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If you notice the suit, I was thinking the poor sucker just came home and caught his boss wearing her panties over his head and the guy in the pic is just pulling down in self defense because you are threatening him. Its all her fault, I bet neither gives 2 shts whether she gets capped. Let lead fly.

I think most use the 308 platform for hogs. The load ranges go up to a 458 Socom load that is the equivalent of force generated by a 45-70, more than enough for a hog. For those that used them in Vietnam, they have changed and evolved 1000 percent over the original design. And we can credit the AR platform for spawning the generation of synthetic stocks on other rifles and shotguns. New synthetics are more durable and sturdy than wood. They do not swell when wet so you can use them in any weather.

Having been raised up around several gun collectors in the family, my interest in guns have surpassed most others. I bought my first AR back in the early 80's because I wanted to see what they were all about. Most in my family scorned me with the same misconceptions as many have still today, that thing is ugly and won't shoot. After the AR, I purchased a nice H&K 94. It was a better shooter than the AR, but my MHP uncle pointed out you could make it full auto with a beer tab and one was used to kill a fellow trooper in the western part of the state. I never tried to make it full auto, don't even know if it was possible, but it soured my family's opinion on it. I traded if off for a motorcycle before the Clinton gun ban and have regretted it ever since. Its worth about 5x what I paid for it today and is a rare piece of fine German workmanship. The Clinton gun ban made all of the AR guns stagnate for years, then it was expired in 2004 and they changed. Prices fell and innovations took place. This continued until Antigun fears started again in 2012 and prices soared. They have started to stablilize again and ammo is becoming plentiful and affordable again. As far as gun owners are concerned, they are getting more popular now because they are getting back to normal. It has nothing to do with the fear that they are going to try and take them away.

Back in that day, the A5 was made in several different models and the light was designed for light loads, ie, low brass. Barrel does not allow you to shoot anything heavier in it. While you can kill ducks with low brass loads, most modern waterfowl loads are high brass magnum heavy loads. The A5 reciever would have to state Magnum on it, not light. Double check that before you start popping off some rounds with a local gun smith. Most modern shotgun gas systems are designed to handle the full range of shotgun shell loads with just one model. BTW, I have never used a dog. Waders work fine.

I quess I lost your point of the original post. Or did you make a point? Was it a sign of the times that AR prices were dropping back to pre Sandy Hook days? Was it just a good sale bill?

As far as economics, the 223 round is available almost anywhere in multiple loads in bulk because it is a current military round made in mass quantities. It has good ballistics and shoots pretty flat from 25 to 200 yard range. The 308 offerings follow the same reasoning. This drives popular firearm sales. The AR platform has an adjustable stock that adapts to various size shooters. The pistol grip allows a positive grip and consistant mounting each time you shoulder the rifle. The one I built in the picture has a free floated bull barrel for accuracy much like higher performance bolt action rifles. They have an extremely durable finish and design that is easily maintained with a minimum amout of tools and experience needed, unlike many other semi auto rifles. The main draw to the popularity of the design is based on history, its the current military rifle design for the last 40 years. Soldiers have proven its design and function. Hawkin rifles proved themselves in the Indian wars. The Mausers and Springfield bolt actions were proven in WW1 and became popular in that generation. In WW2, it was the M1 Garand that led to the popularity of the Remington 740 series semi auto rifles. Who knows, maybe 30 years from now we will be hunting with an electronic pulse weapon or laser. Times change and so do firearms. The great thing is they are modular. You can literally pull 2 pins and change out the upper part into different calibers from pistol to rifle. You can go from rimfire to hi power hunting rifle by switching the upper. It is the Thompson Center Contender on steriods. The lower reciever is the only Federal registered component on the rifle that has to be papered with the ATF. You could have a whole drawer of uppers for different purposes and only have the one registered lower. This has allowed you to only go to a gun shop once to fill out the papers for the lower reciever and then go shopping for the rest anywhere else in the US and have it shipped to you. They are usually fitted with rails that allow you to mount various sights to them from scopes to open sights. As far as self defense, it would be in third place most of the time. The handgun will be first, shotgun second because it scatters, and the rifle third. But the rifle is the choice for the military to kill the bad guy dead the most, so I could really see why it is first in many situations. But like you, I consider over penetration in home defense because of family. If I lived alone, it would be an AR loaded with a 30 round mag of TAP defense ammo. I choose a handgun first for multiple rounds and close encounters for pinpoint accuracy at close range. As far as hunting goes, I use 5 or 10 round mags that are flush fitting and don't interfere with resting the rifle on anything. The 223 round is great for coyotes, crows, groundhogs, and other varmits. It will work for deer and is good for a younger person because of its low recoil and ease of shooting. Other larger calibers work great for bigger game.

Its not a grand slam unless you catch a red belly longear.

Screw it, its another hobby, get the bazillion dollar bill out and have some fun. First, you said the A5 is a light model. I think that was designed for low brass target loads for doves and such. Probably 2 3/4" shell length. You will be shooting high brass magnum steel shot loads at ducks and may over power the gas system in the shotgun. You may want to check on that. The rest is pretty simple, find where the ducks are. Rivers, lakes, ponds, flooded mud puddles in a field. Find some books and do some reading. Old books are better, they had better duck hunters back then and more ducks. And if you want to be cool, grow a stupid long beard.

