RE: Need a fun gun (rifle)
 

Camp 13, I like the choice of the 9417. If it were me, I'd get it. If you do, I'll envy you.:)

RE: Need a fun gun (rifle)
 

Nice looking rifle. But I'd never trust pointed bullets in a tubular magazine, even rimfire.


I have a Hi-Point 9mm Carbine w/ a cheapy scope on it. It's a blast, until time to reload the magazines. I need to find a helper just to tag along and reload mags for me while I shoot.

RE: Need a fun gun (rifle)
 

For me it's a Mini-14, got a 1.5-6 power scope and love it. Another fun gun is the SKS. Got a Chinese one and put a real stock on it (the one on it was WAY to short) and with open sights it will shoot 1 1/2 inches at 100yds.

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My fun gun is a marlin 1894 in 357 magnum.

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Ruger 10/22 a ton of fun for well under 200.00.

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How about a mini 14 ranch rifle. It has integral scope mounts if you want to put a scope on it later. You can buy ammo for a bit over $2 a box. Has plenty of range, accurate, fun, and packs easy cause its so short. And it can dispatch unwanted critters in camp. And is a good deterant for any unwanted 2 legged critters too.

RE: Need a fun gun (rifle)
 

Wow what great replys! I got a 9417 yesterday, its really sweet, I am thining about picking up a mini 14 also soon, it does look like a blast, and it would go well with my deerfield.

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Congrats on your new "fun gun". What does Winchester say about using a tubular magazine for pointed rimfire cartridges? I'm very interested to find out the safety factors involved. My understanding of the rimfire cartridge is that a strike on any portion of the rim will cause ignition.

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What can I say, not sure Winchester says anything specifically about safety of the pointed bullets in the tubular magazine. I'm thinking it should be fine, I am sure its something they have studied with the litegous society we live in. It is a sweet little gun, I put on an older but mint Weaver scope, I found at a gun show, it really suits the lines of the gun.

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I always like to see and show pics, so heres my new Winchester 9417 "fun" gun: