Creeker
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Like I said I can't do it every time but the little rifle will put them where you look if you can do your part.
30-30 Winchester
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Like I said I can't do it every time but the little rifle will put them where you look if you can do your part.
Dick West
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You can see in my avatar that my 1903 Win. 94, does a fair job. It keeps them in a 5-inch circle at 100 yards, no matter what's it's fed. (i'm just along for the ride.)
It apparently had a hard past. At some point, way back when, the stock was broken off at the tang (horse fell on it in the scabbard?). The tang was brazed back on and a replacement stock added--that stock then developed what looks dry rot cracks at the butt, which were filled with wood putty.
Later, I realized that part of the barrel markings were truncated into the receiver. I measured the barrel and it's a little over 19". Apparently, it was snubbed at he chamber, then rechambered, and the barrrel threaded in farther.
I got it cheap because the owner told me the barrel was plugged and the front sight was missing. Turned out it had a spider egg sack half-way down. I pushed that and a decade worth of dust out of the bore with a cleaning rod. I made a new front sight blade out of a bit of brass. And the 94 promptly knocked my socks off with accuracy.
It apparently had a hard past. At some point, way back when, the stock was broken off at the tang (horse fell on it in the scabbard?). The tang was brazed back on and a replacement stock added--that stock then developed what looks dry rot cracks at the butt, which were filled with wood putty.
Later, I realized that part of the barrel markings were truncated into the receiver. I measured the barrel and it's a little over 19". Apparently, it was snubbed at he chamber, then rechambered, and the barrrel threaded in farther.
I got it cheap because the owner told me the barrel was plugged and the front sight was missing. Turned out it had a spider egg sack half-way down. I pushed that and a decade worth of dust out of the bore with a cleaning rod. I made a new front sight blade out of a bit of brass. And the 94 promptly knocked my socks off with accuracy.
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Chris
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You never know what impacts accuracy when it comes to bore rust.
I bought a sporterized 2-groove Springfield, really nice make you drool rifle, for $125 because it had a mud plug in the muzzle. Took a chance... there is a solid circular rust ring which cuts through the rifling a bit behind the front sight. Shoots cast like a house afire, totally democratic about cast bullets, it just loves me and whatever I shoot. Put 17 rounds of (loaded by another guy) cast from maybe 6 Lyman molds and unkown powder into 3" at 100 with peeps and a scorching hot barrel at the edge of dark, could barely see the front sight. Rust might even help once in a while...
I bought a sporterized 2-groove Springfield, really nice make you drool rifle, for $125 because it had a mud plug in the muzzle. Took a chance... there is a solid circular rust ring which cuts through the rifling a bit behind the front sight. Shoots cast like a house afire, totally democratic about cast bullets, it just loves me and whatever I shoot. Put 17 rounds of (loaded by another guy) cast from maybe 6 Lyman molds and unkown powder into 3" at 100 with peeps and a scorching hot barrel at the edge of dark, could barely see the front sight. Rust might even help once in a while...
quicksylver
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G-Man..that 94 looks like all the guns we had behind the doors on the farm ...and we had a lot of doors..most were shot guns..a5's ,and pumps..the rifles were mostly Savage 99's..
Here on Cape Cod they are referred to as "Boat Guns"..as every fishing vessel has at least one..they are beaters..most have more grey tape than original finsh...BUT, they are the beloved "Boat Guns"..
they are the first ones reached for and trusted ...the new shiny ones are left in the gun cabinets as display models..an often heard statement around here.." I got a new one ,but I like this one better"...Dan
Here on Cape Cod they are referred to as "Boat Guns"..as every fishing vessel has at least one..they are beaters..most have more grey tape than original finsh...BUT, they are the beloved "Boat Guns"..
they are the first ones reached for and trusted ...the new shiny ones are left in the gun cabinets as display models..an often heard statement around here.." I got a new one ,but I like this one better"...Dan