SmallCaliberCentral

Hey Bad Dad, I live in Sparta.

DANG! I was hoping you didn't mistype that!

huntsman22- I know of 50 and 75 round drums but a 500 round drum mag? Maybe you pressed the 0 twice, but hopefully you didn't and can give me a link.

savage rookie- I have absolutley no idea what you just said except for barrel and receiver, but it sounded good! Don't even try to explain, I won't understand. But thanks for the info anyway!

savage rookie: Yes a great discussion indeed! How do you make your marlin a switch barrel? How much does it cost to do it? Unlike most people here I prefer a 22 mag over a 17 any day of the week, but it can't hurt to have one available around the house! :) Mike: As I said, it's your choice what you ...

Actually Mike, I might not have to knock you over the fence as you seem to be falling the right way, according to my brother's .17. It's a marlin as well and shoots around an inch(in no wind).Personally, if you're not shooting too far, I'd go far a .22 magnum. It bucks wind better than the .17 but d...

Rick: Nice rifle and camo as well and thanks for sharing! What material is wrapped around the end of your barrel, where do you get it, and does it degrade accuracy any? I'll be painting my stock and bipod only so I'll be needing some of that and I will have some good camo on as well. I will be going...

cool, thanks for all the help guys. and shooter, it would look nice but wont suit its purpose. thanks again everyone I'll post pics of the finished project in a couple weeks.

Hey guys, I'm gonna spray paint the stock of my 204. I've never done this before and I am going to paint it in a desert/sandy color. Does anyone have any advice for a good pattern? Any advice will be better than none as I have no idea what I'm doing. Thanks.

Hey Rick, nice photos! We always love to see 'em and never get tired so keep bringing them in. Looks like you guys had a great day!

After putting more thought into this, I've decided to keep my 22 magnum since I would be getting rid of a great rifle and spending a little more for a centerfire that may or may may not have the under-MOA accuracy my magnum has with no real range advantage. Thanks for all the help guys. I'll just wa...

That sounds good as my longest shots may very rarely exceed 200 yards if I buy one. I'll probably get a trigger job done on it and put a higher power scope on it to solve the problems you stated. It may be a little farther down the road before I get one, since I'm getting my trigger pull lightened o...

AHA! There's the rest of the 34 grain shooters!

It is just my suggestion that if you are starting from scratch the .221 may be a better deal that the hornet for reloading. I don't reload but thanks for the info. . I've owned two of the H&Rs when I was a lot younger, they shot "okay" but not outstanding.quote] I'm not wanting to inv...

I'm thinking about selling my 22 mag and buying a 22 Hornet for closer shots on small game and plinking. What do you guys think? My 22 magnum is a MOA rifle. I've wanted a Hornet for a while since the bullets cost the same as the magnum and the Hornet will shoot farther with less drop if I have to s...