Egon, It is really too bad about all the BS that England, Australia, and Canada has imposed on legal gun owners/users. Unfortunately the same idiocy is rampant in the US and sufficient ignorance abounds that there is a clear and present danger that our rights will be infringed ever more egregiously.
One dose of sanity prevailed recently when our supreme court had the intestinal fortitude to rule that the 2nd amendment to the constitution actually says and means what the founding fathers meant and said rather than go through some mumbo jumbo to explain why the right to keep and bear arms is not the right to keep and bear arms.
Double set triggers and other esoterica of that genre are not likely in my future.
I have a few rifles too, my friend, BUT prior to this new one only one of my rifles was not either a pellet gun, BB gun, or .22 cal rimfire. I have a 22-250 varmint gun that is very good to 200 yds and pretty good at 300. Although some folks use the 22-250 for deer, I wouldn't as it is a tad light for a humane sure kill. Yeah, it'll kill a deer or a moose or a Kodiak bear, or an elephant but not surely and humanely.
Well, I do have a couple other rifles in my "collection" but I have never fired these particular ones and mostly have them as nostalgia and collectibles although they are supposedly fully functional. I have an unfired M1 Garand complete with sling, bayonet, cleaning brushes and tools under the butt plate. This Garand is not just not fired by me but has never been fired unless it was fired to test it after assembly. I also have a well worn M1 carbine, a gas operated semi-automatic .30 cal "pop gun" which I have never personally fired. The little carbine is a nostalgia piece for me as that little carbine is what I used in the USAF. I shot expert both left handed and right handed with that little gun and always thought it was an excellent alternative to hand to hand combat and if it jammed up or you were out of ammo it is a wonderful size and weight for an easy to use club. We didn't get bayonets for our carbines but so equipped the little carbine would be an easy maneuvered weapon, much better, to my way of thinking, than the Garand which is NOT easy to maneuver in close quarters. (Not detracting from the Garand's shooting ability but it is darned heavy and not quickly maneuvered.)
The Garand (without sling and bayonet) weighs plenty to carry around a lot like the allied troops did in WW II. Garand = 9.5 lbs My new rifle weighs 11.3 lbs empty. A bipod, scope, and a magazine of ammo adds a few pounds. It was not intended for off hand shooting but I can hold it steady long enough for a couple decent shots.
So you see, Egon, you probably had way more fire power in your collection than I had previously and could still do so. I'm just a little late getting a "real" rifle. The 6.5mm will humanely take deer at ranges likely to present a shot should I ever be so inclined. My plans for this rifle is to use it for longer range target shooting than is available with my other rifles. The 6.5 Creedmoor was developed for long range target shooting at ranges out to 1000 yards and more and can be used effectively as a varmint control tool.
It remains to be seen if I can shoot longer distances well enough to make it fun/practical.
When you stop by on your camper based tour, I will set you up with it and let you try it out. It has very mild recoil. The butt plate is steel and I shoot it with only a T shirt on and it is totally comfortable. I have 120 and 140 grain bullets. The lighter achieves a bit over 3000 ft per second and the 140 is just under. Good sectional density, nice aerodynamics, pretty flat trajectory, and less wind drift than the .308 has.
Pat
"I'm not from your planet, monkey boy!"
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