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I have down through the years acquired an extensive collection of hunting and shooting books going back to Teddy Roosevelt's writings on hunting. At one time there was plenty advice and direction on how to take shots on running game and how to place shots at all kinds of angles including rear end shots. It was always advised those shots were to be taken when a hunter's marksmanship, nerves and confidence was up to the task which was accomplished by plenty of practice with whatever weapon one chose to use. There was never anything I read of of sending out a hail of lead and hoping for the best. There is a reason Howard Hill and Byron Ferguson shot and shoot a Bow so well, "practice", why Tom Knapp could do all that fancy shooting with those Benelli shotguns, "practice, why Jerry Miculek and Ed Mcgivern were and are such fancy shooters with handguns, "practice" and so on and so on. You will never be a good shot unless you practice and you have to be a darn good shot to hit moving game. Al

Well we shall see how much backbone and conviction she has and I hope she stands by what she said back then, that is how I measure a person, taking a stand for what the Hell you believe in! Kirsten Gillibrand had the same type of talking points before she was anointed Senator and look what happened to her, anti gun libtard through and through! Al

There are no pro gun Democrat politicians, there are just some worse than others!! Al

Pretty simple for me, I do not like getting sick! Al

If those knuckleheads could come up with any correlation of Deer having transmitted covid to Humans they would try to do just that. You can bet the animal rights organizations (who are in bed with the Democratic party) would be looking to see if it is a possibility, they are always looking for an opening to curb hunting in any way they can. Al

I agree with old Fred and have proven many times to myself that "being quiet and sitting still" works, whether I am wearing some sort of camo or my many varieties of red plaid hunting clothes. Al

That about sums it up for me, but I am having a blast! Al

Put up some new reactive steel targets today on the backyard range, got them as a Christmas present and painted up the old ones. The Rod and Gun club I belong to is going to have a rimfire challenge shoot Wednesday afternoon, something that I know nothing about but it sounds like fun and I think I am going to give a try for the heck of it. Al

Here is mine, an ebay score on a 3X9 compact US Burris Scope. All I need now is a rifle for it BWAHAHAHA! Al

A few years ago I purchased a Burris Timberline scope and the vender that I bought from also sold a Burris neoprene scope cover that would fit most hunting scopes. Since the Burris did not come with lens caps I bought one. I have come to like this cover better than the typical scope lens caps as they go on and off easily, work well for keeping the lens clean and also provide nice protection for the scope body itself especially when taking rifles out of a cramped safe. Have a couple of naked scopes and poked around on ebay for covers and found the ones seen below, they appeared to be exactly the same as the Burris branded cover except four could be purchased for the same price I paid for the one Burris. Bought four and they arrived yesterday, appear to be of very good quality, I am happy. Have any bare scopes that need protection you will not go wrong with these, a search on ebay will turn them up. Al

A very rare sight in my neck of the woods and when they are seen this is the type of setting they are found, close to buildings and Humans. Went out my back door and spotted this one ducking under a shed, I filled his hole with rocks and yelled into the hole if he wants to stay alive he had better use his back entrance which if protected by fencing. If he keeps coming out onto the lawn my Airedale will get him for sure, that is what happened to the last one seen around here about ten years ago. Well I looked out the kitchen window and he dug his way past the rocks and gave me the finger, oh well.

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"TYM" not a well known name but a big player in the Tractor field in recent years, They are a Korean manufacturer and make many Mahindra models also the tractors Cabelas sold. I have had mine now for about 10 years, it works hard and I can say nothing but good about it. They had a 5 year warranty when I bought mine and their prices are good. Al

The Babe was an outdoorsman for sure and enjoyed and participated in all that was available, a few more photos below. Al

