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Will continue to pray for both of you.

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Re: Final Destinations Post by AmBraCol » Mon Mar 29, 2021 4:31 pm guntar wrote: ↑Sun Mar 28, 2021 9:36 pm Thanks for the advice. I have put together a book which has all my firearms listed, and indicates who is to get what, in the event that something untimely happens to me. With any luck I will gi...

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Thanks for the advice. I have put together a book which has all my firearms listed, and indicates who is to get what, in the event that something untimely happens to me. With any luck I will give all but a couple away. It was a good thing that I did. On the way home from our grandson's baseball game...

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Like a lot of people in my age group (mid-60's), my wife and I have now lost all four of our parents. In each case, we were named as executors of their estates. In all cases it was a lot of work and a very stressful process because most of the decisions were left up to us, rather than having a writt...

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I don't know what you had to give up for it, but the wood alone is worth a bunch. Beautiful shotgun, well done! Is it a shooter or a collectible?

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Here in SC, hunting is definitely declining, while shooting is getting ever more popular. The problem here is having a place to hunt coupled with a precipitous drop in small game numbers, You can walk many miles in this state and never even hear a quail call, let alone see one. The situation with ra...

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I used a Sako Finnbear Deluxe (L61R) for 35 years to hunt all over the North America and Africa. My oldest son now has it and is following a similar pattern. It still puts 180 gr. Nosler Partitions into 3/4" at over 3000 fps and is one of the deadliest rifles I have ever used. It fits me extrem...

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Most of us who have raised multiple children have had at least one that thought they were smarter than everyone else and got hooked up with the wrong crowd. I will be praying for her return to her senses, and returns to both her earthly parents and her Heavenly Father. Returning to Him will cure the...

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From what you describe, you have a piping problem. Bentonite is good for sealing filtration-type leaks such as a sand seam becoming exposed. It has no structural strength to speak of, and is quickly worn away by "rushing water". You may need to apply bentonite as a sealer later, but from w...

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While living in west Texas (Abilene), I had the opportunity to hunt feral hogs on a small ranch we owned. It will definitely do the job out to 200 yards if you can shoot iron or aperture sights well enough to hit them that far away. Personally, my window for iron or aperture sights closes at about 1...

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While living in west Texas (Abilene), I had the opportunity to hunt feral hogs on a small ranch we owned. It will definitely do the job out to 200 yards if you can shoot iron or aperture sights well enough to hit them that far away. Personally, my window for iron or aperture sights closes at about 1...

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After almost 50 years of reloading ammunition, it seems like some cartridges are much more finnicky to reload for. As an example, I have worked on three different 300 Win. mag. rifles. All three were quite accurate, but each one liked only one load, and it was a different load with each one. One was...

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I have been using IMR-4831 since 1969 in my 300 Win., since 1978 in my 25-06, and since 1985 in both the 270 Win. and 280 Rem. The ballistics have remained unchanged in all that time. I have chronographed my loads since the early 80's and the differences have been within the velocity spreads of thos...

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There have been a bunch of them unfortunately. Most of them had to be sold when I was laid up from a bad car wreck. The wife and kids had a thing about continuing to eat, so the guns had to go: - Pre-64 M94 carbine in 30-30 (my first deer rifle). - High Standard Victor target pistol - 22 LR. - Brown...

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Thanks for the replies. I will look at them some more, and see if I can find something that suits me. It seems like it would be good to have one for an emergency, and maybe for calling in coyotes (multiple targets). We'll see.

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I have listened to all the talk about AR15's for the past few years, and wondered if they had changed any. The last time I shot such a rifle, it was an M16, not an AR15. The year was 1974 and it was loaned to me by a generous Uncle. I couldn't wait to get away from that thing and back to my sporting...

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I am not quite sure how we got into resisting the U.S. military scenario, but I do have one observation on that situation. If an individual tried to take on even a squad of trained infantry, it would be tantamount to committing suicide. Faced with that kind of firepower and backup(drones, artillery,...

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For something big and mean on this continent, I would have to differentiate between two- and four-legged threats: Four legged - from 25 yds. and out 375 H&H , from 5 yds out to 100 yds. - M71 in 348 Win. ( I know there is some overlap), point blank to 5 yds. M57 in 41 mag. Two legged - Long-rang...

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Welcome to the group. Looks like the only one you could be easily enabled into, is a rimfire.

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Since my wife and our youngest daughter are Clemson grads, it doesn't take much imagination to know we were watching the game last night with the family. Stayed up long enough to see the Times Square coverage of the New Year's celebration and thank the Lord I was not there. I drink about two six-pac...

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REALLY NEED??? To be happy or to be able to barely get by?

To barely get by:

Rifles:
22 LR
223/5.56
30-06
375 H&H
45 Colt

Handguns:
357
45 ACP

Shotguns:
12 ga. 3"

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My experience with hogs (scores of them), is that assuming a load that will work wonders on deer will work the same way on hogs, is a HUGE mistake! Hogs make deer seem like cream puffs. Their muscles and bones are much more dense, and that doesn't even include the gristle plate over the chest. I hav...

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Having grown up in western Pa., I am somewhat familiar with what you are liable to run into there. I would personally choose a double-action 357. Even if you don't reload, the proliferation of 38 special and 357 loads available in factory ammunition would cover about any situation you are ever likel...

