Like many readers, most of the guns I own are here simply because I want them here. They have no specific purpose other than recreation. Such are my black-powder cartridge rifles used for target shooting, or mine and Yvonne’s single actions and leverguns used for cowboy competitions.

That said, among all the guns in my vault are a few truly purpose driven. They are here for specific reasons, and seldom, if ever, used for recreational purposes. Here’s what I mean.

For 30 years I’ve owned a Remington Model 700 .222 Remington Magnum. It was originally bought for recreation in the form of varmint shooting and so was fitted with a Weaver 10X scope. However, brass for that cartridge isn’t all that common anymore. In fact, I only have 275 cases. Also, we have lost much of our ground squirrel shooting areas around here due to home building, so the old Rem Mag hasn’t been used for recreation in many years.

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