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That Super Blackhawk is just beautiful, and I would love to find a 2 3/4 Security-Six like that!

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With practice, that gun should do quite well, its amazing how well some of these small guns can shoot. I have a j-frame Smith model 60 that i've owned for probably 30yrs. Back then with younger eyes I could regularly keep 3 out of 5 rounds on a IPSC target at 100yds. More recently, I was at the rang...

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I picked up a copy last week, pretty interesting reading, thought I read in it though that its only published annually. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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Yeah, our only hope is because of the court action enough votes are swayed to HB148 which fell just a few votes shy of passage last time. Otherwise I look for Illinois to become a may issue state with the "may" few and far between.

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See that big black spot there in the middle, thats me, kinda ironic that I'm trusted to carry in 31 states in this nation on my Florida NON-RESIDENT permit, but not trusted off my own property in my home state.

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I don't care how many times I read that it never grows old, and my reaction (sniff) is always the same. Thanks for posting.

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I recently found a supposed NIB Security-Six 6" stainless at one of my LGS. The price was $550 and the dealer wouln't move. I passed and bought a 3" Speed-Six for $340 instead, lightly used, it has become one of my favorites. Course I already owned a 4" Security.

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I have a lot of fun out of my little Inland carbine, functions well, and mine will shoot into 3-4 inches from the bench at 100yds. Easy to load for, and with a soft point bullet, its a pretty effective cartridge for whatever I'd want to shoot here in Illinois.

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I understand the sentiments, I'm glad scooter got a second chance, as a county Animal Control Officer I see far to many that don't. Sometimes hard to keep the dust wiped out of your eyes.

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Course we don't have any really large predators in Southern Illinois, but I'm planning to go into the Shawnee National Forest this weekend and I'll be carrying a................Gulp..... Ruger MkII .22auto. Does that make me brave or just foolish?

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Well, if i'm understanding the OP correctly, the concern for two legged varmints is greater than the 4 legged variety. If thats the case, I'll choose .45 over 9mm in a belt gun everytime. If the weight of a full size 1911 is that much of a problem, I'd consider a 4-4 1/4 inch gun with Alum frame. A ...

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I found a new in the box 6" stainless Security-Six a couple of months back, just couldn't get together with the dealer. One of the best double actions ever built in my opinion.

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I have near 500rds through mine, and its never malfunctioned. Trigger is, to me, not that much different than my j-frame Smith and groups of 2-3 inches out to 10yds or so are easy with a bit of concentration. Carried in a pocket holster, it is awful handy to have around.

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Pistol appears to me to be a Kimber CDP, cocked and locked would better for carry, and I agree on the need for a better belt. I just wish we had any form of legal carry in Illinois.

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I have been on this forum since 2003. I have been shooting since 1961. My enthusiasm for shooting has never waned. Is this a sickness? No. It is just a serious interest. Serious Interest huh, yeah, I can go for that. Maybe Chronic Serious Interest. Truth is, in at least the last 20yrs or so, I have...

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Gentlemen, I'm going through a faze. I've been going through my safe and selling off guns i currently have no perceived need for. Going for practicality don't ya know! Part of the reason for this is the lack of any real funds for guns or shooting supplies. As a animal control warden, I make much les...

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I love all .22s, but my go to small game rifle is a Marlin 39A of 1963 vintage, fitted with a Williams receiver sight it does the job very well.

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Found my black rifle today! Bought a Colt M4 SP6920MP, the Magpul version. Been looking for this exact model for a couple of months and finally found this one at a local gun show. 24hr wait here in Illinois, pick it up tomorrow afternoon. Now, need to find ammo, mags, red dot and.......................

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The one thing I have heard all my life is that change is inevitable. Some good, some bad, but on leverguns the good far outweighs the bad. I too cannot remember how long I've been coming here, I had just reached some 500 posts in the old forum when we switched here. And if you look, you will see I'm...

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Being in Illinois, everyday carry is not a possibility for me, so you all can judge this how you want. However I do have a Florida non-resident CCW and do carry when traveling out of state. Frankly i usually carry a J frame Smith with +P .38s. I also like the Ruger LCP in .380 when nothing larger ca...

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You can hear all kinds of things, but I've mostly heard good things about them. I wanted one a while back, but was unable to locate one. Check the Colt section of the 1911 forum for good info.

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Thanks Gentlemen for the help, the cover in my gun seems beyond repair, I'll order a new one. But I'm still gonna look for an older rifle!

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Well I took out the loading gate and it seems someone may have been in there before, hard to tell for me since I've never seen another, but theres not a lot of bevel there. Maybe the best answer is for me to find a older rifle!

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I think all the Pachmayer grips will cover and extend the bottom of the grip frame, the magna grips mentioned will not, they along with a Tyler-t grip adapter should solve your problem if you can find them.

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I was reading the recent thread about the levergun fighting DVD and it brought this back to my mind. I have a built in 1971 Winchester 94, there is no way I can top off the mag tube if there is a cartridge already there. I simply cannot push the loading gate down past a cartridge in the mag tube to ...

