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Decisions, decisions…
I have an old, original Winchester '92, 44-40, it's an old "plantation" gun, it's been refinished, the bore has been recut and has a couple divots in the grooves near the receiver, it tends to get leading and copper buildup with whatever factory ammo I run through it
It does have the ladder sight and the furniture appears to have been hand checkered
With factory ammo, I can print 3-4" groups at 50Y, consistency is poor due to the recut bore, I'm sure I'm getting some gas blow by as the bore diameter has been enlarged by recutting the grooves
It was Dad's old deer rifle, he bought it cheap ages ago, paid around $200 for it, there's no sentiment attached to this gun, it was Dad's cheap deer gun, he only used it for a couple seasons at most, then it simply gathered dust in the gun cabinet, Dad was like me in that he was constantly trading guns as new ones caught his fancy, his last love before he sold most of his collection off was collecting and restoring Stevens Favorite youth rifles, his Win '92 was a tool for harvesting deer, nothing more
I had it appraised at the LGS for around $500, and have been contemplating trading it towards a different gun, in keeping with Dad's likes, I've been leaning towards one of the types below
A Winchester lever in 30-30, same style, with easier to find and cheaper ammo
A Ruger #1 in 30-06, Dad loved his single shots, 95% of his collection were singles
A Revolver in a decent centerfire caliber (Dad was a revolver fan as well)
Over at the LGS, I have a used S&W 686 6" barrel model, with the factory wood grips, firing pin on the hammer, and NO Hillary Hole on 7 day, it looks to be about 95% new condition, points well and balances nicely, and would fill a hole in my collection nicely
I have some Rimfire rifles, a Rimfire revolver, an AR defensive rifle/plinker, a "Bidenator" SxS 12 gauge, a smattering of single shots from Dad's collection, but I don't have a defensive handgun, or a long range precision/hunting rifle, but then again, I don't see taking a shot over 200Y anyway, especially in the dense Maine woods, any hunting I do would be covered by a slug from a shotgun, or a heavy 60-something grain bullet from the AR
Right now, it's down to either a used Ruger #1 in 30-something or 45/70, or that nice classic Smith 686.....
Right now the 686 is in the lead, and I could eventually get a .357 Lever to go with it when finances permit, I think Dad would have approved of that plan
I have an old, original Winchester '92, 44-40, it's an old "plantation" gun, it's been refinished, the bore has been recut and has a couple divots in the grooves near the receiver, it tends to get leading and copper buildup with whatever factory ammo I run through it
It does have the ladder sight and the furniture appears to have been hand checkered
With factory ammo, I can print 3-4" groups at 50Y, consistency is poor due to the recut bore, I'm sure I'm getting some gas blow by as the bore diameter has been enlarged by recutting the grooves
It was Dad's old deer rifle, he bought it cheap ages ago, paid around $200 for it, there's no sentiment attached to this gun, it was Dad's cheap deer gun, he only used it for a couple seasons at most, then it simply gathered dust in the gun cabinet, Dad was like me in that he was constantly trading guns as new ones caught his fancy, his last love before he sold most of his collection off was collecting and restoring Stevens Favorite youth rifles, his Win '92 was a tool for harvesting deer, nothing more
I had it appraised at the LGS for around $500, and have been contemplating trading it towards a different gun, in keeping with Dad's likes, I've been leaning towards one of the types below
A Winchester lever in 30-30, same style, with easier to find and cheaper ammo
A Ruger #1 in 30-06, Dad loved his single shots, 95% of his collection were singles
A Revolver in a decent centerfire caliber (Dad was a revolver fan as well)
Over at the LGS, I have a used S&W 686 6" barrel model, with the factory wood grips, firing pin on the hammer, and NO Hillary Hole on 7 day, it looks to be about 95% new condition, points well and balances nicely, and would fill a hole in my collection nicely
I have some Rimfire rifles, a Rimfire revolver, an AR defensive rifle/plinker, a "Bidenator" SxS 12 gauge, a smattering of single shots from Dad's collection, but I don't have a defensive handgun, or a long range precision/hunting rifle, but then again, I don't see taking a shot over 200Y anyway, especially in the dense Maine woods, any hunting I do would be covered by a slug from a shotgun, or a heavy 60-something grain bullet from the AR
Right now, it's down to either a used Ruger #1 in 30-something or 45/70, or that nice classic Smith 686.....
Right now the 686 is in the lead, and I could eventually get a .357 Lever to go with it when finances permit, I think Dad would have approved of that plan
, he *really* disliked semiautos, He was most emphatically NOT an anti, mind you, he just preferred manual actions and singles, after all, he didn't like wasting ammo....
