Daveboone

The Banner is a very low end scope. Had them years ago and was recently given a newer one. Sorry to say but not good experiences with any of them. I wouldnt trust em on a .22. You do get what you pay for.I am sure you have had good experiences with your Leupolds...I certainly have. I have never had a problem with any one of five I have, and need a new scope for a soon to arrive rifle. It will be a Leupold. Even the VX 2s are fine.

I have a hammer I fondly recall dad using, and how it was his grandpas....couldnt understand why it still hadnt learned to bang a nail strait. It depresses me to think no one else in the family would have any thoughts for it. I would love to set up a vintage tool box with all the generations old tools I have for someone else to appreciate, but I fear it would be a wasted effort.

Ford Fiesta, Hyundai whatever, Chevy Nova, all my motorcycles....

Sounds good. Looks like I will go ahead with my plan.

Of course be sure not to wear ANY cotton whatsoever. Move slow going in. If I have to go any distance in, I carry my parka and leave my cowl /hat combo off, only putting them on when I arrive. Avoid caffeine...it is a vasoconstrictor and makes for cold hands/feet. I agree totally with those mentioning bibs....they cover the abdomin/kidney area, keeping alot of heat in and wind out. Other than totally avoiding cotton, I wear a total mismash of gear. Fleece henleys and pullover, fleece sweat pant over heavy weight poly long underwear, I have a pair of stretch wind proof fleece pants that I wear when the temps really drop, and if its in the low twenties or teens I stick hand warmers in my pockets, boots upper arms and chest pockets.

Yo. I have yet to ever buy a firearm online...that is, purchase off Gunlist or another seller, and have delivered to a local gun dealer. I understand of course that you need the participating dealers FFL info, etc. Can anyone out there offer their experiences in doing this, good, bad or just the routine? I have a rifle impossible to find locally, but easily found on line at a very good price that I am planning on purchasing this way. Thanks for any input.

LLewellin Setter. They are basically a field bred English Setter....in other words, kept to the original English lines for hunting, before the AKC got ahold of the breed for conformation. They run much smaller than the modern English Setters. Compact, fun, very smart, great family dogs, but need ALOT of running/exercise as hunting is all that is on thier mind 24-7. I dont think I would have another though. For them to be happy they need way too much exercise than I get offer.

The zillions of Winchesters and Marlins up until the late eighties or nineties all were 1/2 cock only safeties. I never got the big deal...firearm basics. Keep pointed in a safe direction, keep the finger off the trigger. Both my 94s are so built and I have never had a concern.

The intention is not to crush them, just seat firmly on top of them just like you would powder. Loads I have removed with pellets usually show some crunching though...but that could partially be from pushing them out.

Thats how all Marlin levers came for many many years...only the past decade or so they had the crossbolt safety.

Whoohoo! Have you settled on your outfitter? Remember most shooting for bears is close...25 to 50 yards...or closer. Bear woods be thick and close!

I keep it simple...more just a reference to the location...The Border stand, food plot stand, back ridge,swamp stand, etc. Not much imagination. My buddy used to try to come up with symbolic names..."The Beach", Tombstone stand, etc. but I over rode him due to his infrequent use.

I have a container of black powder from 1912, still shoots fine. A I have several canisters of 3031 from the seventies which have had no noticeable degrade...(at recommended loadings chronogragh). If kept away from heat and in a sealed container, modern powders are very stable.

Northern tier finished last week end, so I am done. I would love another week or two, even if it was primitive arms, just to be out in the colder potentially snowy conditions.

So are the robots reactions all programmed or handled remotely? I am guessing remotely, especially as the robot in the end chooses to "rescue" the robot mutt.

None of my Leupolds, Redfields or Nikons have any sort of ring...all permanently closed/sealed.I have never seen any brand scope with a threaded objective...haviing also owned Weaver, Bushnell, Tasco, Simmons, Burris.... My concern would be for air/moisture getting into it. It will happen when you dont want it to. I would contact the mfg. in regards to that. Are you referring to a threaded ring on the inside of it? That would seat the objective lens.

This is getting to be an older thread, but it looks to be a post 64 rifle (no full length extractor on the bolt that I can see). Still a fine rifle though. I have sold quite a few firearms through an auction house in Geneva Henneseys if i remember:). They advertise with pics, and you get what the market /demand is. I have overall done alright. Selling guns nowadays is not what it was twenty years ago. The auction house gets about 20 % commission on selling price, but that is still a far cry better than what you get selling to a gun shop/etc, and they handle all the paperwork.

WTF? No way! Those critters get nasty very quickly!

I love hunting the late season, but it wouldnt apply to where I am. What would be cool is if it applied to unused ML tags where I am

I have never seen an objective bell/lens that wasnt fixed

This would be more of a northern tier thing, but maybe not...The pulp /paper, logging industry isnt what it used to be and god only knows how many hundreds of thousands of acres of woodlands are no longer being cut /regrown, greatly changing the deer holding capacity in alot of forestlands. Hundreds ... minimally, of hunting camps that were on former paper or other private lands are now on less productive state forest lands. Just where my camp is, there was several hundred acres of former farm land, now gone to forest. I am sure it is unable to hold the same productivity as in former years.

Just like if you use a box of baking soda in your fridge, it helps absorb odors in the air but will not remove the source. If you have dog poop on your bibs, it will still be there. I launder my stuff at the end of the season with baking soda (if I am soiled with blood, etc. it is going to be no scent detergent...I like Arm and Hammer.). Before the season and after the hunt I hang them outside to air. Never enter the house/camp with my hunting clothes on...everything gets changed outside on the porch to hang. Use no odor soap and shampoo, unscented deoderant. I do dust with baking soda (a number of brands are sold for hunting deoderizing, but that is all it is) to the pits, groin and other sweaty/stinky parts. I dont know if it helps totally, but I am sure it doesnt hurt.

I dont know what the actual (reported) deer take is now vs fifty years ago...I started hunting over forty years ago, but the conditions were pretty much the same as Unit8r mentioned. Larger groups, more hunters, we did alot more drives that could be very productive if we werent seeing anything. Now there are fewer hunters but techniques are much more efficient. It would be interesting to know what percentage of hunters mainly use public lands vs back then. We used to hunt alot of public land, and there would be alot of hunters. Now there are few vehicles. Fewer guys moving deer around. I think private landowners restrict hunting more, but the hunters on the public land are more successful.

Probably not alot of help here...I am so absolutely particular in my firearm likes/dislikes, that until I found exactly to a T what I wanted I wouldnt get it. I recommend the same. Explain to your wife the importance of getting exactly the right firearm, and it might take some time and that you will, but cant rush it.

I would ask for more specifics...how big, what prep etc. You can dump alot orf money in seed, but if the soil isnt prepped properly it goes to waste. Do you do well as you are? If so, politely mention that you dont have much to benefit.