Sharps40
Price, it's all about the price
Last year i stumbled on to a new in box, with box and papers, etc, unfired Universal M1 Carbine.....Its a Redux. High serial number but made special order for Law Enforcement use. Not fully compatible with GI parts like the US marked Redux editions but has the single spring slide without hole, button hold open, GI Gas piston and nut, etc.
Shot it a few times, runs great out of the box and after a good cleaning and proper application of grease, runs greater than great.
Shimmed the rear tang to keep the action slightly tensioned and unmoving since I scoped it. Inexpensive little 3x9 Bushnell on weaver side mounts. Nicely repeatable when reinstalling the scope after plinking with the irons.
Went out and established the hunting zero with some ammo today. Dead on at 25 yards and equally dead on at 100 for this lil pill. Should be a fine deer gun at close range this fall. Sure is a joy to carry and its already on house hold duty here at the Owls Nest.
A sweet 85 round off hand session today at 25 yards on the 3" steel swingers. Slayed em all!
A couple things i find just silly.
1. An American war (war style i spose since its a Universal) weapon and the inexpensive and reliable plinking and home defense ammo is one in the same, TulAmmo Polymer Coated steel at $12 for 50 rounds.......(yep, i bought 1200 rounds!).
2. The hunting ammo I chose, and hoped it'd be the house duty ammo too was Horneydays Critical Defense. Mostly it runs good, plenty accurate too. But, it'll short stroke occasionally! Go figger, over a buck a shot and I'm thinking mebby I'll pull the critical defense bullets and seat them in TulAmmo Cases!
I think this little fella needs to be with me all the time!!!!!
Nope. (in case yer thinkin it)......I NEVER feel bad about shooting the stuffing out of a collectable gun! That plus, I snagged this one arond $300ish off gunbroker. Sometimes folks don't do their research!
Shot it a few times, runs great out of the box and after a good cleaning and proper application of grease, runs greater than great.
Shimmed the rear tang to keep the action slightly tensioned and unmoving since I scoped it. Inexpensive little 3x9 Bushnell on weaver side mounts. Nicely repeatable when reinstalling the scope after plinking with the irons.
Went out and established the hunting zero with some ammo today. Dead on at 25 yards and equally dead on at 100 for this lil pill. Should be a fine deer gun at close range this fall. Sure is a joy to carry and its already on house hold duty here at the Owls Nest.
A sweet 85 round off hand session today at 25 yards on the 3" steel swingers. Slayed em all!
A couple things i find just silly.
1. An American war (war style i spose since its a Universal) weapon and the inexpensive and reliable plinking and home defense ammo is one in the same, TulAmmo Polymer Coated steel at $12 for 50 rounds.......(yep, i bought 1200 rounds!).
2. The hunting ammo I chose, and hoped it'd be the house duty ammo too was Horneydays Critical Defense. Mostly it runs good, plenty accurate too. But, it'll short stroke occasionally! Go figger, over a buck a shot and I'm thinking mebby I'll pull the critical defense bullets and seat them in TulAmmo Cases!
I think this little fella needs to be with me all the time!!!!!
Nope. (in case yer thinkin it)......I NEVER feel bad about shooting the stuffing out of a collectable gun! That plus, I snagged this one arond $300ish off gunbroker. Sometimes folks don't do their research!
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