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Jason_W

I may have posted a similar thread a few years back, but I don't remember. If it's a repeat, I apologize. I'm considering saving for my first semi-auto centerfire (a process that will likely take years at this point) :D Compared to the AR-15, what's the general consensus? I like the fact that I can...

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When you're thinking about one for you and the spouse that is a good reason to get a pair. You could get one stainless and one blued, a his and hers. Who gets what is unimportant, that you have the pair (and maybe a spare, later) is. That's actually exactly what I was thinking of. And I'm sure she'...

Jason_W

I may have posted a similar thread a few years back, but I don't remember. If it's a repeat, I apologize. I'm considering saving for my first semi-auto centerfire (a process that will likely take years at this point) :D Compared to the AR-15, what's the general consensus? I like the fact that I can ...

Jason_W

It would take a pretty harsh and wide scale disaster to cause the sudden overrun of the countryside depicted in this thread. It would take cities becoming suddenly uninhabitable. A global nuclear war or asteroid impact could do it, but in that case, few of us will last long due to the death of our e...

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There seems to be an assumption that if you live out in the sticks, you're a single family unit alone on an isolated farm. Around where I live, there are isolated dwellings, but there are also a lot of small rural communities. In a period of extended, nation wide breakdown, I could see such communit...

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in bad times the hordes from the citywill kill off the game in a month, poison the water, burn the plants and vegatation. you got a strong hold with supplies, you'd get burned out. shot out. don't care if your rambo/ sgt. york combined. i want a glock 33 cause i got to move from food source to food...

Jason_W

If things get sorta bad, I'm thinking my lever actions and shotguns will help me do everything I'm capable in a hostile situation. Since I have no training whatsoever, my tactic will likely involve a lot of dirty tricks (shooting in the back, false surrender, etc.) If things get really bad, I'm bett...

Jason_W

In extended bad times, a lever chambered in something like the 30-30 might be superior to an AR. 1. I'm pretty sure it would be easier to forge parts for an 1894 or 336. These things were manufactured using 19th century tech, so if we reverted to that level again, a levergun would be a plus. 2. in a...

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We have 3. I never thought of myself as a cat person, but when I got together with my wife she got me to agree to having a cat. one gray female tabby (who is vicious and likely insane) a male siamese and an orange tabby who are both very lovable. on the practical side of things, they are more conven...

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Glad to see another good trip.
I didn't fare as well this morning. I caught two lakers that were too small to keep, 14-16 inch range. A couple of other guys out fishing iced a 29 incher that must have gone 8 lbs

Do you use tip-ups, or strictly jigging poles?

Jason_W

Nice catch. I'm a fan of lake trout, especially when kippered. I caught a decent salmon my first trip of the season, but things have been slow ever since. I'm going after lakers and rainbows tomorrow. http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k278/jwimb/Fishresized.jpg It was 21" in length, and I'm gue...

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Certain kinds of slugs (remington sluggers and lightfields) fragment completely at close range. I don't think the shards would have enough energy left to pierce walls after passing through a torso. Of course, a miss is another story.

Jason_W

I hate to toot my own horn again, but I can add this to the thread. http://www.diyballistics.com/Buckshot%2 ... pared.html

All I can say about birdshot is that I certainly wouldn't want to get hit with it at an across the room distance.

Jason_W

I don't think any deer hit at 100 yards or less with a .357 158-180 grain bullet would know the difference between in and a 30-30.

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Tycer wrote:Were the 357 mag hardcast 180s heat treated? They look like air cooled WW.

I'm not sure. Old Ironsights generously donated them to me.

Looks like I have to save up for a 32-20

Jason_W

Wanna hunt Vermont? We don't have a tremendous amount of deer, but a lot of public land and it seems like things are a little less crazy.

Our general firearms season is over, but muzzle loader starts this weekend. I

Jason_W

Mike Rintoul wrote:I apologize that I don't know you and haven't followed your testing, but I need someone to test the .400 Nyati!

Sounds interesting. Details?

Jason_W

I've always thought a semi-automatic .357 mag carbine would be pretty cool.

I wonder if there would be a market for it again if it was brought back in a "modern" looking rifle with a snazzy, marketable name. maybe the .357 Extreme or .357 Tactical

Jason_W

I certainly wouldn't mind doing a study on some of the lighter and more classic levergun rounds, but a lot of them are hard to come by for a reasonable price. I'm kicking myself for passing up a marlin in .25-20 a few years ago for under $500

Jason_W

Assuming I can be in place to add something new to the collection relatively soon, what would you guys be interested in seeing put to some terminal performance tests? I'd like to avoid modern military rounds (.223, ,308. 9mm etc), only because there are already volumes written on them. Any ideas to ...

Jason_W

Glad you're ok.

Most of us tend to discount falling as a hazard while engaging in our outdoor activities, but it seems to take the greatest toll.

I'm an ice fisherman and the worst outdoor injury I've ever received was not falling through the ice, but on it.

Jason_W

I have one as well and I love it. I just hope I get to bag something with it some day

Jason_W

We're in the midst of a bit of a wind storm here, and the power has been on and off all day. We put a beef roast in the electric slow cooker around 1 pm, and the power kicked off about half an hour later. We pulled the ceramic insert out of the slow cooker and placed it atop the wood stove, and it w...

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I didn't come away completely empty. I got bored with sitting in one spot hoping a buck will walk by me, so I broke it up with a quick small game hunt out behind my house. There's not a lot of room out back before you run into a huge parcel of posted land, but there had recently been some really stu...

Jason_W

My wife and I are soon to join the unemployed club. It's the down side to working at the same place as your spouse. We're willing to relocate pretty much anywhere (except New Jersey

) if we can afford to. Moving isn't cheap, especially over long distances.

