I'm really pleased that Idabull (my broth-in-law) informed me of this sight. I have wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful time I had last May in the snow in Winnemucca. I am really looking forward to the NCBS of 2004. The friendliness, helpfulness and hospitality was OUTSTANDING, from Bruce B's.(aka)Bren MK1, setting up the range to the Bar-B-Q at his home, including Karen and Kim's wonderful dishes, and the fine lunch provided by them on Sunday.

Cast Boolits were brand new to me. A special thanks to Idabull, not only did he invite me and expose me to such fine people, he furnished me with his CB loads for my .30 Gov, for the event. Then Deputy Al had several different loads for me to try in my newly acquired Win. 25-35, I really thank him. Rupert, a gentleman from Fallon, NV who was only there on Sat. afternoon, had a great 25-35 load that he shared with me, I thank him. I thank Buckshot (aka)whitworth92374 and CURMUDGEON for their help and I know there were others. Help has not stopped; I was invited to CURMUDGEON's home. We went through a serious step-by-step Cast Boolit training session. This was truely a fortunate opportunity , thanks, CURMUDGEON. Also, floodgate who was not at the event has invited me to his home and to the shooting range he attends. I have not yet gone to meet him but I will. Thanks, floodgate.

I have been living in the fast lane until my recent retirement. It is just astounding and somewhat overwhelming to see such generosity. I hope I catch on. I see all of you giving and trading. It seems like more giving than anything else. I see valuable information being pasted on through your conversations and correspondence. I would like to be associated with your organization for many years to come.

My APOLOGY to 45nut, when I heard you say soon after I had posted my Offhand Scoped Rifle Score with my .30 Gov., if someone would loan you a rifle, you would shoot in the event. Unlike Mike of Colorado, who generously let you shoot his rifle and win another event, and others that I now know have done the same thing, I did ignore you. Im sorry I wasn't willing to share, the "fast lane" of selfishness was still in me. However, I have learned from all of you by your examples. so next time, I'll loan you my rifle, no Bootits of course, just kidding. Whatever I have you may use.

Sincerely, Mac McCullough Now; cobbmtmac

PS. Cobb Mountian is located just north of the Napa Valley in California.

WHO IS THIS GUY,ANYWAY???????

I don't know, idabull. Sure is a suck up, isn't he?

Mac,
No offense was taken here.
As Mike did in fact let me shoot his Boolits in his rifle it was meant to be, I was shooting with divine winds. I am a fairly generous guy with my rifles as well and let any takers shoot my 500A2 that showed interest with the same generosity that mike showed with his and my taking the honors with that borrowed rifle was going to happen anyway. Whether I was shooting or mike was,the rifle was doing the hard part.
Pressing the trigger after getting the crosshairs on simply was part of a task that I just happened on. I learned a couple things myself in Nevada,there was only one winner there, the one that took part. I forgot the sillywet action and missed out on a entire group of friends I could have met. I was the loser there for I did not take part in that action even after they went to all the trouble of setting up the course. Next Time.......
We can look back or we can look forward. I prefer looking forward to doing the right thing as opposed to looking back and aching about what I should have done. There are many things we can do,until there is a time machine there is no going back. I met some fine people there and have no regrets and neither should you. There are far greater things to worry about.
I had very limited room in my car for transport of guns and I "could" have made better choices in what I brought,my P-14 with unproven loads wasn't a good choice but my Krag with equally unproven loads was the cat's meow. I "could have brough my own 98 Mauser in 308 set up nearly as well as mike's,it was overlooked when I filled the car, I could have brought my 357 levergun instead of the 45 trapper for the lead slinging shoot as it will hold more and recoil less. There are better choices than a cheapo scope for duty on a 454...I learned and replaced it with a leupold.
See..? regrets are easy...it's what you learn that matters. I am the first to admit flaws and sometimes I simply can't do anything about them.
Most of the time I can and that's important.

By the way, I have my own Win '94 in 25-35 now and maybe we quarter bore lever gun guys should have our own shoot-off next time ? A pop bottle at 150 yards sound fair ? 45nut

45nut,
thanks for the responce and nice words. I would have been pleased to partake in a lever action event. However, I had a chance to sell my 25-35 at a nice profit. This helped towards buying a Springfield model 1922 M-2 ,22LR trainer made in 1926, which I truely am happy with. I'll have it at the NCBS 2004. Again Thank You. Mac

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45nut: perhaps this fellow can be persuaded to shoot the event with one of my 25/35's,although with you and Deputy Al in the mix,i'd wager early that Mac & I are contending for 3rd place,unless there is dark horse lurking !!!

