Recent content by illinoisdeerhunter

Most improtantly, IMHO is, the 'trusty ole '06' has ammo that is readily available. I was once out of state with some guys on a hog hunting trip. One of the fellas had a 35 Remington and needed to buy an additional box of ammo. Try as we might, a box of 35 Remington couldn't be found in the...

In a couple of weeks I'll be flying for the first time with a firearm. I'm heading out of state with my shotgun. I'll be flying on Air Tran. I talked to Air Tran and it sounds as if I only need the following to legally take my shotgun; 1-gun must be unloaded 2-gun must be in a hard lockable...

Similarly, cars and toy cars can't be lumped together. I let my 6 yr old drive his RC 4X4....UNSUPERVISED!!!!! I've taken my older unlicensed kids to a go-cart track and actually raced. If one thinks about it, the list goes on and on...real vs toys. Guns are the same way. To treat them...

"Become a people watcher in public. You'll see behavior you've never noticed before, BG's will see you watching. They prefer clueless victims." I like all of your advise 1911GUY, especially this one. One thing to be aware of though is this. When you train yourself to be a 'people watcher'...

"Where have you been hiding?!" I've been "hiding" in southern Illinois, raising my kids, and working 60 hrs a week, thus the reason I don't get on much. I'll make a call during a break at work on Tuesday!

This is unconfirmed---- I just got this off another site form what appears to be a reputable Cook County (Chicago, IL) resident--- Please confirm if you can- Read on- New members of the Cook County Board of Commissioners have proposed ordinances banning the sales of firearms...

I've been using a scoped, Remington 511 with Remington Subsonic ammo for years for bushy tails. Back in '90 I spent several days over the summer trying different ammo. I bought a box of just about everything I could find. CB's, BB's and Winchester Wildcats were by far the worst for groups...

I had a dog named Marlin once. My nephew had Buckshot, a springer spaniel.

tough question! If my main concern is survival---Savage 24 combo gun, 12ga/.223 or .22 hornet. Home protection---mossberg 12ga pump If I ONLY could have one, I guess it would be a 12ga pump. One can use it for home protection, small game with shot and big game with slugs. I've used my...

sorry --- accidental double post

Several years ago, I purchased primers by the case at the per box price, (about a dollar/100). I asked the clerk about the price and he even verified it with a supervisor. The guy even gave me a rain check since he was out of large rifle. When I returned to pick up the large rifle primers...

interestingly enough, years ago, I had the lic plate: 14 RKBA on my Illinois pickup truck. I had the plate for several years when a republican was in office. When the republicans lost out to the dems, mysteriously, my plate was revoked for 'no proof of insurance'. Kind of a guilty until...

The 'best for home defense', IMO is a relative term. I recall, years ago, I was going to be out of town and my then wife wanted to have a gun handy for home defense. After trying out several of my solutions; semiauto handgun, rifle, pump shotgun, the conclusion she came to was my old double...

My better half! OK, I'm game. Here's my better half. I lost my sks to Jana last spring! But that's OK. She gave me a Marlin 1895 XLR (45/70) for Christmas! She out fishes me at times too!

The Rock Island Arsenal Museum in Rock Island Illinois has a lo0t of WWII stuff. It is an even better museum for the gun enthusiast though. The museum also boasts, a confederate cemetary, many, many WWII-Desert Storm heavy equipment (tanks, rockets, personell carriers etc) in an outdoor hands...