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I'm sure I have posted on this in the past and certainly my dislike for remingtons is no secret. I can say from FIRST hand experience that this trigger issue IS not a joke, a could be problem, a just in case recall... I was on hand when a remington 700 .243 discharged when the safety was released so that the gun could be unloaded! After calming down after flipping out on my buddy for being so careless (thank god the muzzle was pointed in a safe direction) he said I never touched the trigger. I took the gun emptied it, reloaded 1 shell in the chamber placed the safety on and with the muzzle pointed into a dirt bank I pushed the safety forward and the gun discharged! I told Frank that gun goes back to camp and it does not come back to camp until I see a repair receipt for it. a few months later I see a recall notice in outdoor life (late 90's early 2000's) Frank called remington and they said "your serial number does not fall in the recall range." I could not believe it so I called them, they told me the same exact thing! After explaining that they need to look at widening their range for the recall as its obvious this 700 is doing exactly what your recall states. The refused to address it and simply told me that if I felt there was a issue with my firearm to take it to a gunsmith. Needless to say there were some statements made by me that their failure to further investigate could potentially open themselves to a massive liability case, and not that they really care but I will NEVER purchase another remington product whether a firearm, ammo, clothing, nothing EVER! If you will not address an absolutely potentially deadly KNOWN issue with one of your firearms I have no use for you! They said sorry you feel that way and hung up, and to this day I have not bought a single remington product nor will I !

holy crap 10 K for a 10x10 shed? I could build one a whole lot cheaper than that.... LOL. couple things to think about if your going this route. If for some unknown reason I would even entertain the thoughts of doing something like this I would choose a spot that this "shed" would set permanently, I would pour a slab on a nice thick bed of gravel then build up from there. the problem you will have over time with a wooden floor "movable" shed is rodent intrusion, mice WILL find a way in there in due time unless you do a cement floor or close off the bottom with metal. I would say you may get around the mouse issue if you put cement board over the wood floor inside The spray foam of 2 " on the walls is a good idea as that would likely eliminate the intrusion of flies and other small bugs, the ceiling would have to be completely sealed off as well. having heat in there is an invite to critters and none of which are good for mounts. If your not in there daily or weekly at least a lot of damage can be done before you even realize its happening. I would have no windows in it as its just another avenue for a thief, I would also keep the contents conversations to a minimum as to not attract attention of thieves.

like others have said its all a personal decision. there are a number of tractor sites/mags that have equipment for sale. generally speaking its tough to get an all around perfect fit tractor, there are few if any multi use tractors with quick attach backhoe/ loader implements that can even hold a candle to the digging/lifting power of an actual backhoe. Unfortunately backhoes generally do not have rear pto's to run farm implements. I have no experience with the construction or reliability/dependability of the mahindra line of tractors. we have a small diesel kubota 4x4 tractor with a loader, within its capabilities its been a good tractor for the last 10 years with little issue with it. We ran the gammot with farm tractors/ loaders for years, never satisfied and always on the lookout for a backhoe. Finally we found a good used older backhoe CK580 with full enclosed cab. It wont win a beauty contest and needed some work ( replaced the clutch, replaced some of the hydrolic lines to the point of over the last 15 years we have replaced them all (not cheap) I think we paid around 8k for the backhoe. I would agree that 24 hp. would be a min. to even consider and as was said hp at pto is crucial. matching implements to desired job is a must also, what I mean is if your going to be doing heavy brush hogging ( small trees, rough ground, multifloral rose etc. ) buy a good heavy duty brush hog. some of the so called brush hogs are very cheaply made with very cheap and weak gearboxes. there are some great buys out there on used equipment, there is also junk out there for sale. We probably looked at 20 backhoes before we pulled the trigger. We are more inclined to buy used since we are very mechanically inclined and new is just too much money. We kinda have a tractor fetish since we have 20 or 21 plus the back hoe. :-) if you are not handy mechanically, likely new would be a better option. Just a question on the 0% financing..... is that 0% if paid in full before month 85? Often times those 0% deals have some pretty stiff penalties if not paid off before the 0% deadline. what i mean is you make 0% payments for 84 monthes and still have a balance on the principle but they wack you with the full interest all the way back to the beginning of the loan. As far as using the equipment for odd jobs, that is a personal decision, the more you use the equipment the greater your maintenance costs are going to be. Keep the oil and filter changes on a regular schedule as well as keeping it greased. Preventative maintenance goes a LONG way in a tractors life, as does keeping it out of the weather. Insurance is a must as it only takes 1 mistake to rack up huge damage amount. and certainly a digsafe call before ever digging.. If you do rent, generally you pay X amount per day machine cost plus X amount per hour, so don't let the machine set and idle. good luck.

