I agree, but he's passed away and the rifle is gone.
Least accurate firearms we've owned and loved.
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MTNSTRYDER
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Marlin guild gun 45/70 .I really wanted to make it my favorite rifle it failed in all ways ,but someone wanted it enough to offer way more than I paid for it.I told him it was junk he said “It’s a 45/70 the most powerful gun on earth and maby I couldn’t handle that”I told him he might be right and took the money.
I bought one from my Brother. I liked carrying it on hunts and looking at it. Shooting it was not much fun. Too much drop for a truck gun. He wanted it back and traded me out of it. I'm sad I don't own it, but I haven't reached for it ever.
jeff-10
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S&W 1076. An old FBI gun I bought close to 20 years ago for almost nothing. It shoots so bad I am pretty sure the barrel is shot out. Love it though and will keep it forever. Wish S&W would re-release the 1000x series so I could buy a new one.
montanaoffroader
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Firearms International Bronco .22 rifle, aka Garcia Bronco. Mechanical accuracy isn't horrible and isn't great, but the sights are very basic (cheap) which makes it somewhat difficult to shoot. My groups often looked like shotgun patterns if I wasn't concentrating well enough.
It did account for a fair number of squirrels and other small game.
It was a gift from my father, my first gun when I was 12 years old. In our household, gifts from Dad were rare and prized as my mother did the bulk of the gift shopping for birthdays, Xmas etc. That alone made it a big deal to me.
The story is that he actually intended to buy me a pellet rifle, but this .22 rifle was actually cheaper than a pellet gun. Lucky break for me.
I did finally get rid of it.
My oldest daughter now owns it although it still resides in my safe at the moment as she lives out of country. She shoots it when she is home for visits.
It did account for a fair number of squirrels and other small game.
It was a gift from my father, my first gun when I was 12 years old. In our household, gifts from Dad were rare and prized as my mother did the bulk of the gift shopping for birthdays, Xmas etc. That alone made it a big deal to me.
The story is that he actually intended to buy me a pellet rifle, but this .22 rifle was actually cheaper than a pellet gun. Lucky break for me.
I did finally get rid of it.
My oldest daughter now owns it although it still resides in my safe at the moment as she lives out of country. She shoots it when she is home for visits.
Clark
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My grandfather bought an Iver Johnson hammerless 5 shot 38s&w revolver and went to the Alaskan Gold rush.
We still have it 110 years later.
I can't hit anything with it.
We still have it 110 years later.
I can't hit anything with it.
BrocLuno
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Little marlin 22LR lever that would shoot left no matter what you did to it. Sold it. Sorta wish I had another ...
Mini 14 that shoots 'minute of car door', can't find a good reason to sell it.
I exaggerate of course. It's decent for 3 rounds with 55gr or lower ammo. Stabilizer helps a bit. 62 grain ammo shoots patterns a zombie could shamble through.
Shooting it at a match would be a waste of ammo. It's a 1990 vintage rifle (not a ranch model) my dad picked up with a choate A-team stock. Luckily the wood came with it.
I recall it shot pretty well with irons and 55gr ball.
I exaggerate of course. It's decent for 3 rounds with 55gr or lower ammo. Stabilizer helps a bit. 62 grain ammo shoots patterns a zombie could shamble through.
Shooting it at a match would be a waste of ammo. It's a 1990 vintage rifle (not a ranch model) my dad picked up with a choate A-team stock. Luckily the wood came with it.
I recall it shot pretty well with irons and 55gr ball.
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Archie
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I bought a Y1903 Greek Mannlicher-Schonauer in 6.5x54mm MS. Looked reasonably good for a rifle built about a hundred years ago.
First shots on paper (25 yards) printed a little less than an inch higher than the point of aim, touching and sideways. Looking down the barrel indicated rifling, but it was a matter of shadow; one could force a loose bullet down the muzzle.
It is away having a custom barrel (also in 6.5x54MS) made and fitted.
I also had a 22 rifle which shot fairly well, but the scope mounts were catywompus (that's a technical term) and when adjusting for distance, windage was also affected. Figured it out and it still does well.
First shots on paper (25 yards) printed a little less than an inch higher than the point of aim, touching and sideways. Looking down the barrel indicated rifling, but it was a matter of shadow; one could force a loose bullet down the muzzle.
It is away having a custom barrel (also in 6.5x54MS) made and fitted.
I also had a 22 rifle which shot fairly well, but the scope mounts were catywompus (that's a technical term) and when adjusting for distance, windage was also affected. Figured it out and it still does well.
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Surprisingly, I haven't been able to get my (latest) .223 rem CZ 527 to shoot less than about 1.75 MOA yet, but this particular one is so beautiful, I'd never part with it. So yeah, that's love. But I've only tried 3 or 4 factory ammos, so I will keep trying - this time with handloads.
