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Re: Required rifles for Loony status. Mule Deer #14454767 01/11/20
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WAM Campfire Tracker W Joined: May 2017 Posts: 4,913 Sweet Home	Originally Posted by Mule Deer Pete53, I used to be a real 99 loony, even owned an 1895 in .30-30, along with take-downs in .22 HP, .250-3000, .300 and .303. But eventually realized the only one I wanted to hunt with was the mid-1950s 99F in .358 Winchester I inherited from one of my hunting mentors, so sold the rest.... I still have my .358W. Haven’t hunted with it for years. That changes in spring bear. Life Member NRA, RMEF, American Legion, MAGA. Not necessarily in that order.

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Re: Required rifles for Loony status. DigitalDan #14455471 01/11/20
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by DigitalDan Originally Posted by irfubar How about owning an elephant rifle, yet you never plan to hunt elephants..... is that loony? It's a matter of semantics. If you have a "squirrel rifle" but shoot other things with it, is it only a squirrel rifle? Case in point is my truck gun. We have few elephants in the neighborhood, but many trucks. It will stop a truck, large lizards, buffalo and even foreign hatchbacks, no question about that. Trucks are "Big Game". I used to shoot gophers here on Gopher Broke Farm with my 416 Rigby with 350 gr Speer varmint bullets, but as I got older and more recoil conscious I sold the Rigby and scaled back to my FN/Sako 375 Wby and 270gr gopher/coyote pills. That's virtually perfectly hand basket weave checkering, not everyone's cup of tea, but up close look and it becomes pretty nice. It has a VX III 2.5-8 on it now and one standing/one folding. I no longer have a use for it, but the Loony in me won't let go. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. luv2safari #14455978 01/11/20
Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 248 Ireton, IA C CamNWIA Campfire Member
CamNWIA Campfire Member C Joined: Oct 2019 Posts: 248 Ireton, IA	That woven checkering is fantastic!

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. luv2safari #14456221 01/11/20
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,755 Atlanta D doubletap Campfire Tracker
doubletap Campfire Tracker D Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 6,755 Atlanta	No jackrabbits where you live? He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice. - Albert Einstein

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14456281 01/11/20
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,860 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA 1minute Campfire Ranger
1minute Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 29,860 Burns/Hines, Oregon, USA	and already has ammo for rifles he may eventually own. Last edited by 1minute; 01/11/20. 1Minute

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Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14456368 01/11/20
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,133 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,133 In the Swamps	Yeh, I got a box of .25-35 Win. and a couple of 8 Mouser. Tick-tock-tick-tock.... I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14456696 01/11/20
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,774 Alaska K kaboku68 OP Campfire Tracker
OP kaboku68 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,774 Alaska	I have always looked for a Remington Pump Rifle in 35 Whelen with the basketweave checkering. It would just seem right. I think I saw one when I was about 12 or 13 and always have kept that one the que as a possible rifle.

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. ready_on_the_right #14456991 01/11/20
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,075 GA, USA	Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right Originally Posted by Yoder409 Originally Posted by jwall Originally Posted by greydog I would say the two 5mm's deserve some serious bonus points. GD I have 1. Rem 541 (?) in very good condition & accurate. I had forgotten I have it. Jerry 541 ?? Or 591 ?? 541 is a .22 LR. 591 is a 5mm Rem Rim Mag (as well as the 592) I have a 541 if that's the single shot! My favorite squirrel rifle, Mike 580 for me dug it out of the safe and plan on tuning up a few squirrels next weekend Mike God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. doubletap #14457044 01/11/20
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by doubletap No jackrabbits where you live? Too big here. They're like shooting the neighbor's cattle...no challenge. Last edited by luv2safari; 01/11/20. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14457424 01/11/20
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kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,614 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Damn I just realized! I’m down to 9 flintlocks!!! Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

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Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14457583 01/11/20
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,961 Park Rapids, MN M mmgravy Campfire Regular
mmgravy Campfire Regular M Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,961 Park Rapids, MN	What a great thread!! I cannot hold a candle to what has been shared here, but do like to hunt with early '50's firearms. I often hunt deer with a pair of 722 Remingtons in .300 Savage along with a pre-64 M70 .270 featherweight and a FN custom in .257 Roberts. I have passed my first rifle, a Remington 760 in .300 Savage as well as my Dad's 99, also in .300 Savage, to my son. He also has several FN's from the '50's as does his sister. As far as shotguns, I do my hunting with four 16 gauge 870 Wingmasters. Two are first year production with serial numbered barrels matching the receiver numbers, one full choke and the other a modified. The other two shotguns have IC barrels. My son has my Dad's 870 he bought new in '53 as well as another IC deluxe the same age. I built a pair of 1-8" twist .220 Swifts on M70 short actions to compliment the Ruger No. 1 in .220 Swift I have. All three are excellent shooting rifles.

