BlasterMaster42

If anyone checks profiles on here, they would be aware that my .22 of choice was the Henry AR-7. Extremely lightweight and portable, but to me, it did have a few cons. The biggest of which was the sights. During the day the sights were fantastic, if you took the time to swap the rear sight blade around so that you have a smaller peep hole (its hard to hunt squirrels with the larger peep). During dawn or dusk, it was terrible, i couldn't see anything. I did some research and ended up trading the Henry for a Ruger 10/22. I bought it thursday night, and with work, I just got time this afternoon to shoot it for the first time. For a .22, very, very nice. Out of the box, I shot 2 clips at a circle I drew on a piece of paper the size of a quarter from exactly 25 yards. I chewed the circle right out of the paper!!! I'm not a superior marksman by any means, but for off-the-shelf performance!?!? Holy ****!! Just thought some might like the "hands-on review" I had to offer. If you're looking for an awesome .22, or your kid's first squirrel gun,, 10/22 all the way!!

Exactly!! This is all nonsense!! I love how our government "enforces" the laws, on the people who are doing their damndest to be law-abiding citizens. The criminals dont care what laws there are,, theyre going to do the same bullshit,, laws or not!! I don't know why the government doesnt see it this way. If I clearly tell a police officer, ECO, whatever, that I have an unloaded fire arm, i don't care where the ammo is, I have clearly pointed out any hazards to them. If they want to get picky, and follow word for word what the law book says, then maybe we should petition the state to send everyone to law school so we can completely understand, every article, sub-section, whatever.. I really cant stand the government sometimes..

Welcome man! Im kinda new here too, but yea, this site is amazing. Been on a lot of forums for various reasons, the people here are very informative. Good luck to ya! plenty of game to be had around here!

Here is my coyote gun, or my APW as I call it (All-Purpose-Weapon haha!) I use it for just about everything. Deer, yotes, possums in the garbage, red-squirrels.. Over-kill for a lot of that, but it's fun and very cheap to shoot. It's a 1971 GP WASR 10/63, 7.62x39mm (obviously). It's got a top-mounted UTG CQB 3-9x36 Red/green illuminated scope, and a Browning Buckmark Reflex sight mounted on a 45-degree offset.

Seriously?? Wow.. I'm really glad I saw this. I usually put the rifle in the toolbox (in the back of my truck) and the clip (still loaded) in the glove box or center console.. This is still illegal!? And while we're on the topic. I was on break at work yesterday. I saw two hunters leaving a brush lot. One, a friend of mine, the other his father. There is a walking path 15 yards off the road, which parallels the road that they were walking up. A state trooper stopped them (again, I saw the entire thing from a distance) and told them that their weapons needed to be unloaded when walking along the road. They proceeded to unload, etc. My question is: These two guys were a minimum of 15 yards off the road. They were in no way shape or form on the road, and probably couldn't have hit it with spit. Did that trooper have any authority to tell them to unload their weapons while they were legally on private property??

Doc, thank you!! You seem to have the "Caddy" model with the peep sight, but other than that I'm convinced that it's an 81. The action is identical, even the cutout in the stock for the bolt handle is identical. Like you said, your trigger guard is a bit different, probably due to being newer. I would have to say that this would be a "base-model" gun based on some of the research I did. What stumps me is why anyone would want to make such a reliable gun, and not put their brand on it to take credit for it. I've been shooting this little gun a lot lately. I must say, I'll be using this over the henry. Im getting2.5- 3" dead center groups @ 50 yards, standing, with CCI Mini-mag 36gr hp's.

Haha thanks for the feedback guys!! I've ridden rockets before and they're a blast. They kill my back tho (i'm a tall guy that busts ass at a sawmill all day,, my back gets enough crap). Im more for the longer range rides, not to mention, I dont get the urge to do 140mph on my vtx haha! Thats actually my second bike, I still have the first ('02 Shadow Spirit 750, black). It will be painted, but in the mean time, we should organize a hunters ride or something haha!

that is a great site. I wouldn't trade that mustang seat for anything!! The first ride I did with it was a 440-mile round trip to Cabela's in Hamburg, PA and back.. Didn't get uncomfortable once!!

HAHA! like i said, its getting painted

Figured you guys might like this haha! I bought this bike in July of this year. I got it from a real good friend of the family when he got a new ride. It's a 2004 Honda VTX 1300. (If you look close, you can see the little coon on the sidecover next to the passenger floorboard and exhaust) He had it air brushed by a local individual shortly after having the hard saddlebags on it. I'm thinking of getting it painted back to black, with a light metallic flake and a pearl. Not that hunting isn't my thing, but to me, bikes are a completely different sport haha! If you look close at the two pictures of the saddlebags, you can see the archer in there, and that who-ever painted it did a fair job of trying to make it a "3D-effect." I don't like the giant buck on the tank.. very tacky, though the sides of the tank aren't bad. It's seen a few rides. I outride a lot (safety/traffic control) with it. Odometer is just about to roll 23,000 miles. And of course, a few rides to the property with the Henry in the sidebag going out for red squirrels haha! Let me know what you guys think!

As a younger guy (25) I may be able to shed some light as to why, and I'm sure I'm speaking for a lot of the guys (and girls ) around my age or younger. We may be dumb at times, careless, at others, and fearless most of the time. Through all of that, we do see what we have, and we don't take it for granted. There is a lot at stake with messing with hunting and fishing laws, up to and including lifetime loss of privelages. Not something I'm cool with. I love the outdoors, and I love to hunt. If all I have to do is follow a few simple laws to guarantee that privelage to myself, then that's what has to be done. It's pointless to get busted (and most likely have to pay a fine) for something as stupid as a carcass tag, or forgetting to have your license with you. And I am not slamming anyone by any means, but with all due respect, the older guys, the ones that are in these DEC reports, are SUPPOSED to be role-models to us younger guys. Shame on you for setting a poor example.

Nice take man!! You're one-up on me for sure!! I'd be proud to have that for a first!! I can't wait for mine!!!

Based on some of the info i've found, its most likely a Wards or Higgins. I have almost no question that its a Marlin 81 varient.. My question now: Everything I have found on the 81's has to deal with a serial number or model number of some sort. This gun has absolutely no engravings.. Was there a Marlin 81 variant that was completely naked as far as markings go? if anyone knows this, that could drastically help figure out exactly what gun it is. As much as I would like to try and use the Higgins for hunting, I'll probably stick with the 870. If I do find tubes for it, thats a different story. I just like to know what I have really. Not that I wouldn't shoot it, but I don't think I would ever make that my primary. Deer and red-squirrels get the AK-47 treatment, and pretty much anything else gets the .22. I rarely shotgun hunt as it is (not a big turkey hunter, though I see enough of them!) Thanks for the info though. If I ever decide to shoot it, its nice to know what it will fire safely. Would it be safe to attempt to fire a slug out of it? Or could I be putting myself in a dangerous situation by trying?

Thanks for the info!! Your description matches my gun to a "T"! Like you said, with the exception of the trigger guard.. Thanks again! I'll let everyone know what I find out.

along with centerfire rifles in areas where rifles are allowed for deer