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Got my Dad's old Winchester 88 284 out of the safe last year and sighted it in with some new ammo (139 gr Hornadys) I picked up at the Syracuse gun show, no shooter buck for me using it last hunting season so I will probably be using the 88 most days I Deer hunt again this year. I would like to take at least one Deer with it just because it was my Dad's. Al

Carmen was a huge figure and sports hero in my neck of the woods as I grew up only 20 minutes away from Canastota where he lived and everybody knew who he was. His fights were action packed and some of the best ever, he was very highly regarded in the sports world period as he won the Hickok Belt in 1957 the top award at the time for any athlete.

If I was 40 years younger I would kick his ass! Well maybe not but for 30 million I would give it my best shot!

Nobody I know that hunts with dogs (and I know more than a few) would consider it noble for them to be killed and eaten by Wolves. Al

Always easy for the bunny hugger (especially the NY Times) because in far off places they have no dog in the fight, stuff like livestock loss and harassment, hunting grounds lost, game depletion in hunting areas, pets and hunting dogs being killed etc. why should they care? The folks that have to live and deal with this stuff have a different view. Al Wisconsin tries to keep records https://dnrx.wisconsin.gov/wdacp/public/depredation/2016 A couple of examples of what is left of some hunting dogs,

When you superimpose 2.4" to 2.7" over an average Deer's vitals out to 150 yards it is not that big of a deal as they are a fairly big target, just hold ever so slightly low at the closer ranges and you will be fine. Get some range time in with that gun and those slugs at all ranges so you see exactly where they hit and you will have the confidence if presented with a good shot you can make it. Al

I agree with moog's earlier post, this whole deal was a well concocted get rich scheme by both Mayweather's and McGregor's brain trusts and it worked, behind closed doors they are both laughing all the way to the bank, Mayweather pockets 100 million and McGregor takes home 30 million. All the pre fight bluster and hype leading up to this farce was a page straight out of WWE Wrestle Mania to fire up the fan bases of both MMA and Boxing fan camps to sell tickets. I do believe the fight itself was legit and McGregor gave it his best shot hoping for a puncher's chance but knew he was going to lose this contest right from the get go along with anyone else that knows combat sports. Boxing is on the decline because of lack and just about zero exposure to the average person so you have no fan base. In the past all but the mega fights were televised on network TV. When I was a kid there were fights on every friday night, in later years before Disney destroyed ABC and ESPN, Wide World of Sports televised major fights on a frequent basis and NBC also had it's share of good fights. ESPN had Top Rank Boxing, USA network had fights every week. Amateur Boxing was promoted heavily with big events like the USA vs Cuba or Russia being televised. Pay for view, HBO and Showtime buy up contracts and have an Iron Grip on the sport and in my opinion have ruined it. Al

It came out real nice and whether you hunt with it or not you still can enjoy shooting it and the best part you have given new life to your Dad's old bow. Al

ny hunter is on the right track, I was having exactly the same problem with open sights seeing them double and it just started to happen in recent years with my newest glasses. A little while back I was going through some older glasses I had laying around and put on a pair from 10 years ago and the double front sight problem was gone. I got out a couple of my open sight rimfire rifles on my back yard range and had those reactive targets singing and dancing, the good times were rolling again. The old glasses are not as strong as the newest and while they may not be quite as clear at distance for all around vision they work best and what I am wearing right now.

I have zero experience with that cartridge but from all accounts it is gaining quite the following among target shooters and is starting to get a good foothold with hunters. It has a fine tuned case design developed especially for accuracy and target shooting at long range and ballistically pretty much the same as the 260 Remington. On paper it has a lot going for it along with light recoil, loaded with good bullets some believe it is the perfect Deer hunting cartridge. Al

Don't know what exactly that model would be called, I would call it an ABDL. The stock is that of an ADL that has a satin finish and has had a cutout done BDL style for the BDL floorplate. How it came about? Probably have to contact Remington. Al

Back when I was a kid it was droned on a constant basis both in school and by the media how bad communism-socialism was. Explained in simple terms so a child could understand you basically worked for the government and they take your wages and decide how to spend your money. Sixty years later we had a knuckleheaded communist running for president extolling that policy. Al

There is all kinds of baloney being posted online about keeping your pets indoors during the eclipse so they will not have their retinas burnt out by looking into the sun. Like all these pets are going to be paying attention to the eclipse or that the sun only this particular eclipse day is extra dangerous to retinas. Al

The 410 ga is especially well suited as an easy carrying light weight, light recoiling firearm for Rabbit hunting, your little over and under double looks great Paula. Can't wait to hear some Rabbit hunting tales. Al

When done right a Crow hunt can provide about as much fun and action as a fellow can stand. I have not been Crow hunting in years, I used both an early and cumbersome Johnny Stewart electronic caller along with some mouth calls. When shotgunning I used the Stewart caller most times, I used the mouth calls a lot when Woodchuck hunting with a varmint rifle picking off a few at distance for some extra action. My old Owl decoy I used for Crows is hanging on my front porch keeping the Barn Swallows from building nests. Al

As good as it gets when it comes to small frame revolvers, congrats. Al

While it looks a bit gaudy the Leopard spot pattern Is one of the very best camo patterns for concealment in high dead grass and fall foliage. Many years ago my Dad bought a one piece camo jump suit done in Leopard spots, it looked more like something Zsa Zsa Gabor would wear to bed than for hunting. He would not use it after the razzing we gave him, I told him I would give it a try bow hunting and wore it on a number of hunts, when the wind was right I had Deer a bunch of times walk within feet of me without detecting my presence. Had my brother come sneaking by just a few feet away never seeing me and made him come out of his skin with a loud Boo! So in my opinion the pattern worked better than great but pretty hard on the eyes and the jabs you take wearing it get pretty fierce LOL! Looked quite a bit like the photo below but without the elastic cuffs. Al

