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Too bad. I thought the Strip was where AGFD had planted them. I also heard they were actually hybrids, i.e. part Merriams. I've killed a few Rios in Texas over the years.

Did you tag a Rio? They are on the Strip, right?

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Just air dried. I found it a lot more chewable than jerky., and the coriander gives it a unique flavor.

I pigged out on biltong when I went to SA. The one concession had a large building about 20x20 or so that was dedicated to drying the game meat. Everyday before we left, we would grab a couple pounds for the ride, so to speak.

And this: The initial production of the single-shot 1-22 Colteer bolt action 22 were made by Jefferson Arms (renamed Kodiak) Company and subsequently by Colt (produced 1957-1966). They made the model for Mongomery Wards with a slightly different configuration.

Found this: https://gooddebate.org/sin/mirror/library/weapons/firearms/manuals/colt_colteer_1-22.pdf

Sh!t! It's a Colt "Colteer."

Hmm, I already checked Ruger and S&W with no luck. 🤷‍♂️

Someone manufacturing for the manufacturer, eh? 😎

The push off side safety and plain Jane stock screams either Marlin, Savage or Mossberg but perhaps with a private label, ala J.C Higgins, Western Field, Western Auto, etc.

Have you omitted the clip or is it a single shot?

No ramrod

Geez, no wonder I didn't have a clue. I never heard of IMI making sporting guns since it was way beyond my time of having a keen interest in all things guns. That was a good poser! 👍

It appears Field & Stream and Outdoor Life has been sold by Bonnier to an equity group that specializes in digital publications. Thus, the writing on the wall in the industry says F&S and OL will no longer have PRINTED versions at the least or they could possibly disappear altogether at the worst. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bonnier-corp-to-sell-its-biggest-u-s-magazines-to-venture-equity-group-11601992861?fbclid=IwAR3gNhckalA3zmC5vXdlRXaAzvgsuLcOI9Krnf9--_cNTzZuoSBti8bPVoc https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-equity-announces-acquisition-of-iconic-brands-including-popular-science-saveur-outdoor-life-and-field--stream-301146772.html?fbclid=IwAR1fcZXztt1herTdnq19aSicg0FaFO6J4Ikwr9VhW6gN42_q12KOuTWgfaU

I think they had hammers

32-20?

Most of the Winnies had hammers.

Hmmm, Remington 14 maybe?

Nah, I think it's a .22

And something I learned when I found this. I would have never guessed the .22 LR bit. Introduced in 1887!

"Stevens Arms was an American firearms manufacturer founded by Joshua Stevens in 1864 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The company introduced the .22 Long Rifle round and made a number of rifle, shotgun, and target pistol designs. By 1902, they were advertising themselves as "the largest producers of sporting arms in the world".[1] They were purchased by New England Westinghouse on May 28, 1915, and again by Savage Arms on April 1, 1920.[2] As a division of Savage, Stevens continued to produce firearms at their Chicopee Falls facility until 1960 when the plant was torn down and Stevens production was moved into other Savage facilities. Savage dropped the Stevens name in 1991, but revived it in 1999 and still uses it today for a number of its low cost rifles and shotguns."

I don't recall seeing one of them with a checkered stock either. Hmmm, I thought Savage made them.

🤣 Well. let me guess..a Stevens 58??

Well I'll go with the Springfield 951, but I don't recall seeing one with a checkered stock. And if I remember, Stevens made the Springfield line.