CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
Along the lines of the "Help be buy a 45" thread...
A very good friend sent me a email and asked me to stop over Sunday. He knows my affection for 410's and said he had three I might want.
Well the first he pulled out was a 1960's Spanish garden gun. But its not a "410" it has a very short chamber and was shot with blk powder as bores are all bad.
The second was a Savage 24 410/410 nice gun!
Last was one I am gonna buy. American Arms SxS English stock. Dont remember what ge said model was. As new condition, nice walnut checkered butt no pad.
Then he handed me the "project" part of this post... A nicely stocked (HS precision) Weatherby Vanguard VLS 30/06. (Howa 1500 LA) the stock as as expected for a used hunted 30+ year old gun. Steel is still almost perfect. But the barrel... was chopped at 16". Price to me I cannot refuse. But, it would be a project as I simply dont need another '06. Not to mention who wants a 16" '06! So Ill have a LA, with a .473 bolt head.
So, its a good foundation for a new rifle but what caliber?? Knowing I like the off or not so common ducks.
CW
A very good friend sent me a email and asked me to stop over Sunday. He knows my affection for 410's and said he had three I might want.
Well the first he pulled out was a 1960's Spanish garden gun. But its not a "410" it has a very short chamber and was shot with blk powder as bores are all bad.
The second was a Savage 24 410/410 nice gun!
Last was one I am gonna buy. American Arms SxS English stock. Dont remember what ge said model was. As new condition, nice walnut checkered butt no pad.
Then he handed me the "project" part of this post... A nicely stocked (HS precision) Weatherby Vanguard VLS 30/06. (Howa 1500 LA) the stock as as expected for a used hunted 30+ year old gun. Steel is still almost perfect. But the barrel... was chopped at 16". Price to me I cannot refuse. But, it would be a project as I simply dont need another '06. Not to mention who wants a 16" '06! So Ill have a LA, with a .473 bolt head.
So, its a good foundation for a new rifle but what caliber?? Knowing I like the off or not so common ducks.
CW