what you will need; an electric drill ( battery drills just don't have the speed needed) a bore brush to match the gauge of the barrel a green scotch brite pad a can of wd40 an old cleaning rod ( or put enough sections together for the barrel length so there is no handle on the cleaning rod or cut the handle off) newspaper and a garbage can the process; remove barrel from gun. look through the barrel to see what it looks like ( for later reference) if the barrel has a screw in style choke I put in the imp. cyl. choke or the most open choke i have for the barrel. Make sure the choke is seated and do not continue this process without a choke screwed in the barrel. put a fresh bag in the garbage can and wad up a bunch of newspaper in the bottom of the can assemble the cleaning rod and bore brush. cut the scotch brite pad to the width of the brush, then wrap the pad around the brush and trim to fit the circumference of the brush. place the barrel muzzle down in the garbage can attach drill to the cleaning rod. place to brush into the garbage can and saturate the sctotch brite pad with wd40 holding the barrel with one hand insert the bore brush into the chamber end of the barrel, you may have to slowly start the drill to aid in pushing the brush in. once the brush is in the barrel, speed up the drill to full speed. keep the brush moving up and down the barrel and a reasonable speed, all the way to the end and back to the chamber end ( DO NOT ALLOW THE BRUSH TO EXIT THE BARREL) I put that in caps as its a very important tip that will save you a messy clean up (speaking from experience) you will have to squirt more wd40 into the barrel while running the brush you want the brush and pad saturated at all times while scrubbing. you should see a steady dripping of black oil running into the garbage can. after about 3 minutes ease the brush out and inspect the barrel, the best way to describe the look you want is,,, a clean mirror like finish the entire length of the barrel. you should see a vast difference in the looks from when you started. if you have a good mirrored finish remove the open choke and install your turkey choke making sure its seated tight. this part of the process you need to be careful doing, lay the cleaning rod, brush along side the barrel with the brush just over where the choke and barrel meet, mark the cleaning rod at the end of the barrel. reinsert the brush and pad in the chamber end again making sure to saturate with wd40. start down the barrel and pick up speed to full speed. you want to concentrate where the choke and barrel meet, your goal here is to have a smooth transition any little ridge will catch the shot cup slowing it down thus allowing the shot to exit the cup before it all goes through the choke. you want to be very careful during this part of the process as you can open the choke some if you go too long with the scrubbing. by looking through the barrel you can generally see if there is an issue where the choke seats in the barrel. I have seen some chokes that needed some hand dressing with emery cloth to remove milling burrs, again great care needs to be taken if you do this. once done I run a dry cleaning patch through and inspect the barrel for any patch fibers to be caught on the choke base that would indicate an issue that would need further scrubbing. once all is acceptable reassemble and head to the pattern board. I have done a bunch of these for myself and others and I have seen remarkable pattern improvements.

we had to rebuild our shop starting in 2000. April 1 2000 someone stopped at mom and dads house about 9pm banging on the door yelling that a building was on fire down the road. at first they thought it was our barn, when they drove down the road it wasn't the barn but it was the old 1 room school house that we had converted to our woodshop. Being 9 miles from the closest fire dept. all on winding hilly back roads by the time anyone got there it was already on the ground and everything was lost. The insurance company was great to deal with, we had piles of receipts and pictures to help assess what we lost but there were a lot of things bought second hand/ auctions that took time to dig up records of. We spent a solid week sifting through debris for remains of tools, router bits, saw blades, reloading dies etc. By the end of that week we had a full truck bed of materials for the insurance company to look at. When they were there and finished their assessment of the materials and our multi page list of materials and replacement costs they cut us a check. although there was no way to remember everything it was at least a good start. By May we had started the current shop addition onto our garage, ended up 24x36, I did install fire alarms ( Dad has no sense of smell so unless he see's smoke he cant smell it, the cause and origin team determined the fire started from the radial arm saw area) Dad had been working that day on a kitchen for a customer ( I was here in NY running a charter that day) so we had to scramble to get the new shop built, well at least up and under roof and closed in. We were able to get the kitchen cabinets done with no issues from the understanding customer. Since then we have just picked away and replaced things we eventually realized was gone or added things that were always on our wish list. Now it is time to expand, I need an area better set up for the gluing table, and I need a finishing room set up. All in due time I guess, seems that spare time is getting harder to come by as there is a list a mile long of things that need done at the farm while I am there, eventually though it will get done.

