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Really, no one else nominated a rimfire? A couple shotguns but no lowly .22lr.........

If we're stuck on centerfire than I'll have to go with my purpose built homebrew Savage 110. 18.5" barrel in .243.

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I know that throughout much of the net today that the .22lr and it's brother the .22M are very popular choices for such fantasies. But let's for one second step back in time to when the U.S. did have 1/10th the population, nothing came from anywhere let alone China and people really did use firearms...

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Yep, -18-20F here this morning, Mod71Alaska can keep it.

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Opening Day 2013:

After 25 years I hung up the traps a few years ago after tiring of thieves, still have a couple terriers around but the hounds and curs are long gone. These coon were called in.

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I've had TERRY come down on me, I either ignore it or give back what he gives. In reality it makes no difference, no skin off my back. IMO, this post while started about TERRY it really speaks for the way we should all live. Being a butt is being a butt, let's call a spade a spade. I've little toler...

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Wishing and praying for the best. Go with God.....................

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What does it take? Not nearly as much as some think. I had a couple 10/22's here and wanted to do some ammo test on them. One had a 4x, the other a 1x red dot. Groups at 50 yards were very comparable between the two and IIRC the one with the red dot shot the best group of the day. Another example wo...

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Always wanted an AR7 growing up and bought one when Henry re-introduced them. Possibly the worst gun I've ever owned. Decided my Ruger MKII 22/45 was the way to go if/when I needed a compact .22lr. Better gun, more reliable, accuracy on par with practice, no parts to fall off and lose (losing the ru...

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This is gonna take some work... 1) Hand-me-down '66 F100. New paint, new motor, head on crash in that order. 2) '73 Merc. Comet. Bought off my sister for $50, Dad had grown tired of trying to keep it running. Tune up and drove the pee outta it till a valve dropped. 3) '71 Olds Cutlass. Someone decid...

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My first choice is the Crit'r'call. Don't hold me to the spelling. For a cheap and foolproof option try the Johny Stewart Mini cottontail. It's closed reed, simple but still brings em in.

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We rediscovered Jeeps last year in the form as a ZJ and more recently an old XJ. Everything the guys spoke of is the truth and they're my kinda rig. Maintenance free? Heck no, but easy maintenance it is and the modifying it is cheap as you can get. Friend put the ad on FB last week and I've spread t...

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Thanks for the wishes Brothers! Spent the day workin.....Imagine that.

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There is just WAY TO MANY cool old jeeps and big expedition rigs in this thread for me to realize how low I have set my goals. I need to step it up and will gladly accept most if not all the others in this thread as my new dream hunting rig. BIG THUMBS UP! In my OP for this subject I stated that a f...

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Military engagements and LEO vs. bad guy engagements are completely different than civilian vs. bad guy engagements. The function and mindset of the good guys is different, the mindset of the bad guys is different. What's needed in one may not be needed in the others and vice versa and that doesn't ...

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My hearing went by way of muscle cars and Alpine stereo equipment in the 80's. I'm sure shooting hasn't helped it at all. But I still don't use protection when shooting rimfire rifles and am not 100% religious about protection when shooting centerfire rifles and shotguns. I'm pretty good about it bu...

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I'm with Griff, my guns either have scopes or they have irons. Rarely both. Then again, I've never been to a hunting spot that was farther than 30 miles from the nearest place to buy a replacement and 10 min or less from a place to sight in. I've busted irons, never a scope and if it happens civiliz...

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I installed Wolf springs in my 94ae and smoothed up all the parts and was able to get it down to decent 4lbs +/- pull. Still shot crappy groups so I sent it down the road.

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On the other hand it also serves as a tent, and given that a 2 man tent weighs anywhere from 3.5 to 7 pounds, it's not all bad, and it's more compact than a sleeping bag and tent. Weight of a modern sleep system goes up even more when you toss in a Thermorest and a ground sheet for the tent. Still,...

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My short list:

- .32 H&R, currently using TiteGroup and BlueDot
- .357M, currently using Unique and BlueDot
- .243, currently using IMR4064

For my 3 powder choice I combined the TiteGroup and Unique and switched em to RedDot.

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The fast pistol powder was based on the autos. I take theotherbapproachnand have tried to be able to use any powder. El Chivo, if you have any you don't want I will be happy to help you out. :) I agree you need a fast pistol powder but my reasoning has nothing to do with autos. I like a fast powder...

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1) RedDot for powderpuff to medium handgun loads. Figure it's a good compromise between the TiteGroup and Unique I currently use. Odd thing is that since I DO HAVE the other two powders I've never even tried RedDot. 2) BlueDot. My go to powder for hunting handgun loads and toying around with rifle l...

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I bought a 2 one pound jugs from my favorite dealer early this year, sticker on top say's $14.50. I wouldn't count on that price today.

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Neat pic, brings back memories of my Grandfather. He was a huge fan and saw a least one show while stationed over there. I seem to recall that it may of been his last show before the crash too. Wish he was still around to ask him. RIP.

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It's great to be curious about bedrolls, I was a few years ago and did plenty of Google research on them and assembled a few. What came to my attention fairly quickly was how much better and lighter a $100 sleeping bag is. A decent bedroll weighs a ton and is bulky as all get out if you want to get ...

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A couple of years ago, I was out of town and staying in a Motel for a couple of days in South Western Kansas. A bunch of riders came through and stayed the night at the Motel I was at. They were all polite that morning at the Motel breakfast area. A couple of them really looked as if they were vete...

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There's is a FBI study floating around the internet on SD shootings and cartridge effectiveness. It basically backs up what most of us have seen on TV many times. People, even bad people, don't like to get shot or even shot at. While I don't have the exact information in front of me the study goes s...

