You never quite know what you'll find at the local country Made-in-China-Mart in these uncertain times, apart from everyone having a tattoo regardless of age. It's like some kind of convention of extras from Pirates of the Caribbean.
Buccaneers aside, I checked out the ammo aisle by force of habit. Lo and behold, there were Valu-Paks of .22LR, 20 gauge 8 shot, and a few lonesome boxes of .22 WMR; and all at normal prices. Result. I bought a box of each, per store limit, and drove back to the Compound in high spirits.
Inspired by this not inconsiderable victory, it seemed right to clean some guns, one gun in particular, a Ruger American .17 HMR. Clean that bolt, LSP, lest the dirty little beast seizes up and fails to fire. Which is a bit of an issue with Ruger's American rimfire line because the manufacturer in its wisdom packed the bolts in grease, which solidifies over time and stops the rifle from working as it should. So sort it out; here's a helpful video, if you're interested.
That said, let's see how the little beast performs at JF's range tomorrow. We'll be shooting from the 200 yard line, and there's nothing wrong with that. At all.
In the meanwhile, ribs are on the grill and life is good.
Your Friend,
LSP
Junior Walker would be very proud of you.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMs9NudasVI
I wish we had a decent outdoor here. I've got a .22 Marlin with a scope but haven't been anywhere to need the scope as yet.
ReplyDeletePS - Not sure you left a comment on the space thing and mop tops. Haven't seen one anyway.
ReplyDeleteWow, WWW! I love Junior Walker. Good call.
ReplyDeleteKid, you must find a friend's place and shoot away, ammo permitting.
ReplyDeleteAnd viz. mop tops... I think I left a comment, delete as needed...
ReplyDeleteMy son has a Savage in 17HMR. It's a tack driver at 100yds.
ReplyDeleteBy "8 shot" you mean #8 buck?
Late to the game here. Grandchild baby sitting duty today. If you see this in time, tell JF I said "Git sum!".
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83 years old. Perhaps there is hope for me yet.
drjim, the Savage .17 with the heavy barrel? Looks like a really good rifle for the price. Report back, please.
ReplyDeleteRHT, JF says hi, and congrats on the grandchild! Let's shoot soon and try out the mighty trap.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link, outstanding shooting...
It's older than shown in their current catalog. He bought it about 10 years ago. I want to say it's a Model 99, but I don't know if the 99 was made in 17HMR.
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