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I have the XS sights on my Marlin Cowboy in .357. I like them just fine and have done well with them. I've seen pics of the Skinner sight and it interests me, hope someone with experience with them chimes in.

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My eyes starting changing in my late 40's, early 50's, I'm 59 now. Distance vision is still very good, but from about 30 inches and in it is a real problem. I started as many do with readers, but soon tired of having to constantly change from safety glasses (required on the job) to the readers, so w...

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Only gun my dad ever owned to my knowledge was a 11-48 Sportsman, dad said I dropped it and broke my toe when I was 3, I'm 59 now and don't remember that. Do remember many many days growing up with that shotgun chasing rabbit and quail. Dads been gone since January of '95 but that shotgun is in my s...

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Seems to be time well spent, and cookies and hot cocoa is a fine new years dinner in those settings!

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That is a good lookin bow, I've been shooting traditional since before it was called traditional, for other on-line or mail order traditional supplies check out 3 Rivers Archery.

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Agreed, they ain't 'purty, when the LCR first came out I thought man thats ugly. It did grow on me though, no its still ugly, but it serves its purpose well.

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Like Joe, I see no reason it would not be legal in Illinois, but I'd sure want to know if it works before I bought one!

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There is not nearly enough detail in that news story to make a judgement one way or the other. I am an animal control warden here in my home county, and I see problems such as these all the time. The article says that Mr Harris went to animal control but decided to handle it himself. To me, that mea...

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For just a bit more than what that Raptor will set you back, you can get into a semi-custom such as a Les Baer Premier II. I ordered mine with a single side safety and no front cocking serrations, 3" at 50yd gun. Or you can get the Springfield Range Officer mentioned above and still have a grea...

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Of the choices you mention, it would be really hard to beat one of the Ruger autos. For me, I would look for a used MkII over the new MkIII, but the III's would do. Mine is a 5 1/2" MkII blue that outshoots my model 17 Smith. I also would really like to take a look at the new Ruger SP101 revolv...

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I like 'em all, currently own a full size Marlin 39A, a 1953 vintage Mountie, and my current favorite a 1967 39A Carbine. No longer own it, but the 9422 I had was incredibly accurate, I would love to find a 9422 Trapper or Marlin TDS.

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64" 64#@27" longbow of my own manufacture. Or I use mid '70s era Bear Takedown recurves. Arrows have been wood since the early eighties, either cedar or douglas fir. Broadheads have varied, but mostly Zwickey Black Diamond Delta 2Bl. Started shooting in the summer of 1970, gees, thats 41yr...

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Pricy, but the 14' will probably be my next boat. Hopefully it will work, I'm short and wide, 'bout 270 currently.

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Hey Joe, I'd miss ya too. A little better in my part of Illinois, not good mind ya, just a bit better. I live in a rural area, I'm able to shoot out the back door if I want to shoot up close (50yds and in), and I belong to a range thats only 'bout 10mi or so. Berms at 15, 25, 50, 100 and 200yds. Cov...

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Yep, there was.

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I gave 'bout a hundred more for the Mil-Spec model, same gun with better sights and a few other upgrades. Wouldn't shoot for beans at first, on the order of 8" groups benched at 25yds, called the good folks at Springfield and they sent a shipper to return the gun. Came back as a 2" @ 25yd ...

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Joe, you're right, this is a real backwards state. I wish Chicago would fall into the great lakes, the rest of us would be better off. It's tougher where you live, but here in the southern part of the state things are a bit more relaxed. I used to teach the state Hunter Ed course. Had a student ask ...

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I almost always get pass throughs with my set up, unless I hit bone on the far side. Increased arrow weight will cost you about 1 fps for every 10grs on increased arrow weight in my experience. Besides increased penetration, other advantages include a more stable arrow, a quieter bow and less hand s...

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The Springfield Mil-Spec is a good basic .45, mine would not group for beans new, on the order of 8" groups at 25yds. A trip back to Springfield turned it into a 2" gun. I like it. My Kimber CDP 4" has also proven accurate and reliable. I like it a lot also. But, when I bought my Les ...

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COSteve makes a good case for his choice, and I can't argue with it, but it won't work for me. The large frame Glocks just don't fit, I like thin grips and short triggers even on my 1911s to get the right grip. Besides, I don't have bears in southern Illinois and I can't deer hunt with a auto handgu...

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Blaine, Mossys are great guns, but for me its the 870 without question. And personally I'd look for a Wingmaster over the Express, not that the Express ain't a good hard use gun, I just like the blue and walnut.

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I heard Dr. Oz say your waist size should be no more that half your height. At my current waist size, I think it might be easier to grow to that 7' height than lose the weight. At 5' 8" and 260 I really need to get motivated. Weighed 176 when I got married 35yrs ago, and its been up and up sinc...

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I've been shooting traditional since before it was traditional, 40yrs this year. I'll second much of what is said above. At your size, I would guess your draw length will end up in the 28-30 inch range and keep in mind that a bow in the 50-55lb range will pick up about 3lbs per inch of increased dra...

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I can't even imagine the heartache, may God be with you and your family.

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