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I have been looking at getting a 1911 for a few months now, and just kind of bouncing around through shops to see what I liked, what I could afford, and ultimately, what I wanted. After handling several guns, I decided that I wanted a Commander sized gun that didn’t max out my budget, and most of all a gun that I wouldn’t be afraid to shoot the daylights out of. The Ruger fit the bill on all of those fronts. I remember kind of drooling over the full size when it came out in 2011, but trying to support my wife and I on a High School teachers salary with a spouse in vet school, even an entry level 1911 was out of the question. That changed last week, when I visited a little shop in Washington County and found this gun for a decent price. It’s nice and tight, and outside of the shop or previous owner pretty much drowning the thing in oil, it looked great and was exactly what I was looking for. I picked it up today, and got all of the excess oil (and dirt) off of it. The thing looks pretty much brand new, and with the box and all the goodies, it can pretty much pass as such. I am going to dress it up a little bit with some Ruger “Eagle’s Wings” grips, but outside of that, I plan on leaving it pretty much stock Best of all, I got it in time to take back home to Illinois and plink with my dad a bit. That in itself is priceless.

Loved my Trident so much I ordered a custom Ultra XR . Trident is a little big and heavy to carry all the time and causing havoc on my back right pocket of jeans and shorts wearing holes lol. Have carried a knife since I was 8 ( 45 years ago ) . There are better knives out there but been extremely happy with the Trident and the edge she holds. This new one is super light too. Buddy made cutting board knives displayed on.

Watkins Glen , Seneca Lodge . Starting in 1951 they hosted the state and national field archery tournament. If you won you got to shoot your arrow into the wall behind the bar ! Today they host a big buck contest ( by weight as it should be ) and the winner gets to shoot his arrow . There’s an arrow shot by Ted Nugent as well as that signed recurve. Winners at the Glen hang their winners Laurel there as well . Great spot right at the entrance to the campground , highly recommend. Oh also my tired feet as I suck down ipas .

I will survive if I don't harvest meat, but I pride myself in feeding my family almost entirely from the outdoors. We buy some dairy, fruits, vegetables and drinks, but grow as much as we can and fill our freezer with game and fish.

Finished pit boss pork butt 10hrs. Delicious!

Once-per-year hot dog sauce… early in the season this year!

I own 4 revolvers a .22, .357, .44 and a .177 bb replica. I love their accuracy and forgiveness. Its a heavy framed revolver so it absorbs alot of the recoil. The hammer is a bit unique as is the cylinder release after you get used to that it's a great revolver. I think @Buckmaster7600 could speak on the semi automatic pistols.

Here is a better pic not sure why but lately when I download pics they just turn out black out

Decent day. wasn't as quick but its all good. Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021) using Tapatalk

Retardo Montalban was out in back of my house on the shooting range this morning gobbling up a storm, I put my Howard Leight hearing amplifier muffs on and listened for any distant return gobbles. Other than his harem of Hens yelping on occasion no other Toms were heard. Al

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What if I'm the one saying it?

I don't get it

Way to mislabel the cam name of "Pines" to throw us off on location. Not a "pine" in sight Next up algorithm on dates and times like growalot used to do? And yes i know a few people seeing newborn fawns around

There’s maybe 2% of people who can hunt to save money at the grocery store. For everyone else it’s a hobby and passion where the reward is usually something else with the bonus of meat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Struck those same 3 Jakes deep in the hardwood. They didn't gobble until I was within 100 yards of them. One of them caught me glassing him and they went deeper down the hill. I swear they are the only 3 gobblers up here this year. Edit:. You know it's time for a fresh ThermaCELL blue mat when:. You watch a mosquito land on the one you're using.

I’ve never figured out my $ per pound for my angus or venison, Honestly I don’t care. I enjoy killing deer and I enjoy knowing where my beef comes from. Those values cannot be calculated. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Deer meat costs more than cocaine Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

It's a cheese board that I use often (my cardiologist does not approve) and Dan told me to hit it with some mineral oil occasionally, I think it's approx. 7"x6"

Speaking of cutting boards & knives……here’s a Dinsdale made gift cutting board and a newer Ant knife in S90V steel.

