Did you have any interest in getting the letter from Colt? Admittedly it can get a little expensive the older/higher value firearm you submit. But, it is a neat document to have around when sharing good bourbon with friends.
Hell Brat, I donāt believe I even stand 25 yards when shooting a pistol? I have a couple of scoped pistols like a T/C Super 14 I may shoot at 50 yards. But, thatās on a bench using bags. Iron sights? Hell no.
I love them. Here is one I bought as a complete rifle new (this one is in .308) that I have never fired. Still has the Howa sticker on the stock. This was probably 10 years ago? When the stainless thing was big.
The .223 is 1:8, but it has been re-barreled. The .22.250 and the .204 are both 1:12.
I was looking on gunbroker and I noticed much has changed from Howa. Their line is far more extensive than I remember. But these three are blue 1500ās, all with heavy barrels. I love em, and because of the price point I donāt mind taking them in the field.
Back some years ago Dicks sporting goods was selling Howa barreled actions for around $450. I bought a .223, .22-250 and a .204. I Bought three Houge stocks off of eBay for next to nothing. Ended up with three great rifles at a great price. I love the brand. The fact they were also making barreled actions for Weatherby and Smith and Wesson rifle's just confirmed to me they were legit. Affordability, accurate and great fit and finish.
Tikka is an under appreciated platform. One could argue itās basically a Sako.
Though like a HOWA the barrels are reverse threaded, which requires a smith who has the correct setup to re-barrel one.
I know it sounds far fetched. But I started doing yoga and practicing meditation because other guys who shot better scores were doing it. I have no data to support the impact of incorporating the practice into my shooting, but I believe it made a difference. Especially on really hot humid days where my concentration waned when I would get uncomfortable.
That said, if a guy was consistently beating me, and he chewed tobacco while wearing an eyepatch, I would probably have done that too.
Nah, Google Tony Boyer. I shot along side him as well as Kenny Jarrett, and many others during, and for a few years after the golden era of benchrest. When Ferris Pindale and Dr Lou Palmisano introduced the 6ppc, everything changed.
In those years Kelbyās and Supershoot was the place the best shooters on the planet gathered. Forget anything you have ever seen in the movies or TV. It was open to anyone who had the brass (no pun intended) to sit alongside the best in the world. They used a revolving backer so the judges could count the holes to verify the shooter shot the proper amount of shots. Aggregates in the 0.250 for a three shot group were not only common, but expected. The smallest I remember was around 0.190. This was done at 200 yards with usually 300 to 400 competitors. I would like to point out my successā¦ā¦.I never won shit, but! I never came in last!
You are spot on. I only use Jewell triggers on my bench guns. The factory trigger on this thing breaks just as good. Zero creep, and breaks like a glass rod. The only difference is the Jewell can be adjusted much lighter.
When my old man retired he got bored. He was friends with Ronnie Strength (the police chief at the time) in Augusta Georgia, and took a job just to stay busy. From what I understand they all carried 686ās until the semiautomatics gained acceptance.
The best part is he worked the National as an extra allowing me to play the course after the tournament as he didnāt play golf.
Iāll stop posting after this one. Here is a picture of the ātextbooksā we were given for Ansel Adams workshop. Though Alan Ross did most of the hands on stuff during the week. Adams was like an old football coach. He would get so technical at times I didnāt have a fucking clue what he was talking about. I was in awe of the man. He did tell me to lose the 4x5 and get a Hasselblad. He told me lugging that heavy thing around was unnecessary.
This picture is close to 50 years old. I was in a workshop learning the Zone system. I found it was easier said than done to expose for the shadows and burn in the highlights hitting all 11 zones. Adams really was a badass to master that craft.
An F2 with the Servo, and the 250 film back. Thing weighs about 9 lbs when loaded with film and batteries. You can damn near do the same thing with a cellphone these days.
I thought some of you might find this interesting. It is an original Galen Rowell. He printed this for me about three months before he passed. It looks far better in person. But, he was a special guy for my generation.
One of my other stainless pieces, a S&W 686. Though this one was my fatherās service revolver I inherited after he passed. What makes it somewhat unique is it came out of Smith & Wessonās performance center back in the day. I still have the paperwork, which is an interesting read. The way they ātunedā revolvers is a far cry from what one can do at home with aftermarket upgrades on modern semi automatic pistols.
I have a pretty nice firearm collection, but very few stainless pieces. For some fucked up reason I really liked this Gold Cup. I have two others in blue, but I like this one the best?