Bazoo
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I'm passionate about reloading and casting, to the extent that I generally don't care for guns that are chambered for cartridges that don't lend themselves to both reloading and casting, with the exception of 22 rimfires. So I got to thinking; What guns and in what calibers would I be interested in if I did not cast or reload?
I wouldn't have gotten a Ruger Blackhawk in 44 Special, nor would I have gotten a Winchester 92 in 44 Magnum.
Thinking back to before I reloaded and casted, my taste in guns was pretty much the same; Leverguns, sixguns, and 22 rimfires. Those are still the guns that get me excited, and it just so happens that most of the leverguns and sixguns and their cartridges, lend themselves excellently to reloading and casting.
So for me, the answer would be Marlin and Winchester lever actions in calibers 357 Magnum, 30-30, and of course the Marlin 39 in 22 Rimfire. Coupled with Ruger New Model single actions; Blackhawk and Single Six, in 357 Magnum and 22 LR respectively.
I wouldn't have gotten a Ruger Blackhawk in 44 Special, nor would I have gotten a Winchester 92 in 44 Magnum.
Thinking back to before I reloaded and casted, my taste in guns was pretty much the same; Leverguns, sixguns, and 22 rimfires. Those are still the guns that get me excited, and it just so happens that most of the leverguns and sixguns and their cartridges, lend themselves excellently to reloading and casting.
So for me, the answer would be Marlin and Winchester lever actions in calibers 357 Magnum, 30-30, and of course the Marlin 39 in 22 Rimfire. Coupled with Ruger New Model single actions; Blackhawk and Single Six, in 357 Magnum and 22 LR respectively.
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