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I have a strap on seat that I like using when not in a permanent ground or tree stand. There are times when I like moving around checking out places for different stands. They are much better than sitting on the ground as they are comfortable for long periods and when comfortable I fidget less, also your outline is not well seen as you are backed up against a tree. Mine is a bit bulky and a little cumbersome but worth the effort to carry. Al

Cut the breast into 3 or 4 inch strips about and inch thick, soak in buttermilk for a few minutes, coat with seasoned bread crumbs and deep fry. Al

The best source for trapping equipment and how to trap is the Fur Fish and Game magazine, about anything you want to know about trapping can be found. In my opinion probably the best outdoor sports magazine available today, I have been a subscriber for years. Al

Good to hear you are getting some action, I took a ride down to Bass pro in Auburn a few days ago and saw about a dozen chucks out in the fields, the most I have seen in some time. Keep after em! Al

Congratulations! Al

Good luck and have a good time. Al

Nice find Dan, those 92s are fine rifles. Al

They sell just the bullets and other reloading components, no live ammo. Al

Don't do it, go online to Natchez or Midway and get the 380 bullets they will have them in stock and will ship them to your door. Al

I have been told that the FMC ammo in 223 is manufactured to function and give decent accuracy in the AR type rifles many of which have a different twist in their barrels from hunting type rifles. Al

The two indicators you have mentioned are the main ones and will usually start showing up at about the same time when pressures start getting up there, also the shell case head itself will have shiney marks from being pressed hard against the bolt face. Working up a load gradually at half grain intervals the signs will start showing slowly and will increase rapidly if you continue to raise the powder charge. The worst case I have personally witnessed was a friend's 338 Win Mag in a Ruger 77. The handloads were mine that were not even considered to be a hot load and worked perfectly fine in my Sako showing zero signs of high pressure. In the Ruger we had all we could do to to get the bolt open and pull the case, the primers were flat and very bright marks on the case head from the bolt face were very apparent. I backed the load down a grain and a half and there were no pressure signs and the gun shot great. A case of slightly different chamber dimensions that made a big difference in pressures and a good reason to never start with a maximum load in a loading manual. Al

That is a nice chuck hunting outfit, tough to beat a Savage like that for accuracy. Like you said it is a little heavy if you are doing a lot of walking. Al

I worked in a retail store and also raised and sold hunting dogs for many years if the customer is not happy I always refunded their money. Did I like doing that ? Absolutely not but it saves a lot of hassle and you keep your reputation. Al

Most of my firearms are made of the chrome moly blued steel and from what I have seen if taken care of properly they will hold up extremely well. I do like stainless and under certain situations I would prefer it over chrome moly because it is definitely more resistant to corrosion. I just put together a black powder rifle and went with a stainless Green Mountain barrel over chrome moly more than anything because of it's resistance to rust and corrosion. Also stainless barrels in the high velocity calibers like a 220 swift and the fast over bore magnums hold up somewhat better to throat erosion having a longer life, almost all top end target rifles these days utilize stainless barrels. In the end a lot of the decision will come down to the looks, some like it and some don't. For me today if I were to buy a target rifle, a black powder gun or a varmint rifle that would be shot a lot I would buy stainless if it was available in the particular firearm model I was wanting. Al

Today and tomorrow, 1000 tables of sensory overload for gun lovers! I will be heading out shortly. Al

Low cost does not win every time as far as my purchases go, I am always looking to buy American first if the item is available. Below is a site link I have had on my forum for quite a few years that will help find some American made goods. Al http://madeinusaforever.com/

With the right habitat and the right pheasants I believe it very possible to have a sustaining huntable population of pheasants.The next best thing to releasing wild trapped birds is hatching pheasant eggs with game hens, they are hens from the old time fighting cocks. You have to have a large flight pen and let the hens raise the chicks naturally with as little human interaction as possible. The game hens will teach those pheasant chicks how to find food and avoid danger. When released as young adults they will be much better prepared to survive than a regular pen raised pheasant. Al

Nice sidelock, she looks great and you can't beat stainless. What kind of twist does the barrel have? Al

"Information overload sometimes!" I love frying my brain on this stuff LOL! Al

For those who are not aware Hornady has a free online ballistic calculator. It is a nice useful tool for the handloader as it will show pretty much how a load will perform ballistically at a multitude of ranges. http://www.hornady.com/ballistics-resource/ballistics-calculator To give an idea on how it works below is a sheet I worked up using data from a load for my 220 Swift. You fill in the description which in this case was "22 cal" Put in the ballistic coefficient for the bullet being loaded which was .229 Bullet weight 52 grs Put in your sight in distance which in this particular case is 250 yds Finally the feet per second you are getting at the muzzle, my 220 hits just over 3900 fpson my chronograph Then hit calculate fro your data From here you can make a little cheat sheet by clicking on cheet sheet. It can be printed out and saved, some folks will have them in the ammo box and others will tape them to the stocks of their rifle.

