221 Fireball

I bought a new Raven about 30 years ago, I think they were about $40 new. Used it for a 'truck' gun for at least 10 years, never failed to fire, was way more reliable than the little Jennings .22 I had. Those little semi-rimmed 25s always cycled. I also liked the solid barrel to frame set up, it actually shot quite well for a pocket pistol, I remember shooting frogs in a pond with it, redneck fun.   BTW...the only BAD thing about 25s, have you priced the ammo for it? Waaaaay more than .380 or even 9mm....makes no sense.

Thats what they make long johns for ... we missed ya!

Wow, you're right, some great posts on that article.

Praise the Lord Halleluja! 111 posts and the TGO angels appeared.   Don't call me newb no more...oh yeah. Thanks to the all powerful cyberspace wizard of TGOZ, whoever that man behind the curtain may be... :woohoo:

  Not in mine, OS. Under my settings, I have the following options only, which I've been through again and again, no member stat change there. Under settings: General Account Settings, Email & Password,  Display Name, Signature, Ignore Preference, Manage Attachments, Notification Options, and My Notifications.   And again, several say 250 posts required, that doesn't explain why some members you can easily find among the site, joined within the last year and can make changes with as little as 75-80 posts.   Two years later, I'm still a newcomer ... and its still clear as mud ... oh well :surrender:       :rofl:

Even though legal, would there not be some paper work for discharging a firearm within Nashville city limits? Or is that exempt when legally defending one's self?

Nope, nothing highlights, changes or anything under members title. Are there steps I'm missing to do this?

Well, not really. It says 250 posts ... I still see a lot of members with less than that to show member, not newcomer.

I asked this once before, but too many comedians and my thread got hijacked with no answer, so I'll try again. What determines membership status to change from newcomer to member? I've got over 100 posts and a member since 2011. I see newer members with less posts and less time, that have the update. I am a benefactor, but don't know if that changes anything.

Sounds like you're on the right path. Archery shops are the way to go when starting out. They will set you up right, you can't get that by mailorder.

Needs to be a national movement. One full month, gun owners across America lay down their .22s and swear not to fire or buy a .22 bullet for the full 30 days. We could call it NRCOIYLLGB, which of course stands for "National Rimfire Choke On It You Low Life Gouging Bastard" :usa:

Man, I don't need much excuse to get another air rifle, I only have four. I might have to snatch one of those Whispers up. Anyone try one of those yet? Do they really quiet it down?

True, my Beretta Silver Onyx beside my CZ Canvasback showed what you got for the higher dollar finish wise, though the Turkish Walnut on my CZ actually looked better than my Beretta's wood. But in function, the CZ is on par. You can go higher grades on the CZs though, my Canvasback was a base gun at about $850, but you can run them up to over $2000 if you want more glitter and gold. I think the CZ Sporter MSRPs at $2500. I appreciate well built guns, but don't necessarily need a Cadillac :pleased:

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Any of the above mentioned are great guns. To me, the most important is how well it fits and feels to the individual shooting it. When I switched to O/U, I started with a Red Label because I liked the looks. That was the wrong answer, because it never felt right to shoulder and my clay targets busted reflected that! Then I started shooting some friends' O/Us at the range to see what I liked. Of all, I found the underrated CZ felt really good. I bought a CZ and then a Beretta...kept them both for awhile and sold the Beretta, realizing that the CZ was my fit. They're less money and not as 'frilly' but I've burned a lot of rounds through mine with no problems. I love it. Check out their website. http://www.cz-usa.com/products/by-category/shotguns/   But Runco is correct about the Citori, its a great gun. I still have a Browning Gold Hunter ... I've never been disappointed with a Browning.

Was good to finally meet biker trash there, not really the scary guy I expected. Did you really ride with the Hells Angels? :ugh: ........... :rofl:

Another great day of shooting, and a great squad. A big thanks to the ROs for keeping it safe and fun.

Yeah, I can relate to that previous life. But when I sold my evil assault weapon, I kept a bunch of those low price rounds, so I have a pretty good supply of ammo. But the handloading is really impressing me with this rifle, as the military stuff I tried really didn't group well, but makes a good stash for SHTF shtuff.   I looked at a CZ, which I really like their rifles, that's what my Fireball is, but I came across this M77 Ruger and its pretty nice.

Went to the range today...with two loads, the 2.175 length and some 2.165 length. The 2.175s went MOA at 50 yards (only 7x scope, so kept the range short to cut down on human error, me), the deeper seated 2.165 three shot groups all touched for nice ragged clover hole, under 1/2". So much for the theory that bullet should be close as possible to the lands for tightest group. The 2.165s seat the bullet better than halfway down the neck. Think I'll run 100 of them and try recovering some bullets to check for expansion. This is going to be a fun gun, recoil is minimal, I can stay on target through the scope. Groundhogs beware. Been wanting a 7.62x39 bolt for awhile, because I though it be a great plinking centerfire rifle ... I think I'm on the right track. Any other "7/39" bolt owners out there?

Guess putting a Tapco stock on my Winchester 94 would not be cool with this crowd. :ugh:

Reloaders Bench has a good stock on them right now. Supposedly, they can't sell them higher then Dillion does, so check the website for price first. Something about Dillion having fixed pricing on their products.

Working on a new reload project, thought I'd ask for some weigh-in from my TGO subject matter experts. I've got a Ruger M77 in 7.62x39 with a .308 bore. I've got some .308 Sierra Varminter HP 110 grainers I want to use. I've gone through five loading manuals but cannot find an O.A.L. for that particular bullet. I'm using 24 grains of 4198, and my Hornady manual says 2.200 for the 110 spirepoint. Those HPs though are really short and even at 2.175, there not seated very deep into the neck, maybe a third in. I feel I should maybe seat even deeper, but that's going to really back me off the lands. At 2.175 it does feed easy and the bolt closes smoothly.   Any reloaders out there ever use this bullet? Any ideas for a starter depth?

Man, I could whack some weeds with that!

Guess I need to watch that movie :popcorn:   So was that the movie where during a shootout, they kept pulling out longer and longer barrel pistols trying to itimidate the other thug? Or was that a different movie? Saw one like that a long, long time ago.