Bolt action

@hueyjazz quite the opposite in this case. The gun was something that my brother picked up within the past year or two. It ended up not being what he expected (not exactly sure what he was expecting...) and so he offered it to me at a fraction of MSRP. With that said, this is probably the highest quality gun I now own. My safe is mostly full of functional pieces rather than heirloom, sentimental, or higher end stuff. God willing, I'll be able to make memories with this one (or any of them, for that matter) with my boys and eventually will be able to hand something down to them that they appreciate.

I wasn't necessarily in the market for this but a deal fell in my lap that I couldn't pass up. I'd been casually keeping my eyes open for a side by side or O/U for awhile. It wouldn't get a ton of use, but it's something that was missing from the collection. Between the occasional skeet shoot and pheasant hunting, this might come out 6 or 7 time per year. I'd been looking at models from the likes of Stoeger, ATI, etc... Then my brother calls me and says he has this Beretta Silver Pigeon with the 28" barrels that he's trying to sell. She's pretty and the pix don't do her justice but she's so long that I can't get a good pic of her entire length. Basically brand new.

At fist I thought it was the same mount as the one to the far right in the group pic because of the bent brow. Another awesome deer and beautiful mount!

I also have a Sentry. When they were local they would have periodic inventory reduction sales. I grabbed a pair of the 10 gun models that weigh in around 400 lbs apiece. I was sad to see them move the shop. They used to be located close to the old Beikrich's gun shop that has since closed up. I stagger mine as well. The carpeted floor doesn't seem to do harm. Also a dehumidifier is a good idea to remove moisture in the safe. That actually reminds me that I should check mine today.

Look at the mass on that thing! Any guess on the age? Those brow tines look like branches. Great work on both mounts.

Cool looking fish.. Definitely makes me think twice about swimming in the lakes knowing these beasts are in there.

There was a similar thread ob this topic not too long ago but for the life of me i couldn't find it. I'm using an Outdoor Edge set. Cheap and effective. I like the orange handles because it makes them easy to find. And the gut hook on the bigger blade makes opening the abdominal cavity quick work without worrying about puncturing the guts. https://www.outdooredge.com/collections/hunting-processing/products/wild-pair-wr-1c

Good thread. Up until now I've laid the bow across the front bar of the climber. That works until it doesn't, so i've been looking for a way to secure the bow while i'm in stand. I've seen the Third Hand option but worry that it might rotate or that the bow might blow off with a good wind. I'm leaning toward the tree strap with a hanger on it setup that @BowmanMike mentioned.

Just came across another auction.. This one is in Castile. Bid-n-Buy Realty and Auctions. Looks like a good amount of ammo, loading supplies, etc. Prices on most things seem reasonable, but there are still 5 days to go.

Hessney has an upcoming auction. 50 or so lots of ammo including .22, .308 and a bunch of others. Bring your wallet though..

I've only fired a few levers and can't recall the models at the moment. The levers always seems too stiff to operate as intended though and I'd have to change my grip so that I could pull the action to cycle a round. This left a bad taste in my mouth. I like lever guns and am open to trying something new, but would need it to cycle smoothly before I could consider buying one.

Thanks for managing this Chef. If we hold the same format next year, might have to change up the teams. Team 4 v. everyone else.

Fun bunny hunt this morning with my pup.. Not a beagle though..

Cool pics. I'm always surprised to see bucks still holding their horns this late.

I think this is less of a legal issue and more of a cultural issue. "We don't agree with you, so we're cancelling you..."

I'm in Rochester. Based on a lot of prior events (including the handling of the Prude incident), we now have a team of Mental Health Professionals who should be deployed rather than the police for mental health calls. They weren't in this case because the initial call that came in to dispatch was about a stolen car.

I stopped into a box store in Rochester last night. Ammo was still few and far between, but the gun rack was surprisingly fully stocked.

Too bad we're not closer. I enjoy a good cigar on the right occasions.. golf tournament, card night, fishing trip, successful hunt with friends, etc.

If that makes you OCD, then apparently I have a little OCD as well.

I think that global warming has more to do with the natural cycles of the Earth than it does with human interference. Do we have an impact? sure. But I don't think that we caused the atmosphere to warm and I don't think that our actions will prevent it from continuing to warm. The Earth is in a warming part of the cycle, and in a few hundred or a few thousand years, it'll cool again. Is another ice age in Earth's future? probably. According to Wiki, we've had cold spells in 1650, 1770, and again in 1850 that were like mini ice ages. People just need to "chill" out and stop throwing money at things that we can't control.

Weird. Did your wife notice a limp?

I used to manage the grounds crew. Literally picking up trash that would wash up or get left behind. Not glamorous but it has its perks. The most peculiar things would wash up after a storm. Anyway, I'll look around and let you know if I come up with it.

I used to work at Durand. Picked up lots of sea glass. I had a few coffee cans full that I intended to use for some sort of arts and crafts project that I never got around to. If I can find it I'll pass it along. I'm only over in North Greece, so just over the bridge.

I was a little worried about opening this thread on my work computer...

This is interesting. I don't know anything about furs or the fur market, but was surprised to see things like fox squirrel, raccoon, and skunk on here.