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Old 02-26-2012 | 11:54 AM
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Default The old cartridges

I really enjoy shooting the old cartridges. I don't know if its the nostalgia or what it is. I recently picked up a Win 94 in 32 Spl and took it out today after removing the rear sight and installing a Williams peep sight on it. I fired 3 sort of hurried shots at 25 yds to see how close I was. All 3 were in the bull (I must admit, I installed the peep first and lined up the peep with the rear and front sights before removing the rear sight). So I moved the target out to 50 yds and really beared down on the sights. The result was 2 shots in virtually the same hole and one just about 1/2 higher.
As I came home and was cleaning the rifle(s) I realized that my gun safe holds quite a bit of the oldies. I have a 30-30, the above 32, a bunch of .22 lrs, 30-06, 45-70, and even a 405 Win.
I do have a couple of the newer chamberings (7-08, 325 WSM, .223) but the old ones seem to hold a special charm and are still quite capable of filling the freezer. The problem arises around hunting season deciding on which rifle to take for deer or black bear.
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