saddlegun;
Good morning to you sir, I hope the day's a wee bit more sunny for you folks than it is here - but then if you need the rain like we do... anyways I hope all is well as can be in your world.
It's cool to read your experience with the Miroku - the ones I've looked at were truly wonderfully built in every way I thought.
When I was a kid, my buddy's Dad had a worn '92 - the ones with that ugly gumwood that didn't stain up at all - in .44-40 that I fell in love with.
It's funny that I lusted after several originals and then a Miroku or two for most of my life before finally picking up a Chiappa clone in .357 a few years ago. This Chiappa seems very nicely made and functions fine so far - but to be honest I just plink with it.
For sure though I've picked up a couple screaming deals over the years because they were handloading proposals only. Our youngest daughter's hunting rifle was a 722 action with an RKS stainless match barrel in .250AI that buddy couldn't sell. If it'd been a .243 or even a .250 he said he'd have had lots of buyers, but nobody wanted to fool with an Ackley Improved.
Since there was already a .22-250AI in the safe, it turned out I was pretty fluent in AI speak, bought it for a very reasonable price and she used it for years.
The same goes for a pair of .308 Norma's in the safe. The last time I saw factory ammo for one and looked at the price I needed to go to the car for more heart meds!
I can't imagine what they'd ask for a box now.
All that to say that for sure I get where you're coming from with keeping the old and odd rounds percolating.
All the best and thanks for the pleasant exchange sir.
Dwayne
