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Best .22 I've ever had and the only one I own now is a Henry lever action. SUPER accurate and looks classy.

I'm pretty taken back by the bore. It took no more than a dozen patches and a few passes with a brush to get it gleaming! I got out of casting rifle bullets, but I'm thinking this one might get me back into it. This would be a great candidate for some really heavy (200g+) hard cast bullets. I wish this stupid spell check would stop correcting me when I spell B O O L I T S! Bullets have jackets, B o o l i t s don't.

Here it is. I left it out in the sun for a while, flipping it back and forth in an effort to get some of the cosmoline out of the wood. Not too much, but enough to keep it from bleeding on me at the range.

Well, this paint is SOOOO bad, I had to strip it. It was so bad, I couldn't read the numbers, proofs, or anything. The serial number and importer areas had been scrubbed a bit to make them out. The rear sight was a glob and NOT adjustable. I had to scrap paint away to get the magazine out! I didn't know paint could have such adhesive qualities. I have decided what I'm going to do though. Nothing. Yup. I have all the paint cleaned off and there's (I would guess) 45-50% of the blueing still there. It looks aged and well used but not rode hard and put up wet. The bore is soaking in Montana Extreme solvent now. I'll get some pictures later this evening. I'm really glad to not have to rattle can this thing. Looks to me now, like it's saying "Yeah, I been there, done that, what's next? I'm ready go." Bore has no pits or rust and the rifling is very strong. (kinda shocked) It's a shame I don't have any good ammo for it. I could run some 308 through it, but I'm not going to. I have about 500 rounds of Indian 7,62 (gag) and another 1K Israeli but I hate to break the seal on it. I think I'll just scrape me up a 100 pieces of brass, fire form them and neck size only.

Now if you just want one, that's great, but if you're just looking for a big game gun to do the job,What could you possibly be hunting that a 30/06 isn't enough? It's taken just about every animal on earth and fits nicely into you're budget. Especially if you can "budget" in some reloading equipment.

Yep, me too. Trigger pull to much, with all my might, I can't get it to go off. I follow up the next day with some dry fire exercises.

Conversion isn't an option to me, I hate sporterized stuff. I've been looking at some Duracote in black. I'd have to buy an airbrush but it would look better than a rattle can job. I think I'll clean the bore and go shoot it first. The level of accuracy will dictate the amount of effort I put into making look better.

Hey Bronker, did you run over that or just growl at it and it fell over dead from fear?

I just can't watch it, it's horrible. They make crap that serves little to no purpose, and now with this video confirming the lies of reality TV, I think I'd rather watch the Hallmark channel and catch some Little House on the Prairie.

He got knocked out and it was so pathetic, he was SO disgusted (Griffin) he stormed out the instant the fight was over. It was kind of poor on Forrests part to be so unsportsmanlike. The punch that knocked him out looked like your grandma turning off a light switch. It did a big disservice to the sport IMO because it looked like something from a Hulk Hogan match.

Did some trading this afternoon and look at the mangy old mutt that followed me home! An Ishapore 2A 7,62. Now, I for one hate the bubba gunschmitts that hack up old war horses. I don't much care for refinishes either, they ruin the story the old rifle has to tell. BUT, here's my dilemma. The wood (to me) looks great. A little freckling from mold on the butt, but nothing some pledge and an old rag won't scrub off. The metal......oh my God. They have slathered this thing with paint and I swear I think they used a 4 inch brush and quart of oil based black. Basically, it looks like doodoo. It's so bad that the adjustable rear sight won't slide. I'm going to break the whole rifle down in the morning and strip the metal with a wire brush on an air grinder. I can do that without removing any metal at all. I really don't want to, but this is really bad, I wish the pic did it justice. Am I wrong for doing this? What should I refinish with? I'm thinking of using a black etching primer and a light coat of gloss black so it will look like similar, but better than original. I had one of these before and I let it slip away like a fool. It was a hack job sporter. This one being original for the most part; It ain't going anywhere. It's going into the pass out stash for any little lieutenants I adopt WTSHTF.

God I hate Matt Hughes with a passion. I get mad just looking at him.

Maybe so. I wouldn't bet money against him. I'd also like to see him fight Lyoto Machida. Anderson wants to standup and trade licks. Well, give him someone who's VERY difficult to hit. Other than that, I don't know who would stand a chance against him. You could always throw him to the lions. Lesnar or Cain Velasquez. Ohh if we only had the Chuck Liddel from say...10 years ago.

He's a very respectful guy outside of the ring. He's only taunting and comical in the ring because everyone they put against him are paltry by comparison. He doesn't trash talk like so many others do. I want to see him fight GSP. THAT would be a clash of UFC titans.

The Spider does it AGAIN. Anderson Silva is not human. I don't know if it's funny or disgusting, he taunts his opponents by dropping his guard and begging the guy to hit him. I'm sure one day someone will beat him, but right now the guy seems to be invincible.

"Good" AND "Zombie Movie"????? What is this, a Zen riddle?

A beer induced nap in the middle of the day?

I'll share a little secret I found out about those pesky phones....if you let them ring long enough, eventually they'll stop.

Why would anyone want to hunt in this heat? The meat would spoil before you get home with it, unless you bring a cooler and a bag or two of ice. Someone needs to update this country's calender. I don't care what anyone says, the seasons have shifted. The first day of fall, ISN'T. If they'd shift the seasons they could shift the hunting seasons accordingly. There's a lot of good cold days to deer hunt long after season closes. Likewise, there's some stupid hot days when it opens. Ticks, flies, sweat, and potentially spoiled meat doesn't sound like a fun day of hunting, but apparently I'm a weirdo:)

How did folks ever make it without one? Some people literally start withdrawal symptoms if they don't have that infernal device in their hands. I have a cell phone. Whatever had the least features at BestBuy at the time. I only turn it on when I need to use it or when the wife leaves the house.

Oh you'll follow, you will...............I have cold beer.

Well, that is pretty crappy. It's pretty far fetched to think it's been sitting in inventory for almost two decades. On the other hand, it shoots good, you were happy with it before this happened and if you shot a turkey with it the next day, it obviously is bringing you good fortune. Who knows, maybe the Lady of the Lake has been saving this sword just for you. If it were me, I'd sit down with it and take a long hard look at it. If I liked the gun itself, I'd keep it and maybe do a little trash talking as far as the store that sold it. If you're not really in love with it, I'd raise all manner of a fuss with the store. Depending on the store's attitude, the BBB might even get a call. BUT, seriously, If you like the gun and it does everything you need/want it to, I'd personally let it go and keep the gun........after I tell everyone where I got it.

I have a speed loader I carry with my SP, but that's one place the SP is lacking. It's such a tight area, it can be difficult to use. You get one thing with the SP though; When you touch that thing off in a small room (I like Hornady 140gFTX Leverevolution) everyone will think the hand of GOD has descended upon them. With the exception of .30 tokarev and 7,63 Mauser, I don't think I have ever heard a louder pistol.

Rick Santorum - 84% ...Now, who the heck is Santorum? Oh wait, I really don't care.