My late brother had two Liberty Rugers, a 1B .270 and a 77V Swift. Both were very accurate. He used an original Lee Target loader. Case stretching was an issue, and he prefered Norma cases, which were pricey and elusive.

One very cold and snowy Winter, we spent a few days huddled in a three-sided corncrib that also stored haybales. Had comfy, warm seats and a nice bench built using the hay. He 'sploded a pigeon at about 300 yards at the edge of some woods and left it lying there. Later, some crows came in and started to eat it, and he 'sploded one of them. Really pissed the others off. What that rifle would do to a woodchuck was pretty impressive; pretty much removed the off-side.

Later, he re-barreled to .22/243, then a tight .22/250. That was before the Liberty rifles were collectables.


What fresh Hell is this?