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Most of my life money has been really tight so I have never had a lot of options. I would go with a nice 308 carbine with some good deer bullets and some cast bullet loads. The cast bullet loads I had shot to point of aim out to about 100 yards. That said, I am learning a lot reading about all these other options, thanks!
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Your idea is a good one though...!
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...too many choices... Savage 24 DL .22 Magnum/20ga. always rides in the truck... If deer are in season however, Ruger Frontier in .358 Winchester. 220 grain Speer HotCores for deer and 180 grain Hornady Silhouette pistol bullets loaded down to 1500 fps for small game. Have shot grouse with this load with minimal damage... Bob Dangit! Every time I see your Frontier .358 I teeter on doing mine the same way. Right now it merely has a 3x fixed Weaver with a post in standard configuration; may try a Scout if I find one cheap enough... Think you've said you just screwed on a Williams Shorty Ramp FS and then NECG aperture? Reckon anybody makes a folding or popup rear V sight that would attach to the quarter rib? What is your data for small game load? I just found a bag of Rem. 180 gr. JHPs and I'm fixing to put them up in some new cases somewhere in the 1,500 to 2,000 fps range. Also wondering if that company that makes the conversion shells that let's you shoot .32 ACP in .30 centerfires, makes one that lets you shoot .38 or 9mm in .35 CFs...can't think of company name right now.
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I met up with RJM to do some shootin and though he had his .308 that day its setup the same way. It is a slick little package. It would take a little practice to get used to the Scout Setup but again it is a slick little package
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You're funny! No, the 25 WSSM is too much rifle for bunnies, unless you carry 1 of those Hammond Game Getter auxillary chambers to shoot the bunnies with.
How come you're not flying rescue missions in Haiti?
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I've had two rifles with the Game Getter and could never get them to feed properly............
Cuzz I'm building ships that will eventually be doing like missions.
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Well, since everybody knows that WSSMs don't feed for $hit, the Game Getters will probably feed slick as snot on a door knob.
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I like Savage 24s and think that the 24Vs in 223 over 20 gauge make a pretty useful truck gun. If you haven't read it yet, there is a great Savage 24 article by Marshall Stanton in the "tech notes" section, over on www.beartoothbullets.com.Jeff
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...too many choices... Savage 24 DL .22 Magnum/20ga. always rides in the truck... If deer are in season however, Ruger Frontier in .358 Winchester. 220 grain Speer HotCores for deer and 180 grain Hornady Silhouette pistol bullets loaded down to 1500 fps for small game. Have shot grouse with this load with minimal damage... Bob ............RJM............I like that 358 Win Ruger Frontier. Sweet handling piece and a perfect bolt action woods rifle! Though I do wish my Frontier`s laminated stock had the checkering like your does. As you show too, I also use a slip-on recoil pad. I tried the scout scope concept for quite awhile, and although the target acquisition and aiming are very fast with both eyes open, the scout scope for my taste when hunting, just has too narrow a FOV. So, I sold my EER Nikon scout and I went back to the `ol conventionally mounted scope way on my Frontier. PS.........Kinda which I had the stainless barrel too............Oh well!
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I like Savage 24s and think that the 24Vs in 223 over 20 gauge make a pretty useful truck gun. If you haven't read it yet, there is a great Savage 24 article by Marshall Stanton in the "tech notes" section, over on www.beartoothbullets.com.Jeff Yes that is a great resource. I am in the market for a 24F in 12 ga./223. right now. Bigger, but meets my needs. BMT
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I saw 1 recently for about $350 with black plastic. If you're interested, I can think about it and if I can remember where it was, I can go back and look it for you.
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I like Savage 24s and think that the 24Vs in 223 over 20 gauge make a pretty useful truck gun. If you haven't read it yet, there is a great Savage 24 article by Marshall Stanton in the "tech notes" section, over on www.beartoothbullets.com.Jeff Would love to have a .30-30 over 12ga. Expat
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Jeff:
That is a dandy offer, but I am cash poor at this time.
Gotta pay mortgage and stuff first.
I keep looking, tho'. I expect to free up some $$ this summer.
Again, thanks,
BMT
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Let me note that the initial question from Jeff was for a woods loafer's RIFLE, not a combo or drilling or other exotic. IMO the three gents who voted for the Winchester 94 in .25-35 had it almost right. I would pick a Savage 99 in the calibre, unfortunately, they are so scarce, and many are so old, that it would be easier to find a decent .30-30 and rebarrel it. At last weekend's Albany gun show there was a gorgeous little 1899 deluxe carbine, 20" barrel, shotgun butt, straight grip, superfancy American walnut and checkering, and a Lyman tang sight with windage and elevation adjustment. Alas the bore was dark in the grooves so I didn't ask the price, which I am sure was astronomical. Ranges in the woods are short so a scope is usually superfluous, but if you need it, one can be added to a 99 with a Stith mount without drilling holes.
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Most every weekend I carry a model 94 22 LR. I've been on the prowl for a Marlin 218 Bee or 25-20 for this purpose.
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Having owned a Savage 24 I feel they are very heavy for this type work.
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Having owned a Savage 24 I feel they are very heavy for this type work. Depends on the 24. The .22LR/.410s are plus perfect, IMHO, and not heavy at all.
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