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Bay two shooting shelter is coming along. Tuff when you are a solo crew. Up the ladder down the ladder, clamp unclamp, rinse and repeat! I am whipped. Nothing a good Bourbon can’t fix!
Looks good John.
Looks great. Bottom shelf stuff seems to work too. LOL Damned bottom shelf stuff aint so cheap any more. Might need to start shopping around. IT seems my liquor store owner is charging ***** house prices. He is a good customer of mine so I guess I can look past that, for a while.
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I run into same issue as we are a very small town. Think no stoplights. I do my absolute best to keep my money local as many support me as well, but a couple of our local vendors are simply out of bounds on pricing. Namely our liquor store, we are on County line next to a dry County. The store literally sits on the line. I gotta be desperate to go in there!
Landed in a dry county one too many times. Always got a trail jug with me anymore.
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I used to drink in my younger days
One day, I was hanging out with one of my cousins and we got really, really drunk
Lost a few hours drunk
Woke up in Germany drunk
(And no, we didn't start drinking in Germany)
Yeah, I stopped drinking after that
I knew there was a reason why I don't trust you...
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I can easily think of half a dozen reasons why you shouldn't trust me...none of which you are privy tooI knew there was a reason why I don't trust you...
It only takes one.
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I ended up in Amsterdam that way once. Started in Italy or England? Not sure which? But I am resilient still like a good Bourbon, or Scotch, or Gin in summer, oatmeal stout in winter. Or tequila maybe a good red with pasta. And of course anything in a mason jar. Other than that I totally agree with ya. I will pass on alcohol.
Moderation. I get a little gin crazy in the summer months. I do an instant daiquiri thingy with partially frozen Gatorade.
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Gatorade in summer with gin or vodka is dangerous for sure! And them darn Arnold Palmers! A few pix to reel us back in. We went to Civil War reenactment today. Man the kit is pricey for that hobby. Had a blast but it is renewing my interest in a forge for the shop.
Thats cool stuff. A good cup of Joe works too.
Last Saturday marked the opening of antlered deer season in PA. Lately, if been using rifles that were projects for me to restore. This year, I finished restoring a Remington-Lee 1899 sporting rifle in 30-40 Krag. It is a pretty rare rifle since only a little over 1400 of them were made in all calibers combined.
I worked up reloads using 220 grain round nose bullets and developed an excellent combination that was accurate out to 100 yards with open sights. Target picture was taken at 50 yards. Not bad for a 125 year-old rifle.
I hit the road on Friday after Thanksgiving and headed out to Centre county. Monday morning, I settled into a nice clearing back in the woods. Shortly thereafter, I saw 2 does heading my way about 65 yards away. Both deer were of the same size. The lead doe took a left hand turn and presented me a broadside shot. I centered the sights just behind the shoulder and pulled the trigger. I saw her crash about 20 yards away in the woods.
She's smaller than I had anticipated but hunting isn't a catch and release sport. As I told the fellows in camp, "anybody can shoot a big deer but you have to be accurate to shoot a small deer". I will finish butchering her today. I'm sure that the meat will be delicious and tender. This was a great ending to a fun project.
I worked up reloads using 220 grain round nose bullets and developed an excellent combination that was accurate out to 100 yards with open sights. Target picture was taken at 50 yards. Not bad for a 125 year-old rifle.
I hit the road on Friday after Thanksgiving and headed out to Centre county. Monday morning, I settled into a nice clearing back in the woods. Shortly thereafter, I saw 2 does heading my way about 65 yards away. Both deer were of the same size. The lead doe took a left hand turn and presented me a broadside shot. I centered the sights just behind the shoulder and pulled the trigger. I saw her crash about 20 yards away in the woods.
She's smaller than I had anticipated but hunting isn't a catch and release sport. As I told the fellows in camp, "anybody can shoot a big deer but you have to be accurate to shoot a small deer". I will finish butchering her today. I'm sure that the meat will be delicious and tender. This was a great ending to a fun project.
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Just a super well done shout out to ya. There is just something fundamentally satisfying about harvesting your own food for the table , but doing it with a firearm or bow that you have built restored or repaired is a great feeling. And the group on your target is worth crowing about regardless of caliber Or distance. While I certainly have a bias towards older calibers 30/40 is one of the best. Enjoy that back strap!
Thanks. My wife and I will have the backstrap along with sweet potatoes from our garden. I missed the heart but there was nothing left of the lungs.
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A few weeks ago I chaperoned a field trip to a civil war muster
It concluded with a few volleys of the muzzle loaders
I just so happened to see a few of the kids pick up some unopened black powder cartridges that fell during the presentation
I mentioned it to the teacher and she wasn't too worried about it
So I explained to her what black powder is, it was funny to see her face drop as the realization sat in that I just told her some of her kids had packets of gunpowder in thier pockets
This was something that my units ALWAYS made mention of in the weapons safety office guide. A good police call of the site conducted at the conclusion. We also issued company rolled cartridges to avoid over charged weapons.
Shame on them for disregarding your concerns.
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Good point, it I'd a safety concern, and definitely room for improvement
I should see if I can bring that up with anyone, I'd hate to see a kid loose a few fingers on a sloppiness like this
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How on earth is the teacher not up to speed on something as basic as that? Well done on educating her!
Most units don't have liability insurance either. Very dangerous ground in more ways than one
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The teacher was a grade 5 teacher
I guess firearms isn't something they know yet
It was funny, I could tell by her reaction she did not grasp the severity of the situation
She wad, however, teachable
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By 5th grade I had already determined that my little Winchester bolt gun preferred .22 LR hollow points 
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