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    Learn about guns before you try to educate me on guns

    There's ignorance and there's stupidity. Two totally different states of existence yet somehow anti gun nuts manage to be in both states at the same time.
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    Attention Veterans - Cabela's Cuts Vets Discounts

    I live near Fort Benning GA. I never served in the military. I try, at least once a month, to pick up the tab of a soldier if they are with their family in a restaurant when I enter. I don't do it for groups of soldiers...only families. If i did it for groups I would be broke in a couple of...
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    New vs Old Guns

    I much prefer steel and wood so I own older revolvers, a few older Marlin 336's, plenty of Milsurps, and "deer" rifles made before plastic, I mean polymer, became popular. I also own a bunch of plastic, I mean polymer, guns that tickled my fancy for one reason or another. My last rifle...
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    Safes, guns and rust

    I have never had an issue with guns in a safe and rust and I live in Georgia where we have a tiny bit of humidity. I use the rechargeable moisture things (Remington I think) and switch them out when it occurs to me. I generally wipe down my guns with CLR or Rem Oil on a rag once in a while I...
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    New gun- to clean or not to clean...

    Breaking down a Buckmark isn't like taking down a Glock. I field strip and rub down every new gun but don't worry too much about thorough cleaning. I like to know how a gun operates before I shoot it and taking it apart gives me a better idea on that. I have 22's that have 1,000s of rounds...
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    22 Long Rifle usage and reputation during the years.....

    I grew up in Alabama where deer basically didn't exist until the 1960's(at least as far as the 20th century goes). I don't think I ever saw a deer until the mid 70's and by the mid-80's they were the most dangerous animal in Alabama. I grew up shooting squirrel and rabbit with a BB gun and then...
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    Gun Manufacturers See Profits & Stock Prices Dropping Badly

    Ultimately I buy based on what I want and not on what they might eventually be worth. I think polymer pistols and ARs are saturated and I don't even look at them unless the price is WAY low. There are always new people coming into the market looking to buy their first AR or Glock and that will...
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    Determining gun values

    When a Detective Special goes for $850 the world is crazy. Pythons are $2,500. Finding a decent Smith K Frame for less than $400 is a real rarity. Generally speaking guns made of wood and steel hold their value better than plastic/polymer and will actually increase in value. Glocks, Taurus, and...
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    Negotiating price

    I frequent a lot of LGS and they know what I am looking for when I walk in. I have no problem researching a gun online while I am standing there in the shop staring at the gun (talking used here). If they are in line with what I see online and I really want the gun then I will buy it. If they...
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    Giving up on Federal .22 ammo

    I can't begin to count the boxes of bulk ammo I have run over the years. It seems that most manufacturers experience quality issues from time to time with Remington leading the way. I have had issues with Armscor but never with Federal. CCI ammo tends to be the best of the bunch for me with...
  11. J

    Steel cased Ammo?

    I couldn't count the number of rounds of Tula I have run through AR's without any issues. I bought a heap of it in 2013 and am still shooting it. I run Tula and Wolf steel in 9mm and .38 every weekend. I DO have a couple of 9's that don't like it but I think that is because Tula tends to be...
  12. J

    Kansas praire dogs

    I could kill 100+ out the window of my hotel room in Billings right now. I wonder if Hamptons have a "no hunting from rooms" policy?
  13. J

    Zimbabwe to cull 200 lions

    No political advantages to be had with this article. Next!!!
  14. J

    looking for a .22 plinker

    Inexpensive is a problem if you want good looks and accuracy. Heritage makes a decent gun for your purposes that I deem "affordable". They can be had for under $200 with a 22 mag cylinder but I don't think you would want to shoot that on 7 acres. LOUD! My Heritage is great! Extremely...
  15. J

    .270 whitetail close range

    Scoped rifles (as most 270s are) are not really very effective at 10 yards as even a 3x scope will just show a bunch of hair. With that said I believe that just about any factory ammo made for the 270 will be more than adequate at any range your friend is capable of shooting accurately. As has...
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    Just how dangerous are Timber Rattlers?

    I have no aversion to snakes and generally just let them move along. I have caught several Timbers as they are quite docile and I don't know of any that have ever acted very threatening. I saw a very large one early this week, recently dead in the middle of the highway. The only time I will...
  17. J

    Dropping cable TV...

    I use the DVR to record three shows. I watch college football. I pay $120 per month for that privilege. I also pay $50 a month for internet. My son has internet only and survives just fine. I have to have my Big Bang, Walking Dead and college football.
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    A new deer rifle?

    I prefer the Savage with Accu-trigger over the American. I shoot a 30-06 Savage regularly. I have an American 30-06. I am beginning, in my advanced age, to like lighter recoiling guns. 243 is an excellent caliber. I have taken elk with it. I think that any of the budget rifles (Savage...
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    Which caliber for a new lever action.

    I went with 357 because I have plenty of guns in 38/357. Ammo, especially 38, is much cheaper so I can shoot more. I don't know about 100-200 yards. I guess you could shoot a 357 at that range but my eyesight basically sucks so I can't shoot irons.
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    Palmetto State Armory..

    That generally means they created a tracking number. I have had that happen and it still be a week or more before an item actually shipped(not PSA). It's one way that some unscrupulous shippers can take the heat off for a day or two and blame it on the shipping company.
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