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There is a quite a bit of information about the special edition Summit press all over the web including from RCBS. A portion of the sale of these special editions is supposed to go to a wounded vets organization. The jobber that is selling them is a long time ebayer out of Ohio with what seems to be a pretty good sales record. I have not heard anything about any knockoffs being made, all I can say mine was boxed in typical RCBS packaging with the enclosed literature along with the limited edition serial number and all looked legit to me. If by chance it is some kind of knockoff whoever went through the trouble and did it performed one heck of a nice job. Al

The RCBS Summit press came out a couple of years ago, an odd design that brings the dies to the case instead of the case up into the die. The press has got mixed reviews from the reloading gurus but for the most part favorable. The plain RCBS green models sell for around $200 and there is a special edition red, white and blue model that is supposed to sell for around $240 but have seen some try to get over $300. These presses have good points and bad but personally I think the good points far out weighs it's negatives. Anyhow some jobber on ebay must have purchased a bunch of the special edition models for a song and has them up for bid. Being in the middle of a resto job on my old Bair Kodiak 150 it decided to take a shot at one to have on the bench for a backup if nothing else. To make a long story short I ended up winning the bid for $138, no tax and shipped for free, $100 savings at least. I got the press mounted on my bench and will be putting it through it's paces this winter. I will have more to say about it down the road but I can say it is wonderful quality and am liking what I see a lot. So I have watched several more get bought and they have been going for under $150. This outfit still has a few more so I will post the link for any folks here that may be interested in one of these. http://www.ebay.com/itm/351585793148?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I have a 284 Winchester 88, it is a pretty good round that is not too much different from the 280 or 270 ballistically. Real tough to get brass or ammo for. It was my Dad's rifle and left to me and while I like it ok if I had the yen to buy one on my own it would have been in a bolt action. Al

Yes it is still available but can be very hard to come by, I worked part time in a big sporting goods store years ago and it was like trying to obtain gold. Natchez had it in one pounders but they are out now. They do have it in eight pounders, if you can get someone to split it you save a couple of bucks per pound but also save on the hazmat fee. If you can get your hands on some you will love it! Al http://www.natchezss.com/norma-mrp-8-lb.html

I have heard that MRP and RL 22 are very similar but not exactly the same. Al

The Winchester 52 is one of my favorites also, I have a B heavy barrel target and a couple of the Winchester repro sporter 52s which are really nice and shoot well. Here is a picture of the old gal, pretty close to the same age as me LOL. Also a target with one of the better groups I shot which was pretty good for me.

I have used a 280 Rem for many years and my handloads are kind of old school as they were developed back in the late seventies. Then and still today I used Nosler Partitions and my powder of choice is Norma MRP. I prefered the 150 gr over the 160 with a charge of 60.5 grs giving me just over 3000 fps on my chronograph out of a Husqvarna light sporter with a 22 inch barrel. That load and rifle has taken about a dozen or so deer and 3 Newfoundland Moose with no problem. Al

A Remington 1100 is tough to beat. Al

Some of the best Squirrel hunting is forest land that borders corn fields, Squirrels will travel a long way to get corn especially this time of year when it is hard and dry on the ear. I have found husks and partial ears of corn several hundred yards back in the woods from the fields. I also know Coons will also carry corn back to their dens. Al

I want this ammo for older shotguns that are not proofed for steel. I have a friend that works at Gander Mountain in Utica and we sat down and looked up in their computer what ammo they carry and they do not stock or sell Kent Matrix or Rio Bismuth so I could not even special order it. Odd because they carry the Kent Fast Steel! Al

I can find many vendors on the internet that carry and stock this ammo but it can not be shipped to NY. I have had no luck finding it in any stores in the Utica, Rome, Syracuse area. Al

"Kent" tungsten Matrix or "Rio" Bismuth 12 ga 2 3/4 inch in 4s, 5s or 6s in the central NY area.

The New York Daily News quoted Cuomo saying: If the far right is willing to shut down the government because they don’t get a tax cut for the rich, then our people should have the same resolve and threaten to shut down the government if they don’t get a real gun control law to stop killing of their innocents. Cuomo doubled down on this demand following the heinous October 1 attack on innocents at Umpqua Community College, saying, “I’d love to see the Democrats stand up and say, ‘We’re going to shut down the federal government or threaten to shut down the government if we don’t get real gun control legislation,’” According to The Hill, Cuomo stressed that this government shut down for gun control ought to be a “high priority.” He added: I would like to see Hillary and the vice president and whoever else is in the race from both parties talk about the issue of guns. Rather than the political blather that is now going on, let’s put some real issues on the agenda and let’s put at the top: What are you doing to about guns? Let’s have that be one of the top priorities. Cuomo signed the SAFE Act gun control package into law in January 2013. Through it, he and his fellow New York Democrats banned “high capacity” ammunition magazines and “assault weapons” while implementing universal background checks and firearm registration. Although these gun controls were passed with pledges to make New Yorkers safer, firearm-related homicides are surging in NYC–the shooting death of Carey Gabay is a case in point. Yet Cuomo says his gun control push has not failed. Rather, he says Congress undercut him by not putting similar laws in place on the federal level.

I applaud you and your wife. Al

Three or 4 years without pulling the trigger would discourage most newbies. I believe starting out on small game and getting one's feet wet and having some fun. Take her small game hunting where she can get some action on Rabbits and Squirrels and have some success. Sitting in a good oak stand quietly hunting Squirrels with a 22 will go a long way on learning patience and accurate shooting and getting used to those jitters. During those squirrel hunts she will most likely also see Deer and learn something. Al

Mostly South of route 20 from Waterville on the back roads off of both sides of route 12, Hubbardsville, Poolville, Sherburne, all the way down to Norwich where my favorite spot was just out side of town. Al

Back in the day when the family farms were still prevalent and Chuck populations were large I was about as big a fanatic about hunting them as one could be. I hunted big farm hay fields on hilltops in the southern tier and I would go through nearly a 50 round caseguard box of my reloads picking them off. Like you say, back in them days the farmers would welcome Chuck hunters and tell you to kill them all. Al

Pretty much sums it up for me

I have owned a bunch of Remington's firearms over my lifetime, be they shotguns or rifles I have had satisfactory results with them. Personally I would not hesitate to purchase another! Al

All types of small game hunting gives me the most enjoyment, it is all about action. Be it wingshooting, rabbits, coons and squirrels with dogs or varmint hunting. I like pulling the trigger.

I am a big fan of rimfires and have the most fun plinking and hunting with the wide variety of firearms chambered for them.

Hardcore when young, passionate today.

In the last fifty something years the biggest single change has been the demise of the family farms in my neck of the woods. As they folded they were split up into building lots and sold. The farmers did not post their land as they do today and welcomed responsible-safe hunters as most viewed wild game, especially Deer almost as vermin. Today almost every farm I hunted small and big game on is gone and now the land is dotted with homes where there were once crops. What farms that do exist are now posted. Small game is nowhere near as popular as it once was, Deer hunting now dominates.

The Savage 24 is one of the best all around tools for small game hunting because of it's versatility. There have been many versions made through the years but I prefer the older side button models with a walnut stock. A newer type is still made today. The combinations of rifle and shotgun chamberings will keep you covered for most small game hunting situations and especially for squirrels and rabbits. I have a 22 over a 410, with good quality hi velocity 22 cartridges, quality shotshells and Brenneke slugs this little gun has not let me down.

The ending in the Wild Bunch get my nod.