Maybe... Unless theres drop bears.... The old punkin chucker will just make em mad! 

This new one will spend most of its life on the range so maybe a 260 rem will be the better option for high round matches

Meh the only drop bears are bears that are dropped. .308, a .50bmg etc. btw anyone here have any use for a monopod for a rifle? 4' tall at max height?, shop was tossing it, I didn't see a problem with it.  clamps onto the barrel

Quote from: mister on November 03, 2013, 04:16:42 AM
Back on track...

Marlin 30-30...



Better than a 308 for Aussie bush hunting? I think so.

Yes - sweet! Lots of kick from a 30-30 and the ammo is running 90 cents or more per round. Time to learn reloading. But after shooting the 30-30, going back to a 45 colt or 38spl Henry kind of feels like a 22 in comparison. Love those lever actions.

Try this one: Browning Hog Stalker BLR lever action in .223.

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Quote from: adidasguy on November 06, 2013, 11:35:31 PM
Yes - sweet! Lots of kick from a 30-30 and the ammo is running 90 cents or more per round. Time to learn reloading. But after shooting the 30-30, going back to a 45 colt or 38spl Henry kind of feels like a 22 in comparison. Love those lever actions.

I've got a little hand press and can load more than 50 rounds of .40 an hour just watching TV. With a progressive you should be able to pump out the ammo like the zombie apocalypse is tomorrow.
So long as you've got decent equipment you can just set it and forget it for 100+ rounds.

And you are saving your brass, right?   

Quote from: adidasguy on November 06, 2013, 11:35:31 PM

Quote from: mister on November 03, 2013, 04:16:42 AM
Back on track...

Marlin 30-30...



Better than a 308 for Aussie bush hunting? I think so.

Yes - sweet! Lots of kick from a 30-30 and the ammo is running 90 cents or more per round. Time to learn reloading. But after shooting the 30-30, going back to a 45 colt or 38spl Henry kind of feels like a 22 in comparison. Love those lever actions.

Try this one: Browning Hog Stalker BLR lever action in .223.

Well, Browning Lever Actions in 223 are $1600 to $1800 here  . I don't like them That much.

I'd love a shotgun but unfortunately for the average joe blow shooter you can't have a 870 or a 500 we can only have 2 or 3 barrel guns. Kinda takes a lot of the fun out of it. I'd love to have an under over gun loaded with double ought buck or slugs with a simple red dot even a laser for ground work. Obviously the laser wouldn't help for airborne targets. Still holding out for the la101 crossover gun maybe in .308. Have my .260 range gun and a .223 spotlighting gun and maybe a tika t3 in a tube stock with full bore sights. I think id be a happy man with that, and if needed a 375 h&h for that hunting trip of a lifetime. But right now it's all pie in the sky. But nice to have a plan

Quote from: mister on November 09, 2013, 05:25:41 PM

Well, Browning Lever Actions in 223 are $1600 to $1800 here  . I don't like them That much.

Henry is the best - action is like butter. Extra weight of the octagonal barrel adds to stability and reduced recoil.
Marlin 30-30 is nice but is used so has smoothed out. Quite nice but it IS a 30-30 sp kicks like hell. Will need to make my own lighter loads for plinking. Save the heavy stuff for raccoons and elk.
Browning BLR .223 is new so not even 100 rounds. After 200 or so it should smooth out. It is nice, though.
Ruger 96-22. Easy action but sloppy. Then it is very old.

The Henry's look like fun....and are. The marlin 30-30 looks like it wants to go kill deer.
The Browning kind of the same.
Ruger 96/22 is for plinking or a shooting gallery.

Me and a couple friends got an all day lesson in reloading from a local that is considered an expert and has been doing it for 30+ years. Nothing like learning from an expert. Better than a book or video.

the octagonal barrel, or a bull barrel, also help with accuracy. never mind weight. still want to get ym hands on a single shot 22lr helps with skunks, coons and trolls. plus I can use the ammo that doesnt talk back. 

My brother just got one of these... His is left handed though - with a tidy little Weaver 4x32 scope. 

Anshutz model 64 MPR


Most beautiful trigger you could ever hope for, 2 pound pull with a half pound touch (adjustable). frighteningly accurate. Bull barrel with a beavertail stock = very heavy..

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on November 10, 2013, 04:54:08 PM
the octagonal barrel, or a bull barrel, also help with accuracy. never mind weight. still want to get ym hands on a single shot 22lr helps with skunks, coons and trolls. plus I can use the ammo that doesnt talk back. 

Lever action or pump action will eat any ammo you feed it. No need for a slow single shot.

Forgot to add: "Ask me how I know". And use Super Colibri's (500 fps) rather than the slower Colibri's (350 fps) in a rifle.

Quote from: adidasguy on November 10, 2013, 09:51:53 PM

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on November 10, 2013, 04:54:08 PM
the octagonal barrel, or a bull barrel, also help with accuracy. never mind weight. still want to get ym hands on a single shot 22lr helps with skunks, coons and trolls. plus I can use the ammo that doesnt talk back. 

