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Funny I had a young-one hitting five-inch groups on a target with my compound with a day's training. Don't worry though. He couldn't do it with the recurve.

This is coming up in NY. As a certified maple syrup junkie, I can tell you it is a decent time. It was cancelled last year due to Covid Maple Weekend - Maple Weekend (nysmaple.com) Most of these are small operation and more or less a hobby. The owners are very proud to talk about their operation. Many use a membrane filter to extract some water from sap to reduce boil time requirements. And to tour around the places these are located is worth the trip alone. (And for a small fee I will show you where the breweries are also located that I surprise the wife we just happened on. Wink Wink)

All business must show a profit increase or slowly die. I read the financial report for Vista. EBITDA margin rose by 27% not Net profit margin. Big difference EBITDA margin is a measure of a company's operating profit as a percentage of its revenue. The acronym EBITDA stands for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Knowing the EBITDA margin allows for a comparison of one company's real performance to others in its industry. There were a lot of factors that contributed to this such as them doing several acquisitions. They also had greatly increase sales of 35%. They did raise prices, but the way Matt's article is written he implies it's more sinister than it actually is. If you read any of his other work, you will find he pretty far left in the scale.

I did read the article and it is not contrary to my response. Yes, brass cost more, lead cost more, and powder cost more. I would assume like any industry they would have had contracts in place to control costs from suppliers but on renewal these will rise. But I didn't deny that the ammo industry benefited by demand and the willingness to paid increase prices. I agree with you and author on this. "I do believe the price gouging that was going on and the people that paid those prices did aid in setting the new standard of value for ammo"

What doesn't cost way more than it did in 2019? Buy a decent steak lately? Me neither, I couldn't afford it. That's a side effect of just printing money and dumping it into economy. But I do believe the price gouging that was going on and the people that paid those prices did aid in setting the new standard of value for ammo. Funny thing the one thing I don't go through a lot of is hunting ammo. Rarely do I shoot twice at a deer. Never three. Now target shooting I burned through ammo. And in certain calibers I'm a little hurting. I did stockpile a lot of reloading supplies except for primers and those take first born to get.

"The SCOTUS did rule firearm makers cannot be sued when a criminal uses their guns in a crime." You mean hold the person responsible and not a tool??? Now your just talking crazy. It wasn't Remington Arms that settle this lawsuit. That entity is gone with another using the name. The new owner didn't accept liability for this case. It was the insurance company for Remington while they were manufacturing the Bushmaster that settled this case. And their interest was to do it as cheaply as possible without impact to their name.

See what happens when you get old. Things change as Jimbo was a legend in his time. I can't say I kept up on Syracuse LAX Jim Brown, Lacrosse, 1955-57 - Syracuse University Athletics I watched football in Archbold stadium and likely still have the splinters in my butt from it. The Carrier Dome was a big improvement. Crappy I've had kids in multiple sports as well as my brothers. The behavior on the kids is generally great. The behavior on the parents is often not and it had nothing to do with their names or dress.

If going to SU first-time then the Dinasaur is a must if you like Bar-b-Q. It's legendary to the area. There are several bars on what they call "The Hill" (You will soon know what this means) that the students frequent. Faegans is one of the better ones if you'd like to see where your kid will hang out. SU Trivia What sport does Jim Brown hold all the records in at Syracuse and was legendary in? (Hint: Not Football) Lacrosse It's not unusual to see pictures of him with a lacrosse stick around Syracuse

Remington would worry a jury trial would be made up of people that know nothing about firearms or their uses. Every gun to the evening news is an "Assault Weapon". How many people do you know that think an AR is a machine gun or can be easily made into one? Press from a jury trial would be promoted as a quest against the evil empire. I find it amazing that the media takes no credit for these massacres. They always have to get into the family and friends of these losers have epitomizing their last moments in the spotlight. Media doesn't spend much time on the victims, just body count. They promote the AR as the weapon of choice for these losers. And ever notice how each loser has to out-do the last loser in how heinous their atrocity is? The media greatly influences the loser more than any Remington ad did. New Zealand had it right. Never call them by name or give press to the loser.

