Rifles

Winchester Model 70 (pre'64) 22.250, Leopold 4x16X Scope

This is my favorite long-range shooter for everything up to and including deer. Loaded with a 55-grain boat tail at 3,900 fps, no wind and a good rest, I'm comfortable with shots out to 600 yards. I spent many hours at the reloading table and on the range to achieve the consistent capability of this cartridge. It's zeroed in at 300 yards and will place three in the same hole at 100 yards every time. Of course then the barrel has to cool for an hour.

I assembled this rifle using a 26" barrel, custom action based on a Mauser 98 and a composite stock. It is a tack driver. I've reloaded for and shot most of the calibers and their magnums in the .30 ranges and believe the .308 is the most inherently accurate caliber of that entire group. I use this rifle for hunting in inclement weather, for elk and shorter range deer hunts with 'going away' shots. It's a great shooter.  

I inherited this shotgun about 12 years ago. It was used to take everything from Texas Quail to Wyoming Sage Grouse and most waterfowl. My Uncle Kenneth bought it in the late 1940s and, as you can see from the photo, he took excellent care of his guns.

This is my favorite pistol. These were made in a limited run of approximately 8,000 units only during 1983/4. It has a 6.5" barrel, adjustable sights, target trigger and grips. With the adjustable sights, it's a lot of fun and very accurate at 100 yard targets

What can I say? 16 9mm rounds as fast as I can pull the trigger. Many politicians and liberal individuals don't believe I should be allowed to own this firearm and passed a law restricting the magazine capacity to a total of 10 rounds. That was after I purchased this piece. Of course most of those people live in high security residences and are transported by armed bodyguards. Reality is a personal state of being.

I recently purchased this piece new in box with both clips, all paperwork and the cleaning tool. It is of German manufacture in 1972. This model has not been imported to the US for several years. Smith & Wesson is currently manufacturing the Walther PPK and PPK-S models (smaller with shorter barrels) under license in this country at quality levels far below that of the originals.  So much for  made in the USA quality.

These Remington rifles were made from 1916 through 1939 in models 12, 12A, 12B, 12C and 12D. Barrels were round and octagon, 18" to 24", with a variety of stock designs and sights. They have tubular feed magazines. Large numbers of .22 short only gallery rifles were produced, of which few survived. The Model 12 at the bottom of the photo is my favorite, an octagon barreled model in .22 Remington Special manufactured in 1923. It would be considered NRA 95. With the exception of the ejector cover, which was jeweled by a prior owner, it is a perfect example. These days, I seldom see any offered for sale that are rated higher than good shooters. The top gun in the photo is a Model 121, made in 1946, the successor to the model 12. 

The Bolt-Action Model 33 was made one year only, in 1933. I have two and they are by far the most accurate .22 Rifles I own. The Stevens is the best small game and bird meat gun for any hunting camp. 

I finally got around to making a usable gun cleaning station. You can buy them in plastic for $75 or so, but they don't break-down for easy storage. The 'arms' that hold the stock and barrel on mine are fully adjustable for length and one is adjustable for for comb width. The bottom of the top compartments are, like the tops of the arms, lined with green felt. I made it from scrap and have about $25 in it. It sure saves my back and legs.

Doesn't everyone need at least 5,000 rounds for each rifle on a hunting trip

Base camp