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Shootist 3006

.280 freak.280 freak Member Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited June 2002 in General Discussion
Got a question for you in the "What grain for whitetails" thread. Wasn't sure if you would see it or not, but figured that this would catch yer eye. Take a look when ya got time. Thanks.
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  • .280 freak.280 freak Member Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sent out the Riverside Friday am. Make sure you tell them to get all three parts out of the packing. They made me break it down for shipping.Let me know what you think of it when you get it.Bet a nickel it'll make you smile.

    040103cowboy_shooting_one_gun_md_clr_prv.gifBig Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
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  • .280 freak.280 freak Member Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Did you get it yet. Seems like I mailed it a month ago though it has probably only been a week or so.

    040103cowboy_shooting_one_gun_md_clr_prv.gifBig Daddy my heros have always been cowboys,they still are it seems
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  • Shootist3006Shootist3006 Member Posts: 4,171
    edited November -1
    Over the years I have had a series of bad experiences with Federal Ammo. 1st. When I had a shot at a perfect crossing double, I also had a Federal squib load 2nd. Could not shoot the best whitetail I had seen in years because the Federal cartridge did not have a flash hole, jammed up good and couldn't even recycle the action for a follow up 3rd. Lost an IPSC match when I had 3 failures to eject (those sure eat up a lot of time). The rims on the Federal ammo I was using were oversized and varied by over .007"

    These all occured over a 15 year period, the last in 1982. I haven't shot ANYTHING made by Federal since but that might change as a friend just gave me a case of Federal 20 ga. I will keep you posted on how good (or bad) they are.

    Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.Semper Fidelis
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  • .280 freak.280 freak Member Posts: 1,942 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks fer the reply. I had kinda figured that it had to be something along those lines. Sorta like the guy who has bad luck with a Ford will never own another, and his neighbor next door once had a piece o' crap Chevy and now won't own anything but Fords!

    I had heard of Federal having quality control problems since I first started shooting back in the 60's. I wonder if some of that bad reputation is no longer deserved? All I know is, I probably shoot more Federal stuff, shotshells and centerfire, than any other brand, and I seriously can't remember a single failure. 'Course, I could just be lucky, too.

    Ah well, to each his own, huh?
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