Green_Frog
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"It ain't easy being green" ASSRA Life #281
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Re: Rebarrel or new rifle? (7mm)
Reply #14 - Jul 4th, 2007 at 9:55am
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Hey, Cat, First, let me say how happy I was glad to see you and your shooting partner Dale show up and shoot at Brushy Mtn. As you saw, once bitten, forever smitten, it seems. I would suggest you make haste slowly as far as selling favorite old pieces goes...I let a plain sporter high-wall and a basic 44 1/2 Stevens get away from me because I thought I wanted to get a competitive rifle right away. Five years later I was still chasing and building, and would have loved to have both of them back! That big blaster you used here will be much more manageable if you hang the biggest, heaviest scope you can find on top of it and down load some rounds equivalent to the target 45-70. As I recall, you are also in the midst of building something that will also be competitive...not on a "national" level, perhaps, but fun to get started with. As others have said, you can order something from Ballard Rifle, CPA, or others as you decide what it is you really want to shoot long term. If you go to many of the matches, there will be some rifles for sale at many of them as well. I do know of people who have died waiting for that "perfect" rifle everyone said they should order while they could have been enjoying shooting a "lesser" rifle. I guess what I am saying is that you can spend a lot of time and money chasing the right rifle without a real plan for what you want to catch in the end. I know I did. Do some shooting at matches with what you have and are already building and have fun. You will then be able to decide what you really want to go after rather than what everyone else tells you is what you need. Stay in touch. Froggie PS I guess I've been in a more introspective mood while I was writing this, and those who know me well will say it's a case of saying, "do as I say, not as I did." As with all advice, it's worth at least what you pay for it, but that's my take on it this morning. YMMV
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