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rogn wrote:even a mouse sneeze might crack a skull at 1/2 mile...???

Yes, and my truck is MUCH more likely to blow a tire on the way to my hunting spot possibly crossin the centerline and killin an entire family. If I was gonna lose too much sleep over it I'd just stay home.

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The gun that means the most to me is also the least expensive gun I own, Grandpa's old H&R 949. Now callin it Grandpa's isn't strickly correct. It was his only brother's yet one that was by all accounts (even Grandpa's) no good. I don't know if Grandpa even shot the gun. But HE gave it to me, it...

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Joe, decisions about your relationship with your wife are very personal and I don't feel I can help much there. Easy for me to sit here and say "do this", "tell her that" and so on but it's really of little value to you. Best I can say is do some soul searchin and make a plan. As...

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I want to stop the threat. Now stop means different things to different people. For some, including the old M&S study, that means on the ground "physically" incapacitated. I'm not sure I would go that far. Some BG's will stop at the sight of a gun, some at the sound of the gun, some wi...

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Julie and I were watching a movie last night and I asked her when a rear window was shot out why didn't the windshield not also receive a hole? Is the air inside a car that thick as to deaden the flight of a bullet? Inquiring minds want to know......

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I have 2 reloading manuals, a Lee 2nd and an older Nosler #3. The Nosler hardly gets touched but I do go to the Lee for loads AS LONG AS I'm not searching for Hodgdon/IMR loads or odd ball loads. Frankly, I use mostly Hodgdon powder so it's "Reloading Data Center" get used far more than th...

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There's a gun in that photo? Oh ya, now I see it.

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Been awhile since I liked an episode of Shooting Gallery but I did enjoy that one. All the shooters were top rate and I'm not all that surprised by the results. Seems to me the transition to fast shooting with a manually operated gun to a semi would be easier than the other way around. Show seems to...

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I recently worked up a couple handfuls of loads using TB and hardcast and plated bullets for my .357 and got no where near the accuracy I get with Unique. Accuracy was border line for plinkin and not good enough for small/medium game like I was hoping. Just the gun? Probably but it moved it to the b...

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You're talking a 357, 6" bbl revolver I'm guestimating? Nope, 4" Ruger. But seems to me your 1200fps with a 6" should jive with my 1100fps with a 4". Surprised your Quick Loads is showing such a slight gain with LilGun. Everything I've read and seen treats LilGun like a highspee...

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Right now I'm running a max load(9.5grs) of BlueDot behind 180gr xtp's for deer. Primers look good, cases practically fall outta the cylinder. Semi-educated guess is I'm around 1100fps at the muzzle. I can get more outta BD and haven't even touched on the fact I have 2400 and LilGun on the shelf. Sh...

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I won't buy any gun based on "what if" but instead buy guns that I can/do use and they may very well fit into a "what if" scenario. It's the same mindset that keeps me owning/carrying full size revolvers instead of compact brass chuckers. To me the M1A is a large door stop. There...

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I don't doubt there are deals out there to be had but around here beater 94's go for over $400 so $600 for a NIB model isn't too far outta line even for a ranger. Ya ain't gonna get it if you don't ask for it that's for sure. Good luck.

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Man, I don't know if I'm sad for you or happy I'm not the only one. I was about as jacked up for hunting this year as I am going to a trip to the dentist. Really sad when a guy who's day's in the field used to number in the hundreds every year only makes it out a handful of times. So far I'm at 1 1/...

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Look into the older model (1990's vintage) Marlin's. IMO, the newer Savage and Marlin offerings can't hold a candle to them in the fit, finish and feel departments. Had one back then and while it didn't shoot the smallest groups is was a dang fine gun. Handled some of the newer offerings and they fe...

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I did my Cabelas shoping today online. With both my local Walmarts being out of ammo I decided I had better get some rimfire stuff while the getting was good. While Cabelas online was out of most everything (backorder OK) I did manage to get 2100rds of Fed. Champion (four 525 packs in ammo can) and ...

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Canoeing (I suppose kayaking too), camping, build a small camper, harmonica, leather work.................

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I've painted a few stocks (won't paint the steel) and after awhile determined the only reason to paint a gun was to cover ugliness. Maybe not entirely true, obviously white helps in winter and just about anything is better than black synthetic anytime. But IMO don't be fooled into thinkin painting w...

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Boy, "must own" can very so so much. "Can't live without" is much shorter than my "I really really don't want to be without" list. I'll take em in order: 1) 12ga pump. Probably an 870 with a few different barrels. 2) .22lr rifle. My choice = 10/22 3) Centerfire rifle. M...

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Let's put it this way: Used, GC, Security Sixes are going for $400 +/- right now. If you buy that gun for $600, take it out and shoot it what is it worth then? Sounds like you'd be flushing $200 down the drain if you're wantin a shooter. It's not like Security Sixes are fragile, go find a used one t...

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I must have the world's only unreliable 10-22. It cannot feed thru one magazine without jamming. I've cleaned it. I've cleaned the mags. I can't get it to run. My 39 feeds anything and knocks down 100M rams. I wish I could say the same for the ruger. They have such a great rep. Mine's junk. Same th...

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My outside bump in the night tool:

For anything else my Winchester 1300 with 22" barrel does the trick. Have thought about a light on it though but accessories are limited and haven't gotten creative yet.

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Sittin here, never havin pulled a gun let alone a trigger on another person, I say without hesitation that it would have zero issues doing so. Sounds good doesn't it? But honestly I don't think I would have an issue doing so. But having the balls to do it right in the face of danger is a completely ...

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I was/am worried about the same thing. At the gun show last weekend I didn't find much in the way of sm. pistol primers. Large pistol and rifle primers were still around but nothing for the sm. pistol. I didn't need to buy some, really I didn't, but due to the lack of seeing any I went on a quest to...

