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Brand new 16 year old gun #9644748 02/28/15 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter OP Campfire Regular OP 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee Bought a new, never been fired 16 year old Weatherby VG. Anything "special" I should do before I shoot it other than clean the bore? Last edited by 1tnhunter; 02/28/15.

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9644765 02/28/15 Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 4ager Campfire Ranger 4ager Campfire Ranger Joined: Jul 2011 Posts: 23,453 Sacrifice a chicken over it; eat only the entrails and feet. Originally Posted by Mannlicher America needs to understand that our troops are not 'disposable'. Each represents a family; Fathers, Mothers, Sons, Daughters, Cousins, Uncles, Aunts... Our Citizens are our most valuable treasure; we waste far too many.

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 4ager #9644772 02/28/15 Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,162 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,162 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico Really,thought it was a lamb and you grill the brains and then eat them with fava beans. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9644830 02/28/15 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,178 29376 R ringworm Campfire Ranger ringworm Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,178 29376 Drag it behind the truck for a mile, so you won't pamper it. TRUMP- GABBARD 2024

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 4ager #9644833 02/28/15 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter OP Campfire Regular OP 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee Originally Posted by 4ager Sacrifice a chicken over it; eat only the entrails and feet. LOL funny!

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9644841 02/28/15 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter OP Campfire Regular OP 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee Ok guys thanks for laugh! I get y'alls drift...Just shoot it!! But I might also take 4ager advice.

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9644974 02/28/15 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,601 A little further North... 1Nut Campfire Regular 1Nut Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 2,601 A little further North... Originally Posted by 1tnhunter Ok guys thanks for laugh! I get y'alls drift...Just shoot it!! But I might also take 4ager advice. Don't get chicken blood on it. Wait and get some proper game blood on it. Nut Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645066 02/28/15 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 S Steelhead Campfire Oracle Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 Cleaning the bore before shooting is akin to wiping your ass before taking a crap. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun Steelhead #9645148 02/28/15 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter OP Campfire Regular OP 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee Ok so don't clean the bore but sacrifice the chicken got it!

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645252 02/28/15 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 521 1 10generation Campfire Regular 10generation Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 521 I always give any gun a thorough cleaning when I come into possession of it. Never know the history.

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645580 03/01/15 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,860 Likes: 2 Arizona F firstcoueswas80 Campfire Outfitter firstcoueswas80 Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 9,860 Likes: 2 Arizona This might be a first, but I disagree with Steelie on this one, I always clean the rifles before they go to the range. Never know what they've been through, new or other wise.

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun elkhunternm #9645606 03/01/15 Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,289 Likes: 5 Cheyenne, Wy Fotis Campfire Ranger Fotis Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2009 Posts: 17,289 Likes: 5 Cheyenne, Wy Originally Posted by elkhunternm Really,thought it was a lamb and you grill the brains and then eat them with fava beans. And some ouzo! https://thehandloadinglog.wordpress.com μολὼν λαβέ "Weatherby was too long so I nicknamed it "Bee""

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun firstcoueswas80 #9645607 03/01/15 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,278 Sandia Mountains, NM Anjin Campfire Regular Anjin Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 2,278 Sandia Mountains, NM Originally Posted by firstcoueswas80 This might be a first, but I disagree with Steelie on this one, I always clean the rifles before they go to the range. Never know what they've been through, new or other wise. It could even have a wasp's nest in the barrel. It has been known to happen. I'd run a patch through it, myself. Norman Solberg International lawyer, lately for 25 years in Japan, now working on trusts in the US, the 3rd greatest tax haven. NRA Life Member for over 50 years, NRA Endowment (2014), Patron (2016).

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645618 03/01/15 Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 17,282 Likes: 3 The Land of Cotton GeoW Campfire Ranger GeoW Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 17,282 Likes: 3 The Land of Cotton If i see daylight through a barrel, the first round cleans it up rather nicely. "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon! "A Well Regulated Militia" Life Member

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645702 03/01/15 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 S Steelhead Campfire Oracle Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 Exactly "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645708 03/01/15 Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,178 29376 R ringworm Campfire Ranger ringworm Campfire Ranger R Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,178 29376 I usually take it to the car wash after the drag behind to spray out the cosmoline . then I shoot it dry, spray it down with a full can of wd40 and hang it outside from an evergreen tree, muzzle down till dawn. TRUMP- GABBARD 2024

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun ringworm #9645712 03/01/15 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 S Steelhead Campfire Oracle Steelhead Campfire Oracle S Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96,121 Likes: 1 Originally Posted by ringworm I usually take it to the car wash after the drag behind to spray out the cosmoline . then I shoot it dry, spray it down with a full can of wd40 and hang it outside from an evergreen tree, muzzle down till dawn. 16 year old GUN, not guy. "Dear Lord, save me from Your followers"

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645828 03/01/15 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,963 Wisconsin C CowboyTim Campfire Tracker CowboyTim Campfire Tracker C Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,963 Wisconsin You need to wait 2 more years....she's still jail bait... Mauser Rescue Society Founder, President, and Chairman I don't always shoot Mausers, but when I do...I prefer VZ-24s. jdi do píči

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun 1tnhunter #9645836 03/01/15 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee 1 1tnhunter OP Campfire Regular OP 1tnhunter Campfire Regular 1 Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,214 Tennessee Hey Tim... I think in TN 16 is legal!

Re: Brand new 16 year old gun Steelhead #9645838 03/01/15 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,396 Canton Ga U uncle joe Campfire Regular uncle joe Campfire Regular U Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,396 Canton Ga Originally Posted by Steelhead Originally Posted by ringworm I usually take it to the car wash after the drag behind to spray out the cosmoline . then I shoot it dry, spray it down with a full can of wd40 and hang it outside from an evergreen tree, muzzle down till dawn. 16 year old GUN, not guy. 16 YO gun not 16 YO kid trying to date your daughter Now it's right. Never try to teach a pig to sing... ...it wastes your time and annoys the pig!