I can recall struggling with a couple guys to get a safe down into basement. Carefully lagging it to the floor. And then standing back admiring my work. As I put away my hammer drill, I notice my hand tool cubes and pegboard. With every tool needed to break into safe. Aw Crap I agree a hundred percent with Nomad but in addition I have alarm system, cameras, pit bull and redhead wife with Glock. The redhead is the most scary

Bernize Nice stand and not far off my plan except all construction for mine. My stand will be tucked into an edge of a pine grove that borders a marsh. There's a prime deer trail that puts a couple in freezer every year and now I've started teaching the young ones. I dual occupancy will be helpful. Retired last April and I'm now 63 and we moved full time to property as we bought log home that bordered property. I feel I'm testing fate going up and down icy ladders. It will be nice to have a shelter with staircase out of wind, rain, sleet, snow and all the various crap I call deer hunting weather. In summer it will double as she shed with a really nice view. Thanks for all the advice, guys. For a rube this is very helpful. Sounds like buckwheat is the way to go in field. Funny, I really hate buckwheat pancakes and buckwheat honey.

Thx Exactly what I wanted to know. This and a "deer palace" of stands will be my off-season deer projects

Just Lucky You negate the expense of replacing the battery which at present is a huge expense and why a lot of electric cars get dumped. A Leaf battery is what? $6,000 at around 100,000 miles. And blow the computer that runs the car, oh my. Maintenance isn't zero. There are wear parts as in anything that moves and rotates. I've rebuilt plenty of electric motors. I agree with increased battery technology electric cars will be the way but as long as it's a lithium-based battery, we are screwed.

That's a motorcycle battery. I doubt it needs to be AGM which would be pricy like $250. I bet a gel would be fine which you can get on Amazon for like $40

Apparently, no one paid attention to what Edward Snowden exposed; whose administration it was under and who would have had to authorized it. The US was spying on its own citizens and allies without provocation. The NSA reports to the Department of Defense which is part of the executive branch.

Very good Thx Mostly common sense ...........which we are lacking in :-)

Screw the chargers is just more evidence of how short-guided thinking this is. Sleepy thinks this will make more people buy electric cars. (That we can't make due to labor shortage and material shortage) The US has very little lithium to produce batteries. It mostly comes from Australia, Chile and China. And guess who makes the majority of batteries for cars? China. And how do you dispose of these batteries? It not easy and a lot of potential for fire. Most batteries aren't really dead, they just aren't up to capacity. We aren't ready for electric cars in mass production. We can't even produce them now due to a shortage of microchips and other parts. (Made outside the US of course) This plan isn't sustainable at the present. We switch from being tied to the Middle East to being even deeper in bed with China and other entities all outside of the US. But I'm keeping my bike

Space Have you considered Kimber? US made and back in business. They make a 1911

Between me and a friend we have 50 acres of hardwoods on top of a mountain near Swain, NY. Part of his property border an old abandon overgrown farm field of which he owns five or so acres that border the edge of his woods. The field is actually much larger, but his strip goes out 300 yards from the edge of his woods. The soil in this area is absolute crap. You can't dig 2" without hitting a rock and even then, the soil is rock hard and clay. I do have ATV's, a rototiller, a Jari brush mower and even a 30 HP small tractor with bucket but it would be a bear to get there. We would like to put in a food plot. Mostly for his dad who has hunting over ten years with us and never gotten a deer. I have the following questions and would appreciate any tips. 1. I know I need a soil test. IS this something I can do on my own? I do have an analytical background and understand basic lab procedure. Isn't this just test pH and N,P,K? So, there should be reagents for each? I read the Whitetail Institute test is BS. Is there a decent lab to use or figure out how to do it myself? 2. Do I really want to use Round Up to prepare soil? I know the manufacturer says it's safe and the lawsuit you see on TV is a joke, But.......Is this something I want to put in my food chain? 3. Do I buy the "Special" Deer Food Plot Seed or are there better and cheap options? Clover is obvious choice but what else? Gun season for old man only but I don't mind growing deer either. Not a lot of food sources in area locally other than acorns and grasses 4. Tractor supply (TSC) for fertilizer and what not? 5. What implements do you recommend for preparing site? Even if I have to buy (Under $500)

Well Since you offered beer, my technique would be more akin to a deicing operation.