Bbear
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Of all I've owned, the worst shooting/most liked firearm was a 30-40 Krag 1899 made rifle. Best groups I ever got were around 6-7" at 100 and that was with handloads! Right before I sold it, I decided to really give it a scrubbing. Sweet's then brushing, flush it out, and repeat about 4 times until the Sweet's quit coming out solid blue. Took my handloads and figured I'd at least 'season' it before the sale and low and behold, it printed 10 shots in about 2"!
I miss that old rifle.
I miss that old rifle.
Jinx0760
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Same here, that gun had a mind of it's own!Star .45 Firestar.
Solid steel.
Tough as nails.
Bulletproof feeding.
Well made.
Attractive design.
12" groups at 8 yds.......
NIGHTLORD40K
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Oooooo, pics when it gets back! Personally, I think the '03 MS ranks with the '03 Springfield as having the best lines of any military bolt guns!
NIGHTLORD40K
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Ive got both an early Peoples Army spec threaded-barrel SKS and a late pinned-barrel "cowboy carbine", both run like German trains, but the threaded gun is noticeably more accurate.hey Chich, I coulda written that myself. In fact, I was going to until I read our post. So I just quoted it!
My Norinco SKS sucks. But I've taken a few deer with it and I've had a ball shooting it. Well worth the $99 I paid for it. 3 inch groups at 50 yards is fine with me!
I have a Marlin
I have one that is pretty nice, but had "issues" initially. It's a nice shooter now.
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My Norinco is threaded, which is nice in the sense that I like the idea of threaded barrels on rifles. Too bad mine doesn't shoot so well.
chicharrones
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Good point about the 39. My 39AS was a 1.5" at 50 yard gun from a rest. After a trigger job I gave it, it might be a 1" gun at 50 yards now.
But that's okay, I've always had the most fun with it cranking out quick shots at 25 yards or less. Which makes me wonder, why have a 24" barrel? Oh yeah, magazine capacity.
Archie
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I shall endeavor to do so. Should be back in December or January. Not certain about stock yet. Not sure how much money I'll have to conjure a stock. Something elegant and of the era, of course.
My brother had a very nice M-1 carbine (with the flip rear sight) given to him by my aunt, who was a nurse and tended a home patient who's son worked in an Armory and stole a new carbine, along with several boxes of ammo, magazines, cleaning kits, etc. The thief died in the war.I can't say that I "love" my GI Carbine, but I won't part with it.
The woman gave the rifle to our aunt and she gave it to my brother. We shot hundreds of rounds through the rifle, and really loved it, but my brother had an accident with his car and didn't have insurance, so had to sell most of his guns. I was about 14. I haven't seen another one as good, so never bought one.
NIGHTLORD40K
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I guess my experience is atypical, but both my carbines (1943 Inland and an early Universal), are some of the most accurate guns I own out to about 50 yards. 1" groups all day long with proper technique. My daughter regularly winds up with 2 or 3 rounds through the same hole. That's love, of a sort....
Some of the issues:
1. Scope mounting holes crooked, by a mile.
2. Extractor didn't extract. It's a thin piece of spring steel.
3. Firing pin was so blunt, it didn't fire 1 out of 5 rounds.
4. Trigger was very heavy.
5. Iron sights are mounted at about 11:55 (on the clockface).
I fixed most of the problems and have a scope mounted, so don't notice the crooked sights. Every once in a while, it fails to extract, especially Winchester ammo, which tends to have thinner rims than CCI.
I still think it's a neat-looking rifle and it hangs really well for offhand shooting.
Back in the early 60's, I had a Mountie that shot great...1/2" groups at 50 yards with scope. It also had a Williams 5d sight that worked well. It killed a lot of red squirrels at the family camp, where we spent our honeymoon summer. The receiver top wasn't square with the sides of the receiver, by a LOT, and the 5D showed it too much for me to live with, so I sold the rifle, but have regretted it since.
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Rossi, 12 ga double barrel stage gun 18 1/2" barrels with hammers, found it at a yard sale and couldn't help myself, owned it for 20 years tried hunting quail with it, oops, I did kill 10 beer cans at 20' with both barrels and then bandaged my middle finger where it got caught between the two triggers, sold it a year ago for a good profit, now we're even!!!
Happy shootin'
JD
Happy shootin'
JD
I don't think you're supposed to use two fingers, ha, ha.
IdahoSkies
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Beretta Tomcat. I loved the fit and feel of it, but it developed that dreaded frame crack and the accuracy went to crap. Traded it away, but I still would get another if it would actually group.
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