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. mmgravy #14457637 01/11/20
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Originally Posted by mmgravy What a great thread!! I cannot hold a candle to what has been shared here, but do like to hunt with early '50's firearms. I often hunt deer with a pair of 722 Remingtons in .300 Savage along with a pre-64 M70 .270 featherweight and a FN custom in .257 Roberts. I have passed my first rifle, a Remington 760 in .300 Savage as well as my Dad's 99, also in .300 Savage, to my son. He also has several FN's from the '50's as does his sister. As far as shotguns, I do my hunting with four 16 gauge 870 Wingmasters. Two are first year production with serial numbered barrels matching the receiver numbers, one full choke and the other a modified. The other two shotguns have IC barrels. My son has my Dad's 870 he bought new in '53 as well as another IC deluxe the same age. I built a pair of 1-8" twist .220 Swifts on M70 short actions to compliment the Ruger No. 1 in .220 Swift I have. All three are excellent shooting rifles. Are you complaining or bragging? That's a nice bunch of rifles. Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaywoodie #14457660 01/11/20
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,133 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,133 In the Swamps	Originally Posted by kaywoodie Damn I just realized! I’m down to 9 flintlocks!!! What happened? You trade a couple for a wheel lock? I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14457812 01/11/20
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gnoahhh Campfire Ranger G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,092 Annapolis, Md.	Matchlock. That or a petard for the big bang. "You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz "Always certain, often right." Keith McCafferty

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. DigitalDan #14458136 01/12/20
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kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,614 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Originally Posted by DigitalDan Originally Posted by kaywoodie Damn I just realized! I’m down to 9 flintlocks!!! What happened? You trade a couple for a wheel lock? No I think they converted themselves to percussion! 🤣 Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaywoodie #14458146 01/12/20
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,133 In the Swamps DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna
DigitalDan Campfire Kahuna Joined: May 2004 Posts: 56,133 In the Swamps	Well, percussion ain't all that bad. I am..........disturbed. Concerning the difference between man and the jackass: some observers hold that there isn't any. But this wrongs the jackass. -Twain

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. kaboku68 #14458149 01/12/20
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,614 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,614 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	Well there are two pill locks out in the shop. No tellin’ what they do in the dark. Very nice Dan! Last edited by kaywoodie; 01/12/20. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. DigitalDan #14458848 01/12/20
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There luv2safari Campfire Ranger
luv2safari Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 28,172 Here Or There	Very nice indeed! Hunt with Class and Classics Religion: A founder of The Church of Spray and Pray Acquit v. t. To render a judgment in a murder case in San Francisco... EQUAL, adj. As bad as something else. Ambrose Bierce “The Devil's Dictionary”

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. Mule Deer #14458880 01/12/20
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pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,294 Northern USA	Originally Posted by Mule Deer Pete53, I used to be a real 99 loony, even owned an 1895 in .30-30, along with take-downs in .22 HP, .250-3000, .300 and .303. But eventually realized the only one I wanted to hunt with was the mid-1950s 99F in .358 Winchester I inherited from one of my hunting mentors, so sold the rest.... > SO YOU BORED WITH THAT 99 358 Win ? LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Required rifles for Loony status. pete53 #14458990 01/12/20
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,401 Texas hanco Campfire Savant
hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 151,401 Texas	Originally Posted by pete53 Originally Posted by Mule Deer Pete53, I used to be a real 99 loony, even owned an 1895 in .30-30, along with take-downs in .22 HP, .250-3000, .300 and .303. But eventually realized the only one I wanted to hunt with was the mid-1950s 99F in .358 Winchester I inherited from one of my hunting mentors, so sold the rest.... > SO YOU BORED WITH THAT 99 358 Win ? You wanna sell that 99 F ?? My 358F needs a partner!! temporary picture sharing Last edited by hanco; 01/12/20.

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