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Does it count if you were born and raised in Pa, lived in Texas for eight years (among other places), and now lives in SC?

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The problem with a lot of these discussions is that the only thing that is discussed seems to be whether the bullet is deflected or not. It may be more important in hunting to determine what happens to the bullet after it hits the obstacle, and then what happens when it hits the target. A characteri...

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Congratulations on the new double. The only caution I would give you is to check the tightness of the patterns. European guns tend to be set up more for un-sleeved shot charges which do not shoot as tight a pattern as U.S. loads (especially U.S. target loads). You may be getting a lot tighter patter...

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On the way. Hip surgery is no fun.

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I have had Gary Reeder do some work for me. Maybe I will send it to him.

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I take it from the replies that I am not being unrealistic in my accuracy expectations. Every other handgun of near that barrel length has always yielded groups of 2'' or less with at least one load. This is my first Colt so I was not sure. I will attempt to follow your advice and get the forcing co...

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I really like the idea of having one type of ammunition for both a rifle and a handgun. I use my firearms for woods carry and/or hunting about 95% of the time, so I bought Winchester 1892 and a Colt New Frontier, both in 45 Colt. The rifle has been a pure joy. It functions perfectly, handles well, a...

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I have been reading and listening to this debate over handgun stopping power for over 50 years. I am no gun fight expert, but I have shot a lot, hunted a lot, and have an engineer's approach to data analysis. These are the questions and conclusions I would like to ask/add: 1. I have no faith in hand...

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Old Ironsights wrote:Does this count as a handgun?

http://www.tacticalimports.ca/gm6-lynx-p-3.html
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011 ... ber-rifle/

Only if you can come up with an IWB holster!

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The reason I posted this is that this is an area that I have no experience in. The only bear I have killed was a black bear taken out with a 375 H&H. I don't know how much it weighed but it squared out about 7-1/2 feet, and was killed in SE Alaska. I would not want to try to stop one of those wi...

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Today I was reading a book by Craig Boddington called Deadly Encounters. On page 180 he made a statement that surprised me. He says that John Wooters made a study of encounters with bears and, at that time in the 1980's, "No one who had defended himself or herself against a bear attack with a h...

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You guessed right on the guns and guitars.

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What I am wondering is if there is any advantage to increasing the bullet weight from 250 to 300 gr., especially for game heavier than deer.

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This has probably been covered before as far as reloading goes. My questions relates to experience with this load for hunting. Up to this point I have used 250 gr. bullets and have had good luck on deer and feral hogs. Does anyone have experience with 300 gr. - 45 Colt loads from a hunting perspecti...

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If you look at the way the young target shooters decorate their rifles, you realize that they are looking at things differently than we did. No problem with that from my perspective. As long as they are shooting, who cares? With all of the plastic, fiberglass-stocked, firearms on the market now, I d...

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Does it do the same thing with factory ammunition. If it does I would look at the rifle first. If not I would look at your reloads first. Just a thought.

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Nath, Great photos and hunting. This has probably already been discussed earlier, but I have a question for you. What are your methods of hunting foxes? I suspect most of us on this forum have done some predator hunting, but I don't believe I have run into anyone that has the success on fox that you...

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It really would be nice to have the option of a outdoor/hunting model as a regular offering. I am thinking of something along the lines of the original Bronco or IH Scout: - No carpet - rugged rubber mats instead. - No plush seating finishes. - Plain dashboard. - Mid-range engine - good fuel economy...

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Welcome to the forum. I have been loading for and using a very similar rifle to yours for several years ( 1892 Miroku-built Winchester with 24" barrel). I have had no trouble getting 1600+ feet per second with a Hornady 250 gr. XTP bullet and 16.5 gr. of 2400. This load is listed in my Lyman re...

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I would be more worried about how well it fed and shot in my rifle, than I would about how well it would put a deer down. If you were looking at bears or hogs it would be different. If you were hunting really big deer (300#+) I would advise you to avoid bad angle shots, but other than that, I don't ...

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Blaine, Hunting feral hogs seems to stimulate people's imaginations more than just about any animal commonly hunted in the lower-48 states. My guess is that it can be attributed to the lack of any truly dangerous game in those same areas inspiring a vicarious thrill in all of us. When I first starte...

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Check the suppliers of the fillers and see if they are different models. If that doesn't work you may need to buy one of each and compare.

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I would have to agree with the Rickman, Elam, and Palance votes for multiple roles. The best bad guy for one movie, in my opinion, was Andy Robinson (Scorpio) in the original Dirty Harry.

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Jim, The answer to your question of whether those European scopes are worth it or not is an unequivocal ........, MAYBE. Like most of the responders on this item have said, it really depends on what your needs are. Many European scopes are, as you would expect, made to suit European hunting conditio...

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Does anyone have any experience with the Turnbull Fastfire mount for Winchester lever guns? I was looking at their web site and it looks like it would be a grat way to go for old eyes; if it works. Anybody have any advice?

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I always had good luck with the three magnums and 2400, but was wondering if there was something different about the 45 Colt case. It appears that lack of 2400 loads for the 45 Colt is an anomaly of the sources I checked. The loads I chronographed in my M92 (24 " bbl.) were: - 15.5 gr. 2400 wit...

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Thanks for the feedback guys. I will try it out and hope for similar results accuracy-wise. I will let you know the results.

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