And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Memories of me shooting with an uncle in WVA 40+ years ago. He gave me that Colt Colteer 4-22 rifle, and told me to never leave fingerprints on the bluing, keep it oiled. I've shot thousands and thousands of rounds out of that thing and the bluing is still 95%+. Wouldn't trade that rifle for $10K. -Snakepit
Just did an ammo inventory over the weekend. 14,895 rds of .22. Wish I had that many of all my calibers. But I just finished the new Ruger 10-22 build last week so that inventory is going to go south pretty quick. ammoseek.com here I come!
Indeed. I forgot to add to my comment that it's likely moot for now seeing as how two friggin' semi trailers of their 22 ammo got jacked south of the boarder.
Hi B.C., 10-4!!!!!! I remember my dad and I going to the store and buying a box of Federal .22 shorts for 50 cents and a penny tax in 1954!!!!! skybill
Back in NE Arkansas, as a kid, early '50s, stole some of mama's eggs, traded then at the country store 1 egg = 1 bullet. Terror on squirrels! We did all right!
Back in the day ....... late 50's in west PA. it was 1 box .22s per year, 1 box 30-30s per 3 years and 16 ga bird and duck/geese loads (100rnds). This was how rural Pa hunting seemed to work. Everybody got to max their tags and the wildlife population still swelled. More whitetail than you can imagine. I sure miss my early teens.
I does me too. But in the People's Republic of New York that's all but gone here. 😠
ReplyDeleteRemington 22 'Golden' Bullet ammunirion I think. That is now sold for about a dime a pop - ouch! When can be found.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely brings back memories of plinking with a .22 rifle and a box like that when I was a kid. I still have that 50 year old Nylon 66.
ReplyDeleteI got my '66 back in the late 50's at Sears.
DeleteThe '66 is a collectors item now.
DeleteMemories of me shooting with an uncle in WVA 40+ years ago. He gave me that Colt Colteer 4-22 rifle, and told me to never leave fingerprints on the bluing, keep it oiled. I've shot thousands and thousands of rounds out of that thing and the bluing is still 95%+. Wouldn't trade that rifle for $10K.
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Just did an ammo inventory over the weekend. 14,895 rds of .22.
ReplyDeleteWish I had that many of all my calibers.
But I just finished the new Ruger 10-22 build last week so that inventory is going to go south pretty quick. ammoseek.com here I come!
I still have a couple of boxes just like that from my late father's collection.
ReplyDeleteGolden Maybe's they might go bang, they might not.
ReplyDeleteThose and the old Winchester Super-X. Good stuff. I found this ammo to be comparable--
ReplyDeletehttps://www.aguilaammo.com/ammunition/1b220328-22-super-extra-high-velocity-copper-plated-40/
Just looked at 5 common places and nobody has it in stock. figures
DeleteIndeed. I forgot to add to my comment that it's likely moot for now seeing as how two friggin' semi trailers of their 22 ammo got jacked south of the boarder.
DeleteThat photo evokes the nostalgia of Norman Rockwell
ReplyDeletePeople flaunting their wealth.
ReplyDeleteI remember when starting out shooting a box was 50 cents.
ReplyDeleteHi B.C.,
Delete10-4!!!!!! I remember my dad and I going to the store and buying a box of Federal .22 shorts for 50 cents and a penny tax in 1954!!!!!
skybill
I spent most of the money a grade-schooler could earn, half a dollar at a time for .22LR
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Back in NE Arkansas, as a kid, early '50s, stole some of mama's eggs, traded then at the country store 1 egg = 1 bullet. Terror on squirrels! We did all right!
ReplyDeleteBack in the day ....... late 50's in west PA. it was 1 box .22s per year, 1 box 30-30s per 3 years and 16 ga bird and duck/geese loads (100rnds). This was how rural Pa hunting seemed to work. Everybody got to max their tags and the wildlife population still swelled. More whitetail than you can imagine. I sure miss my early teens.
ReplyDeleteToo bad I can’t post pics here. I have many full boxes of vintage 22s.40s50s60s. Shotshells as well.
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