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I've tried BlueDot, Unique and 2400 behind different bullets (cast and jacketed) in my 4" Security Six and BlueDot has won the accuracy department by a wide margin. My pet hunting load = 9.5grs BlueDot and 180gr XTP's. 2 moa or less out to 100 yards. Penetration? Texas heart shot a 6 point whit...

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Deals like this bring a little tear to my eye........ If I was a betting man I think you'll find little use for a .22lr in the woods now. Nothing the rimfire will do that the .32 won't do better as long as it shoots straight.

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I've made belts in the past from strap and accessories from Tandy but to be honest you might take a look at your local lumber yard and home improvement stores for 2" tool pouch belts. Plenty sturdy and usually around $20.

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Great question, I bounce the same one around in my mind on a weekly basis. I bought a Bersa T22 and have never been satisfied (sold a 5.5" bull 22/45 to fund and wish I had known about the SR before I bought) so occasionally I'm on the look out for a replacement. When the "Lite" came ...

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IMO good pizza is always better fresh but the wife will sometimes grab a couple frozen pizzas while leaving work if she's really not in the mood to cook. I've yet to find a frozen pizza that isn't better the next day and cold.

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Might of found the answer to part 2, the trailboss question. Hodgdon uses 10" barrel for .357 and 7.7" barrel for .38sp. Kinda as expected.

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Not too bad looking of a guy back in 1930 but I didn't know they had color Pictures back then

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First thought was run, really really fast, back and get it. But some of the other post made a lot of sense. I'm always cussin the wife for walkin in with armfuls of stuff that we don't need or really even want all because it was on sale or a "great deal". No sense buying something you don'...

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mikld wrote:
Clear as mud, eh?

Sure clear as mud, hence my issue. Look up at the numbers and you'll see that it's take more pressure and umph to push the car with the break off than with it on. Doesn't make sense.

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I have something that's been bothering me for some time now. Now it seems the consensus is that cast, lubed lead tends to slip down a barrel easier than jacketed bullets, one reason why cast is preferred for light loads. So why is it that cast loads for a given bullet weight are lighter than jackete...

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I have the same problem with my pants and it doesn't take a gun to pull em down. While working I always have a few tools shoved in the various pockets of my carpenter pants and those cause my pants to need constant adjustment too. I'd like to use suspenders but I can't. Various shoulder injuries and...

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Like many others I try to cover most of the basis and not match ammo. When carrying a shotgun or centerfire rifle I sometimes carry my Bersa .22lr for finishing shots but more times than not it's my .32H&R Ruger. I can use mouse fanny burp loads for "finishing" and small game (quieter ...

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I for one am very glad to see you folks doing what should be done, Sandy should be another lesson for all of us. On a less happy note, I'm really sick and tired of some of the post Sandy coverage........ Fox news in particular. Fox News whined, moaned and cried foul after the other channels and the ...

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Don't own a tumbler and don't treat my brass in any way. Wipe em down good, run em thru the sizing die, clean primer pockets and then ready to go again. If I ever load enough to wear out a set of dies from the remaining dirt and grime I'll take that as a badge of honor and spend the $30 to get anoth...

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Nope ... wouldn't shoot them. I also find it interesting that many of these threads devolve into "the natural predators are destroying the wild game", while no one mentions the impact of man and overpopulation (and consequent loss of natural habitat, not to mention extensive hunting that ...

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For your viewing pleasure: Watched these fish from a local river (actually 5 total, 3 adult, 2 year olds) while squirrel hunting last Jan. 1. And no, I didn't see a squirrel and only one set of tracks in a 1 day old dusting of snow): http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/L_Killkenny/DSCN0801-1.jp...

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Between reading "Sixguns" and other sources of gun history it's very apparent that it was not only acceptable to shoot Hawks, Eagles, Owls, etc in days gone by but in most circles they were no better thought of than coyotes and other vermin. However, For myself and many others on the board...

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Thanks all, had a great day! A little work, Senior night at the football game (Senior Daughter cheerleading), party for my Brother in-laws promotion to CSM. Family and friends, ya gotta love em.

God bless, Chris

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Need a better pic of them there legs........

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Disasters, natural or otherwise, aren't any more common or probable than the were 20, 30, 40 etc years ago. A lack of self reliance makes them worse when they do happen and 24 hour news keeps em in our face, usually blown outta proportion for anyone outside the bullseye. To say the least I'm not one...

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I'm just not that familiar with "high end" semi-auto .22s. Neither am I. I know CZ makes a semi auto, so does TC last time I checked. There's also the pre built, upgraded 10/22s from Volquartsen and Magnum Research. How any of them stack up against a 10/22 with an equal value in upgrades ...

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If we're only talking centerfires than yes, I can and do get by on one rifle. I've been thru a couple handfuls over the years and was never entirely happy with any of them. So instead of just closing my eyes and trying again I sat down and really thought about what I wanted and needed. Settled on a ...

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Grilled if I have time, nuked if not. I'll go along with the spicy mustard, onions and sweet relish (NOT DILL, YUCK!!!).

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Here in Iowa we are a shotgun only state (handguns and muzzleloaders allowed also). Being such I've had the opprotunity to use and try many options and I can tell you right now you couldn't pay me to use a rifled barrel and sabot slugs. As stated a good smoothbore will get you out to 100 yards and I...

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I currently own 2 Ruger 10-22`s and have owned several more over the years. (I gave several away to friends to train youngsters with). I have never had an issue with any of them. They take a licken and keep on ticken. :wink: Some people can brake a 100 lb. anvil with a rubber mallet. Chuck pretty m...

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