steve863

Dang, your neck size will give this fella a run for his money!!

Thanks! I'll be filling up my tank while you'll be putting air in your bicycle tires since that's what you'll be riding while your truck is in the shop. LOL I'd be more than happy to give you lift, however.

Since you all seem so compassionate, lets throw affirmative action into the mix here to go along with youth hunting, ladies night and reduced meal prices for the old folks. Lets see how much support that gets on this site? LOL

I get what the youth hunt supporters are saying here, but the one significant negative I do see with the youth hunts is that they do give youngsters a bit of an unrealistic view of what hunting will be when they no longer qualify for a "youth" hunt. Hunting deer for example with a gun in the calmness and emptiness of the October woods is definitely NOT what they will get when they no longer qualify for the youth hunt. In fact, the difference may be quite dramatic depending on where they hunt. I guess time will tell how many of the youngsters who first got their taste of hunting via a youth hunt actually continue to hunt into adulthood. Probably way too soon to tell, but I do know that when people are given preferential treatment in other facets of life, it doesn't always turn out as good as many might expect. Just my .02 on this.

I could care less if people love to knock the Japanese brands. I know that I will continue to buy Japanese because I have had so few issues over the years that they've got me sold for good! Sure, both American and Japanese brands can have issues, they are mechanical/electronic devices after all. But my experience has been that the Japanese brands have way less issues from the people I have known owning one or the other. I'll be sure to honk my horn at you guys when I pass the repair shops!! LOL

Forget about the shotgun, I love the finish on that scoped rifle. Is that a Remington 700 BDL? Sure looks like an original BDL stock. Looks like you stripped the original stain off of it and then re-varnished it in natural wood color. Looks great!!

If you have good health insurance policy, this is a waste of money. We have it in our company, but I never have participated in it. Insurance companies will sell you insurance to insure your shoelaces at a premium of $5.00 a year, but why would I get insurance on them when I can buy shoelaces for $3.50? This is how I view this Aflac nonsense. You are better off just saving even half of the $120 they would charge you each month and you'd have plenty to cover any additional healthcare costs that possibly might come up that isn't covered by your primary healthcare insurance.

I think the deer knew it would have it's picture posted on HuntingNY.com, so it wanted to act like the typical forum member here! LOL

I'm sure he'll find a job elsewhere. Maybe not on any major TV networks, but I'm sure he'll at least get a radio gig. He won't make as much money as he did before, but does he really need any more money? He's got more money than dirt already. Oh, and my hunch would be that many, if not all of these allegations are probably true. His pompous personality is exactly the trait that many men who harass women possess. They think they can say anything they want to anyone, at anytime without any consequences. It's now caught up to him, and I honestly DON'T feel a bit sorry for him.

Give me another day or two. I'm having it translated into Spanish so that we might understand it better! LOL

I tell you, I have a hard time believing that there isn't more fine print to all this. There are a LOT of people falling under the $125K threshold in this state, and for the life of me I can't imagine that all these folks will now be able to send their kids to a state school for free. Where the hell is the state going to get money to fund all this? Yeah I know, they might increase our taxes, but I just don't think this is going to fly for very long if everyone and their uncle can now go to a state or city school for free!!

I have a relative with a Ford 150 and I think the only thing he hasn't had replaced on it is the steering wheel. LOL

I really want to see how this is going to work. Does anyone have a link to the full requirements of how one is to get this free college tuition? So the family income needs to be less than $125K? Well $125K is not a small number and these people are not even close to the poverty line. So Cuomo is expecting me to believe that a family earning lets say $115K per year, maybe own a house, have a decent amount in their savings and 401K will be given free college tuition for their kid(s) in state or city colleges? I call BS to that! I bet it won't happen. There just has to be a lot of fine print on who will really qualify for this. I'm sure the only people who will get anything here are the same ones who milk the system already in numerous different ways. I can't see a hardworking family who earns even $80K getting anything free here. This is all a BS scheme for Cuomo to win his third term. The only thing the hardworking middle class will get is the shaft as always and nothing more here!