NYS proposed bill for mandatory firearm insurance This bill would require any and all firearms owners in NY to secure and maintain $250,000 liability insurance for negligent use of a firearm before procuring and while possessing of such firearm. "FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH INSURANCE SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH OWNER'S REGISTRATION, LICENSE AND ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE TO OWN SUCH FIREARM" https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2017/A2260

http://www.whec.com/news/coyote-hunter-accidentally-sweden-shooting/4405328/?cat=565

start with dove/quail loads at 10-15 yards to get the small pattern on the bullseye. once its on target move out to 20 yards and see if the pattern density stays on center. once that is done check the pattern with the shells you use for turkey hunting. I would suggest scrubbing the barrel and choke thread base first if you have not done that yet.

almost looks like cherry.

thanks Law, I am hoping to put an addition on the shop this year so I can set up more equipment and make a finishing room.

With the warm temps we made a trip to camp. Altho a bit muddy r his morning now it's almost 70 wind a steady south wind which has dried the ground quite a bit. Away from the rat race for both of us it's nice to be at home at camp. Did some turkey scouting this morning and then into the wood shop to do some repairs on an old Hoosier hutch. It's nice being at camp, ziva is in her glory and even more so since it's warm out. A few pics of our view. Our wood shop Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

TF, we stop at a buffet place in Clarion Pa. on our way to camp. We decided to make a quick trip to camp since the weather was to be warm all weekend. as kids we used to hit the local stream that was loaded with crawdads, we would get a coffee can of water boiling and then start gathering crawdads so we could have a shore lunch.

Crawdads, clams, crab legs tonight. Last night was fresh perch done up as poor man's shrimp. Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk

Law, When I saw this post yesterday I could not bring myself to read it, I know your Jenny had and always will have a special place in your heart. Its never easy to make that decision but bring comfort in the fact that you tried to minimize the suffering. Its a hard decision and one that those that don't have a family member pet just do not understand. I dread the day I will have to face the decision with my Ziva. Jenny was a beautiful dog and its obvious that you shared a mutual love of pleasing each other. Hang in there and in due time you may have another one to not "replace" Jenny but to replace the heartache. again sorry for your loss.

stinks for sure. one reason I never tell a stranger when I have a deer hit, nor would have gotten out of the stand till after he left. I would of done whatever I needed to do to be back at the hit sight at first light. actually I rather prefer to track at night but after this last seasons occurrence my tracking will be done differently from now on. Hard to tell how I would of handled it. probably the first thought would of been did he tag the buck and report it? if not he would be in possession of an illegal deer depending on when he took the deer, if he went back that night (likely he did especially if you said you wouldn't be back till the weekend to look) Just all around a real dirtbag move on his part, and as someone else posted speaks volumes of his hunting ethics. Do you know the landowners son that gave the guy permission? If so I would talk to the father and son and explain YOUR side of the story just in case that guy tells them something completely different, I would also have your arrow in the vehicle just in case there is any questions of your story's validity. its hard to tell WHAT story he is telling people and you likely wont know till the story gets back through the grapevine to you. go easy if you talk to the landowner as most do NOT want to play referee over hunter disputes. I would certainly keep an eye on the other guy as its hard to tell what he may do in the future. what I mean is stand site contamination, stand sabotage etc. I guess at this point you may have to explore the option of tying up the property rights for yourself only.

exactly, and with the "safe act" provision of renewing your pistol permit every 5 years if you fail to do so not only will they take your pistols but ALL firearms, likely as a "safe act" violation. Makes a person wonder how many renewals will get "lost in the mail" or "Lost" in cyber space thus making people in violation of the law resulting in confiscation. I would be doing both the online registration and printing out conformations and I would be sending via us mail certified with delivery conformation. the whole "safe act" is cuomo's back door unlawful way of confiscating weapons, you think its not happening, it IS happening, will continue to happen and will likely increase even more within the next year or 2.

my advice for the calling is that if you get yourself a good box call you have plenty of time to get proficient with it by may. while the diaphragm calls are widely popular and when properly learned are certainly deadly they are among the hardest to master as are the trumpets and tube calls. as Pygmy said basic yelps and clucks are all that's really needed, I have killed more birds with less than 10 series of calls than more calling. believe me you do not have to call like your on stage at a calling contest, while at times you need to be loud and aggressive most times soft and subtle will kill you more birds. The most important thing with calling is something that really can not be taught except by experience, that is what to say and even more import WHEN to say it. adding realism to the calling will often times seal the deal. from doing a simulated fly down with a wing to subtle leaf scratching with soft clucks and purrs. One aspect that is by far the most overlooked is Scouting, not just hiking through looking for tracks and other sign. scouting, where they roost, where they go and where they are at certain times of the day. one of the most important things while scouting is learning the lay of the land, logging roads, creeks, ponds, extremely thick areas, basically anything that will aid or deter a bird from approaching. I have had them fly across streams, had them crawl through tree tops.....but I have had them hang up just because a log was in front of them. I guess basically what I am getting at is that its far easier to call a gobbler into an area he is comfortable in, if he is not going to be comfortable in an are it doesn't matter who the caller is.