Lever action or pump action will eat any ammo you feed it. No need for a slow single shot.
true. but illegal to fire weapons inside city limits. sitting on 7 acres of prime hunting land lol that I cannot shoot from. so the silent ammo is only course. but the autos will not feed it. have to do it manuallymay have to wait til tax time

Forgot to add: "Ask me how I know". And use Super Colibri's (500 fps) rather than the slower Colibri's (350 fps) in a rifle.

Yes - auto's don't cycle with either of the Colibri's. You need a manual - like a lever or pump action. Or a revolver. You can single load a Beretta 21a (or one of the many copies). That's the one with the tilt up barrel to load in the first round.

However - if you are in imminent danger, you can shoot (at least here you can). So if you are attacked by a dog, raccoon or person you can shoot to protect yourself. You have the right to protect yourself.

... And how far/long have you walked around the yard Addy? ... To be in a protect yourself position ? 

still thinking an old Winnie 22 or maybe a henry if one shows up used.

Picked up a Remington 870 back in January, shotguns are tooooooo fun.  Especially when you're out camping with a bunch of buddies and you can just blow up trees with some military buckshot .

You got me curious addy, about this 30-30 ammo. So I made a few inquiries. Depending on brand... a buck to $1.25 per for standard ammo. But some pointy stuff with a flexible tip from Hornady - whatever it is called, I forget what the salesman said it was - was $38 a box of 20. That's a $1.90 per shot. 

Ain't nobody pumping through that at the range for a day of shites and giggles down here.

Oh, yeah, you're not here. Your laws and  prices are different.

Check out gunbot.net for the current prices here.

30-30 I get at about 75 cents or less. Hornady Leverevolution is $1.25 or less.
You can reload and get the price down to 40 cents each. Save your cases. Reloading you can make lighter loads for less recoil to learn your 30-30. However I did some and at 100 yards it dropped 10 inches. That was a little too light but no recoil. I keep notes and made an assortment of loads to test and find what I like. Came up with some sweet 45 colt loads.

You can buy the Leverevolution powder for $20 a pound. (1 pound = 7000 grains and about 25 grains per load. Do the $ math.) Bullets for about 30 cents and primers are 4 cents.

By reloading you can blast through 100 rounds and not feel the pain. Just go slow - the barrel can get pretty hot so now I take 2 Marlin's one with scope and one with iron sights. I like the challenge of iron sights at 100yards.

So much fun to pump out 6 rounds from your lever action. Yee Haa! Cowboy style!

One thing to watch for is if your government signing on to the UN arms control thing. Two things: it calls for a world wide registry of all guns (meaning honest people are registered,not criminals) and prohibits the manufacturing of ammo by private parties - which by definition would prohibit reloading ammo. The USA isnot signing it as it is against out 2nd amendment to the constitution.

Quote from: adidasguy on December 04, 2013, 04:30:39 AMThe USA isnot signing it as it is against out 2nd amendment to the constitution.

Our government knows it's not constitutional and isn't going to try and sign it anyways? Holy cow, that's a small miracle right there!

It would be interesting to see what they would do about the millions of .22s made before WWII that don't have serials, especially the ones with collector value where they would 'destroy' it by stamping a serial on.

As far as 'manufacturing' ammo -- depends on the definition of manufacturing I guess. 18 USC Sec. 921 -- "(10) The term "manufacturer" means any person engaged in the business of manufacturing firearms or ammunition for purposes of sale or distribution; and the term "licensed manufacturer" means any such person licensed under the provisions of this chapter."

If you're not allowed to 'manufacture' ammo, this would mean you could make your own, just not with intent to sell it. Not sure if the law they're signing in looks at it the same way or not.

TSA Seizes Sock Monkey's Toy Gun

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/365823/tsa-seizes-sock-monkeys-toy-gun-andrew-johnson

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TSA agents in St. Louis, Missouri, disarmed Rooster Monkburn, a cowboy sock money, of his two-inch toy gun after a woman brought the stuffed monkey through security. Agents said that it posed a threat because it could be confused for a real gun, according to local reports.

"[The agent] said 'this is a gun,'" said Phyllis May, recounting the experience to fly back to her home in Washington state. "I said no, it's not a gun it's a prop for my monkey."

May, who has a small business selling sock monkeys, was also questioned for bringing the sewing supplies she uses to make the stuffed animals in her carry-on bag. TSA agents told her they would have to confiscate the miniature firearm and call the police, although Washington's KING-TV reports that the TSA never did call the authorities. May's sewing supplies were ultimately returned to her.
"Rooster Monkburn has been disarmed so I'm sure everyone on the plane was safe," May quipped. "I understand [the TSA agent] was doing her job but at some point doesn't common sense prevail?"
May had named the disarmed monkey Rooster Monkburn after Rooster Cogburn, John Wayne's character in the film True Grit.