Ruger 77/22 rifle

[SA1911a1]

With me I bought commercial stuff only when I needed it for some reason, or in the case of the .22's because I didn't hear a cash register going off in my head every time I pulled the trigger. The military stuff I bought "just because" didn't matter if I shot them or not, I was buying the history, not another bang stick. If I was wasting money on commercial sporters it was because I needed shotguns for the yard, or back when I still hunted, or someone was broke and offering it to me so cheap I had to buy it. With the sporters I use them or find someone to pay me for them, no history in most of them so they come and go. Only exception is the Winchester Model 94, and a small handful of rifle and shotguns that are family heirlooms. Someone tried to sell me an Italian made switch blade today, I swear that thing was a foot long. Stupidest thing I ever saw, no way it could even fit in a pocket, and he wanted $300, goodbuy Jack, don't let the door whack you on the ass on the way out. Only reason I put up with that is because every now and then he turns up something good. Last time it was a sweet little Spanish made .410 double that will probably end up with someone else soon as I get around to cleaning it up

I am sort of the same way. Less than 10% of my guns are commercial and were made after WWII. The modern ones are either tools, just fun at the range, or were just exceptional bargains of opportunity readily available as trade fodder. Once you have a good .22 rifle, a good shotgun and a good revolver or pistol, you are fixed for tools, the rest are hobby. I guess you could collect Glocks, and I am sure some do, but they would never interest me.

[Jbob]

I got into military surplus way to late, I saw them but nothing caught my eye at the time and I really had no interest. Now that I've picked up maybe 30 rifles it's all dried up around here, that danged Zeebill has them all... probably over half of my other inventory has never been fired and never will by me. I like to watch NIB prices soar on goods, some being 30 years old and smile.

[Junk Yard Dog]

Last few years I have shot my Stevens .22 and my Brown Bess more than any others. Cheap to shoot, if I wear out the Stevens it would piss me off, but who ever wears out a .22? The Bess wears out I will just get another, it's not an original, just a shooter. Black powder, flints and lead, some old rags to cut for wadding, cheapest gun I have to shoot. The Bess is a "gun" not a rifle, smoothbore musket.

[Jbob]

Last few years I have shot my Stevens .22 and my Brown Bess more than any others. Cheap to shoot, if I wear out the Stevens it would piss me off, but who ever wears out a .22? The Bess wears out I will just get another, it's not an original, just a shooter. Black powder, flints and lead, some old rags to cut for wadding, cheapest gun I have to shoot. The Bess is a "gun" not a rifle, smoothbore musket.

I have a several different types of the old 22 single shots and try to grab all that cross my path. Amazes me how accurate they are being so old. I really don't think they make a modern open sight rifle in 22 that can compare.