Howdy Mac, welcome aboard the new meeting spot, at least now you can participate first hand. A pleasure to shoot with you at the gathering. I think a little event or two with those old rattly loose old lever guns might be interesting. There just might be a few more lurking about.

Regards from duke.

That 25-35 WCF sidematch sounds like a great idea. We ought to allow 30-30's on board too, since there's a LOT more of them around than their quarter-inch counterparts.

Good to see ya here, cobb.

nevada duke & Deputy Al:
Thanks for the welcome. I'm looking forward to the gathering of 2004. I think we should make the old levers a happening. Sounds like idabull is willing to furnish me a weapon.
I'm going shooten tomorrow with a couple of my 30 gov's and my newly aquired Springfield model 1922, M-2 training rifle. Mac

mac: Good to see you here! By the way, that M1922 Springfield was a LOT more than just a sub-caliber "training rifle" - it was designed and developed specifically for serious target competition, and went through a couple of upgrades to the M1 and M2 versions by about 1930. Check yours to see if it is overstamped with either of those markings, as many of them were retrofitted. But the original M1922 is a fine rifle in its own right, and you are lucky to have found it; wish I had one. Hope to see you one of these days in Ukiah. Is Adrian sending you copies of our monthy Newsletter? floodgate

mac: OOOPPPs! I shoulda read your post more carefully; you DO have the M2 - the best of a great lot! floodgate

floodgate:
Thanks for the welcome. Yes , I did get at least one copy of bulletin type material and I think there was an application attached. Thanks for the good words about my M-2, and it is a M-2, S/N 5410, barrel dtd 1926. I have tried to commit my reasearch to memory so bare with me. They started making a 22 trainer in 1907 and made it through 1919. These were made to take the Hoffer-Thompson device, which was a cartridge holder shapped like a 30-06 shell. A 20 shot clip fed into the holder. It was not real successful, they staterd coverting them in the early 20's to the M-1, which was bottom clip fed, they continued with more improvment, eliminating the double firing pen and including the finger grove stock. As they coverted them they were stamped M-11. The proven and final production is the M-2. and I feel very fortunate to own one.

I will surprise you one of these days and give you a call or email, then drop in on you
Mac

Mac: There actually was a Model 1922 .22 Springfield in between the Hoffer-Thompson "Gallery Practice Rifle" (which gave lousy accuracy) and the M1 - M2's. After experiments in 1919-1920, the M1922 appeared in (surprise!) 1922, with a headless cocking piece, pistol-grip stock, and "sporter" fore-end; it DID have the dual firing pin. The five-shot magazine was a bit long and extended about 1/2" below the floorplate. The bolts were individually headspaced and serialed to the rifle. Brophy says 2,020 were made. The 1922M1 (some were marked "M1922M1") was released in December 1925, came in two stock styles (both in "sporter/target" rather than "military" configuration, had a flush magazine, a single-point firing pin, and some detail revisions to bore and groove dimensions. Bolts were not interchangeable with the M1922. Some 20,000 were made. The M2 appeared in 1933, and some 11,000 - 12,000 were made, with several evolutionary changes to the bolt, the later versions being adjustable for headspace; all has a short, broad cocking-piece. They had the "scant" pistol grip of some early '03A3's. Many of all three models were also sold via the NRA, and many M1922M1's and about 80 M1922's were altered to the M2 configuration and listed as M1922M11, as you noted. If you think I'm being wordy and pedantic, try wading through 60+ pages (pp. 246-308) of Brophy's prose in his "The Springfield 1903 Rifles).

What is it a "pedant"? A piss-ant that got stepped on. That's me...

Floodgate

Floodgate:
I appreciate Your knowledge and research. I have a 25 page NRA reprint "Model 1903 Springfield Rifle" and J C Harrison's "The Collectable '03". There is a lot of good info in the JCH book. If you havn't seen it ,it is 233 pages of about 1/2 drawings and 1/2 text. Sometimes I'm lazy and just try to remember. Anyway your info is great.

Let me note that my rifle has a 5 shot flush clip. The bolt is stamped on the top part of the handle and in the middle of the bolt M-2. I have a little bit different stamping on the receiver than any shown in J C Harrison's book. He shows 8 different ways, starting before the M-1 all the way through to the M-2. Th first five show "model of 1922". right in the middle of the receiver marking. 3 of them show "M1922" in the middle of the receiver marking. This is right after the word ARMORY, Mine is: (all words are centered)
U.S.
SPRINGFIELD
ARMORY
CAL. .22 M2

5410

Maybe he just didn't have all the markings.
Again, Thanks. Mac