Sure, a .357 is adequate with proper placement...no doubt....but if that's the only argument...why not shoot a .22 LR or mag all day everyday?...Both of those rounds have killed thousands of animals from all sizes. "The story" I told of the hog running off wasn't a story, it was witnessed. The dogs had it bayed and we watched him shoot it from less than 20 yards. Was it a perfect shot? I doubt it, and you are correct, I'm not sure of his choice in ammunition...but at 20 yards, anything oughta put enough of a hole in something to make it bleed A LOT more than it did.
Living where I live, and being as broke as I am, I can't afford to go shooting on a regular basis. I consider myself lucky to get to the range once a month. Therefore, my accuracy is going to suffer some....nothing I can do about it..."practice makes perfect."
Nacho, if what you say is true, you are clearly a superior marksman than I, by my own admittance, that leaves me two options...stay outta the woods or get a gun I'm comfortable with....I am from a shotgun/muzzleloader only state, bolt actions are not natural to me. They feel awkward and it messes up my sight picture....I think I shot a total of 3 bolt action rifles, including rimfire up until 2 years ago. Even my .22 was a pump-action back then. We got the .22-250 out for coyote control....that was it.
M12, what you are offering would definitely serve my purpose very well, and it would probably be smart of me to sell the gun and buy one of them. Another thing crossed my mind though, Indiana, where I'm from (and still have land access), recently changed the laws to allow rifles chambered in pistol cartridges during firearms season.....so another plus for the .44.
I have a 44mag carbine, it leaves a hole, thats for sure. Get what you want man, that is what matters! Whatever you get you will find a use for it some how. What are the first three digits on your serial number on the mini? Is it a tapered barrel of a straight? A 22 is completely adequate for hogs, I was just stating that you are trading distance for knockdown power. Get what you want buddy, let me know if I can help any. I will hunt around and see if I can find someone interested. I wouldn't come any lower then $550, just my opinion.
Mine is a 196 series. I am at school right now, can't remember if it's tapered or a straight barrel.
I really wouldn't feel bad about keeping it. Just gives me an excuse to budget another gun out for next year. Perhaps I should just ignore all the talk about how insignificant the .223 round is and go kill some more crap with it.
no I'm no great marksmen, was much better in my 20's and 30's, just trying to point out what a bolt is capable of. if you cycle the bolt immediately after the first shot the next round will be in the chamber waiting on you to recover from the recoil and regain sight picture, the same as if you were using a semi/ lever/ or pump, so faster follow up shot is a real non issue. as for the 357 I'm not doubting your story but if the bullet was a soft lead semi wad cutter, often used by reloaders cuz they are cheap it could have flattened out against the shoulder bone, that would not have happened with a nosler partition or other quality bullet, or sometimes shart happens and bullets find a way to weave around inside game and people and not hit anything vital, probably some combo of both is what happened in your case. I've owned 44mags and know what they can do within their effective range. for your situation if I could sell the 223 for 5-600$ and buy a win mdl 94 for 300$ That's a no brainer you could turn around and flip it and make 300$ and the values are just gonna keep going up on them, you could use the crap out of it for 20 yrs and sell it for triple what you paid.
What is it about the Ruger Carbine that ya'll don't seem to like? Other than price and parts availability, as both of those are pretty evident.
Seems like a rifle that's in awful high demand given the price and the fact that you rarely see them....can't be that bad of a weapon.
Get what you want Vonnick! You are the one that has to shoot it! If you have the best caliber in the world and don't feel confident with it, it ain't worth a penny! You know what works for you! I will work on your RR, but I ain't no gunbroker!
Ha, I'm in no rush to do anything with it, so don't try too hard. I just figured I'd throw this ad up in case the right stars aligned and someone with a nice .44 was looking for a fun plinker that can look tacticool without the $1200 price tag of most ARs.
