December 23, 2012, 05:48 AM | #1 |
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My Panic Induced Purchase
Rings and bases for my 1949 Winchester Model 70 in .257 Roberts:
I know I should have been more resolute in the face of overwhelming odds, and that it is wrong in so many ways to follow the herd, but I was losing sleep worrying that Weaver bases and rings from the late 1940's might become hard to get with everyone making a run on shooting related items. Fortunately, I had the foresight to get a scope mounted on the 2011 .257 Kimber with current production Talleys before it was too late. Last edited by Bushmaster1313; December 23, 2012 at 07:43 PM. |
December 23, 2012, 01:51 PM | #2 |
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Why would they ban those?
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December 23, 2012, 01:53 PM | #3 | |
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December 23, 2012, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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Funny...love it. Nice rifles.
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December 23, 2012, 05:12 PM | #5 |
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Hey, since you got two, how about I trade you out of that Winchester? Got a nice nib Bushmaster I could part with.
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December 23, 2012, 05:22 PM | #6 |
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Lol, I almost skipped
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December 23, 2012, 08:02 PM | #8 |
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It was meant to be. Been looking for that exact gun for some years. A family member has one but he's not letting it go either.
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December 23, 2012, 08:03 PM | #9 |
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long range sniper- high powered killing machine!
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Magazine holds multiple rounds, and a new one is chambered with each operation of the bolt handle. |
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January 3, 2013, 07:46 PM | #12 |
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Here it is, all scoped up:
I was lucky to get this rig in before the ban is instituted. Hope it's grandfathered |
January 4, 2013, 09:33 PM | #13 |
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Awwww I kinda want that... That is pretty.
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