Using Powder Scoops

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I have two sets of the Lee dippers. One set I use only for pistols; I marked them on the bottom with a finepoint Sharpie, indicating the 3F equivalent per the Lee chart.

The other set I use with my Savage ML10.

For pistols, I use one of those plexiglas T/C flasks and a little craft tray I found at Hobby Lobby. The tray has sides that curve upward; one corner has a little spout molded in, and the opposite side drops away into a little 'chute'. It's designed for glitter or beads or similar.

I fill the dipper over this tray, use the plastic knife that came with the tray to level the scoop, then load. Every so often, I shake the spillage from the tray back into the flask.

When I shoot the rifle, I've just been scooping out of the powder can. The extruded powders for which the ML10 is designed don't flow well from flasks.
 
Whoeeee!! That Whooping Crane dinner sounds great. At $100,000 per plate, and that includes a years worth of room and board, it must be de-licious. My Cajun uncle told me that Spotted Owl gumbo was almost as good as Whooping Crane gumbo so maybe I can settle for some fried Spotted Owl instead. I'd have to serve it with some of my Kopi Luwak. That's the "Cat Turd" coffee that they spoke of in the movie "The Bucket List". After hearing about it, I just had to have some. It's good but it's not worth the $175 a pound that they charge. Whooping Crane and Kopi Luwak....now there's a dinner to remember.
 
They are not migratory birds so they nest across the street in a secluded area. But it is unusual when you don't see them come over to the property at least daily to peck at the lil' critters. As you can see from the camera shot they aren't that shy. However, you probably can't get much closer without them maintaining that distance. What you are looking at is Dad, Mom, and Baby. Every year a new baby is hatched. The parents will teach the baby to fly when old enough then will chase baby off to make it's own life. Dad and Mom then go make another baby...just one at a time. Flying school is always interesting and often times funny to watch.

The even more rare whooping crane makes a occasional appearance in the backyard (I live on a greenbelt with a creek/swamp) of my house every few months. ClemBert's shooting range is 7 miles from the house so we are talking different locations.
 
Armadillos yes. Pesky varmits but rare to seen in full sun light. Usually the only way I know those buggers where there are the holes they leave.

Haven't seen any razorbacks...I don't think in this neck of the woods we have them. I once did find a pig skull out in the middle of the field one day after the vultures had a great meal. Now, there are pigs that have escaped from a farm and are living out in the woods and swamps. Probably a gator or a python has an occasional good meal.
 
@Clembert - Really? Armadillos are on the decline. Haven't been back to Fl. in 10 years but last time I was out in the woods in S. Fla I saw a few. Hopefully folks aren't just picking them off because they are easy to hit.
 
Armadillos in the SE United States are an introduced species. Not native at all. If you've ever seen a horse lamed from stepping into one of their burrows, you might change your mind about their target prospects.
 
@Ginormous - Yeah, have to admit, I never did any research on where they came from. Were just an artifact of growing up in S. Fla. Horse are introduced for that matter. Sounds a bit like the debates over ground hogs in Colorado. There's never seems to be a good solution to those kind of debates. :(

Seems the pendulum swings. Coyotes come to mind. Granted they may be native, but same idea. "Natural resource" to some, "Varmint" to others.

Can't say I have Solomen's ability to split that hair.

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Hmm... some source are saying Aramadillos are native to the Americas. Apparently expanding their range as well. So apparently they aren't getting extinct. Ah well, guess I'm just gettin' soft in my old age.
 
Actually, horses were native to North America, until about 11,000 years ago. They became extinct here, but survived elsewhere in the world, only to be reintroduced with the arrival of the Spanish.

It's true that all animals have their place, including the lowly armadillo. Just not in my horse pasture. Cars (and coyotes too?) have lately done a yeoman's job of reducing their population in my parts, thereby making them less of a nuisance around here, and more of a curiosity to be observed with binoculars and camera. :)
 
To give you an idea of how armadillos are considered a nuisance here Florida law prohibits the capture and release of these animals. Basically, you can capture them on your property but it is illegal to them take them off your property and release them. Your only option is to capture and kill or just leave them alone. I prefer the former to the later if I can just get them little suckers! :evil:

Ginormous is right about the horse hazard. Unfortunately, we have gopher turtles here in Florida that are a bigger problem in this regard. Typical bigger deeper holes. These turtles are a protected species. If you want to develop some property with gopher turtles you better have a mitigation plan or build elsewhere.
 
When I was in Australia, a friend of mine lives on an island just off-shore. He was talkng about shooting some of the (endangered) Cape Barren Geese that are often seen around there. Someone commented on them being a protected species....my friend's reply was: "They may be protected, but they ain't armour plated!". This is also the same guy who is known to use dynamite on his fishing trips.....he calls it "Sure-Bite".
 
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