Well today I made a decesion to do something to make my shooting easier to handle. I traded my 45/70 16" barrel with the T/C Muzzlebreak off today to Ed at Eds Conenders. I am getting another barrel in a caliber easier to handle with the carpel tunnel in both of my hands. My next move (if the conversionto 762x25 does'nt pan out) is to get a 22 LR & 357 Octogon barrels since I can get them relatively inexpensively. I know the octogan barrels are somewhat light but in 22 and 38 special(which is all I plan to fire in the 357 barrel) they should be easy to handle especually with pachmayr forends? on both barrels(perhaps just on the 357 barrel).
This will more than likely take some time as now I am on a fixed income and I only have a small allance weekly to save my pennies from. I think I will get the 357 barrel first I think as I already have 3 22 caliber barrels and the 4th is just a completion of a "set"( a 16" carbine,10" bull with red dot, 6.5" shorty, and the new one will be the 10" octogon with iron sights will complete the set)
The one think I will need is a caliber powerful enough for elk or moose that has recoil I can handle even is that round is only a 44 or 41 magnum. This barrel will be either in 14" or a 16+ so I can use it as a carbine as well.
I am also considering in the duture a 30-30 & 223 barrels in 16+ for a couple more carbine barrels. but these will of course be a ways down the road and will give me something to look forward to.
