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  1. WAB

    Whitetail Hunt 2024

    We have a member here who has guided hunts in the flint hills. Jerry Meacher I believe. I don’t recall his AH handle.
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    Sporting Clays - Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting

    I’ll start researching venues!
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    Sporting Clays - Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting

    It sounds like we need an AH clays outing! How about at SCI Nashville next year?
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    Sporting Clays - Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting

    It does have choke tubes but the much lighter weight barrels (thinner walls) that 2 3/4” proof allows. You are right on changing chokes. I shot at a very high level and never did it, a total waste of time IMO. I believe it was Gary Phillips who won the World’s without changing a tube. The first...
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    One cartridge to hunt dangerous game for the rest of your life and it can't be a 375, what are you going with?

    Although I have had great success with my Lott, surgeries on both wrists have made it a little more difficult to manage. That said, if you’ve sidelined my 375, I’d be quite content with our Highland stalker in 9.3x62.
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    Sporting Clays - Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting

    Interesting that you had a mono block issue. As reported earlier, I was witness to a catastrophic failure on one of their early guns that originated at the mono block/barrel juncture. There were a number of mono block issues early on. It was my understanding that these had been completely...
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    Rolex- the stupidest, lamest company

    Interesting that you say that as I spent most of my career in oil and ag chemicals, both of which are still very much English units. In fact, much international trade is still in English units.
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    Kudu mounts? Low-ish ceiling

    Note that it is a more upright pose than that of redleg’s.
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    Kudu mounts? Low-ish ceiling

    This mount is 89” tall. The base is 30”. The horns are 59” and 57.5”.
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    Shotgun insurance for SC events?

    Eastern Insurance
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    Leupold CDS Feedback

    I absolutely would not use one in that application. In fact I would not have it on the scope. Just something else that can break.
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    Leupold CDS Feedback

    I have two, a MK5 and a VX5. They are both on specialty LR rifles. I see absolutely no point to them inside 400 yards.
  13. WAB

    Politics

    Good plan. I’ve said my peace and I’ve heard others. My opinion has not changed, and I have had no impact on theirs. Thus there is no point to further discussion.
  14. WAB

    Politics

    Well I submit that the true problem is not people like myself, who refuse to vote for a narcissistic ass in the general election, but those who vote for the narcissistic ass in the primary.
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    Politics

    Yes in fact I have. It’s only a job. There are plenty of ways to make money that don’t involve kissing someone else’s ass.
  16. WAB

    Politics

    How about Trump puts on his big boy pants and acts like an adult?
  17. WAB

    Finally got my Landi!

    Dang @Tanks did you have to post that? That’s incredible. I’m thinking my wife may need to trade her Lexus in!
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    Politics

    It puts me in mind of something Charles Koch, a man I know, like and respect greatly, said when pressed to choose between Clinton and Trump, “you’re asking me to choose between cancer and a heart attack”! I did not agree with that sentiment at the time, but it’s not too far off how I feel in the...
  19. WAB

    Politics

    Agreed, I have not heard a single person on this site express support for Biden. Disliking Trump does not equate to liking Biden!
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    Politics

    mRNA is just a means of manufacture, it is neither good nor bad. If you know what gene edit you are trying to produce, it gets you there faster. If you don’t, well, neither mRNA or traditional manufacture will do you much good.
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    DSC 2025 in Atlanta....are you going?

    I have no idea. You must go back further than I do! [emoji41]
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    DSC 2025 in Atlanta....are you going?

    Not great to have one leading conservation organization taking it to another if that is what is happening. If they get in a pissing match the loser will be conservation.
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    FN Post War Custom ‘98 .404 Jeffery

    I truly hope you do!
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    Love of Shooting in the Age of the 'Rona and The Big Guy

    I hear you. The three guys I shot a lot of skeet with all died during COVID. I’m forcing myself back to the club, but it is definitely not the same.
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    I found the “Needle in the Haystack”!

    Well done! I have 3 of LeRoy’s custom stocks in my safe. His work is outstanding!
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    Politics

    It seems to me that any criticism of Trump is met with one of two arguments: 1) don’t listen to what he says, that is not what he will really do, or 2) look how bad Biden is. A no vote is a vote for Biden. I would really love to have Trump and his supporters present his foreign and domestic...
  27. WAB

    on a lighter note...

