Moho81

Happy Birthday!

Wow. Day trip to Cooperstown will be on the list of things to do. Thanks for the info Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

About an hour. Besides the baseball hall of fame is there anything else to do in Cooperstown? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We are camping at Bowman Lake State park over Memorial Day. Just a quick google search does not show a lot in the area which is fine but maybe there is a hidden family friendly gem that someone knows about. Anyone got any ideas?

I haven't noticed much as far as a shortage goes but everything is more expensive than a year ago that's for sure. Ammo obviously has been problematic to get but if you are willing to pay 3x more than normal you can usually find it online at least. Couple of weeks ago Tractor supply didnt have any riding mower filters in stock but I noticed they had them this weekend. I use to buy a 40 pound box of chicken breasts for right around $40 now that same box is $70 plus and steadily going up. I hate thinking this way but it seems like companies are using covid as an excuse as to why there prices have increased and I wonder if it's true or if it's an easy lie to charge more because people are paying it.

Smart wool for me as well. Best sock I have found so far

I smell a GTG!

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So I was just talking tonight to my wife about a gift for my daughters upcoming birthday on the 11th and while I won’t have enough time to get the perfect rifle for her we decided that we are going to “give” her, her first rifle to her this year as some sort of gift certificate. This will give me and her time to decide what caliber works before purchasing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If it makes you feel any better I paid way to much money and way to many years off my life to also have a degree in urban planning and city design.......................................................................................................... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

yes the long term storage is usually the issue but what do I know I'm just an architect just ask @The_Real_TCIII

Run 87 all summer and before storing it for the winter put some fuel additive in it like seafoam and run it for a while before putting it away.

The short quick version your standard 87 you use is ethanol which has about 10% plant in it (think corn) Ethanol free is 100% oil. Ethanol in your vehicle is not a big deal but ethanol in your small mower/snowblower engine can cause issues with the carburetors and fuel lines and it will gum these up over time especially when they sit for months at a time without being used.

I just spent 4 hours on the golf course by myself, I was so so close to not wearing my mask but I kept in on because the wind was pretty strong and I didn't know if covid was blowing around...

Y’all had a day! Good job Dad Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

He looks alive coming out of that wall. Amazing! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

She’s been behind a bolt action 22 for 2-3 years now. She can plaster a 10” gong at 100 yards all day long. She has some anxiety and anything new/different can be an obstacle or her to overcome which is why my search is towards a light recoil deer rifle. She loves hunting and being out at my club and the last thing I want to do is force her behind to big of a gun. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If the 7mm-08 does everything the .243 does but better with almost no difference in recoil then I think it’s a no brainer to go with the 7mm-08. I guess my next step is to step her up from the .22 to the 7mm-08 slowly as she’s very tentative and can easily be put off from things because she’s uncomfortable. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So sorry to hear Otto they truly are apart of the family and losing them is so hard. The pain gets easier over time but their memory certainly doesn't fade away.

I'll keep the Weatherby in mind and a rifle designed for a women in general in mind when I search for a gun. I didn't even know that was a thing. I knew they had youth guns but not guns designed for women. I looked it up real quick and the changes they made just make sense.

I have a bolt action .22 that she's been shooting. I like it for a couple of reasons. One it forces her to slow down and not just pull the trigger as fast as she can. Two being a bolt gun she's getting use to cycling the bolt after every shot. No joke when I switched from Semi auto shotgun to the bolt action it took me a good 20-30 seconds to remember that I had to manually cycle the gun after shooting a doe. Good thing the first shot was spot on and I didn't need a follow up shot because I completely botched it.

I only went 30-.06 because I won it in a raffle (and I wanted to be a real man for once in my life). If I was buying I would have went with the .270 for myself.

So the 7mm-08 seems to be the really really popular opinion and if I was reading correctly it's a necked down .308 right in the middle of the .243 and the .308. I've always heard that while legal the .243 lacked for White Tail's. Obviously I've heard that statement right with the "if your not shooting 30-.06 your not a real man" statement from the older generation so there is no science to back up what i've heard LOL. where does the 7mm-08 stack up against the 6.5 Creedmore? I'm not a huge fan of the 6.5. On paper it looks great but some real world experience I've seen the last 2 years has me thinking different on that round.

With the age of youth hunting on the verge of being 12 years old I find myself having to fast track my thought process on what rifle caliper to get in the now near future. My daughter will be 11 in a few weeks so that gives me about 1.5 years to get a gun and get her use to it if she is going to join me in hunting. Question is what caliper is better suited for a young girl who is tall but only weighs in at maybe 80 pounds. I feel recoil is the largest factor when choosing a rifle for her. My only experience is with 12ga, 22's and 30-06. The last 2 being way to much recoil for her to handle. I don't need to scare her off guns. Ideally I like the idea of a .270 as its a popular round and versatile but perhaps its on the high end of recoil versus maybe a 7mm-08 or a .243. Thoughts, opinions and experience is welcome.

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