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Jason_W

I'm down to my last 3 weeks as a Vermont resident. I've never lived anywhere else since I was 2, so I'm pretty psyched for something new. I absolutely detest the process of packing and the inevitable trash removal chores that accompany it, though.

Jason_W

I was surprised that the james gang won. I could not believe the 'experts' favored the stiletto over the bowie knife :shock: That bowie knife made very short work of the pig! Also, remind me to never get pistol whipped! i think they gave the stiletto to team capone just to make things more even. Wi...

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England has its Highwaymen, Australia its bushrangers and America its outlaws- while all have an element of popular glamour all are basically another form of gangster, and I do not think James is any better than stuff like Capone. In terms of armoury Capone was dealing with more advanced weapons- T...

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Surprisingly, they handed it to the Jesse James gang. They based their determination on the accurate and fast shooting of the James gang as opposed to the spray and pray methods of Capone. This was all based on their "findings" of course.

Jason_W

I've started my initial workup. I started with 30 grains of Blue Dot and only got 947 f/s 12 feet from the muzzle. They need to hit 1250 for the sabot to open up properly. 32 grains got me a little over 1000 f/s. even that penetrated over 4" into a large maple log and showed no signs of deforma...

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Hillbilly wrote:Man to Man? Jesse James.

Capone was a thug. James was a mercenary.

The big problem is that the guys on the show always hand it to whoever has the most firepower. They are more about the machine than the man. Capone had the Thompson at his disposal.

Jason_W

I'm a little ashamed to admit I enjoy anything the Spike channel produces, but Deadliest warrior is fun. They're pitting Jessee James against Al Capone tonight.

Jason_W

Had a similar problem once... Had a cat that thought it needed to eat off the table. Gentle dissuasion didn't seem to work and one night working night shift I came home for dinner about 03:00 and made a sandwich and grabbed my SAA and some Speer Target 38's for some practice. I had no more than loa...

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We have three indoor cats and never have a problem with any of them peeing anywhere other than the litter box. Most, but not all of the time, a problem cat is the result of bad owners. If you get a male cat fixed as a kitten, it won't develop a marking instinct (it's the territorial pee that's reall...

Jason_W

I have yet to find a sabot slug that I like. However, the slug described in this post seems to be less shrunk than most sabots, is made of better materials, and has a good flat point. I really want to see how it works. My finding are that Impact discarding sabots like those offered by Lightfield gi...

Jason_W

Thanks guys, I'm glad a lot of you find it all interesting.

Jason_W

Jason, They say food grade gelatine powder (1 lb powder per gallon of water) gives a good result. Might be worth trying this on a bullet or two to start with! I am very impressed with what you are doing! Great Stuff! Thanks. On some of the nitpickier forums I got criticism for not calibrating my ge...

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Yep We sure need them in Ohio.the last buck I shot with a standard 23/4" slug fell at My feet.I hit him at about 40 yds and the tissue was all over the snow for 20'.he ran right for Me never knowing He was dead. I was a goner for sure. :? . Maybe I'll see a Buffalo. or maybe two or three deer ...

Jason_W

I too am interested. The most impressive slugs I've found so far are from Brenneke (Black Magic Magnum), but I'm always ready for something better. The slugs you described sound good. Please let us know soon how well they perform. And thanks for the heads up. BTW, how much did they cost? The compan...

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2ndovc wrote:You got a lot of buffalo in Vermont?

jb

It's really just a curiosity.

My results may be of interest to Alaskan fishing guides or PHs in Africa, though.

Jason_W

OK, now that has me impressed. And that ain't easy. Solid brass slugs, I do so want to see your report. Joe Look for it by the end of the month. I'm scrounging $$ for ballistics gel now. I want at least a foot of it to get a record of channeling and cavitation. The backer will be chunks of maple.

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Joel wrote:"US-S 970 for 3-1/2” chambers. Total slug weight is 970 grain"

I'll be trying those eventually too. Can't say I'm looking forward to it though. Free recoil energy will be approaching 100 ft/lbs.

Jason_W

http://www.europeancartridgeunlimited.com/en/usslug.html They sent me a box of the 570 grain slugs to test. All their data is for a powder called Vetcan-SP2, which apparently isn't widely available in the USA. Blue Dot has a similar burn rate, so I'm trying to work up a load with that. can't wait to...

Jason_W

I do like green mountain coffee roasters coffee when I can afford it (which isn't lately).

I'm an unrepentant beer snob, though.

Jason_W

Because I've seen that civilian gun ownership is wrong and I'm turning over a new leaf, putting my gun money towards a Prius and coffee that costs $50/lb. Just kidding, of course :D I have more fun with shotguns and pistol cal. carbines, so that's what I'm focusing on. Once I have the shotguns I wan...

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Vermont has the right idea - it still recognizes the 2nd Amendment. -Stretch Don't give VT too much credit. My theory is that the only reason we still have unregulated carry in VT is that all the Dems in the house and senate are too busy cranking up everyone's property taxes to notice :lol: You've ...

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How about when transporting guns to the range if you don't have a hunting license? Do they need to be transported in a locked case?

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Vermont has the right idea - it still recognizes the 2nd Amendment. -Stretch Don't give VT too much credit. My theory is that the only reason we still have unregulated carry in VT is that all the Dems in the house and senate are too busy cranking up everyone's property taxes to notice :lol:

Jason_W

Pump action rifles get little love for some reason.

Jason_W

Well, Hopefully Congrats are in order since I remember employment was a factor for you and your wife a while back. I don't have anything to add about Maine, but I do hope once you get settled your bullet testing will resume.. :wink: I'm trying to get a little testing in before we pack up. :D I don'...

