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Post by Foggy on Sept 22, 2020 16:16:17 GMT -6
In keeping with the same train of thought (same ammo for multiple guns) I've been wanting a revolver in 9mm as well as a carbine in 9. Foggy's lever action gun could fit the carbine category real nice! Those lever action Marlins I have are really fun to shoot. Mine are in 357 so I can crossover with my revolvers. I have a steel plate range and when giving summer land tours folks love a stop at my rifle range to ring some steel. This year I got that damn corn in the way. Had to set up an alternate range with a steel plate at 100 yards. Fun. I have two of the Marlin Mountie models. One is in 357 mag and the other in 44 mag. Alo have three of those marlin's in 22 long rifle. They are kinda heirlooms to me. Yowsir.....that 44 mag is awesome in that rifle. I think it adds about 500 fps to the bullets.....which is allot of firepower in a rifle. Same goes for the 357.....lots of zip.....and I can easily drill 6" steel targets to 100 yards and more freehand. Also have a Rossi in 357 mag. Its stainless steel and was fairly inexpensive and not as "collectable". It stays on our UTV year around.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 22, 2020 16:36:40 GMT -6
Changing the topic......for a few posts. . I recently got my Henry Single Shot rifle back from the factory and they remidied the trigger into a very nice trigger pull at about 3.5 lbs now. I had broken some scope screws when re-installing the scope.....so that set me back a few days. Then I decided to put on a better scope I had in my inventory of such things. I have a Bushnell Elite with some heavy crosshairs in 2.5 x 10 magnification....perfect for this gun. So today I sighted it in. After getting on paper.....I shot a few 100 yard groups from a make-shift standing rest and got some nice 1" groups. I used the seat belt hangar and my tall biipds to rest the gun. A bit wonky.....but it worked good enough for today. Glad to have this rifle ready for the season. May shoot it a few more times......but it certainly is ready to kill a deer. . (pics will follow in a minute).
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Post by Foggy on Sept 22, 2020 16:40:13 GMT -6
Here are some pics of that gun. Pretty compact and would make a safe gun for youth or ladies. Of course it’s a single shot so it’s not for everyone....grin. Ahem. Notice the small group in the lower left corner on the above pic. .
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Post by kooch on Sept 22, 2020 18:07:49 GMT -6
Make my single shot rifle a Ruger, thank you.
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Post by Foggy on Sept 22, 2020 18:52:11 GMT -6
Make my single shot rifle a Ruger, thank you. Yeah.....but at 3 or 4 times the price? No thanks. Those Rugers are pretty nice guns.......but this will kill deer just the same. It's a low price gun that is well made, has nice wood, a good trigger and pretty good accuracy. (IME one thing Rugers lack is great accuracy and a good trigger. Gunsmiths hate them. Hard to work on. - Dont shoot the messenger. )
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Post by badgerfowl on Sept 24, 2020 15:32:48 GMT -6
Added a Streamlight TLR-8 to the S&W M&P9. Gotta find some time to shoot the damn thing now.
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Post by kooch on Sept 24, 2020 15:58:29 GMT -6
Make my single shot rifle a Ruger, thank you. Yeah.....but at 3 or 4 times the price? No thanks. Those Rugers are pretty nice guns.......but this will kill deer just the same. It's a low price gun that is well made, has nice wood, a good trigger and pretty good accuracy. (IME one thing Rugers lack is great accuracy and a good trigger. Gunsmiths hate them. Hard to work on. - Dont shoot the messenger. ) I know. I hear what you're saying. They aren't known as accurate rifles. My buddy CPAP has a 300 winmag Ruger 1. He doesn't shoot paper. He shoots deer. He's a buy a box of ammo and shoot two or three rounds a year guy. I asked him what he was shooting and he said, "Whatever is in that silver box over there." He slays deer, near or far. He's a killer with that rifle, and it's beautiful.
