Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
01-25-2013, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 2,293
Re: .22 Ammo
I'd be going about 1500 rounds in the hole every month just buying one brick. I shoot at least a brick a week and sometimes I shoot a brick a day.
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
01-02-2013, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 955
Re: My sons christmas present.
I learned to shoot rifles with my dad's Marlin 60. I still love those things. I have 2 currently. I've had more at times but 2 seems to be enough. Dad was big on teaching us to shoot with...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-24-2012, 02:27 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 815
Re: Expert thoughts needed RE: My Nylon 66
I wonder why I never see these Marlins with "plenty" of jams. I have a 60 with close to 160,000 rounds through it and it doesn't jam. It did for a while after I bent the ejector wire but once I got...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-23-2012, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 815
Re: Expert thoughts needed RE: My Nylon 66
They are going to be even better collectors items as time passes. My brother had one and the stock melted on it because he left it in the sun in the back window of a car (back when they had a space...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-23-2012, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,261
Re: The 22 long and lethality ...
Just curious here. Where do you plan on killing all this small game? Do you think there's enough small game to keep every person with a hunting rifle fed indefinitely? Do you think you'll just be...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-22-2012, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,261
Re: The 22 long and lethality ...
The thing is those Aguila Colibris are LR's. But they have zero powder in them. They travel at 375 fps and they have a 20 gr. bullet. There's a world of difference in that cartridge and the Aguila...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-21-2012, 03:44 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,261
Re: The 22 long and lethality ...
It depends on the .22 being used I guess. I would rather use a .25 over a .22 Colibri round. Those would probably bounce off a person unless you happen to hit them right in the nose hole or...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-20-2012, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,821
Re: Savage Mark II
Did you get the sporter barrel or the varmint barrel? The varmint barrel will give you better accuracy but both are very accurate. I'd tell you how well mine has shot but I would just be called a...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-20-2012, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,261
Re: The 22 long and lethality ...
FWIW I've seen hundreds of coons shot with a .22. Very few of them died with one shot. I coon hunted for 35 years. I know that most of them don't die when shot with a .22. We would often have to...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-18-2012, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,671
Re: Rifle for 22CB shorts
A Marlin XT-22TR is a good example. It shoots shorts, longs and LR's. It has a tube mag which will hold 25 shorts. It's very accurate and it costs about $200. I love mine. I've seen old single...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-17-2012, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 587
Re: My son finally made up my mind.
Great choice. I fell in love with shooting .22's by shooting my dad's Marlin 60 back in the mid-1960's. I've owned one almost my entire adult life.
BTW they do hold 15 rounds. You just have...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-17-2012, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,261
Re: The 22 long and lethality ...
.22's can certainly be lethal. More people die from that caliber than any other from what I understand. I just like to make sure the new people understand that a .22 is not the best choice for SD. ...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-16-2012, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,261
Re: The 22 long and lethality ...
You post an opinion and you think no one is going to refute it??? Sorry friend but that's not really how things work on forums. Did it occur to you that people may die if they take your advice...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-11-2012, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,489
Re: How Lethal Is A .22 ???
My wife's cousin shot himself in the head with a .22 while cleaning his "unloaded" revolver. The bullet traveled around the outside of his skull under the skin and came out on the other side of his...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-09-2012, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 418
Re: Marlin xt-22
I have an XT-22TR which is a tube fed model. It likes CCI ammo really well but it will shoot pretty much up to the level of the ammo I use. If I use cheap ammo it doesn't shoot that great. If I...
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Forum: General Discussion
12-03-2012, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 1,159
Re: Songs that don't make you sick
I have 2700 albums / CD's / tapes / etc.. Actually I probably have more than that but that's how many I have cataloged. And I could still name 100 CD's right off the bat I'd like to get today. I...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
12-02-2012, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 537
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
11-30-2012, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,489
Re: How Lethal Is A .22 ???
Are we back to this again? Yes no matter what else we can say it is possible to kill some bozo with a .22. It happens. But these guys with their magic 10/22's that put a million rounds in a bad...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-19-2012, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,489
Re: How Lethal Is A .22 ???
Opinions have a way of being censored on this board so what's the point of saying anything. I can prove to anyone here that a sharp stick is probably more effective than a .22. It's been proven...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-18-2012, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,827
Re: how often should i clean my 22
Wow mark, there's no way in heck I'd clean a bore that's shooting like that. My experience is that if I get one shooting that well then clean it then it doesn't shoot that well for a long time after...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-17-2012, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 829
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-17-2012, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,827
Re: how often should i clean my 22
Wow I've seen a LOT of difference. It depends on the rifle. Remember those BR guys are shooting with very tight chambers and bores and it takes a lot less to cause problems from fouling. A number...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-15-2012, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 915
Views: 24,795
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-15-2012, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 582
Re: Nuther Marlin 60 question
You might get a few bucks out of one of those scopes at a flea market or something. The one that came with my 795 was a real hunk of junk. But the one that came with my 60 from 1989 was a Tasco...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-13-2012, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 497
Re: What brands of rifles and scopes?
I sometimes hear people saying that Bushmaster has made some military rifles but no one I've heard from that was actually in the military seems to have seen one. I'm just saying it's possible they...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-13-2012, 01:39 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,248
Re: marlin 60 question
That's just another example of how every rifle is an individual. The follower spring is not working well it sounds like. If the pressure isn't right it can cause issues just like what you describe....
