Everything I do with single shot rifles is worthwhile. Makes me happy and keeps me busy.

I took Wes Turners advice and had cataract surgery on my shootin' eye.  Mostly since I got a deal on an old DST high wall with no scope mounts.  Wes said he would take me out of his will if I added scope blocks.  He promised to leave me his extensive collection of once fired primers.

I organized The Single Shot Rimfire National Match which will be conducted in less than one month from now.

I coached a Junior Rifle group for another year.  Had a spare .22RF target rifle and sold it to a young fellow in the group (actually his Father) with three, younger sibling brothers at a deep discount.  I figured it would get a lot of use by this family.
On occasion, we bring in the single shot .22's (ASSRA style) and let them experience something different. 
Hope to continue for 2026.

Happy New Year to all here on the Forum!

   Finally got my shop rebuilt after a bad house fire, got my master rating in sporter rifle competition with a Hopkins & Allen 922 and had a wonderful deer season with my Stevens 44.

It was a so so year for me. Always tinkering with something. Did finish up a kit Borchardt in 38-72 and a Hepburn in 22lr using an original action with a lot of help from GT and others. My one ambition for 2026 is to find and purchase an original untouched Hepburn caliber unimportant that I can afford. Missed a couple that were sold here but I am always on the lookout. It will probably be my last purchase as I have more than I can load for and shoot now. Turned 67 on the 11th of this month so I think I am going to slow down some. Health is still good hopefully I can keep it that way. Happy new year everyone!


JMH

At age 85, I shot "my best ever in my life" 200-yard .22 rimfire target, a 246-6C.  Used a Marlin Firearms Ballard #3, cast action, , put together as a 4-position competition rifle by Pete Berube.  3 lb trigger, unknown barrel, probably a Douglas.  Scope was a 12 X Unertl.  Ammo was Eley "Club Extra", a 2007 Tenex production overrun.  That stuff is as accurate as ever.

I cast a bunch of bullets and shot up most of them in load development or competition. Load development included a 40/60 WCF in a HighWall I bought in Tulsa 3 years ago. The barrel is less than stellar with pits and corrosion end to end, but distinct rifling. It shot a nice cloverleaf at 50 yards with 22g of 4198, the best of 6 loads. After 18 rounds there was zero leading, a pleasant surprise.  A bunch of bullets went down range at monthly silhouette matches at our gun club from my 32/20 lowwall. I started to gather parts for a 25 Hornet project. I bought the reamer from a guy on Accurateshooter.com, dies from CH4D(their last set!), a breechblock and firing pin from C Sharps, and some outstanding lumber from eBay. A receiver and a pistol grip lower tang with double set triggers came in a box marked “Lowwall parts” from Tulsa a year ago at a ridiculously low price that included 4 receivers, that many lower tangs, 4 or 5 tang sights, and more screws, springs, parts and pieces than I want to count. I need a barrel and probably some random small parts so I can start fitting things together. A Soule sight I bought from JKR here needed a base made to fit my Ballard Pacific so I whittled one out on the mill last week from a chunk of steel I had. I’m sure I’ve missed some other parts and pieces, but it’s been a time well spent since it all dealt with single shot rifles.