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I would phrase it as my way of life depends on it and I will be voting! Al

Howard Hill one of the best when it came to traditional archery, purhased his book "Hunting The Hard Way" back when I was a young kid just getting into archery and has influenced my outlook on bow hunting ever since. Al

Watched this video this morning and it is a very good one and gives a pretty accurate analysis of 22 ammo 50 yard performance for accuracy, I have had just about the same results when bench testing the different brands. A big player in the results of such tests is of course the firearm being used. The shooter looks to be using a standard Ruger 10/22, probably the most popular 22 rifle today. They shoot well enough for plinking and most hunting but personally I would not place them in the tack driver class as a good bolt action. Another good point made is how much different the point of impact can be when switching brands and ammo types. A different rifle may give different results so trying several different brands helps giving optimum performance. Al

The ballistic chart below covers pretty much most of what is available ammunition wise. There is quite a bit of difference between Standard-Match ammo, High Velocity and Hyper Velocity in both trajectory and energy. For me as I posted earlier standard velocity is pretty much all that is needed for Squirrels, I go with the high velocity stuff when hunting large small game like Woodchucks, Coons and the occasional Fox and even Coyote if the range is short. The CCI Stinger is my favorite ammo for the larger animals with the Velocitor a close second, I can hear a clear audible plop when it smacks a Woodchuck or Fox. It's main drawback is on Squirrels it makes a mess and it does not group well in all rifles. Al

I have one of the 452s in what was called the Lux model, pictured below it is a good shooter to be sure. I like the 452 models the best personally. Just want to mention ammo, I have found the Federal auto match stuff to be very accurate in just about everything I have tried it in, works great for Squirrels and target shooting. The good thing about it is that many stores have it in stock and it does not have a premium price. Congrats on the Kimber, they are good ones. Al

It is a 455 model, the 455s were a transition model made for a short time while CZ changed from 452s and 455s to production of their current 457s that are completely different rifles. Currently I think the CZs are "thee" best buy when it comes to new bolt action rimfire rifles, they pretty much have it all ,price, decent looks, quality materials and they are shooters. Al

Now this a subject that would take a book to cover and to cover thoroughly it would be of many pages. Squirrels rank right at the top for me as one of my favorite animals to hunt. Being serious I am not talking about bird feeder squirrels, all the things that go into the making of a good hunter are needed for squirrels such as finding habitat, food sources, stealth, concealment and precision marksmanship. In a nutshell, early season when the leaves are on and shooting distances fairly short I like using a good quality 22 rifle, a medium powered scope with an adjustable objective for parallax mitigation firing standard velocity or even match ammo which almost always gives me my best groups and has more than enough pop to kill Squirrels. I sight in dead on at fifty yards and my serious hunting rifles will print groups that are ragged holes. Later in the season when the leaves are off and the shots a bit longer I use a couple of specialized rifles that group very well with hyper velocity ammunition like Stingers, Yellowjackets and Velocitors, this ammo shoots fairly flat and makes for pretty easy shots out to seventy five yards and a little beyond. These rifles are sighted dead on at seventy five yards. When it comes to Squirrel guns I spare no expense, for my way of thinking my favorite type hunting should be done with the best equipment I can afford. Al

Blue Jays and barking Squirrels, usually means something is on the prowl. Al

One night Coonhunting with my brother we walking in some thick stuff to where my two hounds were treeing hard and loud, we both were wearing Coonhunting caplights which are very bright. About thirty yards from where the dogs were blowing the top of that tree out with their barking I spot the glow of eyes. I always carry a small pair of binoculars for spotting hard to find Coons in the tree tops, so I take a look at those eyes and there lays a big doe chewing her cud. I said to my brother there must be something wrong with her laying that close to the dogs with all the commotion and us added in with those bright lights. So we take a walk over to have a look see and at about fifteen yards she gets up blows and takes off like a bat out of Hell, go figure! Al

My dogs will kill them if they get the chance, my old Den Terrier Scruffy pictured below took out a black colored snake that looks a lot like the one above. Al

I have become quite fond of the small clip on cap brim led lights, a good quality model works great for all sorts of situations that can pop up where a light is needed. I like being prepared. Al

Ben Pearson archery equipment was right up there with any top of the line stuff back in the day. Al

Hey Brian, nice video, I enjoyed watching it. Love all the old traditional equipment you use. While not as fanatical as I once was I still get out a few days and hunt with my old Bear recurve, still hunt mostly doing my best imitation of an Indian, have a 20 yard range limit so I do not get many good shots but I see Deer and it develops woodsmanship, the main thing is I enjoy myself. Good luck to you this season. Al

NRA and the NY State Rifle & Pistol Association for me. Al

My archery stuff is pretty much vintage, I still use the old Bear Razorheads on Easton XX75 aluminum shafts, the old Bears can be sharpened quite nicely and easily on the Work Sharp knife and blade sharpener. Al

These type videos go back years, they were popular on the Tonight Show when Jay Leno was there, he asked the same type of questions and got answers much the same as the above. They are all over the place now and it does not make any difference who is doing them the results are pretty much the same and young people seem to be getting dumbed down even further. Al

Attended the Syracuse show last Sunday, crowd wise the numbers were low while I was there. A lot of empty tables and many vendors selling stuff other than firearms. Prices were pretty fair on most firearms and the vendors were willing to deal. A hunting buddy that I went to the show with picked up a beautiful delux new in the box Winchester Low Wall single shot in 223 at a great price. Ammo and reloading components were for the most part abundant but the prices were high in my opinion but at least available. Al

I would not think there would have to be a whole lot of wood removed, as with most projects the right tools make for a good job. When it comes to inletting dedicated stock inletting tools are by far the best but very expensive and not needed for a small job. Some decent hobby sharp wood carving knives can be had for a small outlay. Another option for small work is a dremel type tool and or small needle files. I would use a marking pen to outline the area where the wood needs to be removed and start taking off very small amounts of wood working toward the pen border line. Once the wood is gone it is gone forever so it is all about going slow and easy and keep trying the fit until the safety works. When done a dab of walnut stain on a qtip will blend in the color and a dab of stock finish like true oil will put everything back to pretty much original looks wise. If you go slow and easy it should be a fairly straight forward job. Have confidence in yourself and best of luck. Al

Which is about 1000% more than you. Al

About 12 lbs of way too much of everything but the kitchen sink, to each their own but personally for a Deer rifle I prefer nothing with batteries, a lower powered scope along with a light weight and fast handling rifle. Al

I would be very surprised if that was actually attached to the stock with tacks, there is absolutely no reason to do so, the lacing is all that is needed to keep a firm fit on the stock. If it is actually tacked to the stock whoever did it is a nitwit. Al

I use those on several of my rifles especially single shots, the cloth and neoprene type go on and off the stock easily. The leather ones are laced to the stock and would be a pain in the ass to take on and off. The rivets do not go all the way through and are not into the stock. Nomad is right the fancy leather ones can be big bucks. I have a leather one on my Marlin 94 357 pictured below, I like it for carrying ammo and I like the look of something just a bit different. Al

I am dead serious People like you Virg, LOL do not pretend to be something you are not, the slant on your posts on this board have revealed exactly who you are.

Like I said nit pickin deflection at it's best, it is what you people do!!