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  I was out there today, the newly burned berm is beautiful! They need to burn the rest of them! Then we wouldn't have to worry about wildlife laying up in the weeds and maybe even discourage those pesky deer from coming out and grazing during the middle of live fire. :pleased:

Man, you guys shoot a lot of .22s! Is that formal tournament shooting or just plinking? I don't tourney shoot .22 but when I go plinking, I'll burn about 200 rounds, and I only go plinking about every other month. That's only 3-4 bricks a year, depending on the brick size.

Sounds great, hopefully I can move that CDP novice up a notch...lol.   What time?

I agree Jason, I bet they don't get returned. Almost doesn't seem possible to double charge a long rifle .22 though. In a modern .22, you'd think the hot load would work fine. Most .22 mag models are the same rifle, just a longer chamber.

Yep, my Thumler tumbler model B failed me. I wondered when it was going to happen. I bought the darn thing in 1980, the same year I bought my K5 Blaser (not sure what scrap yard that's in now). So the other day I opened up the barrel after tumbling a couple hundred rounds of 45 brass, and the inside was BLACK....brass, media and all. The black rubber lining got so old and brittle, it finally disintegrated into a black powder mess. I mean really, don't they make anything to last longer than 34 years?   During my (made in USA) Thumler's 34 years of faithful tumbling of tens of thousands of rounds of brass, I only had to change the belt maybe four times. So I ordered a new rubber barrel and gasket for $50 and as quick as you can say more brass please...I'm back in business.   I wish Thumler made more than tumblers...like cars and computers! :usa:

I didn't go quite that far, but I did put my .22s in the back of the gun safe, where they will remain until .22 ammo is a regular commodity again.   I'd really like to hear some numbers on how bad sales have been for .22 firearm manufacturers. I can't see people rushing out to buy one right now with the current ammo situation. I know I wouldn't.

I've had great success with a 20 year pet load of 17 gr. Blue Dot, mag primer, and 240 XTP out of my 8 3/8 Mod 29 ... a dozen plus dead deer can't be wrong! :up:

13.5?! That's only 10 grains more Bullseye than I use for .38...LOL. :ugh:   I've recently been loading a sweet .357 for my rifle, 12.5grs of H110, mag primer, 180gr Sierra, doing 1300+ out of my Marlin 1892.

I'm finding it sitting on the Walmart shelves on a weekly bases, and I don't go to Walmart until about 10:00am :pleased:   I guess since they're making it from nail gun blanks, brass should be plentiful for Winchester to divert it over to the ammo line. I think it will remain readily available, unless all the .22 rimfire owners who can't find ammo rush out and buy a B-Mag :rofl:   I also think it be awesome for prairie dogs, as you can chuck the empty out on the ground and forget about it. I did one prairie dog hunt in Wyoming a few years back, and while it was a blast laying havoc on a dog town, it was a bit depressing on how fast you could delete your stash of handloads that took hours to produce and minutes to deplete!

Soooo many toys ... but I like it! :up:

Yep, OS, especially in rifle rounds.   Guess the simple answer asked by the poster isn't entirely simple, but a lot of us "reply'ers" sure are!   :rofl:

Was at the Hermitage Walmart yesterday at 10:30 am to buy paint supplies and of course strolled over to the ammo case. They had about 10 boxes of CCI Stingers on the shelf, $5.99 per 50. I bought one box, could've bought three, but not sure how Stingers will shoot in my pistol(s). They had a good stack of .17HMR boxes on the shelf there too at $14 a box. The new norm price I guess. Seems .17 were going for $11 about a year or so ago...can't remember for sure.   The manager said the gypsies were still lurking at 7am most days, but they're slowing down a bit too.   I'd be curious to hear from the dealers if .22 rifles and pistol sales have declined in the past year due to ammo unavailability. I for one have no desire to buy any more .22 firearms at this point.

+1 :pleased:

Yes, Browning was the design genius, but Winchester was the marketing genius. From what I've read, they had a 20+ years working relation. As far as inventing the first, I believe it was Mr Spencer (can't remember the first name), he of course invented the Spencer repeating carbine in 1860 which was actually used in the Civil War. About the same time, Mr Henry came out with one also. The first Winchester I believe was the 1866, and I believe they were all Brownings design...I know the 1892 was, which was my favorite.   All those lever guns will always be in my heart, they were my earliest 'gun addiction' as I watched TV Westerns every Sat morning in the 60s. Guys like Chuck Connors, aka The Rifleman, was just plain badass back then. :pleased:

I hear you MK...one never knows really, you can get a lemon in anything...including cheap guns and expensive guns. One of the worst guns I ever bought was a brand new Colt Diamondback .38 in the 70s. The darn thing was out of time and shaving lead new out of the box!

Ah, ballistics, the never ending debate...lol. :pleased:   How about ask the deer? Dead is dead if you put it where it needs to go. I have a Marlin .357 and a Win 94 30-30...without a mathamatical calculation hoe-down, I can tell you my "thurty thurty" kicks a hell of a lot more with a 150 grainer vs my 1894 Marlin with a 158 (my favorite .357 load). Either will take deer, but the fact is ...for me anyway...I leave them both in the safe and take the ol' 7/08 when I want to lay one down...heh,heh :up:   I do agree with those above though....no scopes on those lever guns...they're made for fast, short shots! Nothing feels quite as balanced as a good lever gun....John Wayne knew his stuff! :usa:   BTW - did you know the lever action is the only American rifle action we can claim as our own design? Yep, that Oliver WInchester was sure a smart feller.

KaNuckles, I just noticed that you're in Dickson. If you don't mind a road trip, Whittaker Guns in Owensboro is one of the largest CZ dealers I know of. He has a rack of them anytime I've gone in there. That's where I bought my Canvasback, which is a 20 gauge btw. Check their Website....Whittakerguns.com I think...

Not sure about all the "he said, she said", but I bought a CZ Canvasback O/U eight years ago and shot a weekly skeet league with it with zero problems for two years. In other words, I've put a lot of lead down the tubes. The fit and finish is outstanding considering the price, as is the Turkish walnut. I also owned a Ruger Red Label, which never fit me right, and sold it after I bought the CZ. I then bought a Beretta Silver Onyx because I thought I needed a 'fancy' gun. Kept it a year, and sold it because my CZ was still my go to gun.   So here's one CZ owner that says "Theyrrrrrrrre Great!" :up:

LOL...I imagine that's my son's exact thoughts when we ride...him on his FZ8 and me on my old man Road King ... I resemble that remark :pleased:

Put her on "The Voice!"   What a freak.

Paul, I'm standing by to help in any way. Prayers to a safe return.   Walt

Having a high dollar alarm system is piece of mind. If it ever goes off ...   First I hit the megadeath button on the headboard post from my saferoom/bedroom, which of course activates the steel bars closing on all windows and doors after the perps are inside, which then opens the gates to release the hyenas which are minimally fed.   Of course if they manage to climb up onto something, the camera's on the remote Dillon mini-gun would pick up on that.   Finally after my 9/11 call to the county coroner, I'd grab my classic Model 29 6 1/2" pinned and recessed "Dirty Harry" model .44 magnum for any mop up and ask the question..."Do you feel lucky, punk?" :cool:   :rofl:

I imagine NSA is already watching your (our) backyards. :ugh:

Hmmm.... a new prank involving a shotgun could be born from this as well. What a tempting aerial target!   "Sorry officer, I thought it was aliens invading my personal air space."    :rofl: