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March 25, 2010, 06:52 PM | #51 |
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Low Wall or High Wall? Who is the maker? Durn pretty rifle.
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March 25, 2010, 09:32 PM | #52 | |
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March 26, 2010, 07:09 AM | #53 |
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Contender
Single shots. Love'em. I've a number of them - Contenders, an Encore, a Hi-Wall, a #1, a Handi-rifle, a couple of Martinis. They all shoot better than I do with the right ammo.
Right after I got my first Contender - many years ago now - My son and I went to the range with it - a 16 1/4" carbine barrel in .30-30 Win. We didn't have a proper rifle scope so we mounted a 1X Tasco pistol scope - eye relief was a problem. I mention all of this to emphasize that this was NOT a target gun. My handloads. I watched that boy shoot one inch groups with that thing at 100 yards. I was not expecting that. The Encore in 30-06. Tried milsurp ammo one day. Nope. Bullets all over the place. Gun was new. Thought I had a lemon. Went home and loaded up some milder loads (165 grain SP, 54 grains of 4350). Went back to the range - 1 to 1.5" groups every time. Break open single shots - plenty accurate. Pete
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March 26, 2010, 10:24 AM | #54 |
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old time, what caliber are you shooting? and i want one!!!
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March 26, 2010, 12:32 PM | #55 |
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For hunting, I greatly prefer single shot rifles, no matter what the game or the range. I like the challenge on one shot, one kill. A quality single shot rifle is far more accurate than the shooter.
Thenh again, given my druthers, I prefer close shots. I hate watching someone take a five hundred yard shot and call it hunting. That's shooting, and maybe great shooting, but it isn't hunting. |
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