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Bill in Oregon wrote: ↑Thu Jun 04, 2026 7:47 pm .22 Hornet. That old Savage 340 didn't seem to like anything.

My 340 is the same way Bill. It shoots ok but no where near as accurate as my #1 218 Bee.

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Id have to say 450 Bushmaster has been the easiest. Seems like no matter the powder/bullet combo is my (ugh) AR shoots quite well. ( I hate chasing brass!)

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All this comes from a couple of mills in CT and ME. Its all white pine( except for the rafters, DF) and cut for each kit.

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Here you can see an 8x8 post, 8x8 tie beam with angle brace that is attached with mortise & tennon and pegs.
These kits are very well engineered.

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Here it's either garbage can hunting or eating livestock bears. As we don't have enough great wide open for them to eat berries and salmon. That 700+ should have been a world record contender but the hunter field dressed it, as a responsible hunter would do to preserve the meat as best as he could b...

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I forgot to take a picture yesterday.
We just started setting floor joists.

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Good to see you Jim!
Baby steps and by fall you'll be quick drawing again!

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I would guess 350-400 lbs Bill.

There was one shot last fall over 700!

Ok now I want to gouge out my eyes!

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Most problematic rifle is my Mexican Mauser, 257 Ackley Improved I did while in school. Took me 30 years to find a powder/bullet/COAL combo that will hold 3 in about an inch at 100... at 200 it was a tack driver but shot patterns at 100. 17Remington, 218 bee,22 hornet and 25-20 again because of tiny...

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Fish &game sent out a survey regarding the proposed law changes with a comment section. I told them this law is going to stop people from hunting due to this kind of stupidity, me for one as I refuse to go buy another setup. But then again that is probably what they want - no more hunting. Are t...

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45colt, yes this is half the size of the last one.

Bill, this one you could easily live in- insulated between the siding layers. Though no plumbing is being run that I know of...

Wait till fall when we start another post & beam house!

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This is the second I have been a part of. The guys I work with have done 7 or 8 in the past.

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Started a new barn today. This is 24x30.
These post & beam pine barns are fun to put together! The kit comes complete from sill plates to coupela, no saws needed just elbow grease and a hammer!

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I quit bow hunting many years ago, compound and traditional bows but I just lost the desire to bow hunt. Then around 2014 I decided to get a cross bow, an Excalibur 355. It does 355fps and 240lbs to cock it. Now these brilliant anti-hunting nitwits that sit on the NJ Fish & Game council have pro...

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I'll agree with half of Bill's advice, I really can't stand Barney Fife!

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Glad to hear you are settled in Jim.
Now take is easy and heal !

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I never bothered to check SD while trying to find a load for my small ring Mauser in 257AI. No matter what bullet, powder, primer combo I tried in the past 30 odd years nothing would shoot under an inch. However just about any load would come together at 200. Somewhere I was told about a theory call...

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Re-reading your posts, Sarge reminded me of the first litter I had. My Winnie had 7 pups. About the 1 week mark one of the pups wasn't doing well. After 3 different vets finally the last one diagnosed it was a heart defect. I was devastated, the vet was crying, the tech was crying. When it was all d...

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She came home yesterday. I had a memorial service to attend for my buddy's Mom- a second mother to me. Then our club picnic ( which i REALLY needed!) And got home to make a shelf to put her on under her pheasant. Its been an emotional day! (The forum won't cooperate, guess its ready to crash again)

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I thought so but I wasn't sure. Its a real plus to have support when recouping.
We are all very glad you are headed home!
I have a feeling your daughter is going to keep one eye on you and the other the boys!

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Glad to hear that Jim!
Are you going to have any help? Daughter, neighbors,etc? Don't be afraid to ask for help!
As GK said- NO MORE GO-KARTS!

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Only ever shot a Bisley once. I dont like the hammer or grip of the Bisley. Might change if I spent more time with one.
I've never shot a birdshead but I like the looks.
I put a brass frame on my 41mag, yes its heavier but it soaks up some recoil too.

