Why didn't I have the foresight to.......
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CWLONGSHOT
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The lil 357Max dosent get the respect it deserves. The discod Hornady 180 ssp was a awesome combo @ 2100 fps. I cant remember all the bang flops on hogs & Deer. I have a couple boxes squirreled away.
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Missionary
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If you like the 357 Max you should give a 414 SM a whirl !
CWLONGSHOT
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I re chambered 4-5 357's to Maxi thru those years. I had two untill a few years ago. Kept the factory Maxi sold the last 357/Max re chamber.
Couple years ago, with the help of a friend, I got my Savage 24 in 357Max/20ga.
Its fun to compare the 14, 17.5" to the 24" Maxis. The H&R should be nic named "linda" as it can chamber any including the 358009 while the 'tender and Savage cannot come close!
CW
Couple years ago, with the help of a friend, I got my Savage 24 in 357Max/20ga.
Its fun to compare the 14, 17.5" to the 24" Maxis. The H&R should be nic named "linda" as it can chamber any including the 358009 while the 'tender and Savage cannot come close!
CW
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
Took me a second to get that...
RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
The deal of the century was new in the grease SKS's for $79.99 if you bought the whole crate, I think it was 20 rifles. These were Chinese and Russian made that now bring over $500 each. That is good interest for 28 years investment.
CWLONGSHOT
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Yup I cant tell ya how many I sold/transferred @ 69$ China and 89$ Russian SKS back in the day!!!!
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RicinYakima
High Steppes of Eastern Washington
There was an independent gun shop in the little town next to me that bought them by the shipping container off the docks in Seattle. Customs would break the seals, count the cases and ship them on to him.
L Ross
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Hahahahahaha!
Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
My old partner and I bought 2 for $89.00 each some years back. I don't know the exact model, but it's the one that has the ability to change to manually activated reloading. Nice if you don't want to chase brass, and surprisingly accurate!
richhodg66
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The SKS I worked with was also surprisingly accurate and with cast bullets to boot. It's ridiculous what the prices are on them now at gun shows.
L Ross
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The supply dried up, the demand increased, and the value of the dollar shrank. With what 500 dollars are now worth it almost makes an SKS a bargain.
richhodg66
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Perhaps you're right. The trigger was the worst thing about it with the sights being a close second. I considered figuring out how to mount a receiver sight but never did. Seems like there was a guy doing trigger work on them, basically, you sent your trigger group to him and he sent you one he'd worked on. Been a long time now, can't remember.
One could do worse than an SKS for a general purpose rifle, though. I have a mini Mauser chambered in 7.62x39 and have no doubts it would work fine for deer hunting with my handloads, at least the way I hunt in the terrain I'm in.
One could do worse than an SKS for a general purpose rifle, though. I have a mini Mauser chambered in 7.62x39 and have no doubts it would work fine for deer hunting with my handloads, at least the way I hunt in the terrain I'm in.
CWLONGSHOT
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Triggers on the H&R/NEF was only surface hardened. So if ya ground on them ya ended up with that "ever changing" pull weight!!! Ya also had to pratice disassembly and even then, it required slave pins. I got pretty good at just polishing with flitz. Also benifitted allot with new springs!! Hammer strings was JUNK! I also swapped the locking bolt spring from a heavier one I spec'ed from McMaster Carr. My 500 actually caused the factory spring to "bounce" destroying accuracy.
So many little tricks ta make these shoot we discovered...
CW
So many little tricks ta make these shoot we discovered...
CW