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Post by badgerfowl on Sept 24, 2020 16:50:44 GMT -6
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Post by Freeborn on Sept 25, 2020 7:40:22 GMT -6
Just reflecting more on firearms........ Down in OZ I have taken to keeping a .410 Henry Lever Action Shotgun under the seat in my Jeep. Good as a trail gun for snakes or whatever needs shooting......from game birds and rabbits to targets and perps. I also have a small Ruger SP101 in 357 Magnum stowed on board. Lately been considering instead of that Ruger Revolver......in getting one of those Bond Arms Deringers. they are switch barrel capable.....but I think one of those in .410/45 Colt would provide some pretty good firepower for a trail gun or self defense. Thin and small enough for CC if wanted. Those .410 self defense rounds are quite awesome if your looking for a potent SD cartridge. Been buying one new gun every year for some time now. And so far this year have not settled on a new one to learn about. Maybe that Bond derringer would trip my trigger? If you are carrying in your jeep do you have a permit to carry for Arizona? I have one for Minnesota but not Arizona? I'll probably take the class in Arizona to get my permit.
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Post by wklman on Sept 25, 2020 7:54:25 GMT -6
Just reflecting more on firearms........ Down in OZ I have taken to keeping a .410 Henry Lever Action Shotgun under the seat in my Jeep. Good as a trail gun for snakes or whatever needs shooting......from game birds and rabbits to targets and perps. I also have a small Ruger SP101 in 357 Magnum stowed on board. Lately been considering instead of that Ruger Revolver......in getting one of those Bond Arms Deringers. they are switch barrel capable.....but I think one of those in .410/45 Colt would provide some pretty good firepower for a trail gun or self defense. Thin and small enough for CC if wanted. Those .410 self defense rounds are quite awesome if your looking for a potent SD cartridge. Been buying one new gun every year for some time now. And so far this year have not settled on a new one to learn about. Maybe that Bond derringer would trip my trigger? If you are carrying in your jeep do you have a permit to carry for Arizona? I have one for Minnesota but not Arizona? I'll probably take the class in Arizona to get my permit. There is no permit to carry in az. You can carry however you want open or concealed without any permit. We're a free state 😉
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Post by Foggy on Sept 25, 2020 8:22:41 GMT -6
If you are carrying in your jeep do you have a permit to carry for Arizona? I have one for Minnesota but not Arizona? I'll probably take the class in Arizona to get my permit. There is no permit to carry in az. You can carry however you want open or concealed without any permit. We're a free state 😉 ^. Yep....what Wink said. No laws on such things in OZ. Just do it.
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Post by Freeborn on Sept 30, 2020 18:31:55 GMT -6
I don’t see many Springfield pistols being purchased? Any particular reason? I have a full framed XDM in .40 that has been a good pistol.
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Post by Tooln on Oct 1, 2020 6:21:36 GMT -6
Anyone purchasing any type of firearm right now has slim pickings. Both I purchased I just happened to be very lucky. The pistol I was in the shop the day it came in and the new home defense shotgun came in the day before.
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Post by badgerfowl on Oct 1, 2020 7:24:44 GMT -6
Anyone purchasing any type of firearm right now has slim pickings. Both I purchased I just happened to be very lucky. The pistol I was in the shop the day it came in and the new home defense shotgun came in the day before. Yup there is basically nothing on shelves in stores. I just happened to order mine online from cabelas. Must not have been too many because it wasn’t available a few days later and hasn’t been since. They’ve got another one available but it’s not really one I want so I’ll skip it for now.
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Post by Tooln on Oct 1, 2020 8:33:46 GMT -6
Anyone purchasing any type of firearm right now has slim pickings. Both I purchased I just happened to be very lucky. The pistol I was in the shop the day it came in and the new home defense shotgun came in the day before. Yup there is basically nothing on shelves in stores. I just happened to order mine online from cabelas. Must not have been too many because it wasn’t available a few days later and hasn’t been since. They’ve got another one available but it’s not really one I want so I’ll skip it for now. When I bought the pistol for the wife, I bought one she could work the slide. Not necessarily the one I wanted but she was able to work it. Then as it turns out after shooting it and the 38 snub nose she liked the 38 better. I'll carry either doesn't matter to me. I alway have the full frame Ruger that's been my open and concealed carry for years. I got real luck on the shotgun it was the model I wanted.
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