him having it forever sounds good in your mind. I traded off my double barrel shotgun for a turtle and a barlow pocket knife when i was 55 pounds and about 11...
had one.... My friend wanted to shoot it. I told him to tighten up on his shoulder real good.....He fired it once, ten minutes later he showed me blood under the skin where it kicked him. I shot it several times and never had that problem but it would turn me about 90 degrees every time I pulled...
all the knowledgeable people are dead or injured to the point that they can't type but I'd just buy myself a muzzle loader and not try to reinvent the wheel...
In the s70's I had two shoulder killers. Both of them Marlins. The 36" barreled Marlin Goose Gun got my attention so I just HAD to get a Marlin Super Goose in 10 gauge. They are not a lot of fun to shoot with other people around.............to watch all the crying and stuff...........
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400 dollars with ammo rifle and scope......a no brainer.
I shoot 'em with a sling shot out to 150 yards. I use tiger eye marbles that explode on impact like a hollow point bullet........and stuff...... (I thought I'd add a little more while I was laughing at your post) We all got that friend whose buddy knew someone who had a buddy that used to...
Taurus used to be a cheap gun made in Brazil and old time gun snobs or older men who could afford a Smith and Wesson would buy the American model. Nowadays Taurus has stepped up their quality control and actually make pretty good stuff. I'd still rather have a Ruger or Smith and Wesson. I have a...