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Picked up my New set of wheels yesterday so far I'm loving it. Had to look around to find one with the vinyl flooring I wanted. Sent from my XT1650 using Tapatalk

I’ve hired this guy to picket out front of the course.

Had Lobster Roll and Lobster Nachos by the river for Lunch ( Somebody's Birthday )

When I made my introduction post on June 14th , I mentioned how I found this site by doing a search on a certain firearm. That firearm was the Browning Bar 30-06 Carbine. The search had a link to a 2017 thread started by Billdogge selling a Browning Bar Carbine which he sold to Moog5050. Here is the story why this interested me. https://huntingny.com/forums/topic/39515-browning-bar-30-06-carbine/#comments In 1997 while hunting in Maine with trucks parked on an old logging road , at lunchtime sitting on the tailgate having coffee , another hunter had parked up the trail from us and was walking back to his truck. He came over to us for a quick chat . As soon as he walked over I couldn't believe what he was carrying for a firearm. A new Browning Bar Carbine with an 18 inch barrel. I had my standard Browning with 22 inch barrel. I knew Browning didn't make a carbine and always wished they would . But there it was. He said he bought it from a gun shop in either NY or NJ . I cant remember. He said it was a special Shot Show firearm made by Browning for that event and thought there were only 50 or 100 made. Well ever since that day most of you know that feeling of " I HAVE TO HAVE ONE ! " So the search was on for that rifle for 14 years , but never to be found. In 2015 during a search, I came up with a Browning Bar Carbine in 308 that was advertised by Performance Shooting in NY . Synthetic stock , 18 inch fluted barrel with no sights. I didn't bother calling them then because I really wasn't interest in a 308 . It said they were special addition only 150 were made. Then in 2016 a big gun shop and Browning dealer in northern NH , LL Cote , advertised a Browning Carbine 308 that was all camo including the fluted barrel also with no sights. Now my interest was up and figured SOMEBODY must of had a 30-06 carbine made somewhere. Then I found this article that put the frothing at the mouth chase into high speed. They Do Make A 30-06 Carbine , but not for the USA. Browning International only made them for the EU . Here is the article I found . After finding this article , the phone calls start https://www.all4shooters.com/en/hunting/rifles/browning-bar-lt-tracker-hc-30-06-test/ I contacted at least 4 Browning distributors asking if I can get one of these. All said no. So I called Browning myself and spoke to the guy in charge of imports. And even he said no. It was too complicated because the Browning International firearms are built for European standards plus a whole bunch of import laws would not allow for that . Back in the dumps I go. As a last resort I called Performance Shooting and LL Cote again . I emailed them that same article plus the Browning International site that showed 3 different Bar Carbines in 30-06 . I asked both of them , since they have leverage as Browning dealers , and have had some carbines special ordered, why cant they get a USA carbine version in a 30-06 made. I told them I would prefer a wood stock but a synthetic like the one in the article would be nice too , and have the standard fiber optic sights put on the gun , then I would buy 2 or them . Performance Shooting told me they would look into it and would be in touch if they got any info. This is February of 2016 . Of course I never heard from them. One night In late July of 2017 sitting around doing nothing , I do a search and THERE THEY ARE ! Performance Shooting has the exact gun I talked to them about. The next morning I called them and find out they had 50 carbines with wooden stocks and the fiber optic sights made , 100 308 carbines made with no sights , and 25 308 carbines made with the carbon stock and no sights . They only had 28 left of the 30-06 . So I had the girl send me pics of 15 guns so I can pic the gun with the stocks I liked. I did buy 2 of them. When they arrived at the gun shop ( FFL ) and I went to do the paperwork , there was 12-15 guys in the shop. All of them had to look at these guns. Nobody had ever seen a gun like this. Especially the front site that periscopes up and down and left and right with an allen wrench for adjustment. I called Browning a couple months later to ask if I could buy a set of front and rear sites like mine . I gave him my serial number and he came back with that was a restricted firearm . I figured that was because they were special ordered , but that wasn't the case. He said he would dig in to how he could get me those sites , but it would take some time, but never got back to me. These fifty carbines were made from parts from 3 different Browning Bars that were all interchangeable . They used the wood stock with satin finish from Long Track , The matt finish receiver from the synthetic version of the Long track , and the fluted 18 inch barrel with sites and matte from the European Long Track . All are interchangeable parts. But those 3 guns are now discontinued . Browning has now moved on to the Mark 3 design change . The mark 3 carbines you see on GunBroker are different. Im sure they are also excellent firearms , but the style changed. These guns also have a special serial number. 2017 was the 100 year anniversary of the Browning Bar . Browning made 100 Bar rifles to celebrate it . The serial number for those rifles is 100BAR17001 to 100BAR17100. Right after those guns , the Performance Shooting special order went through. The 100 308 carbines I believe went next with serial numbers 100A170101 to 100A170200. Im not sure if the 25 carbines with the carbon stock went next. I would think the 30-06 carbines went next from 100A170201 to 100A170250 . My serial numbers are 100A170227 and 100A170231. Besides being a 1 of 50 and never to be made again exactly like these , is the performance of this gun. I"ve never fired a gun that is as perfectly balanced as this gun, and with hardly any recoil because of the double Inflex Technology recoil pad butt plate. This gun is deadly accurate. With a good rest I can put 4 shots touching at dead center of a bulls eye at 100 yards. They look like one big bullet hole in the center shooting 180 grain PSP Core Lokts . I have a Leupold VX6 1x6 Firedot Duplex Reticle scope on mine . It feels like Im carrying a featherweight compared to my standard Browning Bar. Bill , if I saw that stock before you bought that gun , I would of bought it first. Moog , what a beautiful rifle Bill sold you. You were smart to buy it.

