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I'll throw myself under the bus. Check out our fine 1970's kitchen linoleum floor. It's there to protect the fine wooden floor of course. There is a kitchen remodel in the future however. Or so the wife tells me.

Hey Pygmy, you spelled his damn name wrong! It's Schmidt... not Schmitd. (dt NOT td) You've been messaging the wrong guy,lol

Since he uses his REAL NAME here, why don't you just look him up in the phone book and give him a jingle. Sure he'd love to hear from ya!

I shot a big Alaska bull moose broadside ( running) with my .280 Rem and a 160 grain Nosler partition. The bullet went through the shoulder blade, hit the spine, deflected 90 degrees straight up and blew a tennis ball sized exit hole in the top of the hump. The bull actually somersaulted...Pretty impressive to see a 1200 to 1400 pound animal somersault ! Nowadays I use Barnes X type bullets for nearly all my hunting loads. They outperform even the time tested Nosler Partition. With modern bonded and monometal bullet selections , raking shots are a viable option with standard chamberings, like those mentioned by the OP.

In the early days I'd use the old Millbrook Bread bags out of my brother and sisters boots.

Figures you'd pull some crap like that right before Valentines Day!

Even if it were put on the market today, since he is asking "a pretty penny" it may be a year or two before it sells. On the other hand it could sell right away. So I would hunt the property as long as, and as often as you can. All the while, looking for the next hunting property. Also, I would hunt, while doing minimal work or improvements. Cause you may get the boot at any time. Tough situation, hope it all works out for you.

I was bored the other day, so of course I went to look at guns. I told myself "you don't need another gun So just look". I was just checking things out and got to the Ruger Americans. I love these rifles. Hands down the absolute best rifle for the money IMHO. I told myself, You already have two Americans and you don't need a third. I shoot a long gun left handed. The 2 Americans I have now are right handed, but the top safety makes it not such a big deal. So I notice they have a few lefties in stock. I say to myself "you already have 2 lefty deer rifles, you don't need a third" …...….But I don't have a lefty small bore….. An hour later I found myself sneaking a Ruger box into the house while the wife was upstairs folding laundry with my daughter…….. I think I have a problem..

I think bullet selection is one of the most over looked aspects of gun hunting. Most are worried about the smallest groups but what a bullet does once it's there is what kills the critter.

Did some predator hunting last night. Stand one, we had coyotes going and worked them for over an hour but they just didn't wanna quite come in. Stand two, set up at our honey-hole for fox. I called this nice red fox in using bird distress at the 30 SECOND mark! He came in full speed and checked up right in front of us for a free hand 65 yard shot at the 1 minute mark. (sorry for the sideways picture, I CAN NOT figure out how to fix it....)

Oh, and one other benefit. If there is a burdock within 10 miles of you, it will find it's way onto your wool...lol

Yeah, kind of bad pic. Hope I don't get scolded by antler

Nice table cloth..........

He is ignoring you and doing well at it. Lol

Cam I am is still whining!!! Says he acted like a DB in the post game interview because he is so competitive???? He's the best QB out there. Can you imagine how much more popular he would be if he was just a little bit humble??? Get over yourself little boy!!

I'd invest in some new furniture for your crib.... or fix that squeaky floor board.

I have no idea what you're talking about but those rifles are beautiful

Nice piece of walnut, Wildcat....I'm already "mildly aroused"... I can't wait to see the finished product...8MM Rem Mag , EAT YOUR HEART OUT ....<<grin>>...

I wish I knew more but unfortunately 99% of what you said was greek to me....Are you planning on using a 200Grain Bullet to hunt whitetail? Either way, both rifles are beautiful....

Hey Pygmy that is one of the great things about reloading, a person that takes up reloading does not have to spend a fortune obtaining fancy sophisticated technical equipment to produce top notch ammo that will equal anything the high dollar equipment produces. Al

