto to round out the current wall. I like the idea of pistol caliber carbines in a survival situation and I have .45 covered but the .357/.38 is a hole as is the 9mm.
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