gregintenn

Not a chance! The model 70 is the epitome of what a bolt action should be; a perfected Mauser action if you will. Not at all like an X bolt. Similar, however, to an old Browning Safari. I'm not knocking your Browning, but they aren't alike.

Well don't leave us hanging....did ya get it?

Get the bike, and I'll make the seat for you.

Why not carry FMJ ammo? It will feed reliably, and will penetrate.

Margaritaville just opened downtown, if you're a Buffett fan.

Thanks. Did Clay county get bumped from unit L to unit A?

Whiskey, That one is a 300 Savage. The scope and mounts are period Bausch and Lomb BalVar. I think it's a 1-3 power. No adjustments in the scope, they are in the mounts. It's still bright and clear. That is one accurate rifle.

Time to make sausage!

The Country Music Hall of Fame is a must see. There are several things around Nashville I really like; the Nashville Zoo, The Parthenon, The State Museum, Fort Nashboro, The Hermitage, and Gruhn Guitars. Opryland Hotel is worth seeing, and a cruise and dinner on The General Jackson is a nice, yet expensive endeavor.

WHat's not to like? The Rifleman's Rifle in Supergrade. What's better than that?

Thanks, coldblackwind. You saved me a 45 minute drive and a sizeable amount of frustration tomorrow. I'll spend that time deer hunting.

My favorite show is the one in Cave City Kentucky. Second would be Sparta.

They used to have a good show in the Shriner's temple at I-65 and Trinity Lane. I didn't know they still had them.

Was it better than the first one? It had a crowd, but I had about as many guns in the truck as I saw at the show, and sure wouldn't have traded even!!!

Damn sure is!!!

I love guns as much as anyone, but this looks completely useless to me. How can you achieve any accuracy from such a thing? Do yourself a favor and buy a 92 carbine instead.

Looks good! There's no reason to take that load now and adjust the OAL and see what effect that has. Another cheap trick you can try is to insert a piece of plastic, such as a credit card under the foreend, between it and the barrel. Shoot a group. Add another thickness and shoot another group. Sometimes a bit of pressure helps, somtimes it hurts. If you don't want the added trouble, you have a great deer rig just as it sits. TO prevent boredom, I like to see exactly how much accuracy I can get from one.

As for the CZ 52, I bought two for $70 at an auction some time back. They appeared to be unfired. I don't feel like I got too good of a deal. I've seen smoother toy pistols. The entire gun is covered in machine marks, the firing pins aren't good for a box of shells, the grips are held in place by a gaudy metal clip, and the decocker will fire a round about every fourth try. I have no experience with the commercial CZ pistols, but theey sure look a lot better than the 52s.

You were a bit rough on that poster. If I buy a new in the box pistol, I would expect it to work without someone needing to file anything. If that's too much to ask, I must take my place as a snob. As for the most underrated pistol, I nominate the lowly model 10 Smith and Wesson. Although the old police turn ins are getting harder to come by, a smoother, more accurate handgun can't be had for several times the price.

If it all went perfectly, it would soon become pretty boring.

That would be quite handy to have lying around. Perhaps keep one in the truck. As it comes with a free bore light, it sounds like quite a deal to me. You've got me thinking about picking up a few for Christmas gifts.

It would cost thousands of dollars to shoot the barrel out on a 300 Mag. Even if you handload.

This morning, I no more than got situated in my stand, when a nice buck shows up right beneath me from outta nowhere. I raise my rifle when it hits me....I didn't put a shell in the chamber yet!. I load the gun, and the deer runs back through the woods, and stops in a clear spot. I put the rifle on him and shoot. He runs off. I went to see if I hit him, and didn't find any sign of it. On my way back to the stand, about head high, I see a large bright spot on a dogwood tree. Upon closer inspection, i find a bullet hole, directly through the center of it. I think this is the same deer I missed last Saturday. He must have nine lives.

I'd think that if the bore looks good, you see no visible damage, and all the mechanical parts work correctly, you've found a good buy on a rifle. Perhaps it's one that has sat in the rack a while and he's just ready to get rid of it. Ask him. If you get it and don't like it, I think you could sell it again and not lose a lot of cash. You hear a lot of talk about barrels being "shot out", but the fact is that almost no one shoots a centerfire rifle enough to hurt the bore.

I find the maximum charge in modern reloading manuals to be somewhat conservative. I've yet to find any problems with excessive pressures with any I've tried. However, there's always a first time. I assume the difference in the max loads between manufacturers is a result of the variations of equipment used to obtain the results.