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Favorite rifle in terms of hours shooting.

Post by North Country Gal » Sun Dec 24, 2017 5:54 pm

There are lots of ways to rate a rifle as one's favorite, given that favorite is such a subjective term. Maybe it's the gun you regard as the best looking, or the best shooting, or the most expensive. Maybe its the one with the most sentimental value and so on. As we say in amateur astronomy, though, the best telescope is the one you use the most. Applying that to rifles, then, what is your favorite rifle in terms of the one you shoot the most? Oh, I can guess for some of you, but let's just see some of those most used rifles, folks.

For my favorite/most used rifle, it's actually a tie, though both rifles are still the same basic model. One I shoot with a peep sight and one I shoot with a scope. And the winner for me is ... my two HW30S airguns in 177 caliber. Top is the HW30S Deluxe with a Williams peep and the bottom is the HW30S Laminate with a Nikon 3-9x EFR scope.
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Yup, my number ones are air rifles. Between the two HWs, I shoot them hundreds of hours a year. In fact, if we stick to the number of hours a year formula, my top five would probably be air rifles, not just because i love air rifles, but because I can shoot air rifles, right at home, in the basement or the backyard, 365 days a year. This time of year, especially, I shoot airguns on an almost daily basis.

Here's today's target with the top HW30s in the pic, the one with the peep. Pulled a couple into the 9 ring, so not my best target, but good enough to show what fine German made air rifle can do.
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By the way, there is nothing sweeter to shoot than these fine little HW30 rifles.
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So, let's see some of those favorite, by way of most used, rifles!

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Re: Favorite rifle in terms of hours shooting.

Post by BigAl52 » Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:44 pm

Well I dont have any air powered rifles all mine are powder powered. But ifin I was to choose a favorite it would be a hard choice cause there all Henrys. Just depends on which mood Im in.
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Post by RanchRoper » Sun Dec 24, 2017 6:49 pm

My favorite rifle is my only rifle.... :)

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Post by North Country Gal » Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:27 pm

I'm expecting that most will post their cartridge, powder burning rifles, not air rifles. Not too many crazy air rifle shooters like me, around. So, which Henry do you use the most?

RR, uh, wild guess would be your 1860 in 45 Colt. Crazy me, don't know where I got that idea. :)

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Post by BigAl52 » Sun Dec 24, 2017 7:54 pm

Ok well if I need to make that choice you should know what that would be NCG. The 41mag. :D
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Post by JEBar » Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:30 pm

in terms of hours shooting, our BBS 44 Mag would come in be on top with our 45-70 running a close second

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Post by RanchRoper » Sun Dec 24, 2017 9:58 pm

Oops, forgot the Red Ryder, don't know how I could forget that on Christmas Eve! It's fun the shoot too.

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Post by North Country Gal » Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:15 pm

Had you down for that one, BigAl. Still don't have one, though. Now, if I found a Marlin in the 41 mag ...

JEBar, those are some serious "plinkers".

Yes, the Red Ryder does count, too, RR, but I'd rather think of you with the 1860. :)

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Post by JEBar » Sun Dec 24, 2017 10:33 pm

North Country Gal wrote:JEBar, those are some serious "plinkers".
the only 22 I own is a Remington Model 12 pump (I think they stopped making them in the late '30's) .... I don't own a 22 caliber handgun .... prior to buying our Henry rifles, the rifle I fired the most is an 1971 Browining BLR 308 .... I still take and fire it most every time I go to a range but not as many rounds as the 44

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Post by GFK » Sun Dec 24, 2017 11:36 pm

Nice shooting!
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Post by Henry88 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 1:44 am

North Country Gal wrote:I'm expecting that most will post their cartridge, powder burning rifles, not air rifles. Not too many crazy air rifle shooters like me, around. So, which Henry do you use the most?

RR, uh, wild guess would be your 1860 in 45 Colt. Crazy me, don't know where I got that idea. :)
Yeah NCG, don't know who else may be listening, but shooting a springer is a whole different deal. I've wanted to do a range report on mine, but it's so damn tempermental.