My daughter and SIL bought an old farmhouse with horse pasture in Greenfield, NY by Saratoga. Now when I said old that also means needs repairs and recently retired father who multiple trades experience, buys materials and parts and gets paid in beer gets invited to visit a lot. Well, come to think of it I bought the beer last time!! I started SIL on hunting last year. I successfully mentored him into a nice doe with the 870 with sabot on my 30 acres in western NY. He now is living in the Adirondack region, 5J. For Christmas I gave him a Mauser M48 8mm with the slight modification of a ghost ring site. Just so happen I own the identical setup so I'm very confident with it and think it a cool experience to share. My master plan is to hunt with him and help for his first buck. But I must admit, I had a near miss (Well, near hit) experience while hunting in Catskills by a green hunter in the woods doing it solo. Not to offend anyone but you just don't forget the sound of a slug passing you and the restraint it takes not to beat the crap out of from where in came. I don't hunt populated State land. Are there close regions worth checking out that aren't a crowd early opening there? I see plenty of DMU's. I would like to pick an area and do some scouting and we can do some traveling, but I'd like to keep it under an hour and the sides of mountain. My days of dragging over the top are done.

I modified mine slightly for deer hunting before they allowed rifle. (But I retained everything to return to original form) It was a much more pleasant gun to still hunt with than carrying the 870. Do you fell Lucky, Buck? I bought it for $200 off a guy that shot it once and punched himself in the face with it. Not a good starting pistol. Dirty Harry sold a lot of Model 29's to people that had no clue

FYI Midway just got in CCI 209M primers

I've always hunted by myself. I like the solitude of the woods and hunting is almost church for me. I do a lot of thinking and reflection in my various stands. I lost my father and brother in November. And then a very close friend in December, Christmas day in fact. Hunting season always brings back memories of them all. I carry a long range walkie talkie for safety but that's as close as I get with another peer during a hunt. A drive is not in my playbook. I'm a big fan of one shot but a lot of the hunt has nothing to do with deer. I doubt I'm the only one that feels this way

The technology that makes the most sense is Hydro-electric. Every major US city during the industrial age was built on waterway to provide transport and power. New England is loaded with shutdown mills that would be idea to generate power. Niagara Falls is worlds cheapest source of power with multiple generation plants but there's far more waterwalls that could but don't. And oh, there's utilities out there that even have hydro plants but mothballed them. It's far more profitable and do little or nothing and bill you for transport which is almost half your bill. How many dams are there they could generate power but don't? Water has to be released. If water flows at a good rate, it can turn a wheel. It isn't without issues. Fish and other aquatic wildlife can suffer but I've seen the piles of dead birds and such under a windmill. Nuclear might even be first in costs except with the huge expense of controlling its environmental liability until stable or until we have technology to make it so. Should happen in a few thousand years, whatever comes first. Every nuclear generation facility is actual a storage facility. Every spent rod is still there and will be long after plant doesn't generate. From an engineering and maintenance standpoint, wind makes zero sense. Always in remote location. Ever see the bundle of cables in a windfall. Do you know what resistance is and what it means in that bundle? And then they generate in DC which has to be rectified into AC. System is loaded with losses Solar makes more sense bur marginally. My business use to make the laser that made line traces on panels. They wanted us to service lasers but the materials they used to make panels are high toxic in minute quantities. No way, we got out of it. Think of that next time you see a nice "Environmental" solar farm covering farmland. I'm quite OK when I see solar farms on top of old landfills.