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Golden Age for firearms and reloading ammo' I was given a new Rem slide action 22 RF in 1949 and purchased a new Win Mdl 70 270 Win in 1952. In the town I grew up by 22n RF HP ammo was $0.45 a box. 270 Win ammo was around $ 3.50 a box of 20. The centerfire ammo was not very accurate. In 1953...

My Cooper 57M LVT 17 HMR and 17 HM2 rifles which I got 2003 and 04 is one fine pair of prairie dog shooters. You are bound to enjoy the new Cooper rifle.

I live in prairie dog country and have shot a bunch of them with a accurate Cooper 57 M LVT 17 HMR. Past 200 yards the velocity of the bullet is such that the bullet may not expand much when hitting a p dog in the ribs. The few that I have inspected which were shot at the 180-200 yard range...

Im an old timer. All of my hunting, fishing, camping, reloading , tools and other collectables will be sold at a auction. I have talked to two auction houses about how to handle it. I wont to get rid of the stuff before I die..

I m a 17 caliber fan and have 17 HM2, 17 HMR, 17 Hornet, 17 Fireball, and 17 Rem rifles. There has ben various problems with some the new Savage B Mag rifle made for the Winchester 17 Super Mag cartridge . There is more info at rimfirecenteral about the 17 WSM . Very little Ammo has shown up in...

I have ben reloading ammo since 1953. There has only a few times over the years that I have shot factory ammo.. The money saved on ammo I spent on more firearms and rim fire ammo. But it took a lot of $$ over what I saved reloading. There has ben times when there was some money left after...

My Burris 6 X Target AO scope is mounted on a Ruger 10-22 T rifle. The field of view is large for running jack rabbits and for me the 6 X power gives me the detail needed for head shots on prairie dog pups to 80 yards. My first scope was a Weaver J 4 X mounted on a Rem slid action 22 RF rifle...

The 5.7 X 28 MM cartridge bullet energy fits between the 22 WMR and 22 Hornet when fired from a rifle length barrel. I m not a semi auto fan but should I find a used short bolt action rifle that could be re barreled with a 5.7X28 MM chamber I may get it. Should you find an upper for your AR...

A nearly perfect cartridge does not exist....I got my first rifle a Rem slide action 22 RF rifle in 1949. In the U S there is hunting in wooded areas and wide open spaces. There are various size of unwonted critter that can be shot up close and out at a long range. The same is true for big...

At 78 years old I look at the hunting, fishing, camping, and other stuff I have collected and used over the years. I recall the good times I v had getting and using it. Each firearm , fishing rod, saddle, back pack and other stuff has its own story. I v stopped big game hunting a few years...

I don't know, my first firearm a Remington Slide action 22 RF rifle was given to me in 1949. The last one I purchased Dec 2013 was a CZ 527 Varmint 17 Hornet. I m 78 years old and over the years there has ben some different new cartridges developed that I wonted to try. So I have ended up...

In 1949 when I first started shooting prairie dogs a box, 50 ea of Remington 22 LR HP cost 45 cents. While growing up in farm and ranch there were plenty of critters to shoot so I was short on ammo and money most of the time. I d not waste ammo on shooting paper targets .The only time I...

I have a GS 1000 22 Caliber rifle which also shot very poor 25 yard groups. I used J-B followed by J-B Bore Bright to clean the barrel . I pushed the cleaning jag with patch out the muzzle and removed the jag before removing the cleaning rod from the barrel. There were very fine slivers of...

I purchased my Winchester Mdl 70 270 in 1952 and mounted s Weaver K 4 scope on it. Cut off the but plate and put a rubber recoil pad on it. I started reloading 100 and 130 grain bullets for it in 1953. I v shot unwonted critters , pronghorn, mule deer, and elk with my 270. In the 60s put a...

I started reloading 270 Winchester ammo in 1953 and since them started reloading handgun and shotgun ammo. So I spend whatever times it takes to get the rifle and hand gun accuracy and shot gun patterns I like. Before I get any firearm I try to read about the brand and model and do not get a...

In 1952 I got a Winchester Mdl 70 270 Winchester rifle. I shot unwonted critter, pronghorn, mule deer, and elk with my old rifle. Over the years I have gotten other varmint and big game rifles . With reloaded ammo and a replacement for a shot out barrel I could have gotten by with the one...

I live in prairie dog country. I started shooting p dogs with a 22 RF LR in 1949. Some time later I got an accurate 22 WMR rifle. When the 17 HMR and 17 HM2 Cooper rifles first came out I got them. I had a good supply of Win 40 Gr HP HP ammo before I got the 17 HM2 rifle and also a good...

When ever a cartridge comes out with a different size base new wildcat rounds will be developed. Some wildcat cartridges will become commercial . That has ben going on for years. The 30-06 has had the neck resized to 27, 25, and other diameter necks == 25-06 Rem 270 Win. The shorter 300...

I v not purchased any rimfire ammo for the past two years. I have two bolt action 22 RF, one semi auto 22 RF , one 17 HM2 RF bolt action , and one 17 HMR RF bolt action rifles. I will only purchase the brand and type of hunting ammo which is accurate in each of my rifles. I m retired ,live...

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