Here you go. 1st, the components. 1/16 x 1/4" bell reducer. (1/8"pipe size for the small end will work, but if you can find the 1/16" reducer you will be able to drill out the small end for a nice slip fit over the 1/4" screw) For magnum cases or those W/a case head larger than .473 use a bell reducer W/the large end for 3/8" pipe thread or enlarge the big end of the reducer so that the case can enter as it pulled from the die.. 1/4" x 20 x 2 1/2"socket head machine screw. 1/4" x 20 nut 1/4" flat washer. Tools needed; 1/4" drill bit #7 drill bit 1/4" x 20 tap 1/4" x 20 die File to face off the ends of the bell reducer 3/16" Allan wrench Face off the ends of the bell reducer, then drill a 1/4"clearance hole through the small end (if all you can find is a 1/8" reducer, this step can be eliminated) Use a 1/4" x 20 die to run additional threads onto the machine screw. you will need @ least 3/8" of threads protruding through the bell reducer when the nut is run all the way onto the machine screw & the screw is inserted into the bell reducer.That is all there is to making the puller. To pull a stuck case from a die you must 1st drill through the flash hole of the case & tap W/the 1/4": x 20 tap. Here is a case that has been stuck in the die after the shell holder pulled the rim off. Note the deformed rim and the threads that have been tapped in the case. Place the bolt through the bell reducer with the nut turned onto the bolt so @ least 3/8" of thread is showing. Screw the threads into the case until l the bell reducer is pulled up against the base of the die. While holding the socket head screw W/the Allan wrench, tighten the nut until the case is pulled free from the die. Now, a tool to check for incipient case head separation. A large paper clip will make a functional tool for this. You want a wire small enough to "catch" on the groove/ridge that will result on the inside of the case as incipient case head separation begins to occur. Bend a short leg < 1/8" long on one end & another longer leg on the other that will allow you to "index" the short section while it is inside the case. Add an additional bend so you can hang the tool on your loading bench. If all you have is heavy gauge wire, file the end to a point so it will "catch" & allow you to feel the defect. Make the tool longer than the longest case you will need to check. If you look closely near the top of the case just ahead of the web you can see a slightly "bright" ring starting to form on the case. This is what to look for on the outside & will usually manifest itself before anything can be felt on the inside. The tool will confirm the onset of case head separation or detect that which is not yet visible on the outside. Here is another shot where, if you look very closely, about 3/8" ahead of the rim, you can see the slightly brighter ring beginning to appear. This case must be discarded.

Green Johnson wool pants and an ll bean green and black plaid coat. If it is very cold, I wear them. I can sit for hours and stay warm. It cuts the wind, and is quiet. I put my stsanda up in evergreen trees, and I am lost. My cousin has the red and black. My camp is called old school

Hey, that's where I come in. I'm single and don't have the wife/sneak in problem. So, I'd be more than happy to save your marriages by storing your new guns for you and you can come and visit them anytime (by prior appointment of course, they may be "out" exercising). Just an offer to help you guys out, 'cause that's the kind of friend I am!

My guns mate in the safe & new offspring appear mysteriously appear.. Fortunately the Mausers seem to be omnipotent as all of my new pups have M98 bloodlines. They are of various heritage including German, Yugolavian & even a Mexican that seemed to slip across the border at some point.

Wants & Needs. Sometimes they're are gray areas in there.........................

I'll get one taken & post it along W/my case head separation detector in the morning.

I lied a little.......I made the soup, not "we'll". Sweetie had to work tonight and we had a pile of running around to do during the day so I was up to bat on this one. Good stuff..................

I never used it either, just carried around it in my vest for about ten years.. That's why I want to give it to Bill....He said he wanted some and I thought I'd offer to give it to him. If only I could get his attention... Perhaps he's busy writing a book or something.

Not closed yet. But yes I got a cell cam from Phade Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Venison stew on bed of white rice. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Tapatalk

Made these a few weeks ago and definately needed to do again

That's a sweet rig ya got there! The old saying about our worst fears of dying and the wife selling all the guns for what you told her you payed. Comes to mind. You guys are lucky I snuck that 35remington in a couple weeks ago and the other day I was putting a different scope on it and the ole lady comes in and says when did u get that? I said this I've had it just swapping scopes. She looks at it and says "35 rem huh just last week you said the only pumps u still wanted to buy was a 35 rem and a 222 so it can't be more than a week old" all I could do was look down and say "now I only need a 222" she is used to it but still is never happy about it

I have been reloading for about 40 years, about 12 diff. calibers. My opinion is the most important piece of equipment is a current reloading manual (my preference is Speer), which will explain a lot of the "whys" as well as "hows". It is difficult to be a safe reloader without paying attention to reloading science and theory. 2nd, a good quality scale: I have both a bar scale and a digital. Their quality is the quality of your ammo, and safety. Next : a set of quality calipers. Case lengths, overall lengths, all are critical in reloading. Lastly: be sure you aren't rushed...EVER, when loading. It is a great hobby, but it isn't for anyone who doesn't have patience, or for those who want to trim corners.

Think the only person you should be addressing your concerns with is the landowner. A conversation with the owner will atleast give you an idea as to when you should start looking for hunting access elsewhere.

