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Before the vote every single person that would and could vote on this law should have been made to watch a video of an actual late term abortion so they can see an unsanitized detailed education of what they are casting that vote for! Al

For my old bones I bought a new cold weather outfit for my outdoor chores and snow removal at the beginning of winter. Only used it a couple of times so far as it is too warm to wear unless it is really cold, looks like this week I will get to use it again. It would actually work pretty well keeping one warm for stand hunting on those extra cold days. Al

"Even if I don't hunt with it all the time I want one anyway just like the looks of it ." I could not possibly hunt with every firearm I have acquired down through the years, I have quite a few that fall under the category of "just liking the looks of". I still have a ton of fun with them working up loads and taking them to the range and shooting the Hell out of them. Al

The reason why Hollywood and many Democrats hate and do anything to discredit all Religion, they can not reconcile their Sodom and Gomorrah lifestyles with any Religion. Al

I think if everyone in favor was made to watch a detailed video of an actual abortion especially a late term abortion the view on abortions would be drastically different. Al

Another option is Weatherby who puts out several rifles that fits your parameters, the Vanguard line is moderately priced, configured in many ways and comes along with an accuracy guarantee. From the reviews I have been seeing on those rifles they are living up to that guarantee. Al

Forgot about these guys.

Been picking up the small caliber ammo and accessories to fire the Squirrel rifle so I am now pretty well set to test her out. Changed the rear sight to one that is adjustable so I will not have to be filing the front sight. Hopefully can get a decent day to touch her off. Al

I have chores to do every day on my hobby farm rain or shine, Mittens are best for warm hands but I wear leather work gloves most times and on bitter days like today my hands can get darn cold. So this morning I am going through a drawer looking for some extra heavy socks to wear and I find this pair of gloves in there someone gave me as a gift at one time. I tried them on and they felt pretty nice so I decided to give them a try for chores. Geeze these things worked really well for gloves, they have very good dexterity and are especially good for messing around with snow and water when watering the animals and best of all my hands stayed warm. I do not think they will hold up for a lot of hard work every day but for instances like today of even hunting on cold days they are great. First thing when I got in from the chores was to check and see if Amazon carried them, they do and they are not expensive, I ordered up a couple of more pairs as I like them a lot. Al

Had and still have a yearning for a Kimber Super America 22 LR Rifle. Al

That is a behavior of most canines, turning on and attacking injured, a domestic dog will do the same thing. Al

Add myself for a big thankyou to Rachunter, being a traditional sidelock user the possibles bag and powder horn fit the theme of my muzzleloading equipment and will be utilized. Al

There are basically two groups of hunters that pursue varmints (Fox-Bobcat-Coyotes), one group hunts mostly for sport, fun and to keep varmint numbers in check. The firearms this group uses is an almost anything goes mindset. All calibers and weapon types come into play, bolt actions to deluxe outfitted AR platforms, just about every so called varmint cartridge from the old 222 Rem on up to the 25-06 Rem and everything in between. I see in my current varmint hunting magazine the 6.5 Creedmoor has some advocates. The other group of hunters I would classify as "fur hunters", their weapons and ammo are somewhat specialized with the main concern was obtaining the most killing power but in turn causing the least amount of damage to the hide. A now defunct message board I belonged to aptly called the "Coyote Gods" were in the "Fur Friendly" cartridge crowd. This bunch consisted mostly of hunters located in the southwest and these guys were really good at what they did. Almost to a man they favored the 17 Remington, their reasoning was simple, good long range capability, small bullet entry hole and no exit hole with good killing power = a good hide with almost zero damage that retained maximum value. It would be hard to argue against their point as they stacked up varmints like cordwood with minimal damage to hides, as the old saying goes "proof in the pudding". Getting back to the OP's post about the 204 Ruger, with the right bullet loaded I believe it would be in a similar category to the 17 Remington, a very effective and fur friendly varmint cartridge. Al

