An itch I had to scratch !
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- Jacko
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An itch I had to scratch !
I have lusted after a Lever Action for a little while now so I bought a .357 mag Rossi with a 25" octagonal barrel a couple of months ago - absolutly love the thing , always dragging it out of the gunsafe and admiring it and it shoots real straight - will be a top hunting rifle , thought that would be the end of it but a seed had been planted . I'm sure you folks know where this is heading - I dropped a deposit on a gorgeous little Browning BL22 . Slick action , beautifull figure in the woodwork , that short lever throw has me wondering just how quick can I cycle it , nice balance . The Rossi's a ripper but this Browning is real quality . Unfortunatly gotta wait a few more weeks till its home - guess this is where I learn patience again !
regards Jacko
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
Mate, the BL22 is a fine rifle. Very slick and very smooth. Probably the fastest LA 22 on the market. The trigger and lever being one unit and having a short throw, adds to the fast shootability of this rifle. You will enjoy it.Jacko wrote:... I dropped a deposit on a gorgeous little Browning BL22 . Slick action , beautifull figure in the woodwork , that short lever throw has me wondering just how quick can I cycle it , nice balance . The Rossi's a ripper but this Browning is real quality . Unfortunatly gotta wait a few more weeks till its home - guess this is where I learn patience again !
regards Jacko
Terry
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
You're in trouble now, the bug has bit
You will enjoy that BL22 when it arrives
You will enjoy that BL22 when it arrives
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
+1 Hang around here long enough and that number is really going to grow!!!Borregos wrote:You're in trouble now, the bug has bit
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
May as well buy another gun safe now, so you have room for all the 'family' you will be adding...
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- Jacko
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
Tonight I assured my wife I've bought my last rifle [ Yeh right ] , unless of coarse an opportunity to go Asiatic buffalo hunting comes along - then of coarse I will need a 45.70 - no mistaking the look I got . There is only so many times "Gotta have the right tool will work"
regards Jacko
regards Jacko
Re: An itch I had to scratch !
Based on my experience, pretty darned fast. It will surprise you, with practice. Kinda like watching those CASS shooters.Jacko wrote: . . . that short lever throw has me wondering just how quick can I cycle it . . .
Congrats on the acquisition of a fine rimfire lever!
Noah
Might as well face it, you're addicted to guns . . .
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
Like a guy once said: "For twenty years I only had one lever gun, now---in one year, I have 20 lever guns". There's no pill for this, just live with the disease my friend.
To hell with them fellas, buzzards gotta eat same as the worms.
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- Old Savage
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
Tell her to pay up the life insurance if you are going to go after the buff with the 357.
- Streetstar
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
I'm not a rich man either, so i cant accrue them very fast, but i started with my Dad's Win. 94 when he passed on, I soon added a .22 Henry, a .45-70 Marlin (which was burned in a fire), a SA Blackhawk in .45 LC (not a lever, but a real fun gun with a 19th century flair), and just added another 45-70 to replace my damaged one. Currently trying to find a "cheap" 1895.
I don't think the disease is curable. I have an AR-15 and a whole passel of decent bolt rifles that , if they could talk, would be saying, "What did i do to deserve this?" Some of them may even get sold off to finance more lever and traditional style guns, as i am also lusting after a "Quigley" rifle
I don't think the disease is curable. I have an AR-15 and a whole passel of decent bolt rifles that , if they could talk, would be saying, "What did i do to deserve this?" Some of them may even get sold off to finance more lever and traditional style guns, as i am also lusting after a "Quigley" rifle
----- Doug
Re: An itch I had to scratch !
yep - I used a 375H&H at 15' front on into the heart and the buff still managed to run 20feet.Old Savage wrote:Tell her to pay up the life insurance if you are going to go after the buff with the 357.
Next time I used a Ruger Mk1 .416rigby it stove piped after the first shot I was so far up a tree with the .44mag Ruger the buff only managed 2 steps - I sold rotten rifle before i got back home.
Now i am after a .405 or maybe a new fangled lever cartridge
I can't even think of a good spot shoot a buff with an eenie weenie .357bullet.
I wish to die like my grandmother - peacefully in her sleep.
Not screaming like the passengers in her car !
Is there a 21st Century lever action?
Not screaming like the passengers in her car !
Is there a 21st Century lever action?
- Jacko
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
Fella's I was at a SCI show last weekend and spotted a Chapius double rifle in .375 H & H , XXXXXX grade timber , beautifully carved and checkered , engraved and silver inlaid receiver the whole deal , believe me I stood there for 20 minutes doing the math how many years it would add to my home loan and if my kids would mind taking over the mortgage . I can truthfully tell the missus when I do get a stablemate for the Rossi and the Browning that a 45.70 lever rifle will actually save us money .
regards Jacko
regards Jacko
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Re: An itch I had to scratch !
My dad has had a BL-22 for over 30 years. It has had, conservatively, 20,000 rounds through it without a single hiccup. Great little lever .22...congratulations!
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