That 1890 was my very first rifle,,,
That 1890 was my very first rifle,,,
I bought it at a farm auction in the early 60's.
I paid a whopping $5.00 for it.
I was sure it had the tube rod when I looked at it before bidding,,,
But when Dad went up to get it for me,,,
It didn't have the rod.
Just a few years before Pop passed,,,
He finally told me that he took the rod and tossed it.
He was adamant about me not having a repeater of any kind.
Shorts were loaded one shot at a time,,,
Pop actually did me a favor making me shoot single shot,,,
But I do wish he would have just hidden the rod rather than tossing it.
Pop was not a gun guy.
I gave the rifle to my baby brother when I went into military service,,,
That was back in 1970 and he did keep the rifle for a few years,,,
Later on he admitted he traded it for a bag of weed.
It was a supremely accurate rifle though,,,
Many a rat at the old county dump met his maker from her muzzle.
I had a chance to replace it with one that was in very good condition,,,
This was about four years ago and I did have the cash,,,
I just couldn't make myself spend $700.00 on it.
But to address the original question,,,
I have several single-shot rifles from the 40's, 50's, & 60's,,,
Most of them have the same level of precision that my newer rifles have.
I just find it to be very satisfying to match the performance of modern rifles,,,
With something that is at least as old (if not older) than I am.
Aarond
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