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-13-2012, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 3,572
Re: which caliber for all around use?
That is the way shotguns were made at one time. And that's when barrel length does become an issue. It is certainly true that chokes make a huge difference now.
Rifled barrels like the Judge has...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-12-2012, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,827
Re: how often should i clean my 22
I clean my rimfires every 11 years whether they need it or not. And that's just how long it took before my old Marlin 60 took before it stopped cycling and forced me to clean the action. Once in a...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-10-2012, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 3,572
Re: which caliber for all around use?
That's not true. It is true that with interchangeable chokes the length of the barrel has a lot less to do with shot patterns but back before those chokes guns were essentially designed to disperse...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-10-2012, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,489
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-10-2012, 03:10 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,064
Re: bolt action 22lr
My 925 isn't all that accurate Shrek old buddy. Savage holds the title of best accuracy for the buck these days. It's not really close in fact. I have a MkII that started life as an FV. Yes it's...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-10-2012, 03:00 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,489
Re: How Lethal Is A .22 ???
I'll tell you guys what. I'll put up $5 to everyone willing to stand 10 yards from a brown bear and shoot it with a .22 LR. It will be DRT, right? No worries then. Easy money.
I'll use a .50...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-08-2012, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 968
Re: Does SIZE matter?
Poachers in Africa use .308's to take elephants pretty often. Probably a big percentage of elephants are taken with a .308. But it takes someone who knows what they're doing to kill one with a gun...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-08-2012, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 968
Re: Does SIZE matter?
I had a long post posted here essentially LMBO at your theory and your attitude but then I got to thinking you must be a kid to say something this ridiculous. No one distorted your post. I don't...
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-08-2012, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 968
Re: Does SIZE matter?
I hate to tell you friend but that's just ridiculous. That's the kind of thinking that makes me post the things I do when I see people touting the value of the mighty .22 as a SD weapon. My...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-06-2012, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 9,489
Re: How Lethal Is A .22 ???
You can't kill a bear shooting it in the eye. The eye socket doesn't give you a clear path to the brain. A bear has to be shot in the mouth if you expect to kill it with a small caliber weapon.
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Forum: Centerfire Pistols & Revolvers
10-06-2012, 03:56 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 968
Re: Does SIZE matter?
Getting 4 or 5 rounds in a chest is no easy feat. In fact it's mighty hard. I always point people to this video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9zy37-_0LU&feature=youtube_gdata_player) You'll...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-06-2012, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 569
Re: Long term storage in plastic cases OK?
That foam holds moisture. It's like a rust machine for firearms. I've seen reports of guns rusting totally within a month of being stored in a foam lined case.
There are specially designed...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-06-2012, 03:22 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,064
Re: bolt action 22lr
Probably the best bolt action rimfire available in that price range is the Savage MkII F. I saw this one at Buds for $162....
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-05-2012, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 3,572
Re: which caliber for all around use?
First no one said that a shotgun was better than a rifle for shooting distance or trying to hit a small point. What was said was that a shotgun can shoot slugs plenty accurate enough to kill game...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-03-2012, 06:06 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 3,572
Re: which caliber for all around use?
Uh guys. We need to not forget Sir Issac on this topic. Force equals "mass" x acceleration. So when you have that big chunk of lead from a 12 ga slug (some are incredibly big) there is certainly a...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-03-2012, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,658
Re: .308 Savage or Remington?
Well I've bought 5 new Marlins in the past few years and I'm happy with them. Some are better than others of course. Some are exceptionally good in fact. None are what I would call bad although I...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
10-03-2012, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 389
Views: 33,824
Re: What was the first .22 you actually owned?
A Stevens 15-B from the early 50's (the rifle, not me :) ). Dad gave it to me after it bounced around the neighborhood and the family for about 30 years. I still have it and I will still have it...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-02-2012, 02:05 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,758
Re: Remington 870 Express Synthetic 28" Question
First I think you're over reacting to the length of the shotgun. You can get extensions that will make it look the way you want too. And you can also get a laser to add onto the end of your...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
10-02-2012, 01:36 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 3,572
Re: which caliber for all around use?
A couple of points here. The military chose the .45 ACP long before there was such a thing as a .357 magnum. That's why they used that caliber for a long time. They didn't switch to a .357 after...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
09-27-2012, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 868
Re: Chick-fil-a backslides on gay marriage
Oh right, I'm suddenly going to start actually trusting them. What I don't trust (for good reason) is the vast majority of corporations where the bottom line is the only thing that matters except...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
09-26-2012, 10:10 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 3,572
Re: which caliber for all around use?
The 30.06 does reach out a little farther with power but nothing you mentioned is going to kill a moose at 2000 yards. And IMO you should never try such a shot because even if you did hit the thing...
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Forum: .22-Rimfire Forum
09-26-2012, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 921
Re: Old .22 long rifles great accuracy and value.
I'd like to have some old rifles like a 40X among others. Now that rifle is a shooter. I have a Savage 15-B, which is a single shot, bolt action .22 and that thing shoots as well as any rifle I...
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Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum
09-26-2012, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 868
Re: Chick-fil-a backslides on gay marriage
I considered all those things before I posted this story. If they didn't cave they should be saying so. Huckabee is not their spokesman AFAIK. I hope it is a false story. But I wrote to them and...
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Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun
09-24-2012, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 3,963
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