some good info already given by fellow members. for turkey loads of today some of the more popular chokes are comp-n-choke, gobblestopper, carlson, primos jelly head, patternmaster as well as a host of others. as with most guns the ammo choice and choke can make drastic changes to the pattern. another shell to consider is the federal heavyweight 7, they are quite impressive in pattern and field performance. when my supply of extended range #6 shells runs out I will likely be switching over to the heavyweight 7's from federal. I see that you were shooting a sabot choke, if you were pairing that up with sabot ammo I would suggest scrubbing the barrel. I remove the barrel, I put an old choke in the barrel, put a fresh garbage bag in a garbage can ant ball up a bunch of newspaper and paper towels in the bottom. I place the muzzle end in the garbage can, I put a bristle style bore brush on an old bore cleaning rod. I take a green scotch brite pad and trim it to the length of the bristle brush, then wrap it around the brush and trim it to fit snugly around the brush. then I saturate the pad with wd 40, attach the cleaning rod to an electric drill, then I slowly start the drill and insert the brush end into the chamber end and once in the barrel I run the drill at full speed while running it up and down in the barrel. I also spray more wd40 in the barrel while doing the scrubbing. about every 5 minutes I check the barrel bore. what you want is a uniform mirror finish from chamber to muzzle, you will not believe the crud that comes out of the barrel! make sure to NOT pull the bristle brush out of the chamber end with the drill running ( experience talking and don't ask the results) once I am satisfied with the looks of the barrel I take the turkey choke and thread that in the barrel and do a quick scrub with the drill concentrating on the area that the choke meets the barrel ---DO NOT scrub long with the drill as you don't want to change the constriction of the choke, all your doing is dressing the choke seat so it doesn't create drag on the shot wad. The worst pattern improvement I have seen by doing this routine is around 25% improvement, one gun went up just under 60% on the pattern density. Just be forewarned that if the pattern is too tight you may have to go to some type of sighting system whether its rifle sights, aimpoint or scope. if you do have to go to sights I would suggest using regular birdshot shells at 15 yards to get your pattern centered before fine tuning with the turkey loads.

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August is no good for me, but don't change for me. its just that Summer time is kinda busy for me between doing hay here in ny, running back and forth to pa to do hay at home, fishing charters here and my construction business.......some times I even have time for family life.

this makes me sick to see, not only the violations but water swatting the birds......really?? should be a lifetime ban! Sorry but I have 0 tolerance for these kinds of things! http://www.dec.ny.gov/press/109051.html

good to hear winchester stepped up to the plate with adding 20 ga. to their line up. I shoot the winchester extended range 3.5" #6 out of my 835 and the pattern is great. Last year I set up a tristar 20. ga. semi for a youth gun for the grandkids, I hit the pattern board with pile of different "turkey" loads and several aftermarket chokes, when the dust settled the 2.75" federal heavyweight 7's with a carlson tube was the new turkey poison for that gun. My 9 yr old grandson Gavin killed his first spring gobbler last april in pa. with that set up and the bird was 40 yards, the head/neck was pretty much jelly. I used his gun to kill my first bird here in ny last season ( the triple beard that I had mounted ). I saw a few other birds killed with those heavyweight 7's and have been quite impressed with both the patterns and the down range retained energy and penetration on turkeys is unreal. with all that being said I will certainly be picking up a box of the winchester shells just to try since I just like to shoot and tinker with turkey guns, but it will have to be pretty impressive to make me change from my current set up but may be a good back up plan if ammo changes.

if you want me to take a look at the boat and equipment i can give you a pretty good idea of what you should expect to get out of the boat as a package deal. may even have some contacts interested in buying the right boat....... no not me as I already have 4 boats and not really in the market for another one LOL.

2 people fell through thin ice on sandy pond this morning and died before being rescued. such a sad and needless loss of life. http://www.syracuse.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/01/two_people_killed_ice_fishing_on_sandy_pond_in_oswego_county.html