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  1. The value of American made vintage scopes price wise has gone through the stratosphere in recent years and it does not seem to matter what make they are, across the board commanding big bucks is the rule of the day. I picked up a Winchester model 52 bench rifle 20 years ago that had open Olympic sights, my eyes had just begun to start going south so I mentioned to the dealer I may want to mount a period scope on the rifle in the future. So he pulls out a used Redfield 20X 3200 target scope in very good condition and offered it to me for $100 which by the way was the going price back then. Fast forward to today, that same scope now easily goes for over a grand if you can locate one for sale. I am constantly scanning ebay for good American made scopes and the days of getting them for a song are long gone. If you can find a nice one for a half way decent price my advice is buy it because they are only going to continue their upward climb in value. Al
  2. She is a beauty, I am a big fan of SxS doubles, for me there is nothing like the tradition, nostalgia and elegance of a side by side double for hunting small game. Before I croak I would like to own a small gauge detachable sidelock double. Al
  3. The 22 Eargesplitten Loudenboomer, a concoction made up by wildcatter extraordinaire "PO Ackley" AKA America's Gunsmith. For the heck of it he was looking to break the 5000 feet per second barrier but even with the huge case he was only getting around 4700 fps. Inefficient is the word!
  4. I believe it is only problem Deer that require special permits, when it comes to farmers protecting their livelihood say like Coons raiding a corn patch, it used to be they themselves or whomever they personally deem to do the job can go in and trap or hunt the offenders at any time no permit necessary, so I am pretty sure you would be legal. Al
  5. Call me the "vaccine king" I get them all, in addition to all the childhood disease shots I get the flu annually, completed the pneumonia series last year, got the two covids and am looking to get the shingles shot. Hopefully an effective Lyme vaccine is developed shortly, for someone that had the trifecta Lyme was the worst for me. No problems with shots at all for this old walking lab rat, personally I feel the benefits far outweigh side effects and have better things to do than being laid up or even dying from some preventable malady! Al
  6. I never cared much for so called traditional "dog" names like Sport, Fido, Rover etc. My Dogs for the most part get regular "people" names that I happen to like. I tend to choose uncommon ones. Al
  7. Looks good Wolc, with my old eyes I have become an avid user of fiber optic style open sights. Many of my handguns, shotguns, muzzleloaders and open sight rifles now sport some sort of fiber optic sights. I can get a much better sight picture in dim light and in the woods. Al
  8. That is some photo, a guy in a suit holding a double barrel shotgun, riding a motorcycle with a side car carrying a hound with a Deer lying across the handlebars. Al
  9. Those 32 cal Crockett Squirrel rifles are a lot of fun to mess around with, economical to shoot and very accurate considering their modest price. Your rifle is laying them in there good, get out there and kill a Squirrel with it this fall. Al
  10. For me the boot style that fits the above criteria is a good quality "upland" boot, as Nancy Sinatra would say "these boots are made for walking." Bird hunters do not sit in a stand, they are walking and walking constantly, light weight, comfort and durability are their claim to fame. All the major boot manufacturers have upland boots in their lines, I have experience with Cabelas, Redhead, Rocky and Weinbrenner and have been happy with all. Al
  11. Some good ones Grouse, I liked them all. Al
  12. I have read articles about Turkey hunting with a rifle, it is done mostly in western states where open country and longer range seems to play a big factor. The 22 Hornet with FMJ bullets was a big favorite and effective with those hunters. The other 22 cal varmint rounds loaded to the same ballistics as the Hornet were also used with minimal meat damage. If rifles were legal to use here and I hunted habitat like open farmland where Turkeys could be called into fields for clear shots I would have no problem using a rifle. In the woods where there is a lot of cover to get into the way of a clear shot I would stick with a shotgun, I once raised Merriams wild Turkeys free range here on the farm, when I wanted one for the pot I would use one of my 22 magnums for the kill. I also used a 17 HMR a couple of times. I did so because I found out quickly that is not an easy task to catch a Turkey and take it to the chopping block like a chicken, a big Tom will beat the Hell out of you with his wings. When shooting one I made sure they never knew it was me doing the killing. I would conceal myself and take them at distances sometimes close to 100 yards and never had to shoot more than once. With a shot placed behind the wing where it attached to the body similar to the Deer behind the shoulder lung shot they would drop pretty much where they stood with very little meat damage. I knocked off at least a couple of dozen this way so for me the 22 mag and 17 HMR were very effective and would yield the same result on wild birds I think. Al
