If you want a lot of fun at the range, blackpowder is a riot.
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shalafi@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sigh. I would dearly love a proper bolt-action rifle. I’ve got a .22 (my first gun!) and a .22 magnum (left handed!), but zero excuse for a “real” caliber as I don’t hunt and my range at camp only goes out 100’.
Love the Marlin 1895SBL from Jurassic Park but I’m not hunting dinosaurs or 2,000lb. bison. Plus, the .45-70 (AR-15 round on the far left) would probably amputate my skinny armpit.
More on point, the first American Pope! I’ll look forward to reading more about how the College of Cardinals landed on this guy so quickly. Not sure I’ve seen a Pope chosen that fast!
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 hours ago
moncharleskey@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I haven’t shot a 45-70 but I have a 35rem and have shot a breech load 450 bushmaster. It’ll put a little sting on you but it’s not that bad. Just make sure to keep the butt of the stick firm against your shoulder. I wouldn’t want more than 5 or 6 rounds at a time on the 450 though.
AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
look into a .270. not a small caliber when you’re used to a 22 but not massive in the whole scheme of things. they’re quite fun at that range you were describing too, and they give you the opportunity to go a lot longer if you ever need/want it.
a .270 was my first hunting rifle, if a scrawny 11 year old could use it I have faith in you :)
Zink@programming.dev 17 hours ago
.270 is a neat caliber. I rarely hear about it (not that I frequent gun discussions) but am familiar with it because that’s the caliber of my dad’s deer hunting rifle which also belonged to my WW2 veteran grandfather.
And yeah it’s not very comparable to a 22 except for starting with a two. It’s a high powered rifle. You can think of it like a .30-06 but with a slightly smaller and faster bullet.
AllHailTheSheep@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
oo I bet that rifle was beautiful. I’d love to have an older hunting rifle, there’s something about how they age that makes them gorgeous to me.
I had a savage .270, it was a smaller model they made especially for youth. loved that thing.
Zink@programming.dev 16 hours ago
I remember my dad telling me decades ago how it was such quality because it was old enough to have forged parts rather than machined.
I am nearly certain I don’t have easy access to a photo of it, but it was a classic look. Bolt action rifle with a dark barrel, all wood body and stock, modest scope, and a leather carrying strap.
I don’t really admire the look of guns any more than I might with something like a power drill. But in this case it’s associated with nice memories of when Dad let me shoot the big rifle from grandpa, or just hiking through the woods with my dad while he was the one carrying it.
For some background, I’m obviously American, but I also had an early childhood out in the country. I mean “I played in the corn field that bordered my giant back yard” country. I knew the farmer too, because he’d let my dad hunt on his land. Sometimes we’d hang out in his house and BS on the way in or out.