Those .22 smoothbores are the schizzle. Shot my first clays at Scout camp with one back in '62 and they work well on carpenter bees also, circa '94-95. Ran out of bees quick.
Yeah, I got all the loony scopes too. Had a .297-250 for a spell.
And I've been shooting black powder in my .22 GTC.
Thinking it's about time to invent a .22 short centerfire.
Now there's a thought. Like a 25 auto, or a 32 ACP necked down?
I would bet that a lot of fun could be had with a little break action chambered for a 22-327 magnum loaded with a 40 gr BT over a couple grains of Titegroup.
Speaking of old scopes. I have an interesting old sample of a Weaver V7 with adjustments built into the rear ring mount. But the ocular is loose and wiggles about, which changes the POI every time you brush the ocular with your hand.
I missed six shots at six different mule deer in one day, because every time I pulled the '06 from the saddle scabbard, I would bump the ocular with my thumb. A couple of them were cake shots, prone at less than 300 yds.
Now, that schitt will fug with a young man's confidence.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