The AR platform is a great rifle. Completely modular and can be configured in a multitude of ways for hunting big game, predators, varmits, target and competition, and just plain old fun shooting. They can even be used for home defense. There are more ways to customize it than any other rifle out there. And the most popular ones use military calibers that are being mass produced and are usually cheaper to shoot. Back in the 80's when I purchased my first Colt A2, they were ugly and misunderstood. But 30 years later, they are on every gun store shelf and catalog, and are made by all major gun makers.

There is a black powder pistol for the Civil War reinactors. Where is the rifle in the ad that assaulted something?

Something looks odd about that. Must be the perspective of the photo.

Is he still in Alaska? Happy Birthday.

Couple of funny things came up today when I stopped by a local shop I frequent. One guy was standing there talking about Crimson Trace lasers on carry pistols. He raised his shirt and pointed out that the laser on his $400 Kahr was bright and red but the one on his $1700 custon Kimber was green. He states, "I don't carry my Kimber when I come to town, it is too expensive and I am afraid it will get stolen". I laughed out loud and he asked me why I was laughing. I stated "most people carry a handgun to keep from getting robbed, but you don't want your expensive gun to get stolen". He then realized what he has said was funny and elaborates further. He comes to town to see his doctor and has to leave his carry piece in his car while in the office. Another conversation was regarding how the last lead smelter in Hercy had shut down now and all lead will come from overseas. One customer stated that he normally buys Fiocchi ammo anyway so nothing will change. I pointed out that it is manufactured in Lebanon. He counters that he thought it was from Italy. I come back with Lebanon Missouri, just north of Springfield. We had another good chuckle.

Herby NoShoulders. Typical rattleheaded coppermoccasion that tends to pop up on you face to face when you drift under a limb in a boat and make you drop a load in your shorts. Not to be confused with anything poison.

It can be at times, but it is something to kill the afternoons after the real job. I am using 8 frame hives instead of 10 because of the weight. I almost went to all mediums but was not convinced that it was easier and there are more boxes and frames to make.

I was finally able to get some people off my back that kept asking when they were going to get honey. Looks like each frame will average a quart of honey. Next year I will have 10 hives making honey with 8 frames in a super and 2 supers to a hive equals around 40 gallons of honey possible next year. As far as the wax goes, that surplus does not come until you decap the frames of honey or melt out old wax frames. Last I checked it was going for about $8 a pound. Once I reach a goal of 25 hives, I will start raising and selling queens or nucs of bees. Queens sell for $25 and nucs are bringing $150 this year. Just another way to recup a little of the investment.

Its been a long road the last 2 years and about $5,000.00 out of pocket. Millions of flights from a flower to the hive in a bee's honey stomach. Spit out in a cell after mixing with enzymes in the bee's stomach. When filled, it is fanned to where it reaches its lowest moisture content by other bees. Finally the cells are capped with flakes of wax off the bees butts. Yummy. I had 2 supers of surplus honey for me this year, did not seem like much. But it extracted out enough for the family consumption till next year and some for friends. I pulled the frames last weekend, some from the farm and the other from the house. I then scraped the cappings off and run them thru my new homemade extractor. Filtered it as run from the extracting buckets into the bottling bucket. Let it sit a while for bubbles to rise to top, then bottled it into pint masonary jars. I rinsed the wax capping from the filter and will melt them to make me a couple of nice beeswax candles. Honey and biscuits for breakfast this morning.

I thought it was Ironic that 13 years later we are going back to fight the same bunch of terrorists again and hopefully finish what we started and pulled out of too soon. Lucky 13. I know the support for our troops has improved and lingered longer than the support for the military action. We still remember the first responders that lost their lives there.

Good idea, give the location to the Mormans and the Jehovah's Witness and let them help them out. The homeless need religion to get on the straight and narrow and get their lives in order.

I tye a black soft hackle on a size 10 curved nymph hook that is pretty deadly. Simple fly, black antron body ribbed with a fine copper wire and a dark dyed partridge or starling feather hackle. The longer curved shank helps remove the hook better. Dead drift or strip, or just let it bob under an indicator.

I thought it was for the Rice Guy that beat his wife and lost his football jersey. I was just thinking about it today, I think it was the last time I have seen gas at $1.45 was that morning. Before the day was over, it jumped to over $2 and there was talk of prosecuting for price gouging. Now its $3.20 and nobody blinks an eye. I was coming out of the shower getting ready for work when the second tower got hit, watched the plane sail into it on live TV. Called the office and told them I was going to be late. Stopped on the way in an hour later and topped off the tank. By the time I went to lunch, the streets were almost empty and all planes were grounded, the town had an eery silence to it. It was a moment in history I will never forget, but was never really a part of. I do remember the United States coming together in a sense of patriotism for a while after that. Then that all came to an end in about 2007 and today we are a nation that is divided for the most part.

I get checked hunting more than I ever do fishing. I even get checked from time to time by ones that know me by name. Its their job. Funny thing is, I have been checked on Federal Waterfowl Refuges that only let you hunt on them by providing all the licences before they let you hunt, again on the same day hunting the unit I was assigned. And don't forget to carry proper ID like a Drivers License, the Conservation License still needs a proper ID to confirm identity.

I would probably look at other streams in the area. Maybe Silver Mines, but not the Shut ins.

Maybe just a family reunion.

Find a load of manure and dump it on that corner of your land for fertilize.