Jumped on the scale I’m in the 240’s now down almost 30 lbs. 30 more to go. I’ve lost almost 30 in a month. I am going to jump off next weekend because I’ll be crushing beers up at my cabin for the holiday weekend. But right back on Tuesday morning. I will enjoy a slice of pizza from Julie’s in springville also.

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We're going out there memorial day weekend, will definitely lobby to eat there!

I bailed to a piece of public the next hill over. Not a soul has been in here, just drove 2 miles in on an access road that's pretty sketchy.

That looks like a place I should visit.

Still got the boat ? I don’t know of a better mid-sized outboard ever made by any manufacturer, than those old Johnson 70 hp, 3 cylinder 2 strokes. I have an 1999, that I bought new. It hasn’t missed a beat, since 2000, when it got a new power pack under warranty. It has the VRO injection system, which is nice because you don’t have to mix the gas, spark plugs last a long time, and it don’t smoke much at trolling speed. I can’t stand today’s heavy 4 stroke outboards. My back is still sore from lifting my father in law’s Honda 9.9 hp onto his barge this spring. This rig is light enough to tow with my wife’s minivan if I want to.

Beautiful and it’s a Ruger!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Use to load up on the odd coin and bills when I was there and I would give them to the kids . They have piggy banks full of them . Wonder if they still have them or finally broke them open ?

The Ruger 1911s have a lot of custom features for the money, congrats. Al

Wife’s gone on a shopping vacation, no turkey for me this morning, getting sick of venison and fish, so it was PB&J for dinner tonight: It goes very well with the Ruby red.

You're only about 35 minutes from me, Larry...Perhaps 15-20 minutes from Tracker...

Use to go to the DU banquets there , great place . Food was pretty good and the beer is cold

I dropped in 8 tomatoes plants today. Will finish up tomorrow with 4 more tomatoes, throw the cukes and string bean in the ground…jalapeños may wait for another week or so Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

School team lost today…not dead yet but getting out of the loser bracket to Loved on means winning Monday and Wednesday and then Saturday…pitching probably ain’t gonna hold up. Prom last night did not help- the boys were just flat plus 95 degrees on the field. Kid went 1-3 and only DH’ed resting the shoulder still. Hoping for Monday’s game but most likely coach will hold him back for More rest and then have him for Wednesday- he doesn’t love that. 12u -14u bats get crazy $$$. Thankfully I had twin who were playing together so I got plenty of bang for the buck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Lol battling a bad hip since hunting season swampbucks knows. Hard to get out of the way let alone pitch. Kid got made cuz I snagged some hits from him said to him you hate to see dad at 100% playing. He laughed.

I understand everyone’s disposable income is different but the second you start putting $$’s to pounds of meat, hunting will never make financial sense! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I just quit buying beer and takeout so I could do season as normal. Probably 400$ in fuel plus liscence fees and ammo for two turkeys... would do it all over again in a second.

Splitear, Thank you for watching the videos. brian

Good morn on the lake. Broke in the new 5 walleye limit. Corey added a couple too. Threw back prob 15 shorts. Def a good bite today. Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021) using Tapatalk

It’s 1 am. What am I thinking ?! Lol. Successful day of off and not hunting , moving daughter back from college , gf worked til 12:30 and I had dinner ready , alarm set for 3:59 am. Thermacell ready at the helm as 75 degrees forecast at 5 am. Looking forward to see what God puts in front of me .

Father in law knocked a nice one down this morning. 11 inch beard 1 1/4 inch spurs Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

Not overly impressed and I love their beer.

Wolfs turned to lap dogs with enough generations being feed. That is the problem people are becoming lap dogs with the government hand outs for generations.

Venison cubesteaks with pepperjack cheese

Venison chili for a cooler day. Easy meal to come home to after kids baseball game.

@Buckmaster7600 nailed it. And West Marine has hose flusher for $10.

Have to have this once a year , an old fishing camp meal..grits and gizzards with some eggs. Had the gizzards cooking for a few hours yesterday and then they go in a fry pan with butter, seasoned salt and Worcestershire. Sent from my motorola edge 5G UW (2021) using Tapatalk