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  1. I've had a 6.5 Grendel for years. Taken some deer with it. Works DRT. It's not a PRC but the lighter weight bullets work well. I also have a 7mmGNR, it's a blown out case 7x30 Waters, In a 16" Contender barrel. I have killed a bunch of deer DRT too. Toss-up of which is my favorite. The little Contender is really handy. 

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  2. 19 hours ago, JJBat150 said:

    Interesting video regarding purchasing non-ethanol fuel in small quantities...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQZK-hcl5M4&ab_channel=Chickanic

     

    Interesting video.  I never get fuel at a station that has a tanker there rileing up the water and dirt off the bottom of the tank.  Yea I know there's a filter in the pump. I used to work in the tank and pump field,  very few stations keep up on the filter maintenance. 

  3. I'm on my way this afternoon to get 10 gallons for mowing. Takes me about 5 gallons a week to mow my 7 acres. Plus I get a gallon can for 2 stroke. I don't worry too much about prices for that amount.  When I had the boat in a slip on canandaigua lake it was expensive at the marina.

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  4. I keep some honey bees at camp in Steuben County.  Of course the bee yard is well electric fenced. The battery needed to be replaced so I brought it home with me and took a new one back the next day.  Came back to one hive destroyed.  Must have been a bear slipped in and ate it. Honey licked out clean. Keeping a second battery for backup ready and time to get the trail cameras back on. 

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  5. I have had nothing but good experiences with the 10mm since the 90s.  All the platforms I've tried for shooting have been more accurate than me. I think it's an inherently accurate caliber and easy to load. I like Lee dies best, in fact I have several sets. My favorite pistol caliber was 38 super before before the 10mm. Also shoot alot of .40 S&W. There are only a few sources of information that I trust,  here is a link to one of the most trusted and knowledgeable writers for a source of knowledge. 

    http://www.sixguns.com/tests/tt10mag.htm

    There has been a resurgence of the 10 in the past few years. If it wasn't good there would not be so many gun makers going to that caliber. 

    Of course these are only my experiences and opinions,  your mileage may vary. 

     

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  6. 5 hours ago, Grouse said:

    I would love to have a Glock 10mm for hunting, but it's not in the cards right now.

    My son got the G40 and put a Burris Fastfire on it.  I got the G20 before the 40 came out and added a 6 inch Lone Wolf Barrel and a bracket that replaces the rear sight and added the Fastfire.  I would recommend that when you are ready, go for the G40 if you want to hunt with it.  Will be cheaper in the long run. I'm glad that I got mine before I retired. I wouldn't be able to now. 

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  7. Congratulations on the Girsan purchase. 

    I too was bit by the 10mm bug. Through the years I bought a bunch.  LAR Grizzly (with extra barrel kits, only one I don't have now), IAI Javelina 7", Colt Delta Elite, Glock 20 (wolf 6" Barrel), Para hunter 6" (still unfired, it became the Remington), and a Just Right Carbine.  I hand load the 10mm using 180 grain and 200 grain cast. One thing I will say is they all shoot well and it's an easy caliber to load up. I have carried the 10 when deer hunting, but have not shot a deer with it. I believe it to be capable but just haven't had a chance.  

    You will like the 10mm. I have loaded with blue dot, unique and power pistol.  Blue dot is what I settled on using WLP primers in starline cases. When initially prepping the cases, just gave them a light kiss with a chamfer tool inside the mouth. Bullets slide right in without a bell which helps with case life. 

    Are you going to get a Galco Miami classic holster?

    Be sure to post shooting updates and enjoy the Girsan!

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  8. 14 minutes ago, airedale said:

    A friend of mine out in BC Canada used his Airedale for a recovery of a wounded archery hunt Bear that ended with the Bear holing up in a cave.

    Al

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    Neat picture. Killed a bear in New Brunswick, Expired at the base of my treestand. Drew it's last breath and let out an unforgettable death moan. Hair on my neck stood up! Shot it just a few minutes after getting into stand. There were more than him fighting in the bushes. He came into the bait first so I figured him to be the victor and must be the biggest. The guide had just put my buddy in his stand up the road and heard the shot. He got nervous and decided to sneak into check on me. I was excited to see how big the bear was so I stretched him out and laid down next to him at the base of the treestand. He was longer than me so I figured over 6 feet. I heard a branch snap, then some fast footsteps while lying there, sizing him up. So I froze figuring that one of the other bears might be coming in. I'll never forget the look on the guides face when he leaned over me looking to see if I was dead. We both had a good laugh later after recovering. 

    Anyway beautiful dog.  I have a poodle. I think she would run the other way if she saw a bear. I tell her she's soft all the time. I think she knows she has it made!

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  9. Was forced into retirement last year due to medical issues. Spent a month in Arizona this winter. Best thing I could have done. Son got laid off work temporarily so we went and enjoyed the desert. Wife loved it too. Metal detecting,  found a gold nugget. Picked up a 5 gal pail half full of petrified wood. When we came home, did a little reloading. Then got pneumonia, laid up for a month. Back on my feet just on time for mowing. Getting old is not for the weak, you gotta be tough! I can't imagine how the younger generation today will be able to do it. I remember my grandfather still grape farming into his 90's. The old timers were really tough. 

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  10. Used up some old small pistol primers and started a box from Gander Mountain when they were going out of business. I thought I paid too much for at the time. 

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  11. 8 hours ago, airedale said:

    A great time to get to reloading done, 223 on the docket, had a bunch of prepped "Lake City" cases and an old box of FMJ bullets, I figure they will make some good plinking loads, also loaded up a couple of boxes of 55gr Hornady varmint bullets to use up the rest of the cases.

    Al

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    Nice looking Summit press and bench setup. (Although too neat!) 

  12. I wait it out.  Once I  had a buck I had no interest in bed down at the base of my stand watching a doe. I waited for 45 minutes,  finally called my son to come and walk in. Moved the deer out so I could leave.  Don't want to teach them to look up in my stands.

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  13. 1 hour ago, Dinsdale said:

    I’m not a handgun guy, right up front, no expert…..

    But I’d guess off the top of my head it exceeds the weight for a semi automatic. 50oz unloaded.

    You cant own a 50 Desert Eagle and although it looks like any other semi auto, it weighs too much.

    Be interested to hear others thoughts?

    Actually you can have a desert eagle.  I had one when the unsafe act ruined things. Modified the mag release locking the mag in and you could top load it into the magazine with the slide locked back. Sold it though.

  14. Thanks for the post. Always enjoy your posts. 

    Sorry to hear about your MIL. I'm sure it's hard for you both. 

    Buck looks great. 

    I know mid Ohio track well, I ran on it once years back. Did you take your drone for some air videos?

    After my dad retired he was so busy he said "he didn't know how he had time to have worked!"

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