I just got a new Chevy in May. I'll be putting the clear hood and bumper wrap on it to avoid stone chips since I keep them so long. Might want to consider those.

I got so much lettuces growing in the garden I could eat 3 salads a day for months lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Vinyl flooring is NBD... just get a set of Weathertech or Husky floor liners that cover everything.

i just bought a new rig too. F150 and the vinyl floor was def a must! good luck with it, real nice truck! I thought about the same thing- wasnt gonna trade in but the current deals were too good to pass and wait another year.

I'm going to swim a stickbait around one of the walleye holes in my local river this morning for an hour or so... After that, I'll take my screen and hoe and see if I can catch a few dobson, my favorite summer bait for bass and perch....

I actually think that pic is awesome. Only 1 disappointment- no eye black! I loved wearing eye black. Even for night games I wore it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Taco nachos

That's Jerkman's worst nightmare. His recipe is worth $20MM

My dad this season , he beat lung cancer in November ( still cancer free ), I missed most of the season taking care of him post surgery This year I told him I'm getting a slammer on 11/21 which was his surgery date and he's the first to get the call. He said that's my boy ...

Well I noticed both your grandpa, and brother had them on at your recent golf outing .....

All local knowledge will be shared - whether you can deliver on the advice, well that’s up to you. 93 is unacceptable for all your chatter. I hope to be in the upper 80s but it is unlikely. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They were excellent.....a bit greasier than I like but I guess I'm not surprised. Very tasty and I'd buy again!!

Thinking last night/today who I would dedicate this season to. It was easy I have 2. 1) my father who is losing his battle quickly to dementia and it's getting to the point that this maybe the last year I could share memories and tell him stories about my hunts and he may have a chance to remember them. 2) would be a good friend of mine. He just left at about 10pm yesterday so 3 hrs ago to head to Afghanistan. He's been with me on both of my biggest buck kills. We actually joked yesterday I'll end up having to take a spike with my new bow because he's not around for me to kill a big one. It'll be weird not hunting with him this year. However couldn't be more proud to have him as a friend. Who would your person be? Old or current hunting buddies, friend,family members, maybe a mentor of yours over the years?

I got a new rig in mid February, a 2020 Tacoma. The cap came in in May and it's an ARE. So far so good, just a few hundred miles over 6,000 so far. Boy, where do the miles go?!?! And yes, I have the WeatherGuard floor mats and love them. Had them on my 2011 since it was new and the carpet in that truck looked 90% new. Had to buy Mcgard wheel locks since the truck didn't come with them. Bummer

I'll grab two bags but I get $200 for the loop plus tips and lunch at the turn. Also four beers a side and I'm not carrying bags. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Wtf Bill...not my bag?!? Bring your cousin Stormy to carry my sack (of club of course) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

A crossbow is another tool for a hunter to harvest a meal, it doesn't matter to me,ive never shot a bow or crossbow and if I could be in the woods earlier and use a crossbow I would buy. If the state wants to include crossbows with the archery season i'm for it I'm waiting for Long Island to let us use a crossbow

Good choice. the 5.0’s sound so good when your in the rpm’s and working them .

you can be honest. the most enjoyable round of golf you played in a decade was with me! Not because it was the only round of golf you played, but because I was there too!

Joking , just never picked it up . I golfed 2x in high school ,so like ‘76 . Buddy has a club and bucket of balls at his camp , the object is to hit them over his pond . I hit only two , but well past and straight as a preacher, I had to convince some that I don’t play ,seems easy enough though .....