You can not have too many loading manuals Grampy, they are all a bit different and something can be learned from each one. I have one of those little Lee presses, it is handy, I have used it along with the universal Lee decapping die quite a bit for depriming cases. I did a thousand Lake City 223 military cases a little while back with that setup. Al

So I have been puttering around loading some 45-70 ammo and got to looking at the powder measure setup I was using, what a conglomeration! The powder measure is a vintage Redding, it is mounted on a Lyman powder measure stand which in turn is mounted to a Lee quick change base plate. The powder measure has a Prairie Dog powder baffle installed inside and the lid is off from an old Bair powder measure. A lot of manufacturers contributing to the cause and all works well. I like this old Redding a lot because it works really good with long grained powder. Al

Called running the hair off their tail, one of the reasons some hunting dog breeds tails are docked. Hard to get those tails healed. Al

I will take the black powder stuff it will go good with the new Crockett Squirrel rifle. Al

If you decide to go for a lever action carbine make it easy on yourself and get a 44 Mag, Like I posted earlier the ammo selection is much better. If you are not crazy about Marlins maybe a Henry carbine will fit your needs. I have three pre merger Marlins and I have had good luck with all of them, there are plenty good used ones available. Don't have any experience with Henrys but their reputation among those that do have them has been positive. Treat yourself Stormy

As of now you can still buy black powder muzzleloaders and get them shipped without messing around with FFLs. You can not buy something like a Thompson Center Encore muzzleloader without going through an FFL because of it's barrel interchanging design allows a regular smokeless powder cartridge barrel to be used.

The 45 Colt handloaded would be the one out of the choices listed. Personally I would buy a lever action carbine (which I actually have done) or maybe find a Ruger auto loader chambered 44 mag especially when it comes to the much better variety of available ammo suited for bigger game. Al

Born on a mountain top in Tennessee, greenest state in the land of the free, raised in the woods so’s he knew every tree, killed him a Bar when he was only three. Davy, Davy Crockett, king of the wild frontier.” You have to be pretty old to remember those words but I remember them like it was yesterday, Walt Disney’s TV “Davy Crockett” on the corny side by today’s standards the series was a big time craze for us wide eyed kids in the mid 1950s. Myself and all my friends wanted a Coonskin cap and a rifle like “Old Betsy”. Finally got me one some sixty something years later, a Traditions “Crockett” Squirrel Rifle 32 cal. While not an exact replica being a cap lock and only 32 cal it is close enough for me. Been wanting one for a long time so when I saw that Midway put them on sale I said to myself it is now or never so I pulled the trigger. The folks that have these Squirrel rifles have nothing but good to say about them., they are accurate, economical and fun. Now to make things right I surely have to kill a Squirrel with this rifle, with these old eyes it might take some doing.

The type of hunting methods used will have much to do when it comes to tolerating cold temps. Like Deer hunting, if you are on stand sitting for long periods of time hunting for Squirrels in really cold temps you will have to bundle up and have good warm socks and boots on. I did a lot of Hare hunting behind Beagles throughout the winter, there is a lot of walking involved to get in position for a shot so you have your blood circulating and it is easier to stay warm. The same with Grouse and Pheasant, a lot of walking involved so it is easy to stay warm. Once the temps got below the mid teens I stayed home, not so much because of getting cold, the scenting conditions for the dogs were lousy and they could not move a track with consistency and most game is holed up sitting tight keeping warm. The right clothes and boots are the key to keeping you out there, I always favored Woolrich wool because it always kept me warm even when wet. Al

I won't be around but I would bet if you make it another 35 years you will be singing a different tune. Al

I grew up in the sixties Friend, I probably have forgot more about drugs than what you know, The notion and rational that because something grows in nature it is harmless is laughable, drugs are what they are, don't make no difference whether it is a flower growing in the ground, made by some pharmaceutical company or cooked up in someone's garage they are all bad health wise. Al