Pygmy

My favorite game was " Pin the Tail on the Wooly Mammoth"... She was a big fat girl from Cameron...<<WINK>>....

I'm envious....I had me a honey hole in Kentucky for a few years..Hands down the best gobbler hunting I ever experienced. Good luck !!

Hehehehe...I just can't resist coming back and drooling over that rifle.. All of you stainless, synthetic fans take note...THIS is what a hunting rifle /scope is SUPPOSED to look like.. <<GRIN>>....

You still have lots of time, db..I was 39 when I went on my first out of state big game hunt, but I made up for it in the next 20 years. Now I'm on the other end...Fixed income and old age have slowed me down some.

Beautiful rifle !! I'm in LOVE ! Nothing wrong with 1 1/4 inch groups . After all, it a medium to big game rifle, not a gopher rifle. As much as I love my little 7MM08, my .280 would be the one rifle I would keep if I could only keep one. It has served me well over the years on everything from woodchucks to Alaska bull moose.

STOP it !! I'll give you SUCH a PINCH !!

REAL MEN DON'T EAT QUICHE !! And I have THIS to say about THAT ! Only GURLEY MEN eat quiche.!!

Do a search on "How to skin/clean bullheads"... It is one of those things that can be very difficult until you learn the method, after which they are among the easiest fish to clean..I can do one in a minute, a couple of different ways. Once cleaned ( either whole or filleted) simply dust in flour, bisquick, or your own favorite coating and then fry in hot oil until done. So good you wanna slap yo MOMMA...

Another country music legend gone...<< SIGH>>....

...... .22lr, .280 Rem, 9.3 x 62 .... I'd use the .22 for edible small game, the 9.3 for big bears, elk, moose and the .280 for everything else... Come to think of it, the .280 would serve well for elk and moose, too.

SWEET !!! Talk about a solid tree !! I can see why you named him " Chop"....<<grin>>...

Yeah Al...I'll be eager to find out exact models and condition. This same fellow sold a Pre-64 M70 in .22Hornet about a year ago for a very reasonable price. Somebody had drilled/tapped a couple of extra holes in the barrel for a target style scope, so the collector value had been lowered, but the rifle was in fine shape and worth more than what he sold it for just as a shooter. I'm not in the market for a Colt Ace or a M52, but I would certainly like to look at them and pass the info along to someone who is.

What a coincidence. I talked to a local friend at coffee this morning. He does a lot of buying/selling at flea markets, estate sales, etc. He told me that he just obtained a bunch of guns from an estate liquidation, and they include a Colt ACE 1911 .22LR AND a Winchester M52 .22 heavy barrel. Both may be very valuable firearms depending on model and condition.

I have soiled my drawers more than once over the years, but it never involved a grouse.. Most times, it was the result of trusting a fart... NEVER trust a fart, especially after you have turned 50...

A THREE inch hole in the paper at 30 yards ? I would like to see a picture of that...A 3" pattern would nearly decapitate a gobbler at 30 yards. A pattern that dense would be a definite disadvantage to most hunters, who take their birds at normal ranges, from 20 to 40 yards...

The 30 packs I buy for home are either Genny Light or Labatts Blue light.

Me too, Elmo....That is why I prefer the mach 2... They are easier to skin/clean if they are not so blown up... I hunt them because I enjoy hunting them, but I also enjoy eating them. I would not shoot them if I did not like to eat them so well..

You don't have a .22 rifle ?? What the hell kind of a FARM BOY are you..??.....<<GRIN>>...

That is correct, Paulie....Neat thing is that within 100 yards, the two are very similar as far as accuracy and trajectory is concerned. Beyond 100 yards, the HMR is the boss.. Of course, the HMR has an energy advantage at all ranges, which is important for larger game, like foxes, etc., but for squirrels or rabbits, how much energy is required ?

Mrs. Elmo is PURTY !!...Lucky guy !!

Yeah, Al, the Mach 2 shoots plenty flat and accurate enough for squirrels out to 100+ yards. One negative issue might be future ammo availability. I have around 1000 rounds for mine and since it is a single shot and I use it exclusively for hunting rather than plinking, I consider that a lifetime supply. At least for what's left of MY life...LOL...

The CZ 452 is a fine rifle, Paulie..My buddy ( Bill Arnold) has one in .17 HMR and I have borrowed it a few times for squirrel hunting. It is indeed a tack driver. I currently own a New England Arms single shot in .17 Mach II. I have a Leupold scope on it, so the scope is worth about three times as much as the rifle ! It is not as accurate as my buddy's CZ, but it groups plenty good enough for squirrels at any reasonable range, and the little .17 Mach II cartridge is not as destructive as the HMR if I happen to get a body shot. I also have a Ruger 10/22 in .22 LR that I use often for squirrels. I bought it new in 1973. I have a Burris Compact 4X scope on it, and while it is not a one holer, it shoots " minute of squirrel head" out to 50 yards or so with Remington Standard Velocity Target ammo.

I have eaten perch roe...Dust the skeins in flour, salt and pepper and sautee in butter over medium heat until golden brown. If you turn the heat up too much, they will explode. They are really quite good, with sort of a "nutty" flavor. I have had shad roe in restaurants a couple of times. It is OK, but there are many fish/seafood dishes that I would rather spend my money on. I once worked with a woman who was an immigrant from Romania. She made caviar out of some local trout or salmon roe, I can't remember which. I didn't care for it. It tasted like raw, fishy, super salty fish eggs, which is not surprising because that is exactly what it was.

Fortunately that was in the days before rifles were legal here for deer, and he claimed he shot (at) woodchucks with it. A couple of years after he showed us his rifle he wrapped himself around a tree with his Harley.

Wooly isn't kidding here..His firearms aren't real high tech I've seen pictures of his turkey gun. I think it came over with the pilgrims on the Mayflower. I think his turkey load is half a handful of gravel and a few rusty nails.