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    45-70 dangerous game?

    Didn’t one of the magazine guys say in a article he shot through one buff and killed one on the off side? I think it was Brian Pearce ? If you shot through and kill another one how much more penetration do you need?
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    I would lose any and all spelling contest would not even be close
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    And yes when they did it it was a few bucks a year. That few bucks could be the difference between keeping the farm and losing it. Very much worth it. Now it’s a few thousand bucks. If it’s not the prise bull or stud then it can be a lot more Or a old trusted animal or pet Again very worth...
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    Thanks My grandfather and grate grandfather did everything they could do to get the bears and panthers away from homes. Glad they did.
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    No Not at all Was a Sd and a city cop for a few years Did not like how the job was going. And would not do some of the stuff they wanted done. I left and went to corrections for the rest of it. Believe it or not there are Leo’s that will not try to run over the people. I know in todays time...
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    I was not talking about him with the legal not legal I was saying I don’t know when it became illegal in that state compared to others
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    Legal not legal I don’t know when it became illegal. Different states different time lines But do you realize how common it was in farm and ranch country to use aldicarb? I know it was in the 70-80s even know of animal catchers in a town that had a fox pen ( fox pen a fence in closer that fox or...
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    Just curious How many coff jabby jabs did you get? How many mask did you go through? How many get together did you miss? Did you shut your business down? Or did you have something the politicians wanted to use so they let you stay open for them? Like a hair do business?
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    So never broken the law? Just because some thing is law doesn’t make it right. You do you. I don’t nessary go by laws especially ones I think are stupid
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    Probably not I have just seen how much government lies to the people in every aspect of life. 19- to mid 20s I thought a lot of our legal system. Then reality set in. No knock Warents when we could just shut off the water and sewer systems. Out right lieing to people And the government...
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    And lieing to a government that can legally lie to you? Kinda of a brake even ant it?
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    On a reintroduced predator? Don’t really care. I dont think people should have to put up with that bs. It’s not the people in town that have to put up with the problems they cause. I don’t like fl panther and bears bs from the state Generation of my family tried to make it where we were not...
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    So you never brake the law? Best estimate I could find there over 300,000 federal laws in the us that’s not counting any sate, city,and county ones Ok sure glad you can Hell I think I broke 4 before breakfast this morning
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    The cutthroat business of ammo makers

    I personally don’t care if he killed wolves. Especially reintroduce ones. People love predators. The people that live out in woods with them and have livestock. No so much
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    Can’t bolts and ruger #1 take more pressure than a brake action dubble rifle?
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    I have had one for years Just here there nothing big unless you go to a ranch . I have use the 300gr hp and sp The 405 gr jsp safe of any rifle A few hardcast loads And the 325 hornday for the most point I was thinking about the extreme penatraters but have seen some interesting bullets on...
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    Browning Love?

    Lol I guess I cheated anyway My 16 is a Remington 11 anyway Picked it up years ago. The guy I got it from took it down and messed up putting it back together. Think I payed 50$ for it.
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    Browning Love?

    The original ones I dont think the last version worked the same way
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    Why use a hard to find Ne cartridge in a 100+ year old rifle why use a handgun why use a bow?
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    Why no love for the .358 Win?

    My grate nephew in law told me tonight he picked up a nice 98 in 9x57. And he is thinking of re barrel it to a 358w I told him I would see about shooting it like it was before I would redo it But it would be a nice woods rifle especially with a 18 in barrel or so
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    Browning Love?

    Any one else think that sweet 16 is probably the best semi auto shotgun?
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    The only real world dg that I could see me using it on would be a ranch water buff. I have a buddy that’s trying to talk me into going to a game ranch with him. I really don’t know if I will do it. For now the problem of not walking very well Would limit me to shooting off a swamp buggy or...
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    Well how does it stack up compared to handgun hunting dg? I read 44 mag, 45 colt, 454, the 500 And then all the older hot handguns that Ross Sigfred used in the 80 and 90?
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    I am not planning on hunting a cape buff with one ( I am a idiot that thought of buying a 458w to use on deer and hogs) But reading I have as under the impression that the 9.3 were ok for a cool head on dg Then seeing here that maybe it’s not.
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    I know there is a difference in the cape buff and a bear I not sure I would want the 45-70 on a big bear. On of the things with the buff ( I do know there a difference) but it looks like a big cow.
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    Didn’t he let his doughter use a 405 on them?
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    I actually tried. It brought up a buch of 45-70 post but nothing spiffick. I figured there probably was. I can only post pic on this thing maybe 1/4 of the time I try. I don’t know if it’s me or my internet connection. I have 1 bar in the intent thing. So sorry but simply I am a dumb ass as...
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    45-70 dangerous game?

