The I LOVE THIS GUN Thread

[00SS]

Anyone have any experience with the Mossberg ATR 100 in 30.06?
Thinking of picking this one up today, the reviews I've found are favorable.. matter of fact, the reviews are excellent. Academy has it for 300 bux

[HardCase]

Originally Posted by gatling

Interesting. I've toyed with the idea of buying one of those H&Rs in .45/70 just to play with a it a bit. Keep us posted with your adventures on the .500.

Here it is, the H&R 500 S&W Magnum. I went into the shop and they only had the one left, it was the display gun, and had been handled some. It has a small mark on the stock about the size of a pin-prick, and I suggested that they lower the price by $10, so they did and my OTD cost was $239. I got it home, wiped it down, and am pretty impressed.



The wood is nothing to get excited about, I'm not sure what it is, but the butt has a very faint bit of figure.



Seems pretty robust, lots of steel surrounding the chamber, but is still fairly light-weight.....I am guessing right at 7 pounds.



Big honkin' muzzle! The 500 S&W is a true 50 caliber, .500. My standard load, arrived at after some considerable experimentation with the 8 3/8" and the 4" handguns, is a 440 grain CastPerformance flat nosed gas-check hard-cast bullet. Out of the longer handgun it generates about 1530fps. I am guessing it'll get an additional 200fps out of the longer rifle barrel. A 440 grain 50 caliber bullet moving at 1700+ feet per second is going to be respectable.




I don't know if this picture shows it very well, but the sights are very bright fiber-optics, and a wide open rear. They seem to be at a good height and are quick to acquire. Rear sight is green, front is red.



I haven't shot it yet but plan to get out either this evening or tomorrow and send some lead downrange.

[Juanjo_NY]

Originally Posted by HardCase

Here it is, the H&R 500 S&W Magnum. I went into the shop and they only had the one left, it was the display gun, and had been handled some. It has a small mark on the stock about the size of a pin-prick, and I suggested that they lower the price by $10, so they did and my OTD cost was $239. I got it home, wiped it down, and am pretty impressed.



The wood is nothing to get excited about, I'm not sure what it is, but the butt has a very faint bit of figure.



Seems pretty robust, lots of steel surrounding the chamber, but is still fairly light-weight.....I am guessing right at 7 pounds.



Big honkin' muzzle! The 500 S&W is a true 50 caliber, .500. My standard load, arrived at after some considerable experimentation with the 8 3/8" and the 4" handguns, is a 440 grain CastPerformance flat nosed gas-check hard-cast bullet. Out of the longer handgun it generates about 1530fps. I am guessing it'll get an additional 200fps out of the longer rifle barrel. A 440 grain 50 caliber bullet moving at 1700+ feet per second is going to be respectable.




I don't know if this picture shows it very well, but the sights are very bright fiber-optics, and a wide open rear. They seem to be at a good height and are quick to acquire. Rear sight is green, front is red.



I haven't shot it yet but plan to get out either this evening or tomorrow and send some lead downrange.

that look very nice.. I'd give the wood a coat of used motor oil ;)
Tomorrow I will go put the first few shots to my 45-70

[HardCase]

Originally Posted by Juanjo_NY

that look very nice.. I'd give the wood a coat of used motor oil ;)
Tomorrow I will go put the first few shots to my 45-70

That's right, you just got the 45/70 version of the same gun, right? I'm thinking yours has a black, presumably plastic, stock. Does it have the same sort of fiber-optic open sights? I'm interested in hearing about it after you shoot it. Have fun!

[xring04]

Time for some real glass for my $85 Savage .22 The cheap scope on it is a no name 3-9x40 and the lack of parallax adjust makes it hard to shoot. I'm thinking a leupold rimfire scope will be the way to go.



It did not do too bad @ 45 yards with bulk pack ammo.

[gatling]

Originally Posted by HardCase

Here it is, the H&R 500 S&W Magnum. I went into the shop and they only had the one left, it was the display gun, and had been handled some. It has a small mark on the stock about the size of a pin-prick, and I suggested that they lower the price by $10, so they did and my OTD cost was $239. I got it home, wiped it down, and am pretty impressed.



The wood is nothing to get excited about, I'm not sure what it is, but the butt has a very faint bit of figure.



