SmallCaliberCentral

When i was a kid we had a jack rabbit problem on the rented farm.
Dad took me to the fence row n put 4 bales straw down for me a blind n said KILL EVERY LOP EARED S.O.B. YOU SEE. By end of day they were out of winchester 47 with super x lr ammo.neighbor came over next mornin when i went back to eliminate more n handed me a winchester 43 in 218 bee.it was easy to get them in the far fence row in that weaver scope.next day i had to shoot them for the neighbor.
I wanted 1 for 50 years.every time id find 1 it was pricy n lots were worn bad abused but still pricy.
Sunday was looking n be danged 1 was 200 miles from me rough wood metal ok.priced for 400.by noon a deal was struck.my friend who owns a pawn shop is handling the transfer.looks ..like its casing hunting time. And dies.see hornady just did an ammo run on 218 so i gotta buy up some ammo.
50 years to empty my bucket list.best not tell my wife that...

Congratulations on your bucket list find

As they say all good things are worth waiting for. You will enjoy it and add to those good memories. Good find. Bill K

Thank you guys.i get the rough stock refinished n i will think im king of the hill

Very cool

I'm a new fan of the 218 Bee.

Last spring I was dealing with a guy who had a project gun in this chambering, but was hesitant to "pull the trigger" because I knew the 218 Bee was not a common cartridge to find. Especially since I am in Canada, sourcing oddball items can be prohibitively expensive.

However at my local farm supply I saw 3 boxes (50 count) of factory ammo on the shelf (had been there for over 10 years). I took this as a sign and bought them, and that evening I closed the deal on the project rifle. Since then I sourced some more factory ammo and fresh brass.

Probably have around 300 cases total now, always looking for more but it's enough for a couple of weekends in the ground squirrel patch.

Hornady just did a run on 218 bee so im in process of stocking up n hunting brass too