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I have fired a friends ruger american 243 and its pretty accurate. We're working on developing a deer hunting load for it but even factory ammo was shooting 1-1.5" @ 100 yards from the bench.

My .243 is a marlin xs7. Those are some suprisingly accurate cheap rifles.

As for the glock...Im sure it will be very reliable but I could never get into them. They just seem like opinions and assholes to me.....everybodys got one.
 
mongooz said:
you should be able to hunt and take almost any game in north america with that rig. presuming your skills are reasonably well honed.
there's a story (true) in Nosler's reloading manual #3 that goes......an african hunting guide had an american client arrive for a safari.....but the client had saved every penny for the safari and could not afford a "proper" african gun, so he brought his deer rifle....a 270 winchester.....he took 16 animals with 16 shots over the course of the safari.
'nuff said. :thu:

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I will be hunting whitetail deer, so I am sure my 270 win will get the job done. I grew up around guns, but it's been a long time since I have been out hunting. So, I do need to hone my skills. I lived in Los Angeles for 16 years before moving back to my home state of Michigan 3 years ago.
 
Sauntman said:
I will be hunting whitetail deer, so I am sure my 270 win will get the job done. I grew up around guns, but it's been a long time since I have been out hunting. So, I do need to hone my skills. I lived in Los Angeles for 16 years before moving back to my home state of Michigan 3 years ago.
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Michigan is known for huge deer. Our white tail deer are somewhat puny in the East part of Texas.

I always wanted to go hunting with my uncle, a retired Special Forces soldier. He's the best shot I've ever known. He bagged mule deer at over 600 yards like it was nothing. He lives in Alaska these days and is likely in a personal heaven up there.
 
The Glock will serve you well. It's a big-ass pistol, but that makes it a nice soft shooter for a .45. I had one years ago, loved it.
 
Here is my purchase, from last year.



Cimarron Arms Model P 'Old Model' 1873-1896 (replica of the Colt Single Action Army revolver) in .44-40 (.44 WCF)



It's the Old Model in that it has the screw holding the cylinder pin in place, instead of the later spring-loaded release pin.


I'm pretty sure old colts had a flush screw there, and not that giant thumb-wheel screw, so if I wanted to make mine more authentic-looking, where would I get a screw for it? Would my best bet be to take it to a gunsmith to ensure I get the best fit?

I got the .44-40 as opposed to the .45 LC because if I get a period correct Winchester lever action replica, they were only made in .44-40 back in the day. Then I could use the same ammo for both, instead of having to take care not to mix the .44-40 & the .45LC :embarrassed: Colt started making the SAA in the 4 3/4" barrel length in 1877, and chambering them for .44-40 in late 1878. It's believed that Bat Masterson bought the first SAA 4 3/4" .44-40's.
 
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i'm sure you can find a reproduction cylinder pin screw for a colt saa on the internet, to replace the big head screw.

and if you were open to different ammo.....a 44 henry would be pretty cool also.:thu:
 
We've gone through 200 rounds with the .45 and 60 rounds with the .243.

They are both a lot of fun. My biggest complaint is that I've tagged the knuckle on my left thumb twice with the slide of the .45. You'd think I'd have learned after the first time, but no, I did it again for good measure.

We have tomorrow off, so we restocked our ammo today and plan to spend a few more hours at the range tomorrow.
 
Prages said:
We've gone through 200 rounds with the .45 and 60 rounds with the .243.

They are both a lot of fun. My biggest complaint is that I've tagged the knuckle on my left thumb twice with the slide of the .45. You'd think I'd have learned after the first time, but no, I did it again for good measure.

We have tomorrow off, so we restocked our ammo today and plan to spend a few more hours at the range tomorrow.
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lower left grip
i'm a helper:grin:
 
Prages said:
We've gone through 200 rounds with the .45 and 60 rounds with the .243.

They are both a lot of fun. My biggest complaint is that I've tagged the knuckle on my left thumb twice with the slide of the .45. You'd think I'd have learned after the first time, but no, I did it again for good measure.

We have tomorrow off, so we restocked our ammo today and plan to spend a few more hours at the range tomorrow.
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Lol... Not really funny, hopefully you just skinned it.

There are several YouTube videos on proper grip. Also, finger placement on the trigger makes a huge difference as does proper breathing.

Sounds like you're having fun.
 
wagdog said:
Lol... Not really funny, hopefully you just skinned it.

There are several YouTube videos on proper grip. Also, finger placement on the trigger makes a huge difference as does proper breathing.

Sounds like you're having fun.
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Yeah, just superficial flesh wounds. Still, you'd think I'd learn after the first one.
 
So today, we arrived at the range around 9am. Nobody else was there. We set up our targets, shot for about an hour, and two deer wandered out into the middle of the shooting range, about 100 yards out, and just stood there looking at us (broadside no less) for about 30 seconds before wandering off.

They are lucky it was just me and Mrs. P and not pretty much anybody else that would be at the shooting range.

Also, I kept my thumb away from the slide today. :)
 
Prages said:
So today, we arrived at the range around 9am. Nobody else was there. We set up our targets, shot for about an hour, and two deer wandered out into the middle of the shooting range, about 100 yards out, and just stood there looking at us (broadside no less) for about 30 seconds before wandering off.

They are lucky it was just me and Mrs. P and not pretty much anybody else that would be at the shooting range.
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at our range you would be INSTANTLY kicked out if you shoot at ANY wildlife on the campus. they were pretty serious about it too. and especially since it's NOT deer season right now.....it would be poaching.
we used to have groundhogs come out in the middle of the 200 yard range. THAT was a temptation because when i was on the 200 yd. range, i usually had the 6mm x 284 out and that's the rifle i USED for ground hog hunting. if you're into rifle ballistics.....i would regularly get a 70 grain Nosler going right at 4050 f.p.s. i could get the little 55 grain Noslers up around 4200, but they would disintegrate before getting to the target :grin:
 
mongooz said:
at our range you would be INSTANTLY kicked out if you shoot at ANY wildlife on the campus. they were pretty serious about it too. and especially since it's NOT deer season right now.....it would be poaching.
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It would be poaching here too.

As for getting kicked out of the range, there's nobody there to kick you out. It's funded by the WV DNR, but there's not a Ranger or anybody else posted there. It's basically just a 300 yard long field that butts up against a mountain.

There is nothing in the posted rules about shooting wildlife, though.
 
Prages said:
It would be poaching here too.

As for getting kicked out of the range, there's nobody there to kick you out. It's funded by the WV DNR, but there's not a Ranger or anybody else posted there. It's basically just a 300 yard long field that butts up against a mountain.

There is nothing in the posted rules about shooting wildlife, though.
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oh.....our range is a private club. costs about $100 a year, plus 2 work parties (required). but it's got a rifle range (50, 100 &200), 3d archery course, skeet, trap, 2 pistol ranges and a lake across the road. a main club house building with indoor archery for the winter.
 
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