The Czickness LIV….Hello, my name is (insert fake name here) and I am a CZicko.

[patience0830]

I feel this thread always gets the best input on questions. I’m going to go down to one tx22. I can’t decide if I want to keep competition model with an sro style dot or the new gen 2 toro with a Romeo zero elite. Also have chance to get a sp01 setup but would have to let go of p09c nocturne and holosun.

What say you czickos?
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Keep them all. Save up.

 

[rlfrye]

So I havent had a CZ since I gave my omega to the oldest boy. I am thinking if the Doc has good news in November, as in you are good to go cancer wise, a Shadow 2 or something may be in order once we recover from the bills.

 

[Firehawk]

Good evening Y’all. Catching up on the thread.

Congrats @Reece'sPieces on the house buying! And congrats @ditcherman on the new grand baby!

Prayers for WS and everyone with friends and family in Milton’s path. We have friends in Sarasota riding it out.

 

[Noble Sniper]

My oldest daughter lives in Sebring and is sheltering in place…..and my newest score is sitting in a shop in Tampa.

 

[88E30M50]

I think we need a group photo of your collection, because that sounds awesome.

This is as good as I have at the moment

 

[Bennettjh]

Good evening, CZ friends.

Nothing new on the gun front. Like I always say, just keeping them oiled and away from politicians.

Praying for all in the hurricanes path.

 

[88E30M50]

https://connect.invaluable.com/aether/auction-lot/asahi-pentax-spotmatic-camera-vintage-icon-with-c_5e64668bca?catalogRedirectURL=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.invaluable.com%2Faether%2Fauction-catalog%2Fexplore-discover-carmel-online-auction-with-an_76GUN0LV9E%3FalgoliaParam%3Dupcoming_lots_closed_desc_lotNumber_asc_prod%25255Bquery%25255D%253DPentax

That's a decent old camera. I have 5 Spotmatics in the collection and they make good shooters after maintenance. That Takumar 50mm f1.4 lens is worth about $90 in great shape. As-is there, it's still a $35 lens all day.

 

[88E30M50]

Then I'd better get busy .... 88' is tricky !!!

Nah, I'm still on the warnings pages of the manual. I hope to progress to inserting the battery by the weekend

 

[88E30M50]

Having loved ones in Florida is pretty scary right now. I no longer have family down that way. Prayers out to all of those that do have folks in for the storm.

 

[MindfulMan]

Nah, I'm still on the warnings pages of the manual. I hope to progress to inserting the battery by the weekend

They all have big manuals these days, don't they !?!

 

[gmcttr]

New toy wednesday...



Microtech Hera II Mini. The new Duel Fuel action is NICE.

 

[gmcttr]

Nah, I'm still on the warnings pages of the manual. I hope to progress to inserting the battery by the weekend

You're supposed to read those??? Are you going to read the 90% of the manual that's in foreign languages too?

 

[Noble Sniper]

This is as good as I have at the moment

That’s a very impressive collection!!!

 

[patience0830]

Spent some time with the new (1930 model) 52. Had to pull the Unertl as the blocks are too short. Bolt handle whacks the occular bell. Thankfully previous owner did not shoot the rifle so no damage to either the bolt or the scope. Irons on the rifle are excellent. 3/4" groups at 50 yds from a couple old guys. 2" steel at 100, 8"steel at 150, and the 3/4 man silhouette at 200 was no challenge at all. Ordering new taller blocks and we'll check the scope when they come in.

And yes, I did this once already. I've had bourbon and an almost 2 hour conversation with a 2 time Tennesee Smallbore Champion since then.

May be a cooper in my future.

 

[STFU]

"I can't be outta money, I still got CZecks left!"

 

[MindfulMan]

New toy wednesday...

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Microtech Hera II Mini. The new Duel Fuel action is NICE.

Microtech makes very nice OTF products !

 

[wtburnette]

Morning all...

 

[88E30M50]

They all have big manuals these days, don't they !?!

There sure is a lot going on with these and almost none of it is intuitive. Doing the calibration dance for the astrotracing function should be fun. One of the reasons I went with Pentax over Canon was that Pentax is still fully compatible with lenses built in the early 70s and even before with an adapter. I have a bunch of top notch glass from that period and this camera will let me keep using them. There is something about the color rendition of the radioactive glass in the early lenses that is hard to beat.

The camera is huge though. Here's a picture of it next to my MX. Both of these represent pro level equipment, just 50 years apart.

 

[Leadeye]

Spent some time with the new (1930 model) 52. Had to pull the Unertl as the blocks are too short. Bolt handle whacks the occular bell. Thankfully previous owner did not shoot the rifle so no damage to either the bolt or the scope. Irons on the rifle are excellent. 3/4" groups at 50 yds from a couple old guys. 2" steel at 100, 8"steel at 150, and the 3/4 man silhouette at 200 was no challenge at all. Ordering new taller blocks and we'll check the scope when they come in.

And yes, I did this once already. I've had bourbon and an almost 2 hour conversation with a 2 time Tennesee Smallbore Champion since then.

May be a cooper in my future.

I've heard of Cooper rifles, but never seen one up close. This is the only Cooper I'm familiar with, from the 1850s.

 

[rkwhyte2]

Morning
Watching the weather reports for Florida. Wow