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January 20, 2023
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I’m considering one.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 7, 2015
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Zebulon said
I’m considering one.
I understand they’re great up to the rams, may have to hold a little high to ensure they fall over. Save the light bullets for the chickens. Since I don’t play that game it would need to have spectacular wood or a bargain price tag, preferably both!
Mike
January 20, 2023
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TXGunNut said
Zebulon said
I’m considering one.
I understand they’re great up to the rams, may have to hold a little high to ensure they fall over. Save the light bullets for the chickens. Since I don’t play that game it would need to have spectacular wood or a bargain price tag, preferably both!
Mike
I think I’ve talked myself out of it.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
November 7, 2015
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Might be fun, Zeb. Does it have sights? Some of those sights cost more than a few of my rifles. I don’t cast for that cartridge but I understand it shoots a bit flatter than the 45-70.
Mike
January 20, 2023
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I am still digesting the pair of 99EGs. The .300 has a Redfield 70 receiver sight, my favorite. The 250 has only a barrel mounted rear, but the tang is tapped for receiver sights. After reviewing the scalper prices for “S” coded vintage sights, I asked Midway to ship me their Improved tang sight for the 99, something else to digest, and I sold my 250 dies last year….
The EG rifles are just too sleek to encumber with scopes. The R was intended for that and mine is scoped. However, I still need to shim the scope base because the range of elevation is too limited. Leupold used to make a base with a built in 7 degree tilt, just for the 99. Somewhere there was a failure to communicate….
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
August 14, 2021
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BPCRS is great, unfortunately there’s nothing close to me, but if you’re gonna get into it, I highly recommend Mike Venturino’s book.
there’s plenty of good reasons why most shooters take the 45-70 but if you’d like to be an oddball like me that’s fine, but you’re going to have to reload.
September 19, 2014
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Zeb, I know of one man who shoots a single shot in .40-65. However his custom barrel has a faster twist than normal and he shoots heavier bullets. I do not know his charge weight nor his bullet weight. He used to compete in Raton but how competitive I also don’t know. He is the first person I saw who was straight on our short range silhouettes, tho. Make of it as you will. IF you so desire, I say go for it. It will be a reloading proposition but then you do that now. Odds are you can find some heavy bullets if you so desire to try for longer range oomph. Tim
January 20, 2023
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I knew I could count on my friends to offer encouragement. Blessings on your respective houses.
Steve, I did get (through Amazon, apparently now the only source; Wolfe doesn’t sell them directly) the 9th edition of the primer you recommend. Very informative and will eventually be useful.
Last evening I reviewed and then analyzed my Amex bill, as I always do before paying it. The sharp dose of reality convinced me I did not truly need to go adventuring in the land of the 40-65 Winchester, at least for a little while.
I decided I needed instead a Marble Arms tang sight for my impending 250-3000 Savage – and a set of dies and a bag of brass — all at a fraction of the cost of another rifle. For the time being.
I’ll report as events warrant.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
"I have seen wicked men and fools, a great many of both, and I believe they both get paid in the end, but the fools first." -- David Balfour, narrator and protagonist of the novel, Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.
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