"I am an equal opportunity powder burner"
You go cisco! An excellent quote. I might steal this one.
And yes, Stan, the 61 is nice, but it's a Winchester & will command bigger bucks for the name. Is it better than the 121 Rem ? The Rem ain't cheap for a nice one , but the Win will usually command more. I'm on a quest for a 121 BTW. As nice as I can find that won't cost a months SSI. I look weekly.
The Marlin 39 was/is a standard gun for a complete 22 RF battery. How could a RF lover not have a 39?
Longer barrels....... they will extend your iron sight shooting for 5 or ten years. When looking at a 512 Rem that was for sale, which has a 25.5" barrel, my 5 year old younger brother said, wait a minute, I can see the front sight on this gun. I said let me see that, & grabbed it from him, shouldered it & soon told the seller I'd take it.
I've often thought about the numbers of a battery of guns one should have, others strive for that too. Three centerfires should do it, as well as 3shotguns & 3 to 5 handguns.
22 RF's don't count, a man ought to have as many of those as he wants.
"Centerfires seem to be tools while rimfires are joy" gunzo