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My wife and I are moving to the Bangor, ME area in early June. Is anyone here familiar with Maine gun laws? It's going to be an adjustment from Vermont, which doesn't have any laws regulating open or concealed carry.

Jason_W

Jason, Please! Keep us updated on this. I really am very interested in this exact type bullet from the shotgun(and from a smoothbore)OMG Wonder what the exact bullet weights are minus the stabilizer etc??????(cant be much less) Trust me, I would love to hear all the detailed/specifics on this.(pm m...

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Not to be a 1-uper, but I have some of these on the way to load and test.

http://www.europeancartridgeunlimited.c ... sslug.html

I have to say, I'm downright scared of a 975 grain 3.5" 12 ga slug

I will, of course, post pics of the resulting bruise.

Jason_W

A rifled lever action slug gun.

It would combine my two favorite kinds of firearm.

Jason_W

There are no restrictions in Vermont with regards to the general firearms season.

Most deer in this state are in fact taken by .22 LR.

At night and with the aid of a spotlight

Jason_W

I'm real happy we don't have any poisonous snakes up here. I don't have a phobia of snakes or anything, but I'm glad I can poke around the yard without really having to worry about what's lurking in various hidey holes. The worst thing I'm likely to encounter are yellow jacket nests. There's somethi...

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I can't think of any conceivable reason to own one, but for some reason I still kinda want one.

Info is here, but you have to flip through a few pages http://www.rossiusa.com/2010newcatalog/

Jason_W

Thanks for the input, everyone. There were definitely some good ideas here. What spurred my thinking was a trip to Maine we took last weekend. My wife is planning to attend UMaine-Orono this fall (where she already has two years out of the way) to pursue a degree in nutrition/food science. There are...

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Liability is certainly a major concern and, as already noted, no waiver ever written and signed can protect you from it. You cannot waive negligence -- in other words, if I sign a waiver and then suffer damages, I can still sue; and, if I can show that your negligence caused or contributed to my da...

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I was involved with a range in Texas. What we found was that NRA had a great amount of knowledge and was very willing to offer ideas and guidance. They addressed everything from insurance to bullet traps, range design, how to apply for Pitman-Robertson funds, and much more. Contact them. Bob Nisbet...

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LIABILITY would be a real road-block now-a-days, especially, if it were a public (open to the public) range on private land. That'd be really asking for it. Very true. Those "not liable for accidents" signs don't mean squat in most courts. You can't waive negligence. What about a signed w...

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And by public, I mean open to the public.

I have a few ideas for one, but my brain tends to imagine only the good stuff and not the road blocks and hassles.

Jason_W

Sorry to necro the thread, but I couldn't resist posting a pic of my latest catch http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k278/jwimb/Burbotresized.jpg I've been trying to get into some of these for a few years now. Apparently, they get much bigger in the great lakes and northern Canada. The Vermont state...

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Sorry to necro the thread, but I couldn't resist posting a pic of my latest catch http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k278/jwimb/Burbotresized.jpg I've been trying to get into some of these for a few years now. Apparently, they get much bigger in the great lakes and northern Canada. The Vermont state ...

Jason_W

I wasn't all that blown away by the terminal performance of the factory round out of my carbine. If they made a heavier .357 LE (158 to 180 grain) bullet made of stouter stuff, it might get a .357 levergun close in terminal performance to a .35 rem at 100 yards. Could be useful in places like Indian...

Jason_W

The mini-30 is actually looking tempting. Seems like it could almost be likened to a semi-auto version of a 30-30 levergun. I'd feel a little better about the larger bullet for deer. As I said earlier, the 6.8 is a neat idea, but my fear would be that the lack of popularity could send it the way of ...

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just going to throw one more thing for you jason to think on... 7.62 in a small package. pete socom http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/txpete/rifles/M1socom003.jpg I will tell you no problems with your pie plates @150 yards with iron sights. I wish!! :lol: If I'm ever of means, that will be hig...

Jason_W

Thanks for all the input. There's a lot to consider, one being that an AR is available in many more chamberings than the mini. Changeable upper assemblies is also a nice feature on the AR.

Jason_W

Pete, Fair enough, Let's let it go at that. His money/His choice. I was going buy the question of him asking "Compared to the AR-15, what's the general consensus? I like the fact that I can buy two minis for about the cost of one AR" Maybe,they do sell 2 of those Ruger's for $900 (no idea...

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The thing is, why ask if you've made up your mind? I mean, why not just state "I've decided to get a mini-14" or whatever. We work so hard to give you our honest and biased personal opinions and then you totally ignore our advice :lol: :wink: Knowing me, by the time I've saved enough to b...

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http://www.rifleshootermag.com/featured_rifles/rugranch_071807/index2.html If you can live with these groups----------See above--------Kinda like the SKS :lol: A 3" average group is pretty good maybe, for a 10 shot sitting rapid fire group with a Match Colt. :lol: No, but one thing that bugs t...

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To me it's really an apples to oranges comparison when you are so far apart. Take a 12ga. slug (foster). I'm amazed at the lack of damage that big ol' chunk of lead doesn't do. It punches a big hole but usually does very little damage to the surrounding tissue and many times will not exit a deer. N...

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My first order of business is going to be to replace my Mossberg 835 with a Rem 870.

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Jason, I think you want the mini-14. So, go for it, and post the pics of the new rifle. :P I don't know about the newer models, but the older mini 30's were only capable of 6" groups at 100 yards. About like most M1 Carbines. I'd go with the .223 chambering. It's going to be a while before I c...

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580 Series Mini 14. read here: http://sargesrollcall.blogspot.com/2008/10/mini-14-580-series-ranch-rifle-last.html#links Those results are good enough for me. The next question opens up a whole new can of worms. Chambering: .223, 7.62x39, or 6.8mm SPC. The 6.8 round is neat, but my concern would be...

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