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Sad, this is what insurance companies refer to as hard to prove Jewish Lighting, in recent years the old Savage factory has been set on fire several times and it looks like this time the job was done right, can be sure the owners will shed no tears. My Dad worked there before going into the Navy during WW2 and I have his model 99 30-30 from that era. They also produced fine Fox Double shotguns. There was a day when NY State was the mecca for US gun manufacturers, LC Smith, Lefever, Baker, Ithaca, Parker, Savage and Fox, all gone except for Remington which is hanging by a thread with non stop lawsuits and a Democratic governor that would like nothing better than to see them fold like the others. Al

Got a ten foot screen for inside, hangs and drops down from the ceiling, the picture on this thing is great, much better than this photo shows, movie night anytime. James Bond, "Her Majesty's Secret Service"

The Democrats have plenty of ideas of their own, they laid out their agenda during the debates and what is said by them personally every day as reported in the news. Open borders with free health care to those that come through. Universal healthcare Reimagine our Police forces (DEFUND)! Abolish ICE How about free college! There ain't nothing like the word "FREE" to suck someone in! Hell yes we are coming for your guns, all on stage applauded! And that is just the tip of the iceberg! Sue the NRA into oblivion! Tax increases by the trillions! The Green New Deal which is a nuclear bomb of wacko regulations that will bring the economy to it's knees along with devastating hardships. Ask them how much they support the Outdoor Sports? Every single anti hunting, anti shooting, anti fishing, anti trapping, animal rights group in this country support Democrats! How much do these activities matter to you? Trade deals that stick it to our own workers! Kiss their ass foreign policy! Tearing down our history! No Law and Order! ANARCHY IS OK! All one needs to do is take a look at Democrat controlled cities, Chicago, NY, Portland, Minneapolis, Seattle, St Louis, Baltimore, it is all out there to see if one takes the time to take a serious look! Man I am getting tired typing but I will say this, this election is all about platform and policy not personalities, I am not voting for a "Miss Congeniality" I am voting for a platform that supports my life and interests. Besides GreenHunter does not like me making long posts and will reprimand me if I keep going on and on! Al

In my opinion there is still a place for Deet based repellents especially in the summer months when there is a lot of exposed skin. I basically live in the woods and when outside I am ringing the dinner bell for every biting insect or bug known to inhabit the North East such as Black Flies, Deer Flies, Horse Flies, no see ums, Mosquitoes, etc. The Mosquito pools up this way have been tested and shown to carry West Nile and Triple E. While I spray down my hunting clothes with permethrin and some of my other outdoor specific clothing I do not spray down every article of clothing I wear with permethrin, and also permethrin is not recommended to be used on exposed skin so traditional repellent has it's place in my world. By the way since we are talking about biting insects my wife purchased a bug killer on QVC at the beginning of the summer, I was a non believer myself but it was her dime so it was her gamble. So sitting out on the deck just before dark was impossible, the mosquitoes came out of the woodwork and would eat you alive. Since this Dyna Trap has been hanging outside in operation that problem has virtually vanished. This thing catches bugs by the thousands and I have to say I was totally wrong about it's effectiveness, it really does work. Al Have you heard the buzz? Nope. No buzz at all. That's because the DynaTrap XL does all the trapping without any zapping. Ultraviolet bulbs, carbon dioxide, and a built-in fan are what DynaTrap uses to keep bugs at bay.

Another option is a modular, you can pay what your budget can afford and the best part is almost instant gratification as they can set these homes up pretty fast. My son went that route about 20 years ago and purchased a beautiful large 2 story home that still looks as nice today as the week it was set up. Al

When I first saw this I thought it was a memes joke! Nothing like being in love----With Yourself!

Back before being bought out by S&W TC decided to enter the rimfire market with a 22 rifle built in the old fashioned traditional way using steel and walnut, the rifle was called the "Classic." A magazine fed autoloader was the route taken, the receiver was made from steel, the magazine was made from steel, the barrel was threaded into the receiver and had a match chamber, and for the final touch the stock was done in good old American walnut. The fit and finish of both metal and wood was outstanding, everything about it was my kind of firearm. When I heard about the classic being introduced I was standing in line waiting with cash in hand tp purchase one and got one in my hands. I quickly found that with match ammo the Classic would shoot groups right up there with my high end bolt actions. On Rimfire Central com there were owners that were winning matches and the Classic was riding high. The Classic's reputation came tumbling down shortly after it was discovered the extractor was slightly oversize and on some rifles cause a tiny chip of metal to wear away in the extractor groove. To be perfectly honest the chip had zero effect on accuracy or reliability of the rifle but that was all it took to destroy the Classic's stellar reputation and sales plummeted. The sad thing is the whole problem was easily solved with with just a small amount of metal removed off the extractor so there was no contact with the barrel. I did the fix myself along with a bit of trigger work and I have no chip. TC tried to rectify the problem with dropping the Classic and bringing out a new rifle called the Benchmark which was basically the Classic without the extractor problem and a laminated stock. This did not shore up sales and sadly the whole works was dumped when purchased by S&W. Their new rifle is a cheaper to manufacture Ruger clone and there is no doubt it is a fine rifle but it is no Classic in my eyes. Anyhow yesterday I had my Classic out for some exercise and with the Federal match ammo I was using she was laying them in there nicely and a couple of Flies got their angel wings. So if you happen to run across a used Classic in your favorite gun store they can be bought a lot cheaper than what they are worth in my opinion and if you are in the market for a 22 rifle you will not go wrong taking it home with you. Al

There is plenty of it out there if you want to look for it.

Here is my new 3X5 I am hanging below Old Glory!