This information would definitely be used in conjunction with various reloading manuals. This kind of info would probably not be of much interest to the average reloader, for someone that has gone off the deep end it can be very enlightening. Al

This is LoLo a Redline type Airedale hunting dog owned by Audwin McGee from Georgia, she had to have her rear leg removed after being shot while hog hunting by an idiot. LoLo has recovered and even though she now has just three legs she can get around well enough to be a significant and contributing member of Audwin's pack of hog hunters. Al

Numerous variables preclude the possibility of exact burn rate comparisons. Exercise proper handloading techniques and safety precautions at all times when handloading ammunition. This is the most up to date complete listing I have come across, 266 smokeless powders from all the major manufacturers fastest to the slowest. PCL 514 (PB Clermont) R-1 (Norma) AP-30N (ADI) PK3 (Bofors) P805 (Rottwil) BA 10 (Vectan) N310 (Vihtavuori) Titewad (Hodgdon) Nitro 100 (Accurate) Bullseye (Alliant) Pis-3 (Nobel) Solo 1000 (Accurate) P801 (Rottweil) S121 (Somchem) Red Diamond (Scot) AS (Vectan) Red Dot (Alliant) PCL 509 (PB Clermont) PK5 (Bofors) e3 (Alliant) NOB-78 (Nobel) Solo 1000 (Scout) MS200 (Somchem) Promo (Alliant) AS- 30N (ADI) Titegroup (Hodgdon) No. 2 (Accurate) American Select (Alliant) AA Plus (Winchester) N2010 (Norma) Clays (Hodgdon) N320 (Vihtavuori) Competition (Ramshot) Royal D (Scot) WST (Winchester) AP- 50N (ADI) HP38 (Hodgdon) 452AA (Winchester) 453 (Scot) 231 (Winchester) PB (IMR) Zip (Ramshot) 700X (IMR) Green Dot (Alliant) AS- 50N (ADI) International Clays (Hodgdon) PCL 515 (PB Clermont) NOB-80 (Nobel) No. 5 (Accurate) 473AA (Winchester) HS-5 (Hodgdon) WSL (Winchester) PK4 (Bofors) PCL 506 (PB Clermont) P804 (Rottweil) PCL 501 (PB Clermont) Unique (Alliant) Universal Clays (Hodgdon) NOB-82 (Nobel) N330 (Vihtavuori) AP- 70N (ADI) Power Pistol (Alliant) SR-7625 (IMR) HS-6 (Hodgdon) AS-70N (ADI) Silhouette (Ramshot) NOB-84 (Nobel) WAP (Winchester) N340 (Vihtavuori) P803 (Rottweil) MP200 (Somchem) A1 (Vectan) AP-90N (ADI) 540 (Winchester) Herco (Alliant) WSF (Winchester) BA9 (Vectan) SR-4756 (IMR) PCL 504 (PB Clermont) AP- 100 (ADI) PK6 (Bofors) AO (Vectan) Solo 1250 (Accurate) S221 (Somchem) SP8 (Vectan) 3N37 (Vihtavuori) 800X (IMR) No. 7 (Accurate) Longshot (Hodgdon) Solo 1500 (Scot) True Blue (Ramshot) NOB-86 (Nobel) P806 (Rottweil) SP2 (Vectan) N350 (Vihtavuori) 3N38 (Vihtavuori) HS-7 (Hodgdon) Blue Dot (Alliant) 571 (Winchester) NOB-PP1 (Nobel) N105 (Vihtavuori) No. 9 (Accurate) Enforcer (Ramshot) 4100 (Scot) Steel (Alliant) 2400 (Alliant) N110 (Vihtavuori) Lil Gun (Hodgdon) 30 Carbine (Rottweil) R123 (Norma) PCL 512 (PB Clermont) NOB-89 (Nobel) SP3 (Vectan) R910 (Rottweil) S265 (Somchem) REV-1 (Nobel) H110 (Hodgdon) REV-3 (Nobel) BA6 (Vectan) 296 (Winchester) AR2205 (ADI) SR-4759 (IMR) N120 (Vihtavuori) 4227 (IMR) RP1 (Bofors) R901 (Rottweil) H4227 (Hodgdon) 5744 XMR (Accurate) 410 (Alliant) RIF-3 (Nobel) N130 (Vihtavuori) SP-3 (Vectan) 680 (Winchester) N200 (Norma) PCL 508 (PB Clermont) 1680 (Accurate) TU2000 (Vectan) AR2207 (ADI) H4198 (Hodgdon) N133 (Vihtavuori) 4198 (IMR) BM1 (ADI) Brig 4197 (Scot) 2015 XMR (Accurate) Brig 3032 (Scot) Reloader 7 (Alliant) RIF-2 (Nobel) 3031 (IMR) Benchmark (Hodgdon) BM2 (ADI) RP2 (Bofors) R902 (Rottweil) S321 (Somchem) N201 (Norma) Brig 322 (Scot) AR2219 (ADI) H322 (Hodgdon) TU3000 (Vectan) X-Terminator (Ramshot) 2230 (Accurate) RIF-1 (Nobel) 748 (Winchester) Reloader 10X (Alliant) BLC-2 (Hodgdon) AR2206 (ADI) 2460 (Accurate) H335 (Hodgdon) TAC (Ramshot) H4895 (Hodgdon) 2495 XMR (Accurate) AR2206H (ADI) PCL 507 (PB Clermont) N202 (Norma) SP10 (Vectan) BOF7.62 (Bofors) S335 (Somchem) Reloader 12 (Alliant) 4895 (IMR) Brig 4065 (Scot) N135 (Vihtavuori) SP9 (Vectan) Varget (Hodgdon) 5000 (Vectan) AR2208 (ADI) 4064 (IMR) 4064 XMR (Accurate) 2520 (Accurate) SP7 (Vectan) 4320 (IMR) N203 (Norma) R903 (Rottweil) PCL 516 (PB Clermont) BOF RP3 (Bofors) N140 (Vihtavuori) N540 (Vihtavuori) 2700 (Accurate) Big Game (Ramshot) Reloader 15 (Alliant) H380 (Hodgdon) N203B (Norma) S361 (Somchem) S355 (Somchem) R907 (Rottweil) 760 (Winchester) Brig 4351 (Scot) H414 (Hodgdon) RIF-0 (Nobel) TU5000 (Vectan) PCL 511 (PB Clermont) N150 (Vihtavuori) N550 (Vihtavuori) 4350 XMR (Accurate) 4350 (IMR) S365 (Somchem) TU7000 (Vectan) AR2209 (ADI) H4350 (Hodgdon) N204 (Norma) R904 (Rottweil) BOF RP4 (Bofors) Hunter (Ramshot) Reloader 19 (Alliant) N160 (Vihtavuori) N560 (Vihtavuori) 4831 (IMR) Brig 4831 (Scot) AR2213SC (ADI) N205 (Norma) 3100 XMR (Accurate) S385) Somchem) WMR (Winchester) H4831 (Hodgdon) MRP (Norma) S371 (Somchem) R905 (Rottweil) BOF RP5 (Bofors) Reloader 22 (Alliant) 785 (Winchester) H450 (Hodgdon) Mag Pro (Accurate) N165 (Vihtavuori) WXR (Winchester) 7828 (IMR) H1000 (Hodgdon) SP12 (Vectan) PCL 517 (PB Clermont) AR2217 (ADI) Magnum (Ramshot) Reloader 25 (Alliant) MRP2 (Norma) TU8000 (Vectan) AR2225 (ADI) Retumbo (Hodgdon) W785 (Winchester) H870 (Hodgdon) AR2218 (ADI) B-12.7 (Somchem) N170 (Vihtavuori) AR2211 (ADI) 8700 (Accurate) 24N41 (Vihtavuori) W870 (Winchester) 50 BMG (Hodgdon) H5010 (Hodgdon) PCL 513 (PB Clermont) SP13 (Vectan) 20N29 (Vihtavuori) (slowest burn rate)

As a long time handloader I have ended up with a collection of an even dozen handloading manuals from most of the major component manufacturers. When researching a new load the first thing I will find is the huge discrepancies in the data from book to book. The reasons for this are many, slight variations in cases, chambers and barrel dimensions and barrel length. Powder lots of the exact same powder can differ slightly just as bullet weights from different makers will give different results and in recent year liability. Loads from the same manufacturers have been toned down in recent years from what they once were. While it all adds up to a good starting point for loading a cartridge it can be far from being the last word on actual performance. The 25-06 and the 257 Weatherby are both great hunting cartridges, I in fact owned a custom 25-06 I built up myself and loved it. But in all honesty between the two the 257 Weatherby has the edge in performance and it is fairly substantial. There is a sizable difference in case capacity and with suitable powders a 250 to near 300 fps difference can be obtained by a handloader who knows what they are doing. While the cost of factory ammo is in favor of the 25-06 handloading cuts that dramatically. Al

I don't believe folks that buy rifles firing the Weatherby cartridges are looking to be practical or save money. Like 600 horse power cars, 80 inch big screen TVs, a $30000,00 Harley Davidson motorcycle etc etc, it is all about having the baddest. If one has the desire and the ability to scrape up the cash I say treat yourself and have fun, you only live once. Al