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.
I do not know if there ever will be any Christmas present to match a 500 yard brick of .22 ammo. Still got my original Nylon 66 with an "El Paso" Weaver K-3. I have other .22 rifles, I've just never actually needed any other.
Probably doesn't quite count, but I do remember asking for 22 WMRs for Christmass in my early years, and yes, Pa did cough up a couple boxes. Wouldn't be surprised if there are one or two cartridges tucked away somewhere in my stuff yet, and I'm 61 years old. Never did care for using the last of anything. Gotta save something for a rainy day!
Yup. My Brown stock Remington Nylon-66 got a workout pushing out .22LRs 60 years ago. I have another one now. A black stock model with a Weaver scope I use on occasion to discourage squirrels from raiding my bird feeder.
Ha. I also had an "Apache Black" Nylon 66 that I took to Alaska whilst serving out the last year of my hitch with Uncle Sammy. It ran 100% at 20 and 30 below. My dumb a$$ let it get away some time in the 70's and replaced it with a brown stocked 66 a few years ago. Good stuff.
Still have my brown Nylon 66 from 1969, when I was 15. My dad kept it while I did the "head up the butt" stuff in my late teens, and left it to me when he passed away.
I remember plinking out by the county dump, shooting 20ga. shells from 25 yards or so.
Still take it to the range now and then. Never fails to get, "hey, I had one of those!" or "I still have mine, too" stories.
22 shorts. They had them down at the local country store/ post office, a box cost pocket change. As I was sitting here and thinking about the old 22 bolt action rifle, I realized I don't remember ever cleaning it. Huh?
Dad swore by Winchester labelled ammunition, and Wildcat long rifle (white box with springing bobcat) was the majority of it. Marlin 39 Mountie and Ruger Single-Six were the firearms used, both of those 50's vintage. Yellow box Super-X 150 grain Silvertip for his Winchester 94 deer rifle always.
RIGHT. ON! Hell Yes! Fondling the old Mossberg 46 just minutes ago.
ReplyDeleteI do not know if there ever will be any Christmas present to match a 500 yard brick of .22 ammo. Still got my original Nylon 66 with an "El Paso" Weaver K-3. I have other .22 rifles, I've just never actually needed any other.
ReplyDelete500 round I meant, not yard. 500 yards is a little sporty for .22!
DeleteProbably doesn't quite count, but I do remember asking for 22 WMRs for Christmass in my early years, and yes, Pa did cough up a couple boxes. Wouldn't be surprised if there are one or two cartridges tucked away somewhere in my stuff yet, and I'm 61 years old. Never did care for using the last of anything. Gotta save something for a rainy day!
ReplyDeleteYup. My Brown stock Remington Nylon-66 got a workout pushing out .22LRs 60 years ago. I have another one now. A black stock model with a Weaver scope I use on occasion to discourage squirrels from raiding my bird feeder.
ReplyDeleteHa. I also had an "Apache Black" Nylon 66 that I took to Alaska whilst serving out the last year of my hitch with Uncle Sammy. It ran 100% at 20 and 30 below. My dumb a$$ let it get away some time in the 70's and replaced it with a brown stocked 66 a few years ago. Good stuff.
DeleteStill have my brown Nylon 66 from 1969, when I was 15. My dad kept it while I did the "head up the butt" stuff in my late teens, and left it to me when he passed away.
DeleteI remember plinking out by the county dump, shooting 20ga. shells from 25 yards or so.
Still take it to the range now and then. Never fails to get, "hey, I had one of those!" or "I still have mine, too" stories.
Same here. During my high school years, the one Christmas gift I asked for was a brick of 22LR. Except that the box didn't have a www. address on it.
ReplyDelete22 shorts. They had them down at the local country store/ post office, a box cost pocket change.
ReplyDeleteAs I was sitting here and thinking about the old 22 bolt action rifle, I realized I don't remember ever cleaning it. Huh?
I still have a box with the sticker price on it from the hardware store. .99 cents.
ReplyDeleten' a lotta dead rats down at the dump
ReplyDeletea Red Ryder wouldn't faze 'em at all
Dad swore by Winchester labelled ammunition, and Wildcat long rifle (white box with springing bobcat) was the majority of it. Marlin 39 Mountie and Ruger Single-Six were the firearms used, both of those 50's vintage. Yellow box Super-X 150 grain Silvertip for his Winchester 94 deer rifle always.
ReplyDeleteThe web address is an add on. C'mon man!
ReplyDelete-Snakepit
I have an old Ruger 10/22, used to like to plunk cans. Ammo's too expensive now, if you can get it at all!
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