I’m too easily distracted…
I keep an envelope in my gun safe where I stash $ from the occasional side job, or extra coke money at the end of the week. The envelope of secret cash is called the “Good-Guy Fund”. Well, having survived the holidays, and in the spirit of starting out the new-year right, I tucked my GGF envelope in my coat pocket and set out for the local Cabela’s. (I had some points to possibly spend as well).
I started with the intent of getting new rimfire so as to be a little more competitive in the monthly matches. Probably a Savage MkII with a laminate stock, or maybe even a CZ-452 if everything works out just right.
One of my neighbors works there, at the gun counter, and since there wasn’t a line-up, I walked over to him for help. He is a competitive shooter, very knowledgeable, and a heck of a nice guy. Being a good salesman, he would never dispute a customer’s choice for a purchase, but he does have a certain way of presenting “other options”. Soon we were at the other end of the counter, and I was fondling a single shot rifle that will launch projectiles at about the same velocity as 22LR. However, a single hole is somewhat larger than my better 10-shot groups with rimfire.
Surely I’ll get in a few rimfire monthly matches, but they will be shot with my Model Five Remington, as I didn’t get a new 22LR. Ended up with a Sharps replica in 45-70; I’m told one of the better bullet lubes for my new rifle is the same mutton-tallow and bees wax blend that Eley uses.
Hmm… Lubed lead bullets, velocities between 900 and 1350, thin straight-walled rimmed case, kind of dirty powder… Maybe I wasn’t that far off after all?
I keep an envelope in my gun safe where I stash $ from the occasional side job, or extra coke money at the end of the week. The envelope of secret cash is called the “Good-Guy Fund”. Well, having survived the holidays, and in the spirit of starting out the new-year right, I tucked my GGF envelope in my coat pocket and set out for the local Cabela’s. (I had some points to possibly spend as well).
I started with the intent of getting new rimfire so as to be a little more competitive in the monthly matches. Probably a Savage MkII with a laminate stock, or maybe even a CZ-452 if everything works out just right.
One of my neighbors works there, at the gun counter, and since there wasn’t a line-up, I walked over to him for help. He is a competitive shooter, very knowledgeable, and a heck of a nice guy. Being a good salesman, he would never dispute a customer’s choice for a purchase, but he does have a certain way of presenting “other options”. Soon we were at the other end of the counter, and I was fondling a single shot rifle that will launch projectiles at about the same velocity as 22LR. However, a single hole is somewhat larger than my better 10-shot groups with rimfire.
Surely I’ll get in a few rimfire monthly matches, but they will be shot with my Model Five Remington, as I didn’t get a new 22LR. Ended up with a Sharps replica in 45-70; I’m told one of the better bullet lubes for my new rifle is the same mutton-tallow and bees wax blend that Eley uses.
Hmm… Lubed lead bullets, velocities between 900 and 1350, thin straight-walled rimmed case, kind of dirty powder… Maybe I wasn’t that far off after all?