So I guess I prefer the Plow handle.

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Good to hear that!
Thanks for keeping us in the loop Scott.

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I guess my Single Six 44 special is not technically a mountain gun as I always referred to it as my fishin gun.
So I guess my mountain gun would be my BH 41 mag with 4⁵/⁸, brass grip frame and cocobolo panels.

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Great to have you back Mr Taylor!
We have missed your posts Jim.
Take it easy and heal well.

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Can't say I was hurt much as a kid but working construction I'm hurt all the time. Cuts, splinters, bruises are a daily part of life. Of course my knees are shot, 3 bad disc's, arthritis in my hands and elbows...if I knew back then what I do now I might have made so different choices.

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What's a guy to do? Well I made up a brine, salt/sugar and little cayenne, all spice, cumin, whole peppercorns and 8 cloves of garlic. Then a hunk of venison back strap into the brine. An hour in the drink then air dry in the fridge for 3 hours to form a pelical and onto the smoker! Apple pellets an...

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Fantastic! Thanks Scott!

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I've been wondering as well?

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I finally received the factory records letter from the Parker Collectors, Left the factory in 1937. It was built as 32" with trap forearm( beavertail), single selective trigger. The letter lists the stock dimensions however my measurements do not jive with the letter. Stocks and forearms were s...

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My Dad was a career airline pilot. Must have been the mid eighties when he was flying the red eye and some sort of UFO flew in formation with his A300.he did not really speak of it to us but after he was more or less suppeaned to DC he told the family about it. The whole flight crew and some passeng...

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That top tang is really interesting. I have not seen that before.

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Radio presets be darned, swap the battery and you wouldn't be needing new grips. Next time use the tractor battery to keep the presets.

The key should have worked wether or not the safe sensed electricity.

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Blue loctite, give a minimum of 24hrs to cure before shooting it again.

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That is great to hear! Thank you Scott for letting us know how Jim is doing.
I've been wondering how he is proceeding with all this.

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My deepest condolences to you Eric!
My very first dog of my own was also a Lyme victim, of course that was back in the late 80s when no one knew anything about it.

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As many of you know I am a Labrador Nut! My chocolate, Claro developed carcinoma last fall. The vet said probably 6 months. We'll she made 7. She was a fighter. This morning she was acting strangely, I passed it off as her eyes had gotten very cloudy of late. Claro was a pup from my first litter, sh...

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Nice to hear its working out for you!
That sure is a great looking gun!

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A friend of mine has a Colt 38 special, not sure if its a King Custom though. His is all blued.
Its a real looker Scott!
How's your Pop ?

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Yes I too figured out to not put the Lyman slug into a wad. Don't remember what powder I'm using but I'm putting a gas seal, 3 or 4 card wads and cutting shotshell hulls for a sabot around the slug and roll crimping my 20ga 3" hulls for use in a Savage 220. This load is about 2" 3 shot gro...

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142 grains of lead doing 2000+fps is sneaking up to 30-30 performance- nothing to sneeze at!
That will certainly kill deer.

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That's GREAT NEWS!

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Interesting solution. Back in school I once used my Savage 23B (25-20) to pop a prairie dog at 298 paces. Yeah it took me 3 shots to figure the windage but I made the shot. If it was a groundhog I would have hit the bigger critter all 3 times. I need to get back to load testing for my new to me mode...

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While living in Trinidad we had a girl convinced Naugahs were a real animal and that there was only a square inch of hide on them that would be furniture grade. As far as I know she still does!

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I have/had one of these, I shot one box of 32 s&w longs through it then converted to 44 special!

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Dave, I went to school in Trinidad CO, spent my summers in south Lake Tahoe. I'm a sage brush rat at heart! I've also spent time in Clovis, Craig CO, Carson City NV.

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Exactly Bill!

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Glad to hear that!

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