  13. I repaired a pair of my favorite leather work boots with this stuff called boot fix, the sole was coming away and I glued it back on with the boot fix. It has held up so far for six months and just starting to show signs of peeling but still not leaking. Not cheap but it works better than any other stuff I have tried. Al
  14. If you have a bait shop that carries them Leeches are a top notch Bullhead bait, the best part is they are leather like in texture and you catch catch several fish on one before you have to bait the hook again. Softshell Crayfish are another top Bullhead bait, a little pricey though. Al
  15. Coon hunting in big woods many years ago, it was around 2 AM in the morning and I had just cast my dogs and found a nice comfortable spot to relax and listen for a strike under a big white pine that had a thick carpet of needles. A couple of hundred yards away a Barred Owl started hooting, a few hundred yards away another Owl answered, then another from a different direction and another and another and another from all directions and distances. I put on a set of headphone hearing amplifiers and could still hear more Owls hooting a long way off, no telling how many there were in all but I believe I could hear at least a dozen different Owls spread out over a huge area. What was going on I do not know, I hunted those woods many times and that was the only time I heard a bunch of Owls in concert, to tell the truth it was kind of creepy. Al
  16. The Turkish firearm manufacturers are rapidly replacing Spain and Italy as the number 1 producers of high quality entry level and mid priced side by side and over and under shotguns. They are also making serious inroads with rifles and handguns. I own both Tri Star and CZ firearms and have nothing but high regards for both their quality and performance. Al
  17. I drove a gas sucking Hemi Dodge 3/4 ton 4 wheel drive for a bunch of years and decided to get me a runabout to drive most of the time and just use the truck as a truck when I needed to haul something. I picked up a used Scion XB wagon affectionately known as a toaster because of it's square shape. For a small vehicle it has a ton of room for gear and gets decent mileage and has been totally reliable and best of all did not cost much. The wife has been driving a Prius, I would say that it has been the most reliable vehicle I have been around and best of all it gets over 50 mpg. Al
  18. Nice, congratulations she looks like a beauty, the 25-06 is one of my favorite cartridges, you can really reach out and touch em at some pretty fair distances. I have made some of my longest shot on Woodchucks and Crows with a 25-06. Al
  19. It will not affect me, I handload all of my hunting ammo except for rimfire and I made sure I had a good supply a long time ago. The one good thing about the Obama era I learned a valuable lesson, it made me way better prepared especially with rimfire ammo, I could see this one coming about this time last year and got well stocked with components for the long haul. Al
  20. I have a set of lined Carhartt bibs in camo similar to those pictured below that I wore many years Coon hunting, they are warm and tough to be sure and about perfect for the temps in October and November. Al
  21. I do not hunt out of a stand, that being said when hunting I am always in stealth mode, mainly still hunting moving slow and when stopped I always use some kind of natural background to break my silhouette (mostly tree trunks) I use wide field binoculars a lot to scour the area before moving on. I do everything I can to not announce my presence to any game, like I said above I want to see them first. Al
  22. I fall into the sneaky category, the idea is to be sneaky enough to spot them before they spot you. Yes you will get busted time to time but sneaky still hunting has been very productive for me down through the years. Al
  23. Because the problem is not "GUNS" and Banning Guns, the problem is no enforcement of the many gun laws already on the books. Banning AR rifles will not do one thing when it comes to crime! There were 20 illegal gun violations arrests in Syracuse recently all offenders were released and four of the same offenders were picked up for gun offenses again. The laws are a joke! And as for me I will be harsh, it is so called sportsmen like you that are the problem going along with the Democrats! Al
  24. I have used Mcarbo springs on a couple of my firearms and they have performed well, but I can say the same for both Wolf and Wilson combat too. Al
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