Haven't been riding the motorcycles much. It's cold and I'm old and it's probably time I sold at least one. Probably start listing the green bike on Craigslist pretty soon. One hundred and thirty-five horsepower makes me ride like a kid, but unlike a kid, I don't bounce. And can't see or hear as well as I once could. I think my reactions are still pretty good, and experience counts for something for sure, but it would be a pity to die this close to retirement.
Rode that one downtown for coffee just now. There's nothing like a fast bike - never will be unless they figure out how to make those Star Wars thingies. Imperial Speeders. I suppose I could step down to a cruiser or some other form of slow conveyance, but I'm not sure I could live with twice the weight and half the power. Once you've had the best ...I'll ride down to the bookstore in a bit and see if I can find some light reading - taking a break from Pynchon's Mason & Dixon for a while. Taking a break from Pynchon, actually.
I think I mentioned that I'm having a rifle built. It will be a Martini- actioned single-shot .22 magnum rimfire. I'm starting to get some of the costs in and it looks altogether reasonable. The big decision is whether I'm going to scope it or use the stock Parker-Hale peep sights. Peep sights are more fun, but a scope means I can actually hit what I'm shooting at. Big decision. Haven't decided yet. And there's the matter of the quality of the wood. I love dark, figured wood, but unless the metal is superb, such wood would be a waste. Lots of logistics goes into this stuff - I'd never have imagined how many different people would be involved in one little custom rifle.Up top is Lapis breathing heavy in Chicago. The photo of the rifle action is stolen from Bob Adams, a dealer in fine collectible firearms. When I have one of my own, I'll show you.
posted by D. Brian Nelson at 8:24 AM
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love this pic of lapis
Why can't you have both peep and scope. Is the peep a permanent install. The one Adams has for sale looks like it has scope mounts along with the peep that you can see.
If your going custom, I'm going to assume the metal is going to be superb, go for the great wood. Who wants a plain looking custom rifle.
We could use a little heavy breathing in Chicago tonight, the old gauge is reading "ZERO" as I write this.
D.L. Wood
The stock rifle has no provisions for a scope and the sights would interfere with a low scope. I'd have to be taking one off and putting the other on all the time. And a scope rail would have to be fabricated to work.
I'll wait until I see the metal. My rifle will be coming from a bunch that were surplussed out from UK shooting clubs recently and was built in the late '40s or early '50s. A lot can be done even if the metal is pitted, but I want to be sure before I go spend $400 on wood.
I'm inclined to go for the best too, but don't have any control over the action that I'll be getting. Long story.
-Don
My own personal preference for a rifle of that style is to have it look like a rifle of its time would. That would rule out putting a modern scope on it. If you could find a scope that is styled like the ones of that time, it would be great. On the other hand, even a .22 magnum rimfire will not let you reach out that far. My rimfires are sighted for 20 yards, the typical shot for a squirrel. Shooting offhand, I'm not steady enough for a scope to help that much.
I'm not sure which of the three photos excites me most.
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