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HTRN wrote:Teach them to cast, and get them medium bore moderate velocity cartridges. Then explain to the joyx of recycling wheel weights.
Combine that, with handloading, will make for some very cheap shooting.
You guys keep coming up with ways for me to spend money on the Senior Minions!
Doing a little research during a slack period at work today, I came up with the following candidates:
.30/30 AI
.32 Winchester Special
.32-40
.35 Remington
.375 Winchester
.38-55
Any that I missed?
These all seem to be chambered in either lever-actions or break-open single-shots. I'm thinking that a lever gun, with a forward-mounted (LER) scope would be a great short-range/brush gun, right? And heat-treated cast bullets should be capable of around 2000 fps, without leading or stripping in the rifling? And with the right bullet, should handle deer and hogs at <150 yards?
This is gonna get expensive, isn't it?
But there ain't many troubles that a man caint fix, with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six." Lindy Cooper Wisdom
30-30 AI is on my bucket list. With Hornady Flextip spire points and LEVERevolution Powder that could get really interesting to test. Seems like it would have potential to approach 308-ish territory.
"The Guncounter: More fun than a barrel of tattooed knife-fighting chain-smoking monkey butlers with drinking problems and excessive gambling debts!"
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
Just for the record, you ARE NOT helping! Since I posted this I've gotten texts from both Senior Minions who think it's a great idea. Don't we have an age restriction or something on here???
If you were doing it, from scratch, which ONE would you pick?
But there ain't many troubles that a man caint fix, with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six." Lindy Cooper Wisdom
If you were doing it, from scratch, which ONE would you pick?
Probably whichever was the first used piece to show up looking good at a decent price at my LMOD or local pawnshop. But I'm impulsive that way. Got a nice old 336 (30-30) that way before the Obama madness took the market over.
"The Guncounter: More fun than a barrel of tattooed knife-fighting chain-smoking monkey butlers with drinking problems and excessive gambling debts!"
"The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic;" Justice Story
I've always kinda disliked Marlins, because they tend to kick brass back in my face (being a lefty has it's drawbacks, and SM1 shoots lefty, because she's left eye dominant).
But of all of them, it seems that the .35 Remington would be the answer to a maiden's prayer, wouldn't it?
Crap, this is gonna cost me a bundle, isn't it???
(Besides, whatever I get, I'm gonna hafta get at least two, more likely four of them. I've got a junior minion bucking for promotion, remember???)
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But there ain't many troubles that a man caint fix, with seven hundred dollars and a thirty ought six." Lindy Cooper Wisdom
