noharleyyet
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karl do the fluting and knob?...what else? Such a good dude to work with.
The Rifle you haven’t shot in a long, long time…but should!
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I had a pre-64 M70 in 300 H&H that I foolishly let go. It was a solid 1” shooter and IIRC, the factory trigger was adjustable with just two screws. It was super easy to get a 2# trigger pull that crisp just by playing with the screws.
Would well be worth spending a few minutes with it!
morley.tyler
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Use enough gun...
Darkside
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IMO. You would be a Fool Not to fix it up and shoot it. If your worried about taking value from it, in the shape you say it in, there is no value. And really who cares fix it up and shoot the thing. Have Fun and Enjoy it. That what he would want.
AND IT WOULD BE SUPER COOL.
Darkside
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Tikka06
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My percussion rifles, 2 45’s, a 50, and a 54 cal-all hawkens. My old Glenfield 30A 30-30, and my grandpas old Remington 742 carbine in 30-06. All of these guns are special to me but I rarely shoot any of them.
It’s the title of a book. Use Enough Gun by Robert Ruark.
It’s also become very tongue in cheek humor.
Hem
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I REALLY should get my L.C. Smith back out too.
Hammsolo
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Exactly, and the two tone cerakoting also. He went through and tuned her up also, trued the action and such.
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std7mag
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I have an old Mossberg bolt action 22 Magnum with a 24" barrel that I haven't shot in forever.
Really need to find a dovetail base so I can put a real scope on it.
Has one of the old 4 power 22 scopes on it now.
Really need to find a dovetail base so I can put a real scope on it.
Has one of the old 4 power 22 scopes on it now.
Pulled this one out the other day to dispatch a garden raiding groundhog. Don’t think I had ever shot it before. 1928 Remington model 24, chambered in .22 short. Inherited from a famous musician’s father that my dad was friends with.
I have one much like it that belonged to my grandfather. Sometimes called a "gallery gun" where they were once common in shooting galleries at carnivals. Remington manufactured them on a license from Browning which is why they look so much alike.
I also have a Model 241 that Remington introduced in the late 1930's to replace the Model 24. Slightly larger action and much larger forearm. Like yours, it's a 22 Short only that has led to the demise of many a racoon high above coonhounds.
Ok, I've been convinced. I took it apart the other day and cleaned it. Also, I adjusted the trigger basically as low as it would go. Got to roughly 4lbs, which isn't great, but not too bad. I took off the old pad, which basically just crumbled when I started messing with it. Have a new pad on order and some leftover ammo in the safe. Borrowing a scope from a buddy to see if it actually still shoots. If it does, I'll buy a new scope for it. Thanks for the inspiration!
44hunter45
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Love those 35 Cals.
On that note, I looked at the bases and rings and the mounting area for any scope would have to be greater than 5.25" which is pretty long. I'd like to put some sort of compact (ish) 2-7x33 scope which generally have a shorter mounting area. Any recs on scopes? Or recs for a different mounting system that would allow a shorter mounting space?
44hunter45
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Those bottom dumpers bring a pretty penny nowadays. Even the Norinco copies.
I have a 22 Short only Winchester Model 74. When I got it there were screw holes in the side from the saddle ring bar where they chained it to the shooting gallery bench.
I cleaned up the metal work, but I need to finished the tung oil work on the stock. Every specimen of these I have seen is de-accurized by the last four inches of the rifling being buggered up. I counter-bored mine to .250" to clean it up. It shoots one hole all day now.
I got this for free and put about $5 of Numrich parts in it to get it shooting. If money were no object, I would have @p_ham replace the barrel and laser it with original markings.
$0X=$0. So no matter what it costs, it's still nothing, right? I might need some help selling that math to MRS45.
21 rounds of 22 Short. Like shooting a Red Ryder between reloads.
It is REALLY quiet. I always wanted to install a sliding bolt lock to hush puppy it. No Form 1 or Form 4 required.
NM_Hawkeye
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I have an older Rugar 25-06 that I really should take out and dust off!!
appmtnhntr
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my first high-powered rifle.
A Browning BAR safari. Belgium made in 1984. Worked all summer and got it used at a pawn shop for $525...
Killed over a dozen bears, close to that many hogs, and a pot full of deer with it over the years. Was perfect for hunting open sights in the mountains of WNC.
Last shot I fired with it killed a gorgeous 8pt deer on the side of a mountain about a 10 minute grunting and snort wheeze match while he was tending his does. He was tearing up laurels out of the ground and stomping the dirt. Finally he couldnt take the challenge and marched in to 40 yards and I punched him in the brisket.
That was 13 years ago, and it hasn't been fired since.
Moved to .44 pistol for bears and a 7.62x39 AR for hogs.
Maybe I'll grab it out of the back of the safe for this bear season...
A Browning BAR safari. Belgium made in 1984. Worked all summer and got it used at a pawn shop for $525...
Killed over a dozen bears, close to that many hogs, and a pot full of deer with it over the years. Was perfect for hunting open sights in the mountains of WNC.
Last shot I fired with it killed a gorgeous 8pt deer on the side of a mountain about a 10 minute grunting and snort wheeze match while he was tending his does. He was tearing up laurels out of the ground and stomping the dirt. Finally he couldnt take the challenge and marched in to 40 yards and I punched him in the brisket.
That was 13 years ago, and it hasn't been fired since.
Moved to .44 pistol for bears and a 7.62x39 AR for hogs.
Maybe I'll grab it out of the back of the safe for this bear season...
