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I have the same rifle and I like it a lot, I shoot JSB pellets out of mine as they have given me the best all around performance. Can not beat a good air rifle for practice, plinking and hunting Squirrel-Rat size game. Al

Your report is exactly why it took so many years for me to finally make the move on a 10mm, there was a lot of bad press. Al

No, I already have a shoulder holster that the Girsan will fit along with a Uncle Mikes Nylon belt holster for large autos. A fellow I know likes an all barrel length Pro Tech belt holster and after looking at his I liked it so I picked one up. A lot of the gun's barrel is exposed but I do not think it will be much of a problem, I like the way it wears on me and the comfort.

Hit the loading bench and turned out 100 rounds of 10mm 180 gr HP Hornady XTPs using Unique powder, the load should be producing around 1100 fps out of the Girsan's 6 inch barrel. Put a Valkyrie compensator-muzzlebrake on, if nothing else it looks cool. Hope to hit the range sometime this week and see how she shoots. Al

What ranges are the targets shot at? Al

I do not believe I have ever seen a lady taxidermist, good for her. Al

Congratulations.

You are the man when it comes to Turkey hunting, congratulations again. Al

As the old Mark Twain saying goes "this site's demise has been greatly exaggerated." I believe it was nothing but a big fat lie, one blowhard dissenter found the annual renewal date of this site for the payment to the hosting company and twisted it as the Mayan doomsday date of this site, his and a few others wishful thinking. The owner of this site has paid his hosting site for the last dozen years it has been up on the internet and I have seen no evidence that he is not going to pay it again this year. As for the chance the site may someday shutdown sure it can happen and if it does so be it, I got along just fine before joining and will continue to do so if the site is here or not here. Personally right now I think this site's content is the best it has ever been. Al

On powder sales over $99, that is a good savings, their prices are in line and they have decent stock. Al

Congrats, nice photos. Al

Well a little good news to report, my apple tree have blossoms and are leafing out nicely. The Oaks up in the crown areas are looking a lot better this spring also. hopefully a few acorns will come along. Al

Judging from your pictures I think a york rake would get the ground half way decent along with a little hand shoveling and raking. I use a box blade on the back of my tractor to do my 800 ft dirt-gravel driveway, it does a great job taking out and leveling ruts. Kind of expensive to purchase for just one small job. Al

Thanks for the tips, I plan on loading 180 gr Hornady XTPs, I have had such good luck with them in other handguns, rifles and muzzleloaders that they are my go to bullets. I see that Blue Dot gives the best performance, but it is pretty hard to come by these days. I have on hand both Unique and Universal, both give pretty much the same ballistics with moderate velocities so that is what I will start out with. I will be posting a review on the Girsan. Al

Back in the 80s I subscribed to most of the popular Gun Rags, Guns And Ammo was one of my favorites and Jeff Cooper's column was read every month. Jeff was a big proponent of the Scout style rifle and also the 10mm cartridge along with the Bren 10 pistol that fired it. Jeff's writing had me hooked on the Bren 10 and I came within an eyelash of getting one but before I bought, reports of chinks in the Bren 10s armor started to come forward so I held off hoping for the problems to be ironed out. Well that never happened and the company that made that pistol folded because of bad press. So in recent years there has been a resurgence of sort with the 10mm cartridge with several manufacturers putting out guns. I was real interested in the Ruger 1911 and the Remington 1911 Hunter 6 inch barrel. But again I held off due to problems in both pistols and right now neither are being made as far as I know and the old stock is selling for twice the retail. Anyhow I again started researching what is available for a decent price and also getting good reviews from folks that purchased them. The one pistol that has been getting rave review is the Turkish made Girsan 1911, the hunter model with all the bells and whistles for a very good selling price. So I bit and bought one with the cerakote finish. I just got my 10mm loading dies, brass and bullets so ammo is on the way and I will be wringing this baby out soon. Below is the old Bren 10 pistol that started the 10 mm ball rolling, Miami Vice's Sonny Crockett's handgun of choice.

Rainy days, my least favorite weather to hunt in, that being said some of my most productive hunts were on rainy days. Many of the reasons mentioned above had a lot to do with my success I think. Al

The Chicken hatching is over, I am a bit disappointed and was hoping for a higher percentage hatch rate but things turned out pretty much with the expected 50%. Shipped hatching eggs just have a high rate of failure and especially so with any that are shipped long distances, the postal service does not treat them with kid gloves, it is a wonder that any hatch. So I ended up with 29 assorted chicks. I am using mother hen brooding plates instead of a heat lamp, it is much safer and uses only 25 watts, I have it up high on one end and low on the other, the chicks can move anywhere underneath and find their own comfort zone. They are coming along good and they will be moving down to the barn shortly. Next up about mid week are the Turkeys, they take about a week longer than chickens to incubate, an assortment of wild stuff, supposed to be some Osceolas, Rio Grands and Easterns, will be interesting to see what happens, they came from Ohio so if fertile there might be a good hatch percentage as they did not travel real far. Al

Congratulations, admittedly I know not much about crossbows but from what was written in the review it looks to be a really nice setup. Try her out when you get the time and give us your own review. Al

Good Luck Al

What came to my mind viewing that photo was "Varmint Hunter", not much love for suppressors myself, cosmetic thing, more about ruining the look of a rifle's lines, remind me in looks of the old poly chokes they once mounted on shotgun barrels. That being said I probably down through the years would have been much better off with suppressors on some of my firearms with the amount of shooting I have done as I do not hear to well these days. Al

Way to go and congrats, nice photo WWJD Al

Just a couple of more eggs to hatch, real good percentage on these Asils, 11 out of 12. The adult Rooster is an example of how these guys will look when full grown. Al