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Scott Tschirhart

I still have my bows and arrows. I reckon I could learn to pull the string again.

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Great story. Thank you for sharing.

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I've been told that size doesn't really matter, but I am suspicious that it was more about not hurting my feelings.

I may have to get a lift kit for the Jeep and really big tires!

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My JM Marlin Cowboy

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You will definitely have more fun with the Marlin. And if push comes to shove, it will serve for almost all purposes.

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JimT wrote: ↑Mon Jan 11, 2021 8:36 pm I skinned them from the head down.

Same here. But if you want to carry one out, you can cut the hide above the gland and skin back that part to dispose of the gland. Just cut a good sized circle out. That way the rest of the hide is on to protect the meat.

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Please let Paco know that I am alive and well and I miss him.

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As a kid growing up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I seldom had as many as 100 rounds of 22 ammo. Usually it was less than 50. Those were the best hunting days of my life. Now folks have thousands and are worried about running out. Weird... This is exactly my point. When I was a kid, we were p...

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Absolutely gorgeous! I wish I knew more about such fine things.

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I'm not hurting for components, but I wonder what makes you think that what we have is all we will get?

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That sounds really good.

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2ndovc wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 6:00 pm I'll take that money and put it into something good, like another Winchester. Or Colt or a couple Ruger single actions that I seem to be obsessed with lately.

jb

Great plan! I'm fixing to do exactly the same thing.

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I generally cut the gland out of their back as soon as I got to them, and the smell did not bother me. People who don't do that often have a similar experience to tht which you describe. You don't want to get that stuff on your hands or you will smell it for a week!

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I didn’t own a phone or camera in those days. But here’s a photo of another javelina I killed years later in Sanderson Canyon while hunting with Bill Bagwell.

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Pat’s grave outside of D’Hanis Texas. I couldn’t fault him as a partner. He was tough as boot leather and as loyal as an old dog. I miss his company by the fire.

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I left that morning with a rifle my lunch and some water. Walking along, I saw blue quail running from bush to bush as I approached. This land looks like it cannot support life, but appearances can be decieving. Whitetails, mule deer, javalina and all manner of wildlife lives here. Water is scarce, ...

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Paul,

That is a wonderful example of what we should be doing. I'm glad you shared that video.

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piller wrote: ↑Sun Jan 10, 2021 12:22 pm Scott, I didn't know you were just West of Waco.

I used to live just west of Waco when first started my practice after graduating from Baylor Law School. Now I live in San Antonio.

But I have some great friends there that I exchange communications with on a daily basis.

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The cartridge would certainly do the job and the rifle was handy and reliable.

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Five inches and still falling in Gatesville, Texas

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Congratulations! Its a great cartridge. My brother has one. I would warn you though, make sure you are shooting the right bullet. We have seen bullet failures with this cartridge on deer. Not the cartridge's fault, just was the wrong bullet for the job. Fortunately, Remington Cor-Lock seems to be ju...

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I think a 405 gr bullet is a bit of overkill for shooting armadillos.

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Now it’s even more “tactical!” Hacksaw gunsmithing.

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Does anyone know of a good commercially cast bullet that you have had luck with in the Rossi .44 mag?

I'm looking for a general purpose bullet to load for shooting around the farm. I would probably not load it over 1000 fps (it doesn't take a lot to kill armadillos and such).

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I don't know Joe, I use a shotgun for such purposes.

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I kinda wonder if it was ever something other than propaganda?

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I think I am going to cut off the excess rail in front of the dovetail screw. It serves no purpose and just allows an opportunity to have something get out of whack.

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I think this works but it won’t fit a saddle scabbard.

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Bushnell red dot

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Leopold Scout Scope.

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That's a beautiful rifle. I often wonder if my ancestors ever shot their rifles on paper. We have so much prickly pear.

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And the right side looks like this.

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It clears the ejection port.

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And another screw goes into the dovetail

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The rail mounts with a screw on the side of the receiver.

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Took the rear sight out and replaced it with this dovetail.

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I love bolt action .22s with military style sights. Very nice.

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I have probably shot more deer with my Ruger Scout Rifle than any other rifle I own. I know that I have shot more hogs with it. It would be hard to choose between that Scout and my 94 Winchester if push came to shove.

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I found it online. I’ll post photos from mounting it.

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What I did not expect is a rear sight.

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Here’s my latest experiment. A rail to put a red dot on an old Rossi.44 Trapper.

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Thanks for the great photos! I've often thought that it would be fun to hunt with a muzzle loading shotgun. It would slow things down a bit, but that isn't a bad thing.

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Yesterday, I kept track of the events in Washington DC while I worked, and was sorely tempted to buy another black gun. I went on Gunbroker and found what I wanted and was just about to pull the trigger and get out the credit card, when I suddenly felt so foolish. I already have black guns, and I do...

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Scott i used to hunt a place on the Devils River about 19,000 acres and ran into Audad pretty regularly, usually hunting turkeys while armed with .22s. This place was near Bakers Cave and had excellent fishing large and small mouth, catfish, caves. The place was so big you could get lost, but would...

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When we had access to that 3600 acres near Del Rio, I took a lot of guys hunting out there. There were plenty of deer, but the Audad seemed to capture everyone's attention. An Audad is all gut and very little in the way of heart and lungs and those are way up front. I cannot tell you how many of the...

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Thanks Jim, But I was thinking more along the lines of this: We were in the bush in the nation of Mozambique, far from a city and electricity. That night the sky was on fire with myrids of constellations and suns and planets. The Milky Way lit up the countryside! The sky was actually FULL of stars! ...

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I'm afraid that I am technologically challenged. I just figured out how to post a photo!

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JimT wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:34 pm I have had some very intimate moments with Papa God when out in the hills with no one else around.

Jim,

I think it would be nice for you to reproduce your essay on "light" here. It is so timely and relevant.

Best regards,

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I personally want to see the corruption in DC exposed and people marched off in cuffs. I don't care if they are Republicans or Democrats. Burn the darn thing down to the ground and start over.

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John, there is a new Tom Hanks movie, "News of the World," in production with a story line in post-Civil War Texas. I look forward to this one, as Hanks always turns in a fine performance. It is his first Western as far as I can recall. This was a truly wild time in Texas, with many blood...

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