Seems pretty robust, lots of steel surrounding the chamber, but is still fairly light-weight.....I am guessing right at 7 pounds.



Big honkin' muzzle! The 500 S&W is a true 50 caliber, .500. My standard load, arrived at after some considerable experimentation with the 8 3/8" and the 4" handguns, is a 440 grain CastPerformance flat nosed gas-check hard-cast bullet. Out of the longer handgun it generates about 1530fps. I am guessing it'll get an additional 200fps out of the longer rifle barrel. A 440 grain 50 caliber bullet moving at 1700+ feet per second is going to be respectable.




I don't know if this picture shows it very well, but the sights are very bright fiber-optics, and a wide open rear. They seem to be at a good height and are quick to acquire. Rear sight is green, front is red.



I haven't shot it yet but plan to get out either this evening or tomorrow and send some lead downrange.

Super nice, HC, and congrats to you. Enjoy it and keep us posted on load development. That looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. As promised, my new toy...

















If we ever get over-run by elephants or dinosaurs, we're ready.

[ZzyzyxRd]

Originally Posted by EvilGenius

+1

The one on the new Czs everyone seems to like drives me bonkers.

It looks even worse in the olive drab.

I like the rest of their compacts though, one day I'll find a P-01.

[Juanjo_NY]

Originally Posted by HardCase

That's right, you just got the 45/70 version of the same gun, right? I'm thinking yours has a black, presumably plastic, stock. Does it have the same sort of fiber-optic open sights? I'm interested in hearing about it after you shoot it. Have fun!

yes,
the gun came with Williams sights (no gosh ring) but I took them off and put the scope.
Tomorrow is going to be the first time I shot it!! :)
I

[EvilGenius]

Originally Posted by ZzyzyxRd

It looks even worse in the olive drab.

I like the rest of their compacts though, one day I'll find a P-01.

I'd very much like to own a P-01 or SP-01 at some point.

[HardCase]

Originally Posted by gatling

Super nice, HC, and congrats to you. Enjoy it and keep us posted on load development. That looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. As promised, my new toy...

















If we ever get over-run by elephants or dinosaurs, we're ready.

Wow! Beautiful. I love No. 1s. The wood is gorgeous. I like the straighter grain in a hard-kicking rifle in preference to swirly stuff. Maybe it's just psychological, but I feel like it's less likely to crack or split under recoil. That one has some great contrasting shades and colors but is still fairly straight.

I like the V rear and the bead front sights too, great for a charging dinosaur. Have extra rounds between the fingers of your left hand (assuming you are a right-handed shooter) and a protocol for rapid reloading, though! When I was hunting with my 7 RM No. 1 I actually found a buttstock ammo carrier, held four or five, but instead of on the butt of the gun I wore it on my left wrist, thought I could reload more quickly that way. The No. 1 clears the shell out of the action quick but you need to turn it 90 degrees to the side so the expended brass will fall away, otherwise it tends to get hung up on the safety lever.

[buildit]

Days like today should be every weekend. My sister and her fiance and a close friend here on ADV got together on the range out back. Several hours shooting handguns in the beautiful cool weather and then we got out the long guns and moved back to the 220ft mark. First we fired my 45-70 a few times so I could confirm the resighting job I had done. Well, it's spot on! Then we had some fun with Erics AR15 with the bump slide. Dam that's fun. The fast way to get several hundred round thru a gun and still be totally legal.

[RED CAT]

The shotgun and rifles laying on the ground.

[skysailor]

Originally Posted by gatling

Super nice, HC, and congrats to you. Enjoy it and keep us posted on load development. That looks like it is going to be a lot of fun. As promised, my new toy...

















If we ever get over-run by elephants or dinosaurs, we're ready.

Okay, that's just beautiful! Great workmanship. It seems a pity to take wood like that outside!
I was sorely tempted to purchase one of those in .458 mag. I would have been terrified to fire something capable of derailing a train however, so I made like a chicken......and crossed the road.
Dumb question....is the 375 Ruger more powerful than the H&H?
Lyle

[Jurgen]

Put me with the concerned about the scope crowd. That rifle in .45-70 cries for peep sites.

Skinner sites in particular.

[Jurgen]

ps You guys are all rotten baaastads for posting these big bore single shots. Especially you Gatling. You are a bad man, a very bad man.