I am 42....My father got me shooting at camp when I was 4. There is a pic of me in the family album that has me standing next to my .410 shotgun and it was a lot taller than me. My father took me deer hunting with him a few times when I was young. We did see some deer. That was back in the days of party tags and you would see 24 doe in a day all the time but bucks were seldom scene. I started deer hunting with my father when I was 16 and I loved every second of it but I am not sure I would have called it hunting compared to what I do now. We would have breakfast around 8am. Head out around 9am....Head back at 11am for lunch and maybe if it was nice out go back out at 3 until dark. Then we would come back in for happy hour, have a huge filling camp dinner and the guys would drink and play cards until the wee hours of the morning and repeat the next day. I loved every second of it but it wasn't hunting compared to what I do now although I did kill a few doe during those years the thought of being in the woods before dark never even crossed my mind. I thought that was how you hunted. When my dad was no longer able to get around as well and quit hunting I joined a hunting lease with some guys I knew and hunting took on a whole new meaning. (about 15 years ago) This is when I was introduced to treestand hunting and getting in the woods before first light. These were much more serious hunters than anyone I had ever hunted with at camp. I learned that there was a lot more to hunting than walking out back and sitting on a stump for a few hours. I got into bow hunting a few years ago and I wish I didn't wait so long. It is by far my favorite time to be in the woods. I wouldn't trade those days at deer camp with the old man for anything though

Understood. But for a beginner the load data in a manual is an important piece but the explanation of the process and theory is the key

I just threw out that rain chalk I have been trying to give you.

Some sellers upstate will check, other don't. I've had some who asked for my DL to run the background check and the moment they saw that it was a NYC address on it, asked to see my permit. I've also had others who never checked. It all depends on the person and their knowledge of the law and how much they want to make it their business. As far as crossbows, it was mentioned to me before about it being illegal and I remember finding something about it online but now I can't seem to find anything about it. Has things changed? I tend to lean on the side of caution when there is uncertainty as I sure as heck don't want to have to lawyer up just to prove I'm innocent of any wrong doing.

That's funny

Why you little F*%$, it's there to protect the fine poplar table top of course............ You can still GFY.

WCJ. You have a pic of the case puller. Would be great to post here or in its own thread.

I started out W/the Nosler #4 Manual. Lots of good advice on the process. OP definitely needs a good manual to start out. I would recommend the Nosler manuals for the safety information & explanation. I don't know if anyone has hit upon it yet, but 6" a piece of wire bent in a "L" shape W/a < 1/8" leg on the end is good for checking incipient case head separation. I never found any until I started loading 30/40 Krag. The sloping case walls lead to a lot of brass flow & some of the cases I 1st started reloading have started to separate. Also, a small bell reducer pipe fitting, a 1/4" x 20 Allan head screw W/a nut & washer will make a functional case puller when an un-lubed case is inadvertently seized in the die. Just remove the die W/the stock case, drill out the flash hole W/a #7 bit & tap the 1/4"x20 threads. You can then thread the screw into the case & use the nut & washer pushing against the bell reducer that is pushing against the die to pull the stock case. The big end of the bell reducer must be large enough I. D. to allow the case head to enter.

Yes, also depends on how you shoot it. I have one in 6-284 very much overbore. Should last around 800 rounds. It's my go to 1000 plus yard rifle.

How about a Canon point and shoot that you can pull the SD card and plug it into your computer? X-Calibur Lighting Systems http://facebook.com/XCaliburLightingSystems

Been a very slow season but persistence finally paid off.Was on stand only 10 mins this afternoon when this 3pt walked out into my food plot.The only buck I saw all gun season.

I got a late start this morning and never got on stand until around 7:25am, legal shooting time was coming fast! It seemed like I was there longer but the time of my cell phone pics says 8:25am and it only took 5-7 minutes to reload, climb down and waddle the 70 yards or so to the buck. He came in with a doe and was trailing her. Momentarily I considered shooting her as I figured the shadowy figure in back was going to be her fawn and they SHOULD have got my scent any second. She flicked her tail a few times and continued to head towards the little creek. Then she jumped across the creek and headed up the other side. I had just noticed the horns on the second deer and figured; don't blow it, take your time. He took two steps up the bank and stepped into my window, BANG and down he went. Nary a twitch................ I used my NULA smokeless ML with Parker 275gr BE bullets. I killed him out of the same stand I shot the archery buck from. I could tell he wasn't the same size body as the other buck so didn't call for dragging help but wished I would have! He only weighed 130# but the drag is mostly uphill. Got him home, weighed, hung and skinned. I'll get cutting tomorrow AFTER I take my sweetie pie for brunch.