Getting ready for 1st pitch.

Why? Youd handicap the match appropriately and make this even more interesting

Well when I get old and crippled, and can no longer do sports or anything physical, I may take it up !

Y’all are lucky I don’t make the drive

From the CDC's own website under COVIDView: A weekly Surveillance Summary: Mortality Based on death certificate data, the percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia, influenza or COVID-19 (PIC) decreased from 9.0% during week 25 to 5.9% during week 26, representing the tenth week of a declining percentage of deaths due to PIC. The CDC's website notes that COVID deaths have continued to decrease as a percentage of total U.S. deaths and may even slip below the CDC's threshold for definition as an epidemic. The surge is happening mainly among younger people who are less likely to die from the virus. They are going to bars, gyms, restaurants, protests etc. People in older age groups are still protecting themselves. This is the way the entire virus issue should've been handled from the beginning.

Put on a few miles in my day following Coon Dawgs, I would still be doing it but age has pretty much caught up with me and trouncing miles in the woods chasing the hounds and going through those swamps at night would be near impossible these days for me to keep in the chase. For me it was always about the dogs, some of the stuff those old Coons would pull to loose the dogs and the way the dogs figured out what they were pulling and put them up a tree was something. I still have the memories and there are plenty of photos out there of the folks still doing it that put a smile on my face. Al

"We live in an era when truth is subjective, if it exists at all. There is no truth, except the 'truth' of the left. Where is it written that the left gets to control the political and cultural agenda and conservatives must bow to its ideology when, in fact, it is liberalism that has brought the nation to near cultural ruin? Which ideology is responsible for 60 million abortions, the welfare state and entitlement mentality, the promotion of any human relationship that can be conjured up in the most twisted of minds, family breakup, drugs, the teaching of a false American history, failing inner city public schools and much more? When conservatives oppose these cultural revisionists, they are called divisive. Conservatives have little to defend. They should be holding the left accountable for the destruction caused by their ideology." —Cal Thomas

Try reading it again and pay attention to the part about declining deaths. Positives don't matter. Deaths do.

Bionic Chicken rubbed BBQ’d bird over garlic sautéed asparagus

8-7 nail biter win last night, 2-0 to start the season. Look at these tough chicks [emoji849] lol Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Golf is the easiest sport to spot a sandbagger though Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

In most cases carpet will help resale. the majority of the public isn't like us...lol

Putt Putt

According to Biz he has never 3 putts in his life

The “I only play from the tips” argument certainly didn’t help the Jerky’s case. I would have leaned towards Biz giving 8 but 6 seems accurate with Jerky’s self-proclaimed “length.” I’m more curious as to the amount of 3+ putts. We are however expecting 3” of rain Friday- Saturday. May make them manageable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

They are not certain but the medical community believes it is very very small quantity. Much less viral load than say influenza. Viruses replicate exponentially and short of intentional infection there is no way to know for sure what the actual load is. It only takes less than 20 particles of norovirus to cause a sever infection. There is one study from China I heard referenced that suggests the viral load variations had no bearing in the severity of Covid (Taken with a Grain of salt since it is coming out of China). There was an influenza study that concluded for that virus the higher the viral load the more severe the illness. They just don’t know for this one yet. I was using an extreme example to illustrate a point but even if the load required is twice as high as norovirus how many virus particles are in a single sneeze? I’ve seen reports that a single Sneeze could have up to 200 million virus particles. (Depending on the stage of illness, worst when symptoms just present). Add in velocity of a cough to 50 mph and a sneeze to 200 mph or over and that is a lot of force. But how about the asymptomatic folks. They are walking amongst us. I think it is naive to think if 200 million particles are expelled and that a coarse weave mask is any help at all. Water droplets from a Sneeze or cough in the 5 micron range can stay airborne a long time depending on air flow. So hitch .12 micron corona virus on the particles and tell me the masks most are wearing mean anything. Yes a N95 will take out 95% above .1 microns but how many people have you seen with N95 masks. And that is only if worn properly. I’ve seen improper fit evaluations as high as a 60% efficiency reductions Relying on what most people are wearing is akin to using a piece of yarn as a lanyard in a tree stand. It may slow you down some but is it even noticeable or spraying a fire hose through a screen door. In my opinion. And I know what they say about opinions

So if the virus can pass the though what protection is there? Standing is a super market within 3 feet. Both people have masks on. On is infected and sneezes. The mask protects the other person? What is the visit size and why is the mask fabric size. Many folks are basically wearing tshirt material

Lol Not true we have @turkeyfeathersshoots a bow tech and @Arcade Huntershoots a pse .