Re: Good week
By: Weatherman to All on Fri Jul 17 2020 01:21 am
> So, a pretty good firearms themed week and a half. Two Saturdays ago I mana
> to spy a Mini Thirty at a yard sale, the guy wanted six hundred for it. Did
> even try hard to talk him down, so my Mini-14 has a big brother. 7.62x39mm
> ammo is a little scarce around here, especially brass-cased, so haven't shot
> yet but can't wait.
>
> Then last weekend we took a trip to Cody, WY where we toured the Buffalo Bil
> Center of the West along with the firearms museum. Saw my first real-life
> Dardick 1500 and Gyrojet guns. While we were up there, also paid a visit to
> the Cody Firearms Experience, where I got my yearly session with the Thompso
> M1927 in full-auto mode and also got some rounds in with the Big Horn Armory
> Model 89 "Spike Driver" chambered in .500 S&W Magnum. Had a real BLAST with
> that one, that's for sure!
>
> Got back home and then me, my step son and my brother in law thought it'd be
> good day to shoot some clays. Now, being a lefty who shoots long guns from
> right shoulder and who is left eye dominant I've never been much of a
> shotgunner and so was prepared to fail miserably. Well, I only missed two o
> of about 15 clays which I don't think is too bad for my first time shooting
> the damned things.
>
> Oh... almost forgot. On the way to Cody, we stopped at Rocky Mountain
> Discount Sports in Casper where I spied a Ruger Precision Rimfire rifle in
> patriotic stars and strips paint for $470. Well... that baby followed me
> home and is safe and secure in a gun cabinet downstairs.
>
> So yeah... a great time had and can't wait to do it again!
>
> -==*>Weatherman<*==-
>
Now that the Cody museum has been remodeled, I would like to take a trip out
there. Ashley and Danny did a great job from the pictures I've seen.
Many years ago there was a dealer who would frequent the local gun shows, and
he had a 12mm Gyrojet pistol in the fancy case they sold with, minus one
round. It was priced for a collector and understandibly so, however I've
never been much of a collector of wall hangers. From my understaning the '68
GCA limited calibers to below .50 cal, and the models of Gyrojet that really
performed well were 13mm and above.
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