    I have seen a lot of 9.3 questions. And I have read about people using the 45-70 on buffalo. I do know a man that used one on the water buff that are on hunting ranchers/ operation in fl. He use the 405 gr jsp. But he shot it in the head. So anything that would get through the skull would be...
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    Why no love for the .358 Win?

    I can’t remember where but I saw a set of ar10 one in 358 one in 338 fed If reliable that could have some interesting uses How dose the 338!marlin compare to the 338 fed As far as I know the 338 m only has 1 load that is a problem
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    Why no love for the .358 Win?

    I have never had a problem with getting through and through penatration on very large hogs
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    Why no love for the .358 Win?

    I have had 3 of them including a 358 7600 from jes It was a 16in carbine Had a buddy that wanted it for hogs and bear. And one rimed version thw 356 I like them they hit hard for anything in fl
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    ITALY: Italian Safari

    Nice Do you know any more about the cattle? They have a interesting look build
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    45-70 milk jug test with who_tee_who

    With factory hornday 325 leaver locutions loads the 45-70 deer have flip over at the shot and they have worked real good on hogs Now when I first got the 45-70 With the 405 jsp Remington safe for any rifle I shot through one deer killing another one on the other side Both deer had 45 cal holes...
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    DG calibers/energy laws versus rifle competency

    I don’t know where your man was shooting in fl. But I have been to shoots and horse shows where you would be 3er or better because 3 or less people were there. I could easily see were a cert or swat member showed up and only one other guy was there. When I was showing a stud at some horse...
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    DG calibers/energy laws versus rifle competency

    I guess growing up dog hunting I never had the time to look at the shot I keep shooting until it was down or out of sight
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    DG calibers/energy laws versus rifle competency

    How much practice does some of the dg hunters have? I can’t tell you the shows I watched and the ph had to tell the hunter to reload. The last hunter I had to tell reload your gun was 7 And I am not talking about guys that shot to empty I talking about having to be told to reload after the...
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    I agree but that year didn’t really have a choice because of a injury It was supposed to be at lest according to some gun writers and marketing the best possible bullet for using a 22 cf on deer And it’s not like most fl deer are not small The bullets did not do what they were said to do Now...
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    Browning Love?

    Folding hammer not trigger Mine has a ok trigger not the best but not worse than any other leaver action that I have used
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    Browning Love?

    Nice rifle. does it have the folding safety hammer? Or the one pice hammer? When I called browning they said the non folding trigger was in the first 2 years of production. Mines a 358w
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    9.3x62

    Is a croc skin or bones thicker than a gator? With a brain shot I would thing the most accurate rifle that would get to the brain would be the best
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    Ok I agree with you But they make bt in 35 338 8mm I know there are a few people that will us bullets that size on small game/ pest But is there enough of us to make large cal bt Profitable if they did not expect people to use them on large game?
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    Does the price of ammo impact your choice of a rifle caliber

    But with that being said I have all ways like different rounds and there more expensive When I first got a 6 mm it was 16$ a box the 243 was 10$ now the 243 24$ the one place that has 6mm is 65$ a box 358,356 338 ex is not coman in fl
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    Does the price of ammo impact your choice of a rifle caliber

    It’s not got to be that big My 257w was $36 a box now it’s 130$ I have not used it much in the last few years
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    You have ? What cal? My 6mm with the old frontier 6mm Remington interlock would go through both shoulders with the high shoulder shot on deer and went completely through 350+ hogs the scale stopped at 350 When they dropped that load and went to using the sst when I changed to federal The sst...
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    Wasent silver tips and Remington brones points basically BT with a metal tip?
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    That sounds like the 125gr hp 06 that some guys used down here for low recoil in the rem 742 and such There were a lot of wounded deer from them
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    Proper Gin and Tonic

    The best g&t Look at any bottle of gin you like Fill a glass with bourbon drink the bourbon.
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    Early 65th Gift from my wife

    Congratulations
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    Silver tips did work at least in a 30-30 170gr load
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    Bullets that well advertised but were not that great

    The interlock works good out of 1 of my 6mm The hot cores do another and are grate in the 257 weatherbey
 
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