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Post by North Country Gal » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:42 am

Yes, shooting a springer is different. Once you accept that fact and start adjusting your technique, accordingly, it becomes second nature. Can sometimes be a long road to get there, however, so be patient and don't give up. Be glad to help. Just holler.

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Post by NoFlyZone » Mon Dec 25, 2017 11:57 am

I have a scoped HW50s. I'm not that good with it, but I haven't shot it a lot. It is a really fun gun to shoot. Maybe one of my goals for 2018 is to shoot it more. :)
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Post by Sir Henry » Mon Dec 25, 2017 12:25 pm

What a great idea for a thread! I'm going to show three.

The top one is the most I've shot in the last year. I haven't been shooting much in 2017 but when I did it was in the backyard with the Red Ryder.

In 2016 The Henry Small Game Carbine got to the range the most. Here it is wearing a front Lyman Globe, a receiver mounted Skinner sight base and a Steven's 3-hole peep, a custom large loop and a youth stock. The receiver cover also has my vintage finish on it. Joanie this is the rifle you saw.

For several years before that the Henry Classic got the most rounds fired, most times to the range, and the most fondling at home. This is a Brooklyn, N.Y. made rifle and I bought it in 1999. It was my first Henry and currently wears a vintage El Paso made Weaver V-22A scope. It has north of 50,000 rounds fired through it.
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Post by North Country Gal » Mon Dec 25, 2017 1:11 pm

Thanks for the nice comment, Gene. I've been enjoying the heck out of seeing what our folks are shooting.

Do understand about the BB gun and 2017 for you. Glad it was there for you.

As for those two Henrys, LOVE them. The one you showed me looked like it just stepped out of the Old West in the old days. I think Henry would sell a lot more of these rimfires if they made a factory version of what you did. Certainly can't be that costly to offer more of antiqued look receiver cover.

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Post by Les » Mon Dec 25, 2017 1:31 pm

My favorite air rifle(s) would be my HW97K's - one in .22 and one in .177.

Favorite/most used powder burner would be my CZ455 varmint, but the rifles that I really enjoy shooting are my two Henry's - a H001T and a H003T.

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Post by Sir Henry » Mon Dec 25, 2017 1:38 pm

North Country Gal wrote:Thanks for the nice comment, Gene. I've been enjoying the heck out of seeing what our folks are shooting.

Do understand about the BB gun and 2017 for you. Glad it was there for you.

As for those two Henrys, LOVE them. The one you showed me looked like it just stepped out of the Old West in the old days. I think Henry would sell a lot more of these rimfires if they made a factory version of what you did. Certainly can't be that costly to offer more of antiqued look receiver cover.
I think the Henry rimfire rifles will become the 10/22 of lever actions and wouldn't be surprised if several aftermarket companies start offering products for the H001 series. The large loop on the SGC is just the beginning.

My interest in art and decor is Industrial Steampunk and in particular Weird West. I may start a separate thread on it.
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Post by North Country Gal » Mon Dec 25, 2017 3:36 pm

Les, we have Air Arms and HW under levers, but the ones I definitely shoot the most are the HWs, especially the 97K. It would easily make it in the top 5 on my most used guns. Not as fancy as the Air Arms, but just somehow more user friendly for me.

Gene, I'd enjoy that thread. Not even sure what Steampunk is or Weird West, either. Be a chance for me to learn something, new.

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Post by BigAl52 » Mon Dec 25, 2017 3:43 pm

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Ok Im gonna copy Gene then and add my three. 41mag, H001T and the Marlin in 38-55. NCG you could but 3 Henry 41 mags for the price those Marlin 41 mags are going for. Al
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Post by roddy » Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:34 am

Without a doubt, the Timber Wolf. Good thing I have 2...after trying one, my wife isn't even interested in picking up her 10/22 any more.
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