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Riddle Me This
20 June 2016, 04:38
Michael RobinsonRiddle Me This
Dear DR Abby,
For reasons that elude, and may even defy, explanation, I find that I have over 1,200 rounds of .470 Nitro Express caliber ammunition.
I have had this ammunition for years.
Please, don't ask. There were friends involved.
So, why, now, am I thinking that I need a .470 NE caliber double rifle?
Shouldn't I just sell the ammo?
Signed,
Truly Perplexed Mike
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20 June 2016, 05:09
Brandon.GleasonWell, simply because they're fun to shoot! Dragging mine to the range tomorrow.
Ashamed to admit it, but I've found great deals on ammo before, then went out and bought a rifle to shoot it in. Don't try to make sense of this rifle-addiction thing :-)
20 June 2016, 05:45
MJinesDear Truly Perplexed,
That is several lifetimes of ammunition for a .470 for most folks. I would sell 700 rounds and use the money to help offset the purchase of the Krieghoff two-barrel set (.470 and .30-06) that Chris is selling on consignment. Then I would start shooting the remaining 500 rounds.
Mike
20 June 2016, 06:36
Skip NantzMike Jines has an excellent ideal! 1200 rounds!
I wished that second barrel set was a 12 ga vs the 30-06......;-)
Skip Nantz
21 June 2016, 02:44
dieseltenMy luck would be that I bought a rifle and it wouldn't regulate with the 1200 rounds and I would have to reload or buy more.
21 June 2016, 04:25
buckstixHello Michael Robinson.
Since I just bought me a 470NE, I'd be interested in buying some of your 470NE ammo if you have extra.
21 June 2016, 04:30
Frostbitquote:
Originally posted by dieselten:
My luck would be that I bought a rifle and it wouldn't regulate with the 1200 rounds and I would have to reload or buy more.
21 June 2016, 10:03
Idaho Sharpshooterone option will net you several thousand dollars.
the other will cost you several thousands of dollars.
I would utilize the proven coin-toss to make the decision, were it me. In front of at least three witnesses; none of whom own a DR.
21 June 2016, 16:35
Zephyrquote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
Ashamed to admit it, but I've found great deals on ammo before, then went out and bought a rifle to shoot it in. Don't try to make sense of this rifle-addiction thing :-)
I bought a shotgun because I had a set of snap caps by the maker....
21 June 2016, 17:55
MJinesquote:
Originally posted by Zephyr:
quote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
Ashamed to admit it, but I've found great deals on ammo before, then went out and bought a rifle to shoot it in. Don't try to make sense of this rifle-addiction thing :-)
I bought a shotgun because I had a set of snap caps by the maker....
It is amazing the incredibly thin reed of logic that we need in order to rationalize buying a rifle or shotgun, building a custom rifle, etc. In the end it just shows that at our core we are simply sinners, not waiting for an opportunity to be led astray and sin, but affirmatively seeking opportunities to sin and to be led down the road to perdition.
Mike
21 June 2016, 18:55
cal pappasA mate here in AK is looking to buy a .600 double because he has the dies.
Probably more common than one thinks it is or should be.
Cal
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21 June 2016, 22:01
465H&HI suggest that you hunt 1,200 elephants!
25 June 2016, 03:48
bwanamrmquote:
It is amazing the incredibly thin reed of logic that we need in order to rationalize buying a rifle or shotgun, building a custom rifle, etc. In the end it just shows that at our core we are simply sinners, not waiting for an opportunity to be led astray and sin, but affirmatively seeking opportunities to sin and to be led down the road to perdition.
Heavy, Mikey! Preacher go off on a tear last Sunday?
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Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
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25 June 2016, 04:13
MJinesquote:
Originally posted by bwanamrm:
quote:
It is amazing the incredibly thin reed of logic that we need in order to rationalize buying a rifle or shotgun, building a custom rifle, etc. In the end it just shows that at our core we are simply sinners, not waiting for an opportunity to be led astray and sin, but affirmatively seeking opportunities to sin and to be led down the road to perdition.
Heavy, Mikey! Preacher go off on a tear last Sunday?
The preacher has given up on me . . . beyond redemption is I think how he referred to it.
Mike
26 June 2016, 09:20
twoseventyquote:
It is amazing the incredibly thin reed of logic that we need in order to rationalize buying a rifle or shotgun, building a custom rifle, etc. In the end it just shows that at our core we are simply sinners, not waiting for an opportunity to be led astray and sin, but affirmatively seeking opportunities to sin and to be led down the road to perdition.
Mike, so right. I think I need to go to confession.
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13 July 2016, 00:03
WannabeBwanaquote:
Originally posted by cal pappas:
A mate here in AK is looking to buy a .600 double because he has the dies.
Probably more common than one thinks it is or should be.
Cal
I've done this before. Not with a double, but with many, many other guns.
13 July 2016, 08:16
Duckearquote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
Ashamed to admit it, but I've found great deals on ammo before, then went out and bought a rifle to shoot it in. Don't try to make sense of this rifle-addiction thing :-)
That's nothing. I have found crappy deals on ammo and subsequently bought a rifle to shoot it in.
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