Originally Posted by 16bore
But what would you buy just for the hell of it? Sure, you might hunt with it, but not necessarily a "purpose" driven choice or some fang dangled cartridge that's cool for the moment.



Last July, ambling slowly through OH, PA, NY, & MA to go visit a traveling Mrs. FC, I found this li'l guy @ Pete's Gun Shop in Adams, MA:


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I got it because I was sniffing around for a 1903A3... laugh , so that definitely fills the, "for the hell of it" criteria.

And I just LOVE that thing! It's hard to believe a 70 year old rifle with iron sites will out-shoot some of the present-day rifles I've dicked-around with. I mean, I do use those newfangled TTSX bullets in it, but it's still hella cool.

Of course, now that I think about it, I think I've only ever had 3 rifles that I ever bought with a true purpose in mind, and I sold 1 of them within a few years. Of the other 2, only 1 is being used for its purpose. So EVERYTHING else has been, "for the hell of it!".

FC

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