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Offline FX1

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« on: January 30, 2008, 08:06:49 PM »
Thought my Winchester 101 12ga could use a little sister. Its a Beretta Silver pigeon 28ga king ranch edition. Sorry for the pics but some sob helped himself to my laptop, camera and about 1k worth of electronic crap off my desk at the office..






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« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2008, 10:48:47 AM »
Enjoy the new gun, I hear those are very nice!

Here is my newest… It’s an 1873 Springfield trapdoor 45/70cal. All original, with a real good bore. I bought it at an estate auction last week.

45/70 black powder rounds run about a buck and a half apiece. But I already cast all of my own bullets for my muzzleloaders. So now I just need to get a mold for this caliber and the equipment to load black powder cartridges. Should be able to get everything I need for about sixty dollars.

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« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2008, 10:55:09 AM »
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Thought my Winchester 101 12ga could use a little sister. Its a Beretta Silver pigeon 28ga king ranch edition. Sorry for the pics but some sob helped himself to my laptop, camera and about 1k worth of electronic crap off my desk at the office..


Hard to tell in the pic, is that an over/under?
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2008, 12:00:04 PM »
Trieze,

Yup that's a stack barrel, a true gentleman's sporting arm. I love them for hunting and clay busting.

Papabear,
Please be very careful with that old timer, the metallurgy wasn't as good as it is today and it would be a shame to blow it (and yourself) up with a too hot load. Trap doors were weak actions and the falling trap actions much more robust. If I had the $ and was living in a stationary location I'd love to get a Sharps, even a replica to shoot in 45-70.


FX1,

Congrats on the new scatter gun. I hope it does very well for you in the field and range.
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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2008, 01:11:35 PM »
PaPaBear you just made me drool all over myself. If its one thing in life I love its an original Springfield trapdoor rifle.
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« Reply #6 on: January 31, 2008, 06:18:30 PM »
One of my best friends just walked in to the shop the other day, and brought me a nice little Model 70 in .270 Winchester, 24" barrel, 3x9 scope, composite stock, and target crown barrel. A couple years ago, when my Model 670 300 Magnum was down, he picked up a nice Model 70 30-06 for me. I'm developing quite a collection of Model 70 bolt action rifles. Between what he buys and what I buy, I need a new safe. Right now I'm working on picking up a Garand, and after that I'm going to build an AR-10.

The Winchester Model 70 is back by the way, now made in Columbia SC. Has a new MOA trigger, and all of them are now controlled round feed.

I'm going to have to get back to work on the handgun collection soon, a few autoloaders, and maybe some more big monster magnum revolvers. But if I come in to some big money, I want a Thompson and a BAR.
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« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2008, 07:56:00 PM »
I have a M-70 in .375 H&H. I had to turn the country inside out to find one. Finally I had to buy one from a guy in Texas.

                           I took about 15 animals with it in Africa. Boy its a thumper. Maybe Ill take it next time I go elk hunting.
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« Reply #8 on: January 31, 2008, 07:57:09 PM »
I'm still trying to find a Beretta automatic pistol (forget the designation, its basically a US Army M9) in .45 that isnt a rattletrap. I've found two that I wouldn't dare fire, no good ones yet.
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« Reply #9 on: January 31, 2008, 07:59:43 PM »
Very Nice!
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« Reply #10 on: January 31, 2008, 08:22:47 PM »
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I'm still trying to find a Beretta automatic pistol (forget the designation, its basically a US Army M9) in .45 that isnt a rattletrap. I've found two that I wouldn't dare fire, no good ones yet.


It's a Model 92 Beretta. I had one. I've shot dozens. They suck. Beretta should have given Mel Gibson $10 million, for using one in "Lethal Weapon". Because they've made at least that much on that piece of crap since.
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« Reply #11 on: January 31, 2008, 08:24:15 PM »
I loved the Beretta I had in the Army, but I won't go any smaller than .45.

I didn't even know that was what Riggs carried, I just figured it was the usual 9mm.
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2008, 09:08:52 PM »
I can't justify any need for either of these rifles, but that doesn't stop me from lusting after a Remington R-15 VTR CS carbine in .223 and/or a Remington 750 Woodmaster carbine in .308, or maybe .30-06, or even .35 Whelen.
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Re: My new gun
« Reply #13 on: February 01, 2008, 12:38:26 AM »
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Thought my Winchester 101 12ga could use a little sister. Its a Beretta Silver pigeon 28ga king ranch edition. Sorry for the pics but some sob helped himself to my laptop, camera and about 1k worth of electronic crap off my desk at the office..
 


Berettas are indeed things of beauty, and they shoot great too.   My Beretta shotguns are my most treasured guns:








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« Reply #14 on: February 01, 2008, 02:42:03 AM »
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The Winchester Model 70 is back by the way, now made in Columbia SC. Has a new MOA trigger, and all of them are now controlled round feed.


i hope they are making them better now than they made the model 70 featherweight lemon i bought new 11 years ago. 6" groups straight out of the box was hardly impressive.

i only hung on to it because i have a soft spot for winchesters and i figured i would be able to fix it.
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