My opening day double. Took these two out of 9 does that walked out into our food plot at 8am. Let my son track the big doe 150 yards to where she piled up in the brush.

My friend harvested this beast yesterday Long Island public land. He was all rutted up tarsals jet black and stinking. He came in to my buddy's tree and just started to turn away when my friend hit the grunt tube and pulled him back. He said he came in head low, ears back and lips curled. He was on the trail of 2 does and a spike which had passed a few minutes earlier. What a great buck!!!!!...too bad i had to work. Cant wait to get out Saturday and hopefully get a chance!!

A friend from work who I have been mentoring and introduced to bow hunting got this 7 point below. This is his first year hunting, first deer ever and first with a bow. I had been posting updates in live in the stand but wanted to update the conclusion and a few lessons learned. Im still relatively new as well this being my 6th year and have only about 10 under my belt. We did somethings right but a few wrong too and hope other newbies may learn from my mistakes. My friend shot this deer 8:40 11/8. Waited an hour to climb down to CSI shot site since he didn’t see the deer go down and no idea where he had hit the deer. We found the arrow for a clean pass through covered in nice red blood tip to tail. No gut smell no indication of anything amiss except white hairs. There wasn’t much blood after initial shot location so we were warry to pursue. The trail was very difficult to pick up as we spent a lot of time looking where he believed he last saw the buck. We only searched in like a 50 yrd range since we didn’t have much info to go on. Based on the scarcity of blood we decided to pull out and wait for a friend to assist. We were back at it about 4 hours after the initial shot. Picked up last blood and determined the buck had gone the complete opposite direction of where he believed he last saw him and where we had been searching initially. The blood trail was weak and we were slow going, mainly relying on tracks in the leaves. About 200 yrds from shot we found an empty bed with bright red blood with bubbles. So, our guess at this point was a high shot, one lung, possibly hitting gut, maybe liver, as there was one small spot along the blood trail that was gritty and smelly of gut. This is where we made our 2nd mistake. We should of pulled out and just come back the next morning. But we didn’t. We pushed thinking four hours since shot and lung blood we should be good. The blood continued to be sparse and was heading for some pretty thick stuff about 500 yrds from first shot. The blood wasn’t wet so we assumed that being dried up it was older, that we mused of pushed him earlier when looking at shot site the first time. However we were wrong and eventually bumped him. So we left him over night. Now it was just me and my friend we were able to pick up blood from where we bumped him but it was gone in like 40yrds. We were now searching a narrow deer trail through weeds and interspersed pricker bushes from waste to shoulder high. Did the hands and knees for 100yrds and no blood it was gone. We did a grid search and nothing for that whole area. Guessed maybe he went over a small wall based on the deer trail. Followed that for another 100yrds in to even thicker and nastier weeds and pricker patches that were now over head in many areas. Decided to grid back to where we finished our last grid. Four hours later As we got to about 5 ft from where we finished our first grid, my friend says there’s a deer bedded there. I shout, no that’s your deer and the celebration began. [/url]">http:// [/url]">http://http://s1134.photobucket.com/user/kurtrudolph/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2015-11/FullSizeRender.jpg.html'>

1C Sat on a bedding area stand from 12:00-3, hadn't seen squat so I decided to high tail it down the road to another spot that rarely produces bucks in daylight but sq some chasing in the distance there last evening. Snuck into my favorite doe stand in an island of woods surrounded by a green strip of grass. Was set up for about five minutes, gave a bleat call and a few minutes later out pops a shooter. Heads right into field in front of me and to my left a bit and feeds for about five minutes quartering heavily to me at 30 yards. Shaking like a leaf, thinking it should be a chip shot when he starts feeding up the lane and turns broadside. Ofcourse he has other ideas and starts heading towards the scrape in the middle of the island. Have to spin around and and change my position so I have a chance between the tree limbs. He catches my movement before I can draw. I hold and he takes his eye off me just enough to pull back and let it fly. Rushed the shot a little but watched the rage hypo and gold tip xt hunter shaft do a complete pass through. Waited an anxious 40 minutes. Blood was good. Bubbles. Walk up a hill and can see him lying just inside wood line. Monkey off my back!! Clipped the top of both lungs! He couldn't of weighed more than 120lbs dressed. Looks to be only 2yr old. But non the less my best bow buck to date. Couldn't be happier