Ky wonder
.22LR
I will admit that I have loved shooting long guns for decades, and have owned and still have everything from famous brands to one off customs
Though I have always liked the old 22 Mossberg 44us in my safe it has also been the ugliest gun in my safe.
through the past few years after Mossberg got back into center fire guns, I could never get myself to even pick up one of their rifles, IMO they were some of the ugliest things I ever saw.
A couple years back my lgs brought in a new walnut stocked patriot and I was impressed with the look and feel of the rifle, it just reminded me of a classic rifle from the past, but I own a lot of those classics and did not feel the need to buy one.
Later that fall, my nephew invited a friend and his sons to the farm/ deer camp, for a weekend to deer hunt
I was there when his friend opened the box and removed a black synthetic rifle with scope combo, in 30-06. and they asked me to check the scope for him so I checked the screws and we set up close targets then moved to the 100 yd. range, and the rifle shot very well, ok now I have my curiosity peeked but not enough to buy one.
Three weeks back ,I was back in the same LGS an he had a pair of the a new (distributor run) of the Kyrptec banshee model ( bronze cerakote )hanging on the wall in 243 and 308, I looked at one and was impressed by the way it looked felt and handled.
Later that day I was telling my brother about the new rifles and he stated that he was wanting to buy a new rifle so he could pass it to one of his grandsons , so we went back to the LGS the next morning.
We each ended up buying new 308's in this model and I also picked up a new Tasco world class 3x9x40 scope and rings for mine, so out the door with a new rifle and scope for a price of $378 plus tax.
so I mounted the scope and zeroed the setup and it will shoot,
I had some 150 grain Remington corelocks, as well as some 150 grain federal blue box so after zeroing at 1.5 inch above point of aim ( where I set all my hunting guns) I let it cool and shot for groups
here is a photo of my new rifle
the upper group was Remington 150 grain core lock with a bullseye hold, and the lower group are federal 150 sp, with a 6 o'clock hold, shot from the caulwell lead sled at 100 yds
Though I have always liked the old 22 Mossberg 44us in my safe it has also been the ugliest gun in my safe.
through the past few years after Mossberg got back into center fire guns, I could never get myself to even pick up one of their rifles, IMO they were some of the ugliest things I ever saw.
A couple years back my lgs brought in a new walnut stocked patriot and I was impressed with the look and feel of the rifle, it just reminded me of a classic rifle from the past, but I own a lot of those classics and did not feel the need to buy one.
Later that fall, my nephew invited a friend and his sons to the farm/ deer camp, for a weekend to deer hunt
I was there when his friend opened the box and removed a black synthetic rifle with scope combo, in 30-06. and they asked me to check the scope for him so I checked the screws and we set up close targets then moved to the 100 yd. range, and the rifle shot very well, ok now I have my curiosity peeked but not enough to buy one.
Three weeks back ,I was back in the same LGS an he had a pair of the a new (distributor run) of the Kyrptec banshee model ( bronze cerakote )hanging on the wall in 243 and 308, I looked at one and was impressed by the way it looked felt and handled.
Later that day I was telling my brother about the new rifles and he stated that he was wanting to buy a new rifle so he could pass it to one of his grandsons , so we went back to the LGS the next morning.
We each ended up buying new 308's in this model and I also picked up a new Tasco world class 3x9x40 scope and rings for mine, so out the door with a new rifle and scope for a price of $378 plus tax.
so I mounted the scope and zeroed the setup and it will shoot,
I had some 150 grain Remington corelocks, as well as some 150 grain federal blue box so after zeroing at 1.5 inch above point of aim ( where I set all my hunting guns) I let it cool and shot for groups
here is a photo of my new rifle
the upper group was Remington 150 grain core lock with a bullseye hold, and the lower group are federal 150 sp, with a 6 o'clock hold, shot from the caulwell lead sled at 100 yds
