Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
11-07-2012, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,548
Re: Smith & Wesson 32-20 revolver
I sort of inherited one from my sister. It was (family history) by he late husband's grandfather. He was a mining engineer in Ca, Nevada, NW, etc. in the early 1900-1920s. It was made in 1915 and...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
08-15-2012, 06:07 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 406
Re: My sister's .32 S&W
Alpo, Jim, many thanks for the information. I will get hold of her and pass on the information. Especially the good cleaning and wipe-down. I would have done that if I had seen it sooner while I...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
08-12-2012, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 406
My sister's .32 S&W
I visited my sister in Las Vegas a week or so ago to celebrate her 76th birthday with her. I am 71 and I hope I am still going as strong when I hit 76. Anyway, just before I was leaving I remembered...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
06-25-2012, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 14,023
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
05-18-2012, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,791
Re: Well the new Taurus PT1911
That is really a shame. No firearm that goes to a factory should come back looking worse than when they went in. I have seen a lot of Ruger guys on RFC say their Ruger semiautos or single sixes...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
05-18-2012, 12:24 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 7,728
Re: Ruger SR1911
Just in case you haven't seen the Remington R1
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm193/varmithunter/REMINGTON/Copy2ofDSC_0510.jpg
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
05-18-2012, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,361
Re: Remington R1
When I bought my R1 stainless a few weeks ago, the dealer told me the Ruger 1911 was very difficult to find, just as much money (maybe to make me feel okay) and he liked the R1 better anyway.
I...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
05-14-2012, 01:07 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,361
Re: Remington R1
I bought the 100 round box of Rem 230 gr Sur-Shot at Academy. The UMC .45 is the same price - $41.xx . Walmart is about the same. The UMC 250 gr. is a pretty good deal as well. I saw some at...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
05-13-2012, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,361
Re: Remington R1
I got a stainless about 3 weeks ago. First and only one I have seen. I have been pining over the R1 ever since I saw the first advertisement. I have had it to the range once and shot 50 rounds...
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Forum: The 1911 Forum
02-19-2012, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,055
Re: Ruger or Remington
Are we talking Ruger here? Or Remington? I assume Ruger.
I also am looking at the Remington as my first 1911. G&A had a good write up in the current issue. I like the appearance of the new...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-19-2012, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 870
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-19-2012, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 693
Re: Redfield Revolution scope model 6708
Nikon has a 3x9 .22Nikorplex BDC scope for about $150. I bought the straight 4x for squirrel hunting on my .22 ATD. The optics are awesome! Clearest scope I have and some cost a bunch more.
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-19-2012, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 622
Re: Glenfield Model 60
Keep an eye out at your local pawn shops. You can generally find one for under $100 with a little looking. $85 is a good price. Make sure everything works at the store, take it home, clean it up...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-19-2012, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 81,195
Re: Best .22 pistol for Long term use
By now, you have probably figured out it depends on whether you are a chevy or a ford guy... ;) And, at this point you need to find a buddy or two that has a Ruger and and Buckmark and try them out....
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-19-2012, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,820
Re: Any Browning Challenger II Owners?
When the Medalist/Nomad/Challenger I's became to expensive to make as a production gun in Europe (early 70's), the Challenger II was brought to the US, the design modified a bit, and it was made in...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-19-2012, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,771
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-18-2012, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 921
Re: .22lr pistols
The Buck Mark is an excellent pistol and very accurate. Probably the best trigger out of the box. The Ruger standards and Mark IIs are a better gun than the Mk III for ease of take down and less...
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Forum: General Discussion
02-18-2012, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 488
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Forum: General Discussion
02-18-2012, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 516
Re: Let's Talk .... Mouse Guns !
I have a little SW .380 Sigma I keep close at hand. I don't carry it as much as I probably should, but it is very handy in my P/U. I consider my biggest threat a home invasion or burglary. I have...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
12-23-2011, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 338
Re: Gene Ruff
I used to think that as well until I read a couple articles about Cyril Adams and his guns in the Nov/Dec 2011 issue of "Shooting Sportsman." To be sure, some were cheaply, poorly, made and...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
12-23-2011, 06:52 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,487
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Forum: General Discussion
12-23-2011, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 485
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-29-2011, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 639
Beretta 92g shooting 6 inches low...
Shooting off a bag at 25 yards, I am shooting about 6-8 inches low. I am using a typical sight picture with the front blade half way up the bull and the top of the front sight even with the top of...
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Forum: The Ask the Pros & What's It Worth? Forum
09-25-2011, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 911
Re: 1963 Medalist
300 H&H, I was searching for a post of mine and couldn't remember which forum I was on when I ran across your response to my should i buy question on the medalist. I did buy it.
