Daveboone

In particular the law was aimed at folks with outdoor wood fired boilers in close proximity to other houses. I see many of them poorly installed in just wrong locations. The purpose of the law is not as all inclusive as the pot stirring website is editing to show. The ATV law actually is a bill that NY will ban all gas powered vehicles (including cars, trucks, etc) by 2035, such as california has already passed.

I think we are all on the same page with PETA, and we all get touchy whenever we hear the name. We all are cool here. and at the same time, We all love our dogs and hate the thought of any sort of mistreatment.

Found during a PETA investigators visit? What? sorry folks ,but that is all strait poorly written propaganda. I am well aware that beagles are a common dog for testing due to their small size and docile nature and testing goes on, but reading anyting with PETAs name on it is giving them the publicity they crave.

All ML regardless of powders, need to be thoroughly dry swabbed out and have primers popped prior to loading...any traces of oil/cleaners can snuff the spark. If I am putting a ML away for an extended amount of time, that bore is well treated with oil/protectant. Just a swabbing aint gonna cut it.

were you guys current with your boosters?

had a squirrel in the game pouch ....didnt find it until next fall. Nicely mummified. Probably had squirrel jerky after the washer and dryer, but i just couldnt bring myself to have a chaw.

Put the bullet where it needs to go, job is done. Keep in mind the 30-30 was considered a high powered leading edge technology when it came out, but excells as a relatively close range woods rifle. That 150-170 grain slug does its job when put where it is supposed to be. I was pleasantly surprised when my moose guide a few years ago brought out his well traveled H+R Topper 30-30 single shot which was his moose rifle. One shot. Close. No substitute for knowing your arm and learning the skills.

the 94ae was specifically redesigned to allow the use of a scope. For me, a scope on a 94 changes the whole feel/carry of the rifle. They are drilled on the reciever for an aperture sight, which is a great way to go.

Myself...seeming as though especially in hunting you want to depend on them....primers are very cheap. toss them and put five new ones in.

this thread is getting old, but is still being viewed so will benefit from this warning. The past summer I arrived at my local range to find an individual staggering around in a daze, holding his L forearm up, with blood splattered across his face. He stated his rifle just blew up. I assisted him to his truck, where a friend was driving him to recieve medical care. The shooter did say he was shooting reloads from an unknown source., 30-06 out of a bolt action rifle. I picked up the magazine. floor plate and 1/2 of a reciever wall that was blown out. You never know what conditoin someone elses rifles are in, or the detail they payed to the loading process. Never trust someone elses loads or loading recommendations unless you can verify them in a manual.

They sure work better than the old smoldering stick or liquid fuel hand warmers. And the life on them is getting better...I just wish it would stretch from about 6 a.m. to 7 pm.

In the group of avid black powder shooters, the old sidelock t/c rifles are in demand. You shouldnt have any problem finding .50 cal bullets (.490) with probably .015 thick patches. Be sure to buy patches for shooting, not for cleaning. You will need a bullet lube also, which there are alot of. t/c Bore butter is as good as any, but Hoppes black powder lubricant and cleaner is also good. Lots of guys who shoot alot use windex, but it dries out to quick for me for hunting. The rifle was made to be shot with patched round ball, and is capable of good accuracy at its given range. With cap and ball rifles, it is all about putting the first shot in the right place. Track of the Wolf has good prices and assortments, and ships quickly. You will probably have better luck finding pyrodex powder than real black powder. Goex, the only American black powder manufacturer, just quit production several months ago. There are still several different German and Swiss powders imported which are very good.

But not ever rimfire...the firing pin hits the chamber edge , and air rifles also....it is like dry firing a bow.

The good news is you are already overcoming it on your own. Now just spend more time at the range. Shoot what ever you have.....22, pellet gun, etc. slow deliberate shots concentrating on your smooth trigger pull is the name of the game. A few careful shots a session are much better than alot of hurried non productive shots. You will develop new reflexes that wil shadow out the old habit.

Easy to overthink this. There are alot of good ones out there, we have and use daily both Lodge and Griswold. I do prefere the ground flat bottom for cleaning, and they are a bit more no stick. Be sure to get one with a cast iron lid at the same time. Check out flea markets/ antique shops. there are plenty out there.

What type of ML? Most inlines you have very little to worry about. As previously mentioned, a piece of tape over the muzzle is a good idea. When I had an inline I also would put a piece of duct tape over the breach. If it is a traditional side hammer, different story. In a light mist, percussion caps usually are ok. Otherwise you need a "Cows Knee". Google them. It is a leather or treated cloth drape that goes over the lock and is held in place by quickly released strings. In the old days, if it rained, you stayed inside.

wtf?

That is great! Wonderful watch to start the day.

absolutely no matter what, I would never sell a vehicle for anything but green cash in hand in person.

I agree with the sentiments about the political scrub, but having the political section at least steers folks so inclined to that mind set to that location which we can then just bypass and continue to enjoy ourselves.

When NY started our ML season way back when, it required an external hammer and open sights. I dont remember if patched ball was required. It was intended as a true primitive arm season like archery. Over time the allowances (for scope, inline, etc) changed with demand from the sportsmen, as well as a way to keep /get more hunters in the field. There are only a fraction of the hunters out there now that there were forty years ago. That said, I have gone full circle. I started with a traditional hawken style rifle, moved to several different inlines with glass. I shoot my ML quite a bit. I never was happy with my inline performance, and last year sold my last one. I absolutely shoot my cap and ball rifles more accurately and consistently (I shoot at my hunting ranges, totally disregarding supposed "potential" ranges)than I did my inlines. Last year I got my first flintlock, and fell in love with it. There is a steep learning curve with them, but if you put in the time and have a quality lock, you have no 2nd place to percussions. I am building my first traditional flintlock now which will be a 58 cal. long rifle, example of an 1760s era everyday rifle would have been. I was bumming not to have an opportunity durinjg ML season to use it, but have taken several deer in the past with my cap and ball rifles so no big deal. Anyway, I wish NY had a true primitive rifle season...iron sights, patch ball. I love the late season, but no longer have southern tier access.

Just like some of the vets are very happy to talk about what they did...sometimes in horrible places, and some just want to forget about that time of their lives.

But at the same time...I have some who never want to touch or look at a firearm again...Just the thought of them can take them to a very dark place they want to forget ever happened....

When very small I well remember all the dads in the neighborhood getting together to throw horse shoes. Most all of them had tattoos, a number of them walked with limps or back injuries, though all were still young men. All were WW2 and Korean War veterans...the service truly was a unifying factor for all of their generation. I have the continuing honor of assisting a surprising number of these veterans, and have been privileged to hear some amazing stories. Not all of them of course were combat vets, but they all played a part.

Frustrating year. I had all NT ML week and last week off for hunting. Never saw a deer during ML, which is unusual but it was very warm with some heavy rain, and my week actually was interrupted to only having about half a week to hunt. NT I knew we had plenty of deer around, but they were not showing. My neighbor has great bedding areas, and he saw deer almost daily. I foolishly passed on several good does a week ago ( I dont like to shoot them out of a group) and had a clean miss on a very off balance shot. I really was just figuring out where and when they were about when I finished up. If the long end of season ML hunt is permanent for ST in december, I will have to figure out somewhere south. I love hunting the late season.