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Comment on If You Own a Gun You Must be Violent! by Dave Dolbee

Dave Dolbee — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:16:41 +0000

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Comment on If You Own a Gun You Must be Violent! by לימודים גבוהים

לימודים גבוהים — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

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Comment on NRA Life of Duty Patriot Profile: Frog Dog by Kicknbak

Kicknbak — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:07:34 +0000

Trevor & Chopper, What a team. I salute them both, and thank them for their duty to America.

Comment on What Makes a Varmint Rifle? by Owen McCullen

Owen McCullen — Fri, 24 May 2013 06:16:13 +0000

I enjoyed this post. In my more salad days, I liked to hunt jack rabbits and found the .22 LR pistol, with a red dot reflex type sight a lot of fun in daylight, but too bright at night. Shooting was fast.

Other than rabbits, coyotes were a very savory target. We were often in quite windy country, with gusty winds from various directions the norm and not the exception. I tried several different calibers and eventually settled on a .243 Browning high wall single shot. It had a splinter barrel and seemed to weigh about 3 pounds but was really deadly on the first shot. It was my experience that if the first shot did not connect, you were not going to get another so the single shot was not a great disadvantage. I am from the old school that felt the first shot was the best shot and the more modern “spray and pray” was not terribly effective.

I had real trouble with the .17 WMR due to the wind. Got rid of it a year or two after it came out. On dead calm days, it was fine but given a little cross wind and it made dopping the wind very problematic. On buttes behind the target, I saw splashes several feet off where the impact should have been. I found the .22 WRM better than the 17 in the wind. However, neither could hold a candle to the .243.

Further, the .243 was more than adequate for the “yote”. I had one, hit with the .22 WRM that I never recovered. It went down, but got up somewhat sluggishly and went away before I got another round into him. I suspect he went off and died. I think I hit him too far back and he was gut shot. A rib could have deflected the little .22. It would not have done that with the .243. I hope he had a bad history, because he came to rather a bad end, I suspect.

I never lost a coyote I hit with the .243. It seemed like several went into the air, sideways, and ended up in the dirt on their sides with devastating wounds, which I will not describe out of respect for the gentler sex who may read this. The crows and ravens likely had a field day on the following morning.

By the way, the digger squirrel is omnivorous, often eating their “mates” who were hit but not dispatched. Rather plaintive squeaks as they were being devoured while yet alive by their fellows. It made for some nice follow up shots, often as they attacked their dieing comrade. The normal caution of the digger squirrel seemed lessened when dining on fellow squirrel.

Finally, I found .243 ammo almost as available as .22 WRM and, while having one, more easily found than .17 HMR. Even in small, out of the way country stores that might only have .30-06 and 12 Guage, I would find that they often also had .243.

Comment on What Makes a Varmint Rifle? by Dan

Dan — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:25:18 +0000

The .22 LR is a decent enough varmint cartridge, and I’d choose it over the .22 mag or .17 HMR. A 10/22 loaded with CCI Mini Mags can handle up to coyote-sized critters while Federal bulk is good enough for squirrels and prairie dogs.

Comment on What Makes a Varmint Rifle? by Roger

Roger — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:43:54 +0000

My preferred varmit gun it my .22WMR bolt action with a 3 to 8 scope on it. Where I live I have a field that is just about 150 to 175 yards accross in front of the house. My house sits on a slight hill giving me a great field on fire. When my ducks and chickens are out with their bitties the crows like to sit in the trees waiting for an opportunity to ring their dinner bell. I have my .22WMR sighted in at 150 yards and like to ring their bell right back at ‘em. They have grown wary and like to fly in from the wooded side of the hill but that’s even better for me ’cause they don’t see me waiting in the garage waiting for them. I tried using a .22LR but it just didn’t have the legs needed to do the job. There are no more chucks left in the field from last years excursion with the .22WMR. Now the cows are safer too.

Comment on Beretta: A History of the World’s Oldest Firearm Company by Doug Renzulli

Doug Renzulli — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:12:08 +0000

I’m trying to find out how old my Beretta s/s shotgun is. I think it might be a Silverhawk-XVI-C41951.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Comment on NRA Life of Duty Frontlines by Gary TX

Gary TX — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:07:34 +0000

Every congressman in the U.S.A. should have to live under those conditions for a while. THEN see if they want to take guns away from law abiding citizens.
This is what the entire nation will be like, if the liberals in washington remain in control. Then, THEY will move to switzerland or wherevet they’ve been stashing their bribes. It is very hard to follow the rules of this site when commenting on things like this.

