[TheForge] My Christmas Present to Me

[Andrew Vida]

Jerry Smith wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> As that I liv eoutin BFE Ohio, I have all sorts of
> pests and other critters around my fields. I have been
> lacking a really decent 22 for a couple of years now.
> I have a Marlin bolt action rifle, but the iron sights
> are a little lacking, as well as my vision is getting
> a little too bifocular these.
> 
> So I bought a Ruger 10/22 Target vesion with a 2 to 7x
> Leupold scope. This should dispatch my small critters
> and pests at some distances.
> 
> The interesting thing about the rifle is the bull
> barrel, right on top it says Ruger Forged Barrel. Any
> of you guy out there doing forge work for Ruger?

	Is it spiral faceted?

	The 17 HMRs are nice, too.  Ammo is pretty affordable.