I havehad three memorables

I built a 358 norma..it had a 20" feather weight barrel that tapered to .600 at the muzzle, it was in a stock which I think was a brown pounder.. Its not that it kicked hard.. it just kicked fast.

#2 a super 14 contender in 45/70 government. It would open my Trigger finger even wearing a glove. full power loads were impressive. I sold it at a local shop and it kept reapearing every so often.

lastly, a H&R topper buck gun. 3" 12ga with a 20" barrel. It was hell with federal magnum slugs. It was my first deer gun and killed a number of deer, still in my safe 30 years later.


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