Comment on Prepping Skills 101: Bartering and Trading by Bob the Gun Geezer

Bob the Gun Geezer — Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:27 +0000

If things get really bleak, BOOZE will be in high demand. I’m a very moderate drinker myself (borderline teetotaler) but I watch for good sales, then buy several cases of liquor at a time. Concentrate on things you won’t need yourself or can get along without. Avoid bartering food — if the crisis lasts a long time, you may wish you hadn’t. Simple, inexpensive, available things like matches, toilet paper, spices, tampons, vegetable seeds, ammo, tobacco, kids’ toys and anything that does not have an expiration date make good barter items. Buy all you can afford and hide it well.
If you have good communication skills (and can spell), have a computer, printer and lots of paper a good skill would be to publish a local newsletter — news specific to your area — where to find needed things and words of encouragement. Since a collapse would probably mean loss of electricity, invest in a small generator or solar cells to power your computer and printer. You could “sell” your newsletters for perhaps one can of food per week.

Comment on Give it Up or Grow your Own by Prepping Skills 101: Bartering and Trading

Prepping Skills 101: Bartering and Trading — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:00:53 +0000

[...] When we barter, we give up something we find less valuable than what we receive. Value, though, is relative and subjective. Cigarettes or coffee will be more valuable to certain people than others. Even if you don’t drink caffeine or smoke, others will and vices such as those will be in high demand. Stock up on items that you know will be valuable trade commodities. [...]

Comment on BB Gun Possession Could Come with Prison Sentence by Denise Warner

Denise Warner — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:48:53 +0000

I live in NJ because I have no choice. The state politicians who enacted these insane laws were elected FOR OTHER REASONS, such as their pro-union promises. The thinking is that the strict gun laws were passed in an attempt to control gang activity, which has increased alarmingly. Of course the gang members are not going to go through the proper channels to obtain their weapons, so the laws help no one. But it’s faulty logic to say that we elected these people and we’re getting what we deserve.

Comment on Ruger SR40 Review: The good, the bad, and the ugly by Joe Smith

Joe Smith — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:54:22 +0000

I have been searching for either a SR9 or SR40 pistol in the used [2nd tier markets]. I see quite a number of SR40′s for sale around $400 with everything. However; Never a 9mmp – SR9!

The gun guys down in Phoenix, AZ tell me that the SR9′s are great but that the SR40′s are Nothing but Trouble ! They say; ‘ Don’t Buy One ‘ ! If you want a .40 cal; Buy a FNH FNP.40 ! They Work and Every Time !!! So I bought one ! And, Yes, they run circles around any other of the .40cal pistols, especially the junk Glocks ! And, don’t get me going on how bad Glocks are!

The best 9mmp that I ever owned is the’ Star BM 9mmp scale of the Colts Govnt model bar none!!!
I have three of them, they All Work and Well too ! Ruger like S&W and others are into these Plastic Junk Guns now ! So be careful out there ! Joe-

Comment on 9 Good Reasons to Invest in Archery Equipment by Diane Denizen

Diane Denizen — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:54:58 +0000

Bows are great, but anything over 20 lb is on a license in Ireland, as are air guns. And you thought your government is paranoid! The world is run by silly children for sure!

Comment on NRA News: Power Breeds Arrogance by disaster and survival

disaster and survival — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:20 +0000

disaster and survival…

NRA News: Power Breeds Arrogance…

Comment on How to Survive a Summer Power Outage by Rude Dog

Rude Dog — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:26 +0000

part 2
Water!!
What is your plan for water?
It is one thing in the winter to be a little bit thirsty, but in the hot summer months dehydration can and is a killer! At our country home we have 2 wells; one in use, one has not been used in a longtime but the top is open and I can drop buckets down it to fetch water if needed. The thing is with a old style open well you never know for sure what has been dropped into it or has fallen down it. More on that later. In our neighborhood we have ponds, creeks, streams, and there are fresh water springs all over the place, some of these are seasonal, most are not and have water flowing all year so it will only be a matter of collecting[fetchin'] and purifying the top water. To do this there are many tried and true methods that have been written about by much smarter people that I am so I won’t take up space going over them. What we did was to buy a dome water filter from CTD and set up a 2 bucket filtration unit that cost less than 40 bux. Now this will not kill any and all spores and cysts but it will clean the debris and gunk out and then you can use your bleach or the sun or whatever method you prefer to make your water SAFE to consume. And trust me, if the power is out in the summer and you are out cleaning up storm debris or working around the house you will need clean drinking water at some point.Keep in mind folks, dirty water kills more people every year than any other disease or natural disaster ever thought about.Good Luck and be prepared. RudeDog