These were all killed with Randy Garrett's ammo. Hope you like them. reflex264 http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/Hunting/Hackadaybuff.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/Hunting/NickFaddalasbuff.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v652/jaycocreek/HackadayhippoLarge....

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/guns/pivot444.jpg http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/guns/pivot444-2.jpg Finaly got around to sticking the brand new 1956 model K2.5 in JC Higgins trim in a set of brand new vintage 60's pivot mounts also unoppened till today on my 1968...

Well I shot it. I am in love. Did several rapid fire drills with hot 420gr loads. The pistol grip stock helps keep the sight picture in view during recoil. On a target the size of a buffalo nose I wore it it as fast as I work the lever. Awsome. reflex264

It was at Brockman's getting the tube done. I changed it to a pistol grip and added the XLR stocks straight from Marlin. WWG bearproof ejector, action and trigger but I am going to have to do a little more to it. Scope is leupold M8-2.5 in Leupold mounts. I actualy like the .450 better for a faster ...

Here it is. Feels great. Haven't got to shoot it yet. One more fantastic feeling gun. reflex264

Reflex - Just looked, my 1895SS has an M7 - 4x on it. Seems perfect to me also. M7s are cool as well. very decent optics even without the better coatings that the M8s got. I was bidding on a M7-3 on Ebay and missed it in the last minutes. The really nice M8-3 I got off Ebay and ended up paying 262....

Here is a pre-war j2.5 post reticle http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/guns/j2.png Brand new K2.5 built for J.C. Higgins (1956) http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/guns/jc.higgins2.png 1946 K4. First production run http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e328/reflex264/guns/k4.j...

6pt- love the 722 and old Weaver. I love running up on that sort of thing where they have never been seperated. Thats just plain old cool. reflex264

Hey 6pt. You probably already know my answer. :mrgreen: While I own a pile of Leupolds old and new my weakness is steel tube Weavers. If they are in goos condition they still get it done. I have a nice collection of them and I am fixin to stick a 1956 model K2.5 on my 1968 444 Marlin in a set of bra...