Posted on 07/16/2018 4:51:15 AM PDT by w1n1
My hunting rifles don’t have an easy life.
So when I had a series of Texas hog and varmint hunts lined up in January and February, it was decided for me to test the Mossberg Patriot Revere.
Originally, I wanted it chambered in the popular 6.5 Creedmoor, but they were in such demand that they were unavailable, so I went with the old tried-and-true .30-06.
My first deer rifle, which I bought with my paper route earnings in sixth or seventh grade, was a .30-06. That's what my dad hunted with, so of course that's what I had to have.
They're still one of the most versatile calibers on the market to this day.
You can buy factory ammo from 55 grains all the way up to 220 grains. Some modern writers try to discount the validity of the ol' .30-06.
I don't diss on other writers, but I'd have to say they need a few more years under their belt before they earn the right to criticize it.
MAYBE IT'S JUST PERSONAL taste, but when I opened the box and saw the stock, I was impressed with its looks. To me, it's a beautiful rifle at a great price.
It doesn't hurt to be a little vain, does it? I also like that it has a detachable clip.
That way you can carry a couple of extra clips, which is really nice when you're hunting dangerous game.
That way you aren't digging for loose shells out of an overstuffed pocket when it's panic in the disco. Read the rest of this Mossberg Patriot Revere .30-06 story here.
Can you eat the turtles ? It seems to me that the buck would ruin an otherwise good lunch.
I used to make turtle soup when I was a kid. One of my first “on my own” types of hunt and harvest.
Now I’m into ducks so I’m on your turtle’s side :)
My PPC first flew P-5s. Lots of cool stories.
My PPC first flew P-5s. Lots of cool stories.
Lunacy, sheer lunacy.
Better leave all your Marlins, Winchesters, Remingtons, Mossbergs, etc. in the car trunk, then - especially if they're of '60s-'70s vintage. It is well known that most of the sporting firearms manufacturers during that period used the word "clip" in their advertising copy, mostly to distinguish integral/tubular magazine models from the detachable/box magazine variants.
The fixation on "correct usage" of the words "clip" and "magazine" began with the expansion of interest in milsurp rifles and really gathered steam after Al Gore invented the internet.
Personally, I don't see enough of a controversy to get all wrapped around the axle.
The purists are very tolerant. A magazine on a ship is a room.
The M1 rifle did indeed use a clip but I am pretty sure they referred to M1 Carbine magazines as clips also when I fired my first one in 1955.
Just go over to google pictures and find some.
Just happened to see your last post.
Digging out my “way back” machine...
My first squadron (VU-1) NASBP, F6F Hellcats, JD-1’s, F9F’s, F2H2P’s (Banshees), a couple of helicopters and 2 SNB’s.
From that point in time ... F8U’s, P5M’s, P2V’s, EC-130Q’s, P3C’s.
Probably a few more but a 79 year old mind tends to forget along the way.
Fair winds and following seas, my friend.
You, too, shipmate.
5.56 in Clips
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I bought a bunch of those clips awhile ago. I’m going to have to look at youtube to figure it out again! I also have clips for my Mosin-Nagant.
I got a muzzle for my dog - but never use it. He NEVER watched where he was pointing it.
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