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I would like to meet some of you folks but it is a little too long of a drive for me. Al

I will surely be firing some full powered 357 ammo, but this revolver will be fired mostly with 38 special target loads as I have a large quantity of cast and swaged lead 357 bullets laying around here on the shelves along with a bunch of once fired 38 special cases I acquired. Also a big container of "titewad" powder which should make up some good plinking loads for a song so I will be more than likely leaving the grips as they are as recoil will not come into play much. While Pachmayr are more comfortable when it comes to recoil I just can not warm up to them and prefer wood, and even though they sting a bit it don't bother me a whole lot. Al

I am in the market for a compact 357 revolver myself, I am leaning toward the Ruger SP 101 Match Champion and will will be taking the plunge soon. Al

For me the key word in that quote is "little" the color would have very little bearing. I have come across quite a few odd color mutations when hunting such as an almost all white coon, black squirrels and woodchucks, red coyotes and almost black foxes, none got a free pass because of their color. If I had a nice size piebald doe present herself during season and I had a permit she would get shot and the same would go for a piebald buck. Al

I too have difficulty with open sights these days. The best solution I have come up with is converting most all of my open sighted firearms to fire sight type front sights which have helped me quite a bit especially in low lighting conditions. They standout really well and are easy to install on most guns. A couple of days ago I was out blasting away with my Kingston Garand 22 LR and decided to try a fire sight on that rifle too because of poor sight acquisition against certain backgrounds, ordered one of these. Al

Anyone considering going on some big game hunts that is a very nice rifle and scope along with that 338 Winchester mag cartridge it can handle with ease just about any big game animal that walks and all of them in this part of the world. Once upon a time I owned a 338 and have fond memories of that rifle, a Sako Finnbear mounted with a 2x7 Leupold scope that had a three inch dot reticle. Killed an Elk a Caribou and three Whitetails along with a bunch of woodchucks I would hunt for practice and for getting a good feel for that rifle in field conditions. Al

Henry makes some very nice commemorative rifles and your Fireman's model is no exception. They are a little fancy to beat up in the woods but great to bring to the range for some target and plinking fun, take her out of the case and she will draw a crowd. Congrats on your new rifle and your retirement. Al

If I frequent a place with a lot of snakes I will be packing. These here work good for snakes, I buy the empty capsules and load my own. I bank fished on the Black River years ago and it was loaded with big water snakes. The bank was mostly big flat rocks and and in the cracks between those rocks was snake city, when the sun came out they would slither out to warm themselves all over the place sometimes just a few feet away. The shot capsules also work good on big eels, when reeled in they would be wound up in a big slimey ball. Hold them up and give them a charge of rat shot and they straighten right out for easy removal of the hook. As for Tennessee I think it is a great place for retirement, been down there several times visiting friends, had a good time and liked what I saw. Al

This was my crotch rocket until some dirty son's of bitches broke into my Barn and stole it.

South Dakota is a real sleeper when it comes to hunting, it is some of the best in the US, the Black hills area is beautiful. https://southdakotahunting.com/seasons

Growing up in the country a half hour from town with no transportation farm work was pretty much all that was available to me in my early teens. Occasionally some yard work and snow shoveling would be offered. None of it was what I would call pleasant. Dairy farms was helping with milking, feeding cows and haying. Crop farms, was planting and harvesting along with irrigation on some crops. Beans, Beets and Brussels Sprouts is what the farms I worked on grew. $7.00 a day was the most I made and I was damned glad to get it. Al

Commonly known as having your head up your ass!

While I have never hunted the Moose River Plains I have done quite a bit of varmint hunting in heavily wooded terrain, I have taken mostly Fox and only a few Coyotes. I can tell you the action is fast, the shooting is quick and the ranges are short, I have come to believe a fast handing, tightly choked short barreled shotgun with the appropriate shot charge is best for hunting varmints in heavy cover especially when the leaves are still on. Al

Personally I have a big time problem with the whole concept of so called "Royal People", I do not believe in any of the King, Queen, Prince, Princess, Duke, Duchess bullshit, they are no better than anyone else. Al

I found them on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Smith-Wesson-S-W-K-L-Frame-Grips-Square-Butt-Rosewood-Checkered-New/292536585346?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

Got out one of my favorite handguns a couple of weeks ago, my old S&W Model 17 K22 Masterpiece 22 revolver and did some plinking. One of the first handguns I purchased and one of my most used. Highly accurate, so much so I used it in "bullseye" competition target shooting the first year I was involved in a league. Mostly I used her for hunting and have taken quite a few chucks and rabbits, some frogging, but where it really earned it's keep was when I went Coon hunting. I hunted by myself much of the time and the model 17 carried in a shoulder holster instead of lugging around a rifle made it much easier for me to handle a couple of hounds on a leash going through the woods at night. Anyhow after cleaning the old gal up I noticed the original magna grips were marred up a little, I was just going to refinish them but decided to treat the old gun to a new set of custom old style magna grips made of rosewood with the diamond pattern in the checkered panel. I always liked the look of the old style grips better. Al

Jesus Christ could be installed as the President of the NRA and it would make zero difference to the anti gun moguls, they will stick it to anyone that has "any" affiliation. I like North and will support him because he supports me, he is a Marine and knows how to fight the fight!

I can see that rifle is trim and light weight, I would stick with that theme when scoping it. A 2X7 Leupold mounted in low rings would be perfectly scaled keeping with the fast handling build of the rifle. Al

I see they have mounted an all out attack this morning, I think it is time to go to the approved membership setting on this board, once these morons find an open board they smell blood and will pass on their good fortune to others spammers like themselves, they will never stop flooding an open board with their garbage and bring it to it's knees. Approving members is a lot easier than cleaning up the mess these jerks are making here on this board. Al

Grouse Ridge Setters, none better, Oxford NY, the Flanagans been raising top notch Setters for over fifty years. http://www.grouseridgesetters.com/

A state Assembly bill proposed by a downstate legislator would prohibit public schools from offering marksmanship or shooting programs, including archery. The legislation’s sponsor is Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, D-67, Manhattan, who says it is in response to recent gun violence in schools. Rosenthal said her bill “would increase student safety by prohibiting public schools from offering marksmanship programs or other programs that allow students to possess and discharge firearms on school property.” The proposed legislation defines marksmanship and/or shooting programs as “any competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in using various types of ranged weapons, such as firearms and air guns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns and/or bows or crossbows.”

About all I can say is I am so grateful for having had lived in the time period I did. Boys were Boys, Girls were Girls and the hunting opportunities where I lived were the best. Al

The 264 cal was a long time step child but in recent times it has become quite popular with the emergence of the 6.5 Creedmoor. I have been enamoured with the 264 Winchester mag since my teen days but never got around to pulling the trigger on one. Now we have the 26 Nosler and then Weatherby upped the game with their 6.5-300 whose ballistics have me drooling, 120 grain bullets easily handloaded to 3600 fps! That Accuguard model guaranteed to group under an inch for under a grand is stuck in my brain which is not a good sign LOL! No the barrels will not last long if a lot of shooting is done but I really don't care about that. Al

I was prepared for a worse case scenario just in case I never could find any 222 mag brass, I purchased the neck expander some time ago, I just did not want to do it unless absolutely necessary. I do not like have cases that are mislabeled unless absolutely no other choice was to be had. ======================================================================= After keeping an eye out on ebay I scored on a new open box Burris Timberline 4.5X14 Compact saving about 75.00 along with several inches and ounces from the Simmons 6.5X20. Makes the old Number 1 lighter and gives a better balanced look I think. Can't wait to shoot it, just wanting some nicer weather so I can enjoy myself. Al