LOL, Dan I have to agree somewhat on the look of the TC Encores, they certainly do not have the beautiful flowing lines of design like a Ruger Number 1 or a Winchester High or Low wall. What captures my admiration for them is their versatility, it is truly a single firearm for almost any kind of hunting. Once a frame is acquired the sky is the limit, muzzleloader barrel, Turkey shotgun barrel, regular shotgun barrel, just about any rifle barrel can be had including rimfires. Stocks of many designs and materials are also available. To top it off they perform, accuracy is top notch and despite their quirky looks the ergonomics are superb. Bottom line once you mess around and get some experience with them they grab you. As for the 338 Winchester mag cartridge I wanted to own one again more out of a nostalgia thing than anything else and try to make up for the dumbass move of trading off the Sako Finnbear many years ago. With the new lightweight bullets available for the 338 these days the old shell takes on a whole new perspective. Back when I handloaded for my first one a 200 gr bullet was the lightest available and the cartridge was considered by most to be suitable best for game on the large side like Moose, Elk and big Bears and for a lot of the plains game of Africa. Today there are bullets to be had weighing 185 175 and 160 grs for Deer, they not only shoot laser flat they also reduce recoil considerably. I picked up a couple of boxes of Barnes 160 grain copper bullets and their loading data gives recipes that send those bullets screaming at 3400 fps. If they shoot accurately which by all accounts they do we have a long range Deer proposition that takes no backseat to anything. Al

It is pretty heavy with that 28 inch barrel and beefy walnut stock I am guessing around 9 lbs with the scope. The 338 kicks a bit so the extra weight will calm that down some.

It is finally alive, been acquiring parts from all over the US to build a three hundred and thirty eight Winchester mag Thompson Center Encore. She came out pretty well I think. Waiting for some brass which is terribly hard to get these days to handload some test rounds. I once had a very accurate Sako Finnbear in 338 and still have the loading equipment so getting this one stoked will be easy. Took several head of big game and and probably a couple of dozen woodchucks with that Sako rifle, some good memories. The hardest part was getting the 338 barrel, they are rare and I was outbid a bunch of times on any that came up on ebay and gun broker, once I had the barrel picking up the rest of the parts was was not bad. Every part was used except the walnut forend. Al

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Got the Man Licker zeroed in today, so far only tried one brand of ammo, Federal Match. She shows a lot of potential and has exceeded my expectations as Mannlicher stocked rifles are not known for fine accuracy, two five shot groups at 25 yds, good enough to splatter flies. Al

I have become a fan of CZ firearms, like you I have found them to be very accurate and of nice quality built in the old ways using walnut and steel, a great buy for the money. They have become a major player in the firearms industry acquiring both Dan Wesson and Colt. I have an early 452 Lux 22 and it is a tack driver, also acquired a 527 years ago in 223, it is very accurate and I love that set trigger. There are no flies on their shotguns either as I picked up one of their Ringneck doubles in 28 ga and it is sweet. I have been after a Mannlicher stocked rifle for some time in a 22 rimfire cartridge, The Ruger 77/22 and the CZs were the contenders and both are hard to come by these days as I believe neither are in production now. The 455s are reputed to be not as accurate as the previous 452 but I think it will be accurate enough for squirrel hunting Their current 457 models replaced the 452s and 455s and I do not care for their look at all. Al

"Style stock" that is, picked up this little CZ 455 22 with a beautiful fiddleback Turkish walnut Mannlicher Stock at a price I could not refuse, one of those deals that I have always wanted and finally got around to getting. Had a good Japanese vintage Simmons 22 mag scope laying around and mounted it up and bore sighted her. Going to be doing some rimfire shooting this weekend with one of my Sons and a couple of friends, should be fun. Al

My Dad started me out hunting with a Savage single shot 22 rifle and a Mossberg 3 shot 16ga bolt action shotgun with an adjustable choke. To the best of my recollection those two guns accounted for most of my hunting firsts, I know I killed my first Rabbit and Woodchuck with the 22, Squirrel, Grouse, Woodcock, Pheasant, Hare and Ducks I believe were firsts taken with the 16 ga. My first Deer was taken with a Sako bolt action 222 Remington First Fox a Mossberg 22 mag Chuckster First Coyote Remington 597 22 Mag One Elk a Sako Finnbear 338 Win Mag One Caribou a Sako Finnbear338 Win Mag First of 4 Moose a Husqvarna Bolt Action 280 Remington Hog S&W model 29 44 Mag Turkey LC Smith 12 ga

When it comes to gun control the Democrat's backdoor roadmap to get around second amendment fights is as plain as the nose on your face. Taxes, fees, permits, traditional lead based ammo bans etc. All this hoop jumping is put into place to make owning a firearm so cumbersome it eliminates many even bothering, IE the NY State pistol permit system. Does not effect the criminal element one bit, the honest folks that want a firearm to hunt, shoot or protect themselves are the ones that take it up the butt! Al