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    What to do when attacked for pro-2nd Amendment views

    Actually, I was referring to the locals who attacked me...you should see the horror and amazement they display! I don't know how the Pelosi, Kerry et all got into the post...that was originally a note on the bottom of my normal transmittal and wasn't on the body of the post when I reviewed it...
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    What to do when attacked for pro-2nd Amendment views

    It is irritating when anti-gun people who have not bothered to verify bad statistics fed to them by anti-gun sources attack me for my pro-2nd Amendment stance! So, assuming the NRA needs to publicise the truth more, when I return home I make a donation to the NRA of $25 to $100, depending on...
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    Winchester, Remington, Savage, Weatherby, Sako, or CZ bolt actions?

    6.5x55 Mauser Gotta say...there's simply not that much practical or even noticable difference in using the modern bolt action hunting rifles. What is most important is how the rifle fits you...how easy it is to carry on long walks and swing up into natural shooting sight position without...
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    Heavy vs. Light bullets, your thoughts?

    I prefer light bullets for punching paper...heavy loads are for punching Bad Guys! I shoot mostly 185-gr SWC light loads, just heavy enough to work the slide reliably, in .45 ACP...also 200-gr SWC. These are highly accurate, and I like the neat "paper punch" clean holes and I can shoot a lot...
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    Tumbler cleaning medium

    Initial: Ground walnut hull with Frankfort Arsenal polish on cases before decapping and sizing. Final: Loaded ammunition gets 15 minutes corncob containing a couple of sprays of silicone auto polish.:what: Yes, I'm quite familiar with the arguments that tumbling loaded ammunition may...
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    308 Powder Opinions

    After many years of using just about everything on the market for different calibers and loads, I've settled on IMR4895 for loading everything from .223 NATO to light bullet loads in .300 Win Mag...IMR4350 is used for magnum loads. I purchase the IMR4895 in 8-lb cans and no longer bother with...
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    BORS Sight

    I lucked out...bought an M1A with an attached BORS/Leopold MK 4 scope at an estate sale...but the CD needed to change the bullet and MV didn't come with it. Barrett hasn't returned my emails. Does anyone know how I can obtain this CD? This is an amazing long range computerized sight...
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    What clever little things have you "invented or discovered" that you can share?

    Bombdropper, you have a misprint on your bit size...I'm not near any cases to check, but I assume you meant 1/8 rather than 3/8"?
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    Ever Killed Whitetail With 7.62X39

    The best hunting ammo on the market for the 7.62x39mm is the Wolf 154-gr soft points, which were specifically loaded for hunting. They work just fine on deer and boar. Bonus! It is about one third the cost of the Winchester and Remington hunting ammo, which is only 123-gr!:what:
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    7mm Mag Too Much for Boar?

    The key to any successful hunt is being very familiar with the rifle and placing the shots accurately. Zero at the range you are most likely to take a shot with the ammunition you plan to use...100 yds if you don't know. Then, without changing the sights, take careful shots at 50-yd intervals...
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    Some black bear hunting questions

    Quebec black bear is fine eating. The meat is not marbled like beef...just trim off all fat when you butcher, fairly easy to do. I like to cook a chunk overnight in the slow cooker on the lowest heat setting, with a cup of red wine and a couple cloves of garlic, minced, for seasoning. Comes...
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    Good Bear Rifle/Round

    Referring to posts #34 & 35 above, here's my report on the northern Quebec spring black bear hunt: Seven solo hunters spread more than a mile apart between hunters, seven male bears in three days. Hunted dense forest and brush with my 6.5 x55 Swedish Mauser, EoTECH reflex red dot sight set...
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    Things you must do to hunt bear.

    One more important rule for your bear hunting: Select a hunting partner you can outrun!:neener:
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    Hog hunting girls get lucky in Texas! pics Part 1

    Great story and pics!! My first wife learned deer, pheasant, and waterfowl hunting from her dad...loved being out in the fields. My son and daughters love the hunt, even when the game doesn't cooperate. It's a shame a lot of kids never have the opportunity to hunt...it's a key part of...
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    Big Bear Protection

    For protecting your camp, take a few extra cans of mosquito spray, wrap them in raw bacon, and set them around the camp perimeter.:p
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    Question for big game hunters

    If you have to hunt with a shotgun, avoid the large diameter buckshot...too great a spread for a sure kill. Go for #1 buck...that will give you 16 .30-cal pellets in a standard 2-3/4" 12-ga shell...a far denser pattern. After a lot of testing of various small arms, this is what my Special...
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    what other than the wrong powder causes these signs?

    Detritus, Two main things may be at play...IMR 4895 is naturally slightly hotter than H 4895, and the velocity and pressure data will vary slightly between manuals due to the specific firearms used by each company to determine the load data. Again, you will likely get slightly different...
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    Do You Trust YOUR Electronic or Battery Powered Digital Powder Scale~?

    My old Lyman 1200 DPS tended to drift. If anything causes the readings to drift over 0.3 grains, the scale will beep...upon which the scale should be re-zeroed by pressing the "CAL/ZERO button. Better: It's a good idea to simply press the CAL/ZERO button after every 5 powder charges to make...
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    School me on the .45 Long Colt

    My young grandson may have hit upon the crux of the matter. We were at the range shooting both my .45 Ruger and my 1911. Another kid asked him what that BIG cartridge was. He stood on their bases a .45 ACP round and a .45 Colt round, and explained proudly, "This is a .45 Long Colt and this is...
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    School me on the .45 Long Colt

    It's amusing to see the old ".45 Colt" versus ".45 Long Colt" designation argued so vehemently. In my view, it doesn't make the slightest difference which one is used to designate the cartridge! The point is to clearly identify the cartridge from other .45 cartridges...and that's all that's...
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