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Ppine, I have a .22 rifle that has killed dozens of deer. My grandfather bought it new in '21, the year after Savage and Stevens merged - Springfield was a trade name they used for their economy line of long guns. Pa hunted from economic necessity before there were game laws, so technically it wasn't poaching. He fed his own family and often friends and neighbors, being an excellent shot and good at stalking.
Interestingly, my dad was not a very good shot with the Springfield, though he collected guns and was mechanically fascinated with them in addition to being an avid waterfowl hunter. When I was 6, he persuaded Pa to give me the old .22, and I carried it all over the farm and neighborhood. I guess it kinda dates me that nobody thought a thing of it.
Alan, the kid whose grandfolks lived next door, got a shiny new Nylon 66 for Christmas, and his dad or grandpa always gave him shells. W'd set up cans on the fence and he'd blast away at them, while I always had to make every shot count. I'd hold 3 shells between the fingers of my right hand and work the bolt with my thumb.
I still take it out and shoot it every so often. It's stamped with serial# 14, and I also have #25, purchased many years later. It is quiet, I seldom wear earplugs when feeding it the green box Remington Target rounds it likes the best.
I didn't mean to say that a supressed rifle can't be accurate, just that it usually takes much tuning and fiddling to get it so. A lot of factors affect accuracy, and containing the gases inside a can just adds another variable to the mix.
Parker
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