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Sweet looking bench Rick ! What is the weight and approx cost if say . . . a person was to buy one like it?

:eek: WoW ! I did do some additional research since my last posting. . . . as the Bullberry page indicated, tests conducted indoors had "interesting" results with muzzle blast! :D :( Little to no "true" accuracy at long range.....as expected. But, it can be fun to shoot as Hotsho...

The ad was in a NRA magizine from 2005. . . I didn't keep it (for some stupid reason). :( :lol: It was a 7 or 8 inch bull barrel with a standard bolt action. It was marketed for match or competition. I do realize that the abilities of the caliber would be dramitically impacted. . . .but my thought w...

I've been looking for a pistol chambered in .204 I had seen an ad in an NRA Rifleman magizine for a Ruger .204 Mark ? pistol. Since then, I haven't been able to find it again. I would love to add this to my collection and hunting equipment box for trap lines.

Help Please.

sniper

A college friend and I went out hunting the other night. . . . we set up in an old dairy barn at the farm where we expected to see El coyote! He had killed a doe the night before, and we used the hide and head as a drag to our location and set the ribcage out for extra lure. :D We got set in the win...

WOW ! I have learned a good bit from ya'll ! Thanks for the input! I think I'll wait a while to see if Savage picks up the 17fb. I had my share of guns. . . but savage rifles are my favorite so far.

Thanks again!

I was looking at buying a .17 for general plinking and small game hunting. I had set on a HMR. . . .until I spotted a Fireball :eek: :D Does anyone have experience with this caliber? What issues exist with chamber pressures and barrel ware? When will Savage get this caliber? Too may questions. . . a...

I recently found a "family pack" of Quaker Boy open reed howlers on sale. This is the first set of open reed calls I own, and immediately was concerned about the plastic reed getting damaged in my field pack. Are there any effective methods for keeping the reed from damage during transit a...

My secondary firearm when I coyote hunt is a .45 ACP Stainless Springfield Armory 1911A1. When the furry little buggers sneak in behind me. . . . :007: I've never hunted cougar. I do believe in ethical hunting with the appropriate weapon. But, I've also shot squirrel with a 20ga #6 shot at close ran...

The way that I look at it. . . if I'm hunting an animal (where legal) to use rimfire ammo, and said ammo is effective at the average range that I intend to encounter the animal, then why not use said ammo. Check the ballistics of your calibers .22, .22 mag, .204. . . . . .338 lapua and research the ...

I finally got a chance to do some beginning painting. . . the gun is not finished yet. . . but will be soon! :D http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/ownlyoneshot/DSC00041-1.jpg http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t52/ownlyoneshot/DSC00042.jpg I have some green and gray to add. Thanks for all your h...

Glen wrote:Shot in the ear??

I have shot ground hogs in the ear before. . . from as close as 6 feet away to 175 yds. BUT
there was an exit hole like you wouldn't believe.

I think creekwalkr has some pics of his ghog shot at 6ft. Massive damage!! He was using a 40 gr vmax.

Leupold has some nice illuminated scopes. good magnification and illumination for $800 some odd. As soon as I get my last kidney sold and my two smallest toes. . . then I'll buy one for myself.

But. . . ya can't beat the quality. Good shooting for low light.

I shoot a Savage model 12 single shot It shoots the 32s good, the 40's better. . . . but when it comes down to bone crushing penetration with drop in tracks results. . . 45 grain Horady SP. I'll cover the 32's with a dime, the 40's with a nickel. I have not tried to group the 45's but I can hit a qu...

I personally like to use 40 or 45 gr Hornady factory ammo and do head shots when close (100yds or less) and when possible....sometimes they're moving too much for such a shot. I have found that the 40 and 45 do better at penetration with less of a splash shot (especially the 45gr SP). that sp does g...