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Been messing with a Nighthawk drop in trigger installation on my 1911 all morning, if I did not shave my head I would be pulling what hair I have out. While the trigger is supposed to be drop in, slight manufacturing tolerances require a bit of hand fitting. I think I have finally got it licked but I need a break before my head explodes. Got the trigger in and working great, just need to grind a small amount of metal off of one of the thumb safeties and hopefully everything will work as engineered when I get this mess back together. Al

Watching that video above of those Boys knocking down pigeons with those Oneida Bows inspired me to get out my old Oneida AeroForce lever bow and sling a few myself. Instinctive with fingers is the way I use this vintage baby, arrows are old Easton XX75s aluminums, it was fun but the skeeters were out bad and drove me back in the house LOL!

I do not think it is too late, the crop farm I worked on when I was a kid would be planting winter wheat or rye now, I think you should get decent results if you get at it. Al

Can't blame Mudd Creek for bailing, the hassle for the sport shops is becoming overbearing and that is the Democrat's plan, the noose is getting tighter. The part these Democrat morons can not get into their heads is it really only hurts the legal sportsmen. It will have a zero effect for the dirtbag criminals shooting up the cities, they will get their ammo and keep on blasting away. Al

I agree that letting a Deer hang for a few days to age works, as long as I have some cool weather I will let them hang. Warm weather requires immediate processing as I do not have a walk in cooler or spare fridge to prevent spoiling. Al

Kimber HS Hunter, come on down, you are the first contestant for the "Fly Swatter Challenge. Kimber has had the trigger adjusted to where I like it and a higher powered Simmons 6.5X20 44 mag scope mounted in place of the Nikon 3X9. Ammo is Wolf Match Extra. I could not be more pleased with this Kimber, 24 hits out of twenty five, she shoots. The trigger job and the high powered scope made all the difference. The score would not count in a real match, I took too much time as I only have one magazine and have to stop and fill the magazine. Like Rimfire challenge matches it is best to have 5 magazines loaded and ready to exchange. Magazines for this Kimber are quite pricey. Next up is the Winchester Model 52B. Al

It is not hard to get one, they make it time consuming with a lot of hoops to jump through to try and make it a pain in the ass hassle so you won't bother. I say go for it as handguns are a lot of fun for both target and hunting, I think it is well worth the effort. Al

I get most of my motorcycle and atv accessories for either ebay or amazon, you can find just about anything you want, the prices are fair and they have customer reviews which many times play a major role for me. Al

My calendar has a reminder showing me that my handgun permit is up for recertification the first of September so I went online to the recertification site and did what I had to do. I had quite a few updates I had to make but it went pretty smooth and without a hitch. With a concealed carry permit it is only good for three years before having to be done again. I do not know if a notification is sent out if you are coming due, I didn't get one so it is probably a good idea to check and find out what your due date is. Al

Not just NY City, the Democrats are sucking the whole country into the shitter with their libtard-commie agenda, we have a big time mess on our hands. Al

With all the shooting going on I thought the local Turkeys would get out of Dodge but apparently they get used to the gunfire, they were out scratching around on the range not long after a session. I saw another hen out there with a single poult. Al

A video of some wing shooting with archery equipment. I have seen some Pheasant hunting done with a bow but knocking down pigeons in flight is pretty darn tough. I have noticed for what I would term snap shooting, many of these archers use lever bows. I have an older Oneida Aeroforce lever bow that I refurbished, it has really grown on me. Did not care for them at first but after shooting one they grow on you fast. The arrow tips are something I have not seen before. Some Hare hunting later in the video, there was a time when there were huntable numbers of Hare in NY. Al

What makes Squirrel hunting so great is that it can provide all the opportunity required to hone essential hunting skills. Still hunting, concealment, spot and stalk, stand hunting, calling, using dogs and precision marksmanship, it is all there. Get good at the skills above and you will be good at hunting just about anything. Add the long season and liberal bag limits and man it does not get any better in my opinion. Al

Wool pants, wool shirts and Bean Maine hunting boots, still works great today. Al

In a few more days Squirrel season will be opening, probably my favorite kind of small game hunting, outlook does seem to be better this year as I have been seeing quite a few Squirrels. Been getting the barrels hot on my Squirrel guns zeroing them in, can't wait. Al

Now that I have my range back up in operation I plan on giving this Fly Swatter Challenge a shot. I will be trying all of my Rimfire rifles and it will be interesting to see which one is the most accurate of the lot. All but one of my rimfires are set up for hunting first and with moderate powered scopes which will be a disadvantage for this particular game. The Flies are pretty darn small at 50 yards. My one true target rifle is a Winchester model 52B with a Redfield 3200 20X target scope, it is basically vintage dating back to the early fifties but can still lay them in there pretty good. It's fine accuracy is capable of clearing the Target with the right ammo. I have a couple of small things I want to do to get it to be at it's best. Have been dabbling a little bit with some of my rifles with different ammo to see what gives them the best performance and I can say that this game is humbling. Watching the plethora of you tube videos of folks taking the challenge it looks like nailing a fly total in the mid teens will be doing good. It is going to be fun. Al

Way to go! Al

I was out with my long bow again yesterday, I am finding she is shooting best with some cedar, feather fletched arrows out of what I have on hand. Al

Hey, you are to be commended for your efforts, unfortunately sport hunting is and has been on a decline for years for a whole lot of reasons. Hope you have a great Deer camp this season. Al

I am just going to say that second one is pretty darn big. Al

Spent a fun Sunday afternoon with an old shootin Buddy Tim Findlay breaking in the refurbed range. Tim brought over two new firearms to test and sight, a Sig Sauer 938 9mm and an absolutely gorgeous Winchester Low Wall Single Shot 223. I was shooting my old Winchester Model 52 bench gun 22 and the Christensen Arms Ranger 22 that I have just upgraded the trigger on with a Timney Hit Trigger and man it is nice. After working my ass off around here all summer it sure was great to have some fun. Al Some pics below, Tim with his Winchester Low Wall , the Sig 938, the Model 52 and the Ranger.

Not so far but I believe reloading supplies will be in their sights before too long, I buy what I can now, it stores and keeps well long term. Al

Not many acorns on the trees around here, the Oaks are still suffering the effects of the Gypsy moth infestation, my black walnut tree is having a bumper crop. Al

What is Ironic is after having spent a lifetime training hunting dogs, one of the very first things I get done is breaking them from messing with and running Deer and here I am training for the opposite. LOL!. Al

Go for it Doc, makes for more interest and fun, I am always looking for ways to jack things up. I looked into range wind flags for doping the wind, commercial stuff was priced ridiculously. I picked up some high viz light weight nylon ribbon for a song, cut it into strips and stapled it to the target frames and it will work good enough. Al