Author Topic: new vs. old  (Read 10267 times)

Yellowleg

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Re: new vs. old
« Reply #25 on: April 05, 2011, 10:45:07 PM »
Last time I looked in the storage unit I had two rifles of the center fire persuasion.  A 220 Swift built on a 98 Mauser and a 280 Remington Ackley improved on a Springfield that was my first custom rifle.  I have two more in military calibers in a cache in case the economy gets real bad.  I bought a Marlin lever in 45-70 when we moved to Alaska 2 years ago.  The rest of the 22-gun gun cabinet is taken up with front stuffers of various ball size and barrel length.  All but my wife’s original are rock started.

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jmdavis

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Re: new vs. old
« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2011, 09:21:01 PM »
I shoot my centerfires for practice and in competition, so they are not going anywhere soon. But I have enjoyed hunting with the muzzleloaders since I first started using them in 92/93. Offered a choice for hunting and by myself, I will tend to choose my smoothbore flint or a caplock rifle (I have no flint rifles yet). I almost always have a pistol with me as well and have used them on deer that were too close or at an odd angle for the ML.