.303 British.
 

This is one reason why I love 'em.
Just ordered 2 cases

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175...day-_-20170429

.303 British.
 

On 5/1/17 3:48 PM, Tim wrote:
This is one reason why I love 'em.
Just ordered 2 cases

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175...day-_-20170429



Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?

.303 British.
 

On Mon, 1 May 2017 15:59:36 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 5/1/17 3:48 PM, Tim wrote:
This is one reason why I love 'em.
Just ordered 2 cases

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175...day-_-20170429



Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?


You find it absolutely necessary to be assholish, don't you?

.303 British.
 

On 5/1/17 4:10 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Mon, 1 May 2017 15:59:36 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 5/1/17 3:48 PM, Tim wrote:
This is one reason why I love 'em.
Just ordered 2 cases

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175...day-_-20170429



Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?


You find it absolutely necessary to be assholish, don't you?


I could say I am just following your daily and plentiful assholish
examples, JohnnyMop.

Perhaps your buddy Tim might specify *why* he likes those rounds. I like
cheap ammo, too, but I wouldn't buy any with Berdan primers or that were
corrosive. I'm wondering what the reason was for his delight. Is it
accuracy? Reliability?

.303 British.
 

2:59 PMKeyser Soze
- show quoted text -
Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?
......

Groundhogs- yes
Squirrels-no

Using surplus machine gum rounds (Greek mfg. 1947) and bench rest. I whacked a groundhog at 260 yd. with open iron sights. Btw, the rifle was made in 1906 by BSA.
With half its rifling shot out from corrosive ammo it's still an accurate weapon.

Squirrels. I use a Winchester model 77 with a 4x Weaver scope. It's chambered for .22 short only.

One thing about berdan primers and cellulite propellants, is you take a bit extra time cleaning the rifle after you're done with it. I'm probably more thorough with cleaning than most because if that reason.

.303 British.
 

On 5/1/2017 4:10 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Mon, 1 May 2017 15:59:36 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 5/1/17 3:48 PM, Tim wrote:
This is one reason why I love 'em.
Just ordered 2 cases

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175...day-_-20170429



Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?


You find it absolutely necessary to be assholish, don't you?



Only if you are a Republican.

.303 British.
 

On 5/1/17 4:25 PM, Tim wrote:

2:59 PMKeyser Soze
- show quoted text -
Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?
.....

Groundhogs- yes
Squirrels-no

Using surplus machine gum rounds (Greek mfg. 1947) and bench rest. I whacked a groundhog at 260 yd. with open iron sights. Btw, the rifle was made in 1906 by BSA.
With half its rifling shot out from corrosive ammo it's still an accurate weapon.

Squirrels. I use a Winchester model 77 with a 4x Weaver scope. It's chambered for .22 short only.

One thing about berdan primers and cellulite propellants, is you take a bit extra time cleaning the rifle after you're done with it. I'm probably more thorough with cleaning than most because if that reason.


I'm afraid my wife puts food out at the edge of the woods for the
squirrels in squirrel feeders. When my sister in law visited, she
commented that we had "the biggest squirrels" she had ever seen. I have
to agree. We don't shoot critters around here. :)

Why .22 shorts? It's still more expensive than .22LR. Is there some
advantage to the round? Quiet? The shooting arcades at Savin Rock, the
old amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut, were equipped with .22
short rifles.

.303 British.
 

On 5/1/17 4:32 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 5/1/2017 4:10 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Mon, 1 May 2017 15:59:36 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:

On 5/1/17 3:48 PM, Tim wrote:
This is one reason why I love 'em.
Just ordered 2 cases

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/175...day-_-20170429




Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?


You find it absolutely necessary to be assholish, don't you?



Only if you are a Republican.

Well, then, JohnnyMop is fully qualified.

.303 British.
 

On 5/1/2017 4:25 PM, Tim wrote:

2:59 PMKeyser Soze
- show quoted text -
Let me guess...you like it because:

1. It is corrosive.
2. It has a Berdan primer.
3. It is cheap.

I'm guessing #3.

Is that the round you use on groundhogs and squirrels?
.....

Groundhogs- yes
Squirrels-no

Using surplus machine gum rounds (Greek mfg. 1947) and bench rest. I whacked a groundhog at 260 yd. with open iron sights. Btw, the rifle was made in 1906 by BSA.
With half its rifling shot out from corrosive ammo it's still an accurate weapon.

Squirrels. I use a Winchester model 77 with a 4x Weaver scope. It's chambered for .22 short only.

One thing about berdan primers and cellulite propellants, is you take a bit extra time cleaning the rifle after you're done with it. I'm probably more thorough with cleaning than most because if that reason.




Speaking of rifles, I came across this video a couple of days ago.
Italian made air rifle used by Lewis and Clark. Capable of putting a
round ball round through a 1-inch pine board at 100 yards.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pqFyKh-rUI

.303 British.
 

advantage to the round? Quiet? The shooting arcades at Savin Rock, the
old amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut, were equipped with .22
......

That's exactly it. Sure they make noise but don't have the *kee-raack* you get with the LRs.

Concerning squirrels. They're pretty tasty when roasted right. And with all the woods around me, there's a never ending supply of em...