I have been doing a lot of rimfire bench shooting and when I touched off this 45-70 I was not thinking recoil and benched and held it like a rimfire rifle and she came back rattled my brain pretty good and I think loosened my teeth fillings LOL. I have a Marlin 95 45-70 that is not at all bad to shoot but I am firing factory 300 gr that are not loaded hot like my handloads out of it. I once had a Ruger 77 458 Win Mag and that was over 10 pounds in weight which made it just a bit more pleasant and tolerable. While it will not be a favorite on the bench plinking for hunting it will be no problem. Approximate ballistics to 200 yards Al

I picked up a new Thompson Center Encore frame to use with a 45-70 barrel I have, I had to do a little fiddling around stoning the bolt so the hammer would cock, got that done and took her out to test some handloads. Started out a 50 yards and although the 2.5 Leupold scope when mounted was bore sighted I could not hit the paper, brought out my other bore sighter and did another bore sighting, took another shot and still missed the target, that was a first for me. Anyhow moved to the 25 yard target and found I was shooting low. Got the elevation in the ball park and proceeded to sight in with Barnes 350 gr spitzers loaded hot. The left target was at 25 yards, two in the same hole. Moved things back out to 50 yards again, first shot a little high made an adjustment and had two touching about 1.5 inches high and that it where she is staying. I have to say this rifle shoots great but it's light weight (6 1/4 lbs) makes it very unpleasant to shoot recoil wise. Al

Truer words were never spoken is correct, so you should not be surprised when you are on a site such as this with folks that literally live and breath this outdoor life activity and lifestyle that is discussed here that they want to defend it vigorously. You poke a stick in their eye saying you are for and are going to vote for politicians whose party platform-agenda are doing everything in their power to end it and that is no exaggeration. You say you are an avid hunter but you are cutting your own throat voting for them. Like oil and water the Democratic party and the outdoor life sports do not mix, there is a constant onslaught from members of the Democratic party chipping away at everything we do. Al

On a sad note James 'Kamala' Harris, former WWE wrestler, dies at 70 - CNN https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/10/us/wwe-kamala-james-harris-death/index.html Aug 10, 2020 · (CNN) Former WWE wrestler James Harris has died at age 70, according to a news release from the wrestling company. Harris, who performed in the ring as Kamala, made his WWF debut in 1984. The Ugandan Giant was a favorite of mine, I saw him wrestle at the War Memorial in Syracuse back in the day.

Well let us look at what Harris is on the record for, how is this just for starters! Raising Taxes Defunding Police Green New Deal Open Borders and free everything to those that come through! Eliminate Fracking Abolish ICE, they are akin to the KKK Big Time Gun Control and says if she is ever President she will control guns through executive orders. Eliminate private insurance, Medicare for all

That is a good message board Rattler, and worth joining, I have belonged to it since 2005, do not post a lot there and posted mostly in the Hunting Dog section as I have a bunch of PA hunting dog men that are friends. There are some real beauties on this board and in typical libtard fashion they convict before there is even a trial. Al

Congratulations, sounds like you found your little slice of heaven, good luck and happy hunting and shooting. Al

As the hunting season approaches I am trying hard to be as ready as possible, probably a case of going overboard but after going through that bout of Lyme it will put the fear into you, I figure I can not be too careful. An outfit coming up with a shot for Lyme disease would be great in my book. Al

A interesting photo of a hog with Wart Hog type cutters taken a few years ago by boar hunter Scott Cain and one of his Airedales.

Where you may run into problems is with any feathers that are from Raptors, they are protected big time, why I do not know as there are plenty of them around these days. Al

I hear you, I can say this Taurus is not alone, the last three firearms I purchased needed to have work done on them. I just picked up a new Thompson Center Encore frame as I have several barrels chambered in different calibers and got sick of constant barrel swapping. Anyhow a brand new barrel's lug was slightly out of spec and would not push in a safety catch in the frame to allow the hammer to be cocked. I had to spend a couple of hours stoning it to make it fit right. My new Henry single shot had heavy trigger pull that I had to work on to make that satisfactory and now has a recall of the trigger. It works perfectly fine now and I see no problem with it so it is not going anywhere, Last but not least was a Kingston Garand 22 autoloading rifle that duplicates a real Garand in feel and weight, that gun was a mess with many ill fitting parts that I had to spend hours on either changing or stoning to get proper fit, took me awhile but I finally got that working the way it should. No choice in the matter on the Kingston because they folded and filed bankrupt because of their poor quality control. Even with all the problems it is now one of my favorites. Like I said the Taurus rifles are very nicely done and work perfect so go figure, seems like a crap shoot with everything these days. Al

I have been looking at a handgun purchase for several months, I can tell you they are in very short supply especially 357 Revolvers. A revolver model that has recently caught a bit of interest from me is the Taurus Raging Hunter, I have been reading a lot about them and have seen quite a few videos that have been very favorable. Taurus in the past has had mixed reviews about their handguns quality and service wise but it sounds like they have been on the right track and now have a new manufacturing plant open in Georgia. The Raging Hunter was awarded 2019 American Hunter handgun of the year 2019. On a personal note I do own two Taurus 22 stainless rifles that have performed for me flawlessly and I think very highly of. While not my first choice if things do not loosen up soon with some stock becoming available I just may try the Raging Hunter in 357, these are also chambered in 44 mag and 454 Casull.

The owner auto repair shop I use decided he and his wife should be tested because of contact with many people. They went to a place in Syracuse, filled out their paperwork and sat down to wait and be tested. After a couple of hours of waiting with no test in sight he decided to hell with that and left. A couple of weeks later he got a letter in the mail saying they tested positive!