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I could never get excited by the Model 99. Never did anything for me. There is a niche for fellows like me tho. I decline them so the fellows who really appreciate them can stack em up in their gun rooms! See? A win,win.
I passed up scores of em while I was working at the shop.
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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."
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I could never get excited by the Model 99. Never did anything for me. There is a niche for fellows like me tho. I decline them so the fellows who really appreciate them can stack em up in their gun rooms! See? A win,win.
I passed up scores of em while I was working at the shop. Everybody can have my share of the 99's as well. Too ugly for me and the action too choppy. I did own one in the past. Don't need another for anything.
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It doesn't require a lot of rifles to reach Looney status. I have a couple of friends who only own a big-game rifle and a 22 l.r. and they are both Loonies - they can quote facts about practically every rifle that is or has been available. Neither of them has a desire to own a lot of rifles but they are definitely into them to the point of being Loonies.
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223 Rem, my favorite cartridge - you can't argue with truckloads of dead PD's and gophers.
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It doesn't require a lot of rifles to reach Looney status. I have a couple of friends who only own a big-game rifle and a 22 l.r. and they are both Loonies - they can quote facts about practically every rifle that is or has been available. Neither of them has a desire to own a lot of rifles but they are definitely into them to the point of being Loonies.
drover I understand that. I'd rather talk rifles/cartridges with someone who knows and understands what's what than someone who owns a dozen rifles but is a ballistic baboon. I actually personally know more 'baboons' than hunters who are informed. Yrs ago I moved into a new community to me and got acquainted with a guy who became a close personal and hunting friend. After a little while he told his wife....."Now I have someone that I can talk guns with." Sadly, he died 2 yrs. ago. I miss him. Jerry
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Damn I just realized! I’m down to 9 flintlocks!!! Someone throw this poor man a life ring! 
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”
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"You can lead a man to logic, but you cannot make him think." Joe Harz
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Damn I just realized! I’m down to 9 flintlocks!!! Someone throw this poor man a life ring! Thanks!!! I’m thinking I might make it now!!! 😁
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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New guy here & have been reading this thread & thinking I might be in the early stages of
becoming a rifle loony. Made a up a list of what I have on hand & hoping you guys might
can tell just how badly afflicted I am. Is there a cure ?
M77 SS RSI 250 Sav Lipseys
No1 RSI 7x57
M77 275 Rigby African
Marlin 336 375W
HVA M46 9.3x57
1885 45-70
77/22
CZ455 Full Stock
and most recently a sporterized Norwegian Krag 6.5x55.
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I,m pretty sure i qualify! 
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I,m pretty sure i qualify! You sir are another level...... 
Originally Posted by Judman
PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha
Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.
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I have a rifle chambered in 6.5 Remington Magnum, not a Creed, but it qualifies me, I think.
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I,m pretty sure i qualify! Uh, yeah.
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Does a Husky in 7X57 AI get my foot in the door?
It has been my favorite antelope rifle for 25 years.
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”
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New guy here & have been reading this thread & thinking I might be in the early stages of
becoming a rifle loony. Made a up a list of what I have on hand & hoping you guys might
can tell just how badly afflicted I am. Is there a cure ?
M77 SS RSI 250 Sav Lipseys
No1 RSI 7x57
M77 275 Rigby African
Marlin 336 375W
*** HVA M46 9.3x57 ***
1885 45-70
77/22
CZ455 Full Stock
and most recently a sporterized Norwegian Krag 6.5x55. First off: Welcome to the 'fire'. If you've read enuff you know to GET a flame suit. Every body gets FLAMED now n again. I'm far from the oldest member here but IMO that list gets you..... into the Front Foyer !  That 9.3x57 intrigues me.  I have FMD (fading memory disorder) but I'm not sure I've seen that one ? ? IF it's not off of the 8X57 I would not have clue. Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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I,m pretty sure i qualify! OK we now know your a “classic lever action” Looney-Master.....we need to see the rows of bolts, pumps and semis (all classics of course) to qualify as an “all around” Looney😄......plus I just want to see the other classics that you must have!!! Man I’m still having dreams about that room😁 PennDog
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That 9.3x57 intrigues me. I have FMD (fading memory disorder) but I'm not sure I've seen that one ? ? IF it's not off of the 8X57 I would not have clue. Jerry Hello Jerry, thanks for the welcome !! Your right, the 9.3x57 is a necked up 8x57, one pass process. Only load I've tried so far is a 286 gr bullet with H4895 at around 2000 fps. Thumper for sure !! https://simpsonltd.com/husqvarna-model-46-c44016/
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That 9.3x57 intrigues me. I have FMD (fading memory disorder) but I'm not sure I've seen that one ? ? IF it's not off of the 8X57 I would not have clue. Jerry Hello Jerry, thanks for the welcome !! Your right, the 9.3x57 is a necked up 8x57, one pass process. Only load I've tried so far is a 286 gr bullet with H4895 at around 2000 fps. Thumper for sure !! https://simpsonltd.com/husqvarna-model-46-c44016/It's a very old round from around 1900 and was factory loaded. It's a good round, IMO, and it's appropriate to the 95 & 96 Mausers. H4895 and IMR 30-31 are both good powders for it. The traditional bullet is the 286gr RN. As the poster says, it's a thumper.
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”
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That 9.3x57 intrigues me. I have FMD (fading memory disorder) but I'm not sure I've seen that one ? ? IF it's not off of the 8X57 I would not have clue. Jerry Hello Jerry, thanks for the welcome !! Your right, the 9.3x57 is a necked up 8x57, one pass process. Only load I've tried so far is a 286 gr bullet with H4895 at around 2000 fps. Thumper for sure !! https://simpsonltd.com/husqvarna-model-46-c44016/It's a very old round from around 1900 and was factory loaded. It's a good round, IMO, and it's appropriate to the 95 & 96 Mausers. H4895 and IMR 30-31 are both good powders for it. The traditional bullet is the 286gr RN. As the poster says, it's a thumper. I've got a 9.3x57 Swede that I love to shoot and hunt with..
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Got a 357 mag Timberwolf. Kinda rare. Good shooter.
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9.3 x 57 is a good hog thumper. 270 Speer hot-cor ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/kGWKrWDT/3-E1-E5599-C857-47-F1-B19-B-28-C3920304-D3.jpg)
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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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