Grow, you need to ask Biz. I think he's got some good pie recipes. LOL

Where is this? Is this a dump where they dispose road killed deer? That werewolf coyote looks like he is wearing sheeps clothing. The perfect camo to stalk up on sheep. Looks like Wile E Coyote in the bugs bunny cartoons! LOL The other coyote looks as big as a wolf! Man, these things are growing bigger an bigger all the time

Not sure, but Grampy says it was wrapped in some girly looking purple shag that had some weird stains on it.

I have no real need for a truck, but my Subaru Outback lasted me 18 years without a single major repair. Oil changes, a couple of brake jobs, on my third set of tires and that is it! Finally getting rid of it, just because I want something new, and another Subaru it will be. Have another Subaru in the family that is going on year 24!! From my experience the people I know that have owned Japanese vehicles simply have less headaches with them compared to those who own American brands. So I will stick to buying what appears to be the better product.

I always get a kick out of these truck threads. Guys claiming that Ford is better than Chevy, or Dodge is better than both, yet everyone seems to give a laundry list of repairs they've had to make. Get a Toyota or Nissan and you'll be driving while the other American trucks will be in the shop needing repairs! LOL I get the "buy American" thing, but if I'm coughing up $50 grand for a truck, I want something that will last a while and from all reports (these threads included), buying the American truck will not give you that.

I like Damascus but definitely not the gut hook that yours has. I don't like sharp edges on both sides of the knife. I'd probably gut myself sooner or later pulling it out of it's sheath.

I did understand what you were saying. I can see the Optilocks being a bit more secure than what he has, but the dovetail grooves on the rifle still don't give you much beef to tighten down on nonetheless. I guess we'll probably go with these, since there doesn't seem to be too many options available. Just as an FYI, here's a video of the Ruger system. Be it that the Sako is quite a bit more expensive and overall considered a better quality rifle, but I know I'll never be convinced that the Sako mounting system is better than the Ruger. Ruger makes it simple and foolproof, with very few parts to it, yet rock solid.

His are definitely NOT Optilocks. His gun is a little older model, that he bought used but the gun was like brand new with a box with barely a shot fired thru it. But the scope mounting system is the same as the gun pictured here. We've been considering trying the Optilocks with the bases, but they seem a little bulky and high in my opinion have a bit too many parts to them. At about $150 they are not cheap either. The dovetails on the Sako's just don't look very strong to me. Not much beef on them for a high powered rifle. Actually they don't seem much beefier than a rimfire rifle that comes with dovetails for scope mounting. If you compare them to the much cheaper Ruger M77 rifle, which also has a built in scope mounting system, the recess on the Ruger system gives you WAY more beef to tighten down the screws. I actually have a Ruger with that scope mounting system that I hadn't fired in over a dozen years. I took it to the range last year and the point of impact didn't move a hair. Nailed the bullseye with the very first shot. Like I said, I think the Sako's finally addressed the problem with their latest rifles that are drilled and tapped for more traditional scope mounting. I must have not been the only one with complaints about it. Otherwise Sako makes a great rifle.

What type of scope mounts do you have on your rifle? Are those the original Sako mounts that clamp on to the dovetail that is built in to the action? I can't really tell by enlarging the photos. My uncle has a Sako Finnbear and we've had a hell of a time keeping that rifle in zero from one year to the next with the original mounts. Need to try something else, but there aren't too many good options for Sako's. One BIG negative I find on a rifle of this quality and price range is their scope mounting system. Those dovetails are pitifully small for a high powered rifle, and the the action doesn't come drilled and tapped. I think the latest model Sako's do come drilled and tapped, which tells me that Sako finally woke up on this issue.

OK, excuse me then. I think it's a bit "girly" nonetheless. But that's OK, we live in the state of New York, and in this state one is allowed to even use the bathroom of the gender they consider themselves to be. LOL

Wasn't going to go there, but isn't Moog the guy who has the bed of his truck lined in pink velvet? Or was that Phade? I guess it don't matter they are always "hunting" together anyway! LOL

Any caliber good for deer is good enough for black bear. Unless you simply want another rifle I don't think a new one needs to be purchased just for this one hunt.