Guns, Dogs and Blades QnA

FJRdoc said
Heading to the range tomorrow to waste some lead and sight in my newest/ old toy. I think that this rifle will be my companion for deer hunting this year. This old girl has a 17 1/2" barrel which makes it light and perfect for busting through the PA brush. I'm working up an accurate load for hunting using 200gr bullets. This rifle is chambered in 9x56 mm Mannlicher Schoenauer. I really get a kick out of using these 100+ year old rifles for hunting and harvesting deer. Half the fun is working up a load for these obsolete cartridges. I'm also taking out S&W replicas to knock down some steel targets. The wife is coming along to get some time behind her S&W 380 EZ.

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Mmmm set trigger for the win. I like two trigger rifles. Our barn rifle is a old British 303 rechambered to 308. It has the Mannlicher stock as well. At first I was not a fan but it grew on me. It is beat to pieces and leans against the wall by the door in all weather. But I gotta tell she is a shooter. No scope or anything just old iron sights but wicked accurate for as far as this old fat guy can see. Ask the Coyote! What kind of powder are you going to work up? I am still trying to use up a bunch of old unique, so it has been going in everything here lately.