Jason_W

My wife and I are soon to join the unemployed club. It's the down side to working at the same place as your spouse. We're willing to relocate pretty much anywhere (except New Jersey

) if we can afford to. Moving isn't cheap, especially over long distances.

Jason_W

Unless you're hunting geese, it seems to me a 20 can do anything a 12 can just as well. The big advantage of the 12 over the 20 is the variety of ammo and reloading components available. For instance, I just got into reloading shotgun slugs and there are a lot more components available in 12 ga than...

Jason_W

I'm glad it's not just me

There is another week left to Vermont's general firearms season and then we have a week long muzzle loader season.

I've been seeing deer almost every day, but none of them are legal to shoot.

Jason_W

It's possible that the longer sight plain of the 20" model would be helpful to me, especially if I install a peep sight. I'm not a very good shot :oops: Nope....If you can't hit with a 16", you won't be able to hit with a 20"....sorry. Uh-oh. I guess I'll have to get good at getting ...

Jason_W

It's possible that the longer sight plain of the 20" model would be helpful to me, especially if I install a peep sight.

I'm not a very good shot

Jason_W

the 20" or the 16.5"?

I'm considering trying to trade my Marlin 336 in .35 for a rossi in .45. Thoughts?

Jason_W

For the second morning in a row I've had a doe walk past my stand a little after sun up. She sees me, stares right at me, but instead of bolting, she stomps and paws at the ground, and then inches a little closer to me. a few times she sprinted into the woods a few yards snorting the whole way, but ...

Jason_W

If I ever become a billionaire (

) I'm going to buy massive amounts of land in various states and leave it open for all kinds of recreational use with an emphasis on hunting and fishing. I'll put up liability waivers instead of POSTED signs.

Too bad I'm really bad at making money

Jason_W

By walking gun I mean something that's handy to carry on an all day trek through the woods.

Mine is my Marlin 1894C, but at some point I may get something with a bigger bore.

I consider my 336 in .35 Rem to be my long range gun.

Jason_W

I understand your frustration,(in spades since I'm still on crutches from radical knee surgery), but I will offer you some hope. The biologists have it all wrong (in my estimation). I don't think the rut has really started up here yet. My buddy reported seeing 2 bull moose in full battle LAST WEEK!...

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Saw another one this morning just after first light. Another doe got curious about me and stared at me while pawing the ground for a good 15 minutes. Kinda cool to see. I also had a ruffed grouse nearly land on me. Unfortunately, I just didn't last very long on the stand. Temps were in the low 20's ...

Jason_W

Are hunting leases available in Indiana? I understand they can be expensive, but maybe you could go in on one with some friends to reduce the cost.

Jason_W

Wow-not sure how to answer. Personally there is nothing I enjoy more than getting out in the woods and enjoying everything around me. If I get a deer then that is just a bonus. If my only way of gratification was a kill-then I would quit hunting. Keep it simple. Get rid of all the junk(soaps, spray...

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I checked out that WMA today. It's beautiful out there, but just a little too far to drive every day this week. The fuel bill would bankrupt me. Not too much in the way of deer sign out there, but that's typical of northern Vermont. There were a lot of ruffed grouse out there and I regretted not bri...

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I have to find a new spot. 1. It got discovered by other hunters 2. It's along the banks of a river and it flooded yesterday as we were sitting. Where we saw deer on saturday is now under a foot of water. 3. I really hate sitting still for hours on end. I try the sit still method every opening weeke...

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I'm doing some of those things such as using attractants/cover scents, showering with a scent killer soap, and keeping my hunting clothes washed in a scent killer. I've tried calls, but they seem to keep the deer away more than bring them in. I'm having some luck with the doe in heat stench, though....

Jason_W

Why must the gods of the hunt tease me so? This weekend is Vermont's general firearms deer season opener. I found a spot with a lot of sign on a local patch of public land, so my wife and I decided to give it a try. Yesterday, she had 4 does mill about 25 yards in front of her while two other (I'm a...

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Accidental double post. Please delete.

Jason_W

AJMD429 wrote:, but you can STILL use a 7mm Remington Magnum from a 15" handgun with a JP muzzle brake.

And never hear again

Jason_W

In Vermont, crossbows are completely banned from hunting use except by those with a disability preventing them from drawing a compound bow. I can understand not allowing them during the bow season, but why not during rifle or muzzleloader? Does anyone else state have seemingly arbitrary and pointles...

Jason_W

Your doing a darn good job Jason! keep er up PLEASE! :D Thanks. Unfortunately, my shooting season is coming to an end as sub freezing temperatures solidify most test material. I'll switch gears to ice fishing articles, but approximately 23 people on the entire planet are into ice fishing :lol: I am...

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One of the students at the school where I work is very into westerns (which automatically places her high on my cool student list) and she's also a very talented artist and has done several spot on portraits of Sam Elliot. I love to see young people interested in things that are not typical of young...

Jason_W

I just couldn't find a round ball mold. The Lee slugs I cast are basically 1/2 a round ball, though. I wanted to try some slugs intended for smooth bore, but Mossberg barrels are overbore and according to the manual, firing a slug through them can damage the gun. These are a pretty cool idea. http:/...

Jason_W

As long as you are selling part of your collection, you are in the clear. If you bought them with the intent to re-sell them and make a profit, BATF would say you are acting as a dealer. If you bought it to keep it and changed your mind later you still should be OK. Intent is everything. Ok, they'v...

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All right. I'll post in the classifieds section later today. Not really happy about having to sell them, but the wife and I got word that we'll be out of work come mid December. It's the one downside of working at the same place.

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