Your...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
04-04-2011, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,247
Re: looking for my next .22 rifle
See if you can find the Savage MKII Classic. You might find a left hand bolt. Savage makes most of the MKIIs in a left hand model. About 450 or so, but a beautiful gun and very accurate. The CZs...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
03-06-2011, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,318
Re: Sig Mosquito vs. Walther P22
The Browning Buck Marks are great hand guns. The Micro is very nice, but may be 40-50 $ more. If you run across a Ruger Standard or Mark II in a gun store used, it would also be a good shooter. It...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-06-2011, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 17,542
Re: Your choice for a 22 LR auto Pistol
Absolutely!!!! You should be able to pick up a used Challenger II for less than a new Ruger II or III. Absolutely a natural point and shoot pistol. The colt Woodsman series are also good, but much...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-06-2011, 03:59 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 34,927
Re: Old .22 Rifles
For real fun, get a box of rat shot, a hot summers day and an over grown field or pasture, and shoot those big old grasshoppers when they take off. More fun than teal with a 20 ga.:eek: It is not...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
02-06-2011, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,431
Re: What is a good scope for rabit hunting?
Years ago I shot many, many rabbits and squirrels with my trusty Win 62A and a Weaver B4 scope. When you are proficient (didn't know married at that time) to a rifle and scope, when you bring it up...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
11-01-2010, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 9,802
Re: What's the purdiest hand gun made?
I don't have a pic handy, but the Browning Medalist has got to be in the top 5. JMB was just a sheer genius in designing firearms, though I believe it was his son who actually designed the medalist....
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
11-01-2010, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,178
Re: I CAN'T WAIT TO VOTE TOMORROW !!!!!
+ 100 for Carver!!! It is a travesty the way Obama mislead the nation in his campaign. He is really a blight on the nation and the Office of the President. I am, and have been, at a total loss why...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
11-01-2010, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,939
Re: Remington 5 .22 cal.
I have had my Model Five since April. It is a super rifle. I have a Savage MKII and a CZ Silhouette also. All are very accurate. But I really like the heft of the Mdl Five for off hand shooting. ...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2010, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,168
Re: Browning Medalist
If the gun is as described, you will never loose money on it. They are regularly listed for more money than what you were quoted. If you can afford it, get it. You will never be disappointed. I...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2010, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,765
Re: cz 452 vs savage mark 2
Having both, plus the Model Five Remington, I have very good hunting and target success with all three. If $ are tight, the MKIIG or a Mdl Five (Serbia C5, currently imported by USCG, I think,...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2010, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,328
Re: Remington Model 6 .22
Put up a pic. I will probably take it off your hands for a few dollars. :rolleyes:
Should be a honey. Go over to RIMFIRE Central and run a search. Lots of information. rimfirecentral.com
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2010, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,936
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2010, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,219
Re: which is better
My rifles shoot Fed Auto Match very well. Not quite over the speed of sound, one shot one kill if I do my job. Just a titch high at 25 yrds and I can pretty well eye of squirrel out to 70 yd.s. It...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
08-30-2010, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 783
Re: Pistol and Rifle
The CZs are all great in the 452s. The Rem. Mdl Five (Zastavia C5) now being imported by USSG are great shooters. And the MKIIs, I have the g model, are great shooters as well. The accutrigger is...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
08-30-2010, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 838
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
08-30-2010, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,933
Re: A day of nothing but relaxing and shooting.
A couple more... some didn't load. The
Fed 510B seemed to out shoot Fed AM and CCI Mini-mag with all 3 rifles. I reset the BSA to 124 yards because I was having to hold high, and then shot for...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
08-30-2010, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,933
Re: A day of nothing but relaxing and shooting.
I went out Sat to shoot my usual 50 yd and a little 25 yd. A church group had the short range locked up, so it was shoot on the 100 yd. or not at all. c'est le vie. I put a target stand up at 100...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
07-05-2010, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,753
Re: looking for a pump 22LR
Keep an eye out for one of the early Rossi's before Taurus got involved. They are an exact copy of the Winchester 62A, and they may have even made the Mdl 61 replica. Great shooters, accurate and a...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
07-05-2010, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 34,927
Re: Old .22 Rifles
I have a couple old ones. I grew up shooting a Remington Mdl 24. It was made in 1925 according to the serial number. I retired it when it was 39 and I was 13 when I bought a Win. 62A with money I...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
06-04-2010, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,961
Re: Best .22 LR out-of-the-box trigger?
I heartily agree with the comments about the CZ and MKII Acutriggers. I'll pass along one more I was very lucky on, and that is a Henry H001 lever gun. From the first time I got it out of the box,...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
04-02-2010, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,442
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2009, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,731
Re: Ruger single sixer
I have seen a couple posts referencing the Ruger 3-screw single-sixes w/mag cylinder as shooting the 22 mag better because they were made with the .224 barrel. I have the 3-screw, but have not shot...
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Forum: Technical Questions & Information
10-18-2009, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,035
Re: Ruger Standard & Mark I clip modification?
Do you have the A-100 frame or the A-50 frame? If you have the A-100 frame the mags should fit with no modification. The second generation (mark II) and the A-100 (marked under the right grip I...
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Forum: General Discussion
10-01-2009, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 445
Re: good news from chicago
I am jsut worried with the "sortamayor" female on the court now, that makes the liberal side a possible winner. She also has said the 2cd amendment doesn't apply to states. Then she waffled a...
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Forum: General Discussion
09-30-2009, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 980
Re: Learn to shoot prior to the military?
I guess I was a little like carver and armedandsafe... I got my trusty Red Ryder at 5, was shooting a .22 along the way until I was allowed to start hunting and getting rid of varmits on the farm on...
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