    I really don’t want to know!
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    FN Post War Custom ‘98 .404 Jeffery

    Are you absolutely certain you can’t make a trip across the pond with that rifle? It is a total travesty to commission a rifle of that quality and not have the opportunity to carry it into the bush!
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    Love of Shooting in the Age of the 'Rona and The Big Guy

    LOL, you may! I always wanted to retire to property I could shoot and hunt on. I worked hard to make it happen. I have actually laid out the spot for an 800 yard target now. Unfortunately, I think that will be the limit. These pictures were taken on our farm on the same day this season:
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    DSC 2025 in Atlanta....are you going?

    OK, dumb question, what is TTHA?
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    Love of Shooting in the Age of the 'Rona and The Big Guy

    I must be the exception. I shoot more now than I ever have. My range is 100 yards from the house, I have steel hung at 100, 200, 300 and 600, and there is an embarrassing stockpile of loaded ammo and components in the gun room. I am shooting fewer shot shells simply because I have to drive to...
  32. WAB

    DSC 2025 in Atlanta....are you going?

    I agree Tom. I had stopped attending SCI as I don’t care for Vegas and preferred the overall atmosphere of the Dallas show. However, the SCI show in Nashville is a refreshing change and much closer to home.
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    325 WSM

    Hmm, not sure what I said that was negative. I clearly like my .325 but would consider an 8x68 if building from scratch due to the increased magazine capacity. Sorry if that offends some.
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    First bobcat

    That’s a good sized bobcat!
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    Takeri Pics

    Best beer in Africa!
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    Sporting Clays - Caesar Guerini Summit Sporting

    They make a fine weapon. I would say that they are better known for their dynamic game guns than their competition guns. There were some quality issues when they first hit the US market. In fact, I was standing right behind a close friend when his barrel failed rather spectacularly during an...
  37. WAB

    Politics

    Yeah, that pretty much seals it for me.
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    Politics

    I’m no fan of the EPA, but this was pretty egregious on VW’s part. They basically falsified their emissions data. I’m amazed no one went to jail.
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    One gun or two? On safari

    Agreed. My hornet would decapitate those small critters. A .375 solid will do much less damage.
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    Boeing Aircraft

    Not to quibble, but isn’t it typically 30%?
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    Big Elephant Reportedly Taken in Tanzania

    Except what became biltong! I couldn’t believe they were making biltong out of elephant in Botswana. They must have some strong chewing muscles!
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    A Funny Thing Happened on my way to Dinner…

    Dave, you are spot on. I was drooling over a cased pair of Birmingham BLE’s with 30” tubes on my last trip over. If they are still there next month there may be an addendum to this thread. My great grandfather was a gunmaker in Birmingham. I wish I knew who he worked for. It would be amazing...
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    Politics

    I am certain you are right. They dope him up for the camera and likely let him doze off the rest of the time. I can’t imagine what an embarrassment our national security briefings must be.
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    Politics

    Our economy developed around gasoline. It used to be a 70/30 gasoline/diesel ratio, while the rest of the world was exactly the opposite. I don’t really understand the drivers other than qualitative observations I could make. As to those cool little turbo diesel engines that we can’t get, ask...
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    A Funny Thing Happened on my way to Dinner…

    It’s canvas, and it’s more wear than dirt. I could have it rebuilt, but it’s not really worth it. This is just an honest working gun, not a high end gun. Now that I have a good understanding of the new (to me) import process, there are likely to be more, and those of a higher grade.
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    Politics

    I’m not sure that’s exactly right. It’s been a while since I led refineries for a living, however, when I joined the industry the US had slightly over 200 refineries. When I left we had 157. However, during that time capacity expanded dramatically due to the expansion of the remaining...
  47. WAB

    Politics

    Unfortunately I do not believe that is one of the options open to us with respect to Russia.
  48. WAB

    Politics

    We should have let him! Study the history of Russia. They have never been trustworthy, they will never be our ally. We will either oppose them or subjugate ourselves to them. I will not be subjugated to them.
  49. WAB

    A Funny Thing Happened on my way to Dinner…

    Range report: Initial firing with my 3/4 oz reloads resulted in stiff opening due to pin drag on the primers. I visited with JJ Perodeau and he felt that it was likely a minor timing issue. Stuck in the back of my mind somewhere was the thought that W209 primers (which I was using) were soft. I...
  50. WAB

    Politics

    Excellent video, those opposed to support of Ukraine need to watch this. There is no such thing as appeasement with this regime. They are our enemy, and we will oppose them, either indirectly now, or directly later. There is no third alternative, regardless of how much you may want there to be one.
 
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