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Canuck Bob
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Hello from Western Canada

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I stumbled onto the forum while surfing lever guns. I live in Calgary and was raised in Canada's north as a kid in the 50's and 60's. Lever guns and SM Lee Enfields were the guns of choice here in those days. Still good choices today if the barrels are sound.

My Moose gun is a .444 Marlin bought the first or second year out. My rifle doesn't have the steel forearm cap but does have the crack now. I mounted a receiver sight day one and used that for many years. Then I succumbed to the lure of the scope sight. I installed a Leopold 1.5x fixed scope with standard eye relief, a dandy combination.

I quit hunting years ago due to many reasons but I am not an antihunter, just arthritic. My last moose died on a cutline in the rockies at 175 paces. It was a quartering shot and the wond channel destroyed the lungs, heart and liver of a large bull, 46" spread and a freezer full of meat. I hope noone minds me sharing so quick but I believe I own the best hunting rifle made.

It is exciting to be getting back to shooting again and I will have some questions for the forum once I do some searching.
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gamekeeper
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Canuck Bob you have stumbled onto the best forum there is! Welcome to the fire :)
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SmokeEater2
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Re: Hello from Western Canada

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Welcome to the campfire Canuck Bob! :)
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Borregos
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A warm welcome to you, you will enjoy it here :D :D
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J Miller
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Re: Hello from Western Canada

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Bob,

Welcome to the forum. Glad you found us.

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rjohns94
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Welocome sir to the fire. I think you will find many like minded friends here. We are a polite group and the fire is always warm, the coffee is hot, and the chat is varied. Blessings
Mike Johnson,

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TedH
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Canuck Bob wrote: I hope noone minds me sharing so quick but I believe I own the best hunting rifle made.

Welcome! No one will mind at all. In fact you may get razzed for not posting a picture of your beloved rifle. Including your slippered feet in the photo is optional. :D
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pokey
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Re: Hello from Western Canada

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TedH wrote:
Canuck Bob wrote: I hope noone minds me sharing so quick but I believe I own the best hunting rifle made.

Including your slippered feet in the photo is optional. :D
:lol: :lol:

unless you initials are yk. :D

yeah welcome home. :wink:

pics,pics,pics.
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mav
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Greetings, eh. ;-)
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CEMENTHEAD
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:D Greetings and Salutations! Welcome aboard and feel free to contribute....Thanks, Tom
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BigSky56
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Howdy Bob, Those moose are good eating I didnt draw again this year maybe next year. danny
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Welcome!

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Greetings fellow levergunner, you are welcome here. A great bunch of guys.

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Welcome home!
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Welcome Bob, we're pretty easy to get along with,...for the most part.

We'd love to hear more about your hunts and see some pics if you have them. Keep us informed of your shooting, sounds like you're getting back into the shooting habit. You can also load down for fun shooting, no need to run moose loads for recreational use, or smaller game if the arthritis is acting up.
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TomF
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Welcome Bob, I frequent your Province and enjoy the weather and people. I hunted the Pigeon Lake area last year, November. Great game, scenery and opportunities. I'll be in Edmonton in March!! Welcome aboard. Sit a spell!!

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Chuck 100 yd
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Welcome !!! :D
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Welcome, Bob. Good to see another fellow Canadian on the forum.
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kimwcook
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Welcome to the forum. Great bunch of guys around here. At least they let me stay and put up with me.
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LeverBob
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Re: Hello from Western Canada

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Glad you found your way home CB, set a spell & regail us with all of your adventures. :D

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iceman
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Re: Hello from Western Canada

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Welcome from another fellow Canadian. I live near Montreal in the Laurentians.
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