Got four big ones in the mail today. I am having a hard time figuring out where I am going to spend it all! Al

I tried some deep fried Gator at the State Fair once and thought is was very good, not only do they taste good but their hides are valuable and can be made into some pretty neat stuff. The photo below is a fellow on my Airedale board who lives in Georgia, his name is Bobby Harper. He caught this big guy in a live trap baited with two hogs which he proceeded to eat. Good luck on your hunt. Al

I did a complete overhaul of my reloading room a couple of years ago including benches, I did a writeup on it here after it was done. As for presses I use mostly single station presses but I did pick up a Lee Turret for large outputs of 223 and handgun ammo. I am completely satisfied it does a very good job and it is bargain priced compared to the competition. Also check out ebay for used equipment, you can save big, the average loader will never come close to wearing this stuff out. Al

Years ago I found a great deal on some closeout high end Simmons scopes, these were the last of the good Simmons before they were bought out by Bushnell and now relegated to an economy status scope. Anyhow I mounted a 6.5 X 20 on a Repro Winchester model 52 sporter 22 LR and for bench rest shooting it was the cat's meow, crystal clear lens and on 20X you can see the bullet on it's way to the target and hit it , one of those deals I had it laying around so I used it. The bad was it is a long and heavy scope that made an already heavy rifle a bit much to carry in the squirrel woods so it was time for a change. Looked long and hard for a good deal on a Burris Timberline and finally found a nice used one at the right price. The whole outfit is still heavy at over 7 pounds but it is balanced out a lot better for carrying and hunting. I am a Leupold man but I must say I really like everything about this Burris Timberline. Al

Like the OP I am a long time user of Bushnell products and for the most part I have zero complaints especially with their binoculars and rangefinders which I really like a lot and are a best buy in my opinion. One of the first new scopes I ever bought was a Bushnell Scope Chief which mounted on two hardened studs instead of a conventional base and it worked great even though it turned out to be a flop marketing wise. Their "Elite" scope line has been getting very good reviews, from all accounts I have read the folks that have purchased them love them. I own quite a few scope brands mounted on various rifles I have and am not afraid of trying different brands of scopes if I believe the quality is decent, and most times the performance has been good even on what some would consider low end. The thing is I match the scope to the way the firearm will be used and it's caliber. I classify my rifles basically in two categories, general, casual, and fun use and then there is my get serious use go to hunting guns. All my get serious big game rifles and get serious varmint rifles have Leupold scopes mounted on them because of absolute reliability. Mostly Vari X 1s and 2s as I have found the return going to the substantial higher end cost Leupolds is just not there for me. I have never had an issue when hunting game with the Vari 1s and 2s that would have caused me to be unsuccessful because I was using them over the higher end models. The rest of my firearms collection falls under the fun and recreation category and they are topped with a hodge podge of most of the other scope brands that have been available through the years and make no mistake about it , there are some other very good brands, they have served me well in the ways they have been used. Most scope failures that I have seen are caused by one of two things, heavy recoil or being subjected to a good soaking. These casual use fun guns will for the most part never be out in wet foul weather and are mounted on rifles with low to moderate recoil. I just purchased a used like new Burris Timberline on ebay to mount on a repro Miroku Winchester 52 sporter 22 LR, no Leupold by any means but a solid decent scope that should hopefully do the job for which it is intended. So I guess what this long winded post is trying to get across is if money was no object I would certainly have a Leupold scope on every single firearm that I own. Unfortunately with the glutton firearms habit I seem to have I am not in that position so for my get serious stuff I subscribe to Philoshop's "buy once and cry once" and mount a suitable Leupold and for the rest I buy the best possible scope I can afford at the time. Al

A few months ago I was wandering around in one of the local sporting goods stores and spotted one of the new Kingston M1 Garands. Never saw one before and never heard or read anything about them. When I got home I did some investigating and found that they were made right here in Liberty NY. It's concept is a rifle built to duplicate the original M1 Garand in look and feel right down to the weight. The action is based on the tried and true Ruger 10/22 and is made from steel instead of aluminum, the trigger is a custom Jard that gives a beautiful 2 1/2 pound crisp pull all inside a nicely figured walnut stock with Garand style hardware and sights along with a lifetime guarantee. From all that I have read about this rifle it has been getting a big thumbs up for looks, function and accuracy. For me it was one of those guns that just weighed too heavy on my mind so I bought the darn thing. I will be putting that bucket of 1400 Remington Golden bullets I picked up at Bass Pro on the cheap to good use wringing this baby out. Al

With a couple of gift cards in my wallet burning to be used I took a trip to Bass Pro to see what I could not live without. Found the best price I have seen in quite some time on 22 LR ammo, 1400 round buckets of Remington's bread and butter 40 gr hp Golden Bullets for $85 plus tax which worked out to be $6.57 per hundred. Most 22 ammo of various brands around here is going for 9 to 10 dollars plus tax per hundred so that bucket price is pretty good. While the golden bullet variety is not the best performing 22 ammo, I have found it to be middle of the road in quality and it has proven to be decent for hunting squirrels and great for practice and plinking especially at that price Al