Bluesman
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Man, what a good thread. It's bringin' back memories for me too. I'm trying to stay busy makin' new ones by squirrel hunting every chance I get but time is not unlimited so I'm still callin' predators right now. I have been squirrel hunting two or three evenings this year /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif. Only for a few hours total. But to the real topic....
I have owned only a few 22's myself but like you guys I've fired so many. My uncle started me on some old Remingtons like the 550 and I remember loving it. I also remember the Nylon 66. I learned to shoot with those rifles. Shooting in the trash piles on the side of the road down from my grandmas house. I wish we still had those.
Nowadays I have three 22LR's of my own.
First is a great 10/22 with a worked trigger including overtravel stop and recrown - very accurate and I shoot it all over between SC and VA. It's all taped up with camo and a cheap scope but it sees most of the action.
Second is a Kimber of Oregon Super America. I've never owned a nicer rifle period. This one shoots tiny ragged one holers at 50 yds with match ammo. The sight is a Leup 2x7 compact in the original Warne rings. The AAA walnut and conditon of this rifle requires me to handle it with care so I only hunt with it behind the house. It sees more action on the range than anywhere else.
The third rifle is another Kimber of Oregon - AAA Mini-Classic. This one was a very limited run. It has nearly all the upgrades as the old Super America but it's a mini with the schnabel forend, 18.5" barrel, steel butte and grip-caps. The walnut on this one is as good or better than the SA but I still hunt with it regularly. It's got the original Warne split rings and also a Leup 2x7 compact. Perfect! This rifle is so sweet I can hardly put it down when I take it out. I tell you the fit and finish of the old Kimber of Oregon 82's will scare you /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. The blueing, checkering, triggers, everything is perfect. Of course.......you gotta pay /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif.
Hey, I'm a single man and I figured I'd grab these little babies while I could. One day I may be supporting a family and putting away for college tuitions and all I'll be able to buy at the gun shows will be bullets and cleaning patches /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif. I think I did the right thing. Hopefully I'll pass 'em down one day to someone that will appreciate them. There's gotta be another generation coming that can learn how good it feels to know you can shoot a squirrel in the head a 40 plus yards with the right equipment and skill. I hope so anyway /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif. For now it's just us guys.
Thanks for starting this thread. I enjoy reading everything y'all wrote. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowingsmilie.gif
God bless,
JB
I have owned only a few 22's myself but like you guys I've fired so many. My uncle started me on some old Remingtons like the 550 and I remember loving it. I also remember the Nylon 66. I learned to shoot with those rifles. Shooting in the trash piles on the side of the road down from my grandmas house. I wish we still had those.
Nowadays I have three 22LR's of my own.
First is a great 10/22 with a worked trigger including overtravel stop and recrown - very accurate and I shoot it all over between SC and VA. It's all taped up with camo and a cheap scope but it sees most of the action.
Second is a Kimber of Oregon Super America. I've never owned a nicer rifle period. This one shoots tiny ragged one holers at 50 yds with match ammo. The sight is a Leup 2x7 compact in the original Warne rings. The AAA walnut and conditon of this rifle requires me to handle it with care so I only hunt with it behind the house. It sees more action on the range than anywhere else.
The third rifle is another Kimber of Oregon - AAA Mini-Classic. This one was a very limited run. It has nearly all the upgrades as the old Super America but it's a mini with the schnabel forend, 18.5" barrel, steel butte and grip-caps. The walnut on this one is as good or better than the SA but I still hunt with it regularly. It's got the original Warne split rings and also a Leup 2x7 compact. Perfect! This rifle is so sweet I can hardly put it down when I take it out. I tell you the fit and finish of the old Kimber of Oregon 82's will scare you /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif. The blueing, checkering, triggers, everything is perfect. Of course.......you gotta pay /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif.
Hey, I'm a single man and I figured I'd grab these little babies while I could. One day I may be supporting a family and putting away for college tuitions and all I'll be able to buy at the gun shows will be bullets and cleaning patches /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif. I think I did the right thing. Hopefully I'll pass 'em down one day to someone that will appreciate them. There's gotta be another generation coming that can learn how good it feels to know you can shoot a squirrel in the head a 40 plus yards with the right equipment and skill. I hope so anyway /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif. For now it's just us guys.
Thanks for starting this thread. I enjoy reading everything y'all wrote. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/bowingsmilie.gif
God bless,
JB