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Some interesting observations (and some good ones -- even the ones that don't necessarily agree with my original "rant" ) I still have roughly the same opinion of the guy in the original video, and the many other guys that do the same thing, ------- but then I think to myself, -- what did...

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The guy, the story and the video is a year or two old, already had this "conversation" on another board. What the video doesn't do is show the history leading up the the time they started taping and from what I've read and seen there is plenty. Glen Beck even covered it for a portion of ON...

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State regs will keep my rifles put away so it will probably be the trusty 870 smoothbore again this year. Although I am seriously considering going handgun only this year, Ruger Security Six.

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I also toss my hat into the 1300 first, 870 second. But I might add if you go the 1300 defender route you are stuck with the barrel that came with it, if you go for a standard 1300 (i.e. non-defender) shorter barrels are hard to come by. Other aftermarket accessories are rare as hen's teeth for both...

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I have 2 guns that wear laminated furniture, one is from the early 90's and has been to there and back a couple different times. I've never experienced or heard of wholesale issues with laminated stocks. I can only hazard to guess about why you aren't seeing them as much anymore but 7 times outta 10...

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Interesting article but............ Then and even more so now irrelevant for 99.9% of us. I used to spend time reading and talking all things concerning "long term wilderness survival". Shelters, making cordage, edible plants, impromtu traps, fire starting, survival guns, etc, etc. After a...

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Not an expensive gun, not an expensive knife, both will just plain get'r'done.

H&R 949 with my Buck Mini-Vangard:

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I wouldn't trust a .22lr shot load to stop a snake of any size. Use em around the place for shooting swallow's from the buildings and overkill they are not. If the snake is close enough to have any sort of effectiveness with .22lr shot loads it's close enough to plunk in the head with a solid pill. ...

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Well you saved me the disappointment of watching them. A good story line is only enjoyable if they get the facts straight. Too bad......it looked like my kind of show. Wm Then you must not ever watch anything, anytime and enjoy it cause as pointed out all shows have their share of B.S. Longmire isn...

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Favorite? Dang that's tough. Started with a '66 F100, I ran a traplines out of a '79 T-Bird for a year or two, called in my first fox sitting 50 yards away from my '79 Monte Carlo, ran a Wagoneer for a few years, S10 ZR2 for a season, too many other trucks to list. In general I have to say that full...

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If it looks just like the red one in the photo you had better grab it 'cause that one never made it into production! Not exactly but dang close.... http://ames.craigslist.org/cto/3876417031.html http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii178/L_Killkenny/3te3If3F75r25t65J3d6he861cc0660841490_zps05fd54e0.j...

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[quote="Friends Call Me Ji"]I'd be perfectly happy with one of these...

There's one of these for sale locally, $4000. Not as nice, all original, no rust driver. Did I mention Oh so Tempting?

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I've never paid as much as $600 for a gun, no way in heck am I gonna think a knife is worth that. Pretty as they are......YMMV.

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I went thru 20 or so hounds and curs over the years and IMO pickin out 1 puppy from a litter is a stuff shoot. I picked up one that was sleeping the whole time I was looking at the litter because I wanted a male and he was the only one. Great dog. Picked out a playful pup one time and I swear to God...

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The rifle is a Winchester Model 94. No idea the caliber but the smart money would be on a 30-30. Yeah I saw that hammer down on the 1911 too, but still I like the show. The books are better. Dan Tough to get one of Craig Johnson's story lines into a 45 min script. I like the show, BUT I've read all...

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I'm a firm believer in the "spoils of war", betting most were back then too. No $30/month rider was gonna leave anything of value laying in the dirt. Watching movies and TV or reading books we come to think that most people were found after being killed by BG's, indians or nature but in re...

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First off, all hunts are pest eradication hunts for there's not one critter that walks the earth that won't become a pest without some sort of control. If we don't do it nature will and nature is much more cruel. After that, I'm a hunter/predator/meat eater and make no bones about it. Not ashamed an...

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never been much of a Dodge kind of guy...

Dodge fans vs. others are kinda like cat people vs. dog people. No offence to either........

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Standards can be cool dogs. A friend and her sister breed, raised and showed them out Hermosa Beach way back in the 80's and they would bring em around when they were back in Iowa. Great dogs. Sure much of their instinct has been breed outta them but I wouldn't be afraid to try one. Dad has a story ...

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I know nothing of the Mercedes but your overall thinkin in spot on IMO. I've tried travel trailers, pick up campers, currently have a teardrop type mini camper and the folks have a class C motor home. IMO a large van like vehicle makes the most sense. No, they aren't as comfy as a quality newer trav...

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I do know of a number of posters on this and other shooting forums ( this isn't the only one you know ) that have fixed their shooting problems with better eye glasses . Joe, that's all fine and dandy for those that already wear glasses but the nature of aging eyes is not the same thing. 99% of peo...

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Forget the thought of the see-thru rings, go with the lowest rings that will work.

I bought an older El'paso Weaver K3 for my AE when I had it. Vintage looks go acceptably well with a good lever gun.

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A plastic car. Actually I just bought a rust bucket '66 Bronco. BUT it has a frame and replaceable body parts. Rust is a big problem up here. They won't leave any snow on the roads anymore. Plow it and salt it. I think the new cars hold up better than the old, given the salting is far worse than fi...

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I'm gonna be looking at getting another vehicle soon, either an SUV, cargo van or MiniVan. I've always preferred buying used, low mileage late model stuff but I'm getting dang tired of rust with these Iowa cars and trucks. Even when you get one that is not showing rust it's only a matter of time (us...

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