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  1. mdwest

    Politics

    Is it really a matter of which is worse? That’s tantamount to asking if you prefer to bring prison raped or stabbed in the eye with a fork… the answer to both is a hard no.. @Aaron N are you asserting that the schools in Canada don’t have a problem with far left liberal agendas and or...
  2. mdwest

    How Common Are Gastric Issues Post-African Hunt

    There are numerous milder alternatives to cipro… but I’m unaware of any alternatives with the same strength/power… perhaps one of our docs here on AH will see the thread and chime in…
  3. mdwest

    How Common Are Gastric Issues Post-African Hunt

    Ive been fortunate to never have gotten sick on a hunt.. but... I have ended up in med clinics in more than a couple of african countries.. the worst was South Sudan with food poisoning.. also got really ill in the DRC at one point.. and had a pretty "shitty" experience in Nigeria on one of my...
  4. mdwest

    Join me on finishing a custom .375 H&H build...

    https://www.gunworxtexas.com/ This guy isnt far from you.. he does old school traditional slow rust bluing and is extremely good.. turn around times are pretty good, prices are very good, quality of work is excellent, etc..etc.. I'd let him get the gun from "in the white" to ready to drop...
  5. mdwest

    How is everyone’s winter prep going.

    I always preferred a quickie saw for getting into cars quickly, getting through chain link fences, and other obstacles super fast.. theyre just a lot more bulky and heavy than a sawzall/reciprocating saw..
  6. mdwest

    How is everyone’s winter prep going.

    without exaggerating I have probably quartered out 100+ deer and pigs with this saw.. Ive got a buddy with a large property that has a "pro" quality cleaning station at the back of his lodge with multiple gambrels on a electric conveyor belt, huge walk in freezer, etc.. he has a couple of old...
  7. mdwest

    How is everyone’s winter prep going.

    I keep a battery operated reciprocating saw in the tool box on my side by side trailer… I use it on all of our deer… it makes breaking them down once the hide is off and the loins, neck roasts and tenderloins are off a breeze… deer is quartered and in the cooler in literally 2 minutes or less…
  8. mdwest

    Hawaii (Oahu) fishing options?

    I don’t personally have a clue, but my firm is involved in Joint Venture with a “Native Hawaiian Organization”… a couple of the guys we work with are big outdoorsmen and live on Oahu… give me a day or two… I’ll send them an email and ask if they can recommend d someone..
  9. mdwest

    Politics

    Very, very little… The government on its best day is inefficient, and proves itself inept over and over and over again.. Parents and the children themselves should be responsible for their own well being.. The argument can be made that some parents are shitty… and I’d agree.. some of the...
  10. mdwest

    Politics

    Sincere question… why not just commit suicide on her own? Seems a waste of her money and time to sue the government if all she wants is to check out..
  11. mdwest

    Politics

    ballsy move on Norways part.. Im glad to see they did it.. Russias next move will be interesting.. they certainly wont attack Norway.. their military is already struggling to sustain the fight in Ukraine.. they cant afford another front financially or militarily... my guess is they bitch about...
  12. mdwest

    Politics

    He might be.. but I dont think Trump will do anything until after the mid terms... supposedly they tried to talk Driscoll into staying until the new year and he declined..
  13. mdwest

    Politics

    I don’t know much about Driscoll other than he’s tight with Vance (went to Yale law together)… which might have caused some friction with Hegseth… But… I think there is a bad pattern forming.. it’s one thing to fire a GO or SES in the pentagon if they are diametrically opposed to the SECDEF’s...
  14. mdwest

    How is everyone’s winter prep going.

    We don’t really “winter prep”… but I do fire up the generators in the spring and fall and let them run for a few minutes.. makes sure my fuel supply for the generators and saws is good and filled, etc etc… and I spend most of the fall and winter filling the freezers with as much game as possible...
  15. mdwest

    Politics

    I wouldnt have.. but its sort of "real" to me right now... I just talked to the daughter in question about a week ago and she was telling me about how she and her girlfriends had gone to Miami back in July to see Ariana Grande in concert and how "awesome" it was, etc..etc.. This was after I...
  16. mdwest

    Politics

    So what? My daughter makes an entry level wage.. isnt established in a profession like you are.. and has paid $1K USD (lets call it $1250 CDN) for concert tickets... It aint cheap.. but its clearly accessible.. she "accesses" $1K tickets every year... and somehow still eats.. has a roof over...
  17. mdwest

    Politics

    again, how do literally hundreds of thousands of college kids go to Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles concerts every year.. at a cost of thousands upon thousands of dollars? When they save, plan, and prepare, they can do it.. and they do, do it.. every single day... No, super bowl...
  18. mdwest

    Politics

    I should add, its only been in VERY RECENT years that super bowl tickets have skyrocketed.. historically they have always been high... but in 2006 premium seats were $700.. and basic seats were about $300.. It should also be noted that for the last 2 years resale prices have actually been...
  19. mdwest

    Politics

    Filled with rich folks my ass... an average is just that.. an average.. and when you average in billionaires in box seats and millionaires in all of the 50 yard line seats of course it skews the average.. When you have Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and a dozen other billionaires in the seats, what do...
  20. mdwest

    Politics

    Working class people can afford to attend live sporting events. Its a matter of priority and spending patterns. My middle daughter works an entry level job at Disney (part of their "college program" where they take college kids, insert them into their corporate campus at a paupers wages and...
  21. mdwest

    The Largest Safari Classified in AH history

    Dartmouth isnt cheap.. current undergrad tuitionis about $71K per year.. factor in housing, food, fees, parking, books, and all the other costs and youre going to be lucky to spend less than $100K a year.. it aint cheap... But if I were selecting an Ivy today.. Dartmouth is one of the few left...
  22. mdwest

    Do You Still Gut Your Deer?

    With whitetail, no... The distance from my furthest blind to my cleaning station is less than a 10 minute drive by UTV.. from the time I shoot the animal to the time I have it hoisted up on a gambrel is well under an hour, and thats again if I shoot it from the furthest blind and then have to...
  23. mdwest

    Politics

    :D
  24. mdwest

    Politics

    Wise choice… I’m sure an RN is an absolute expert on the spawning of salmon and has a ton of experience running an organization with thousands of employees spread across thousands of miles, and managing hundreds of millions of dollars to effectively execute to a mission statement lol… We see it...
  25. mdwest

    Politics

    I don’t know about Canada… but in the US, politicians rarely draft legislation.. they sign and approve it.. but they have teams of attorneys that work with lobbyists, industry experts, etc … that’s who actually drafts law… As an example, I worked very closely with one of the TX Senators...
  26. mdwest

    Kimber Pro Dissolve - 5.7 lb 6.5 CM - Blowout Sale!

    Any chance you have any of those same rifles in 308 on the shelf as the same price as the 6.5 CM?
  27. mdwest

    Pay It Forward-Free

    Love that old girl!
  28. mdwest

    Pay It Forward-Free

    That sucks @PARA45 … hope you get things sorted quickly
  29. mdwest

    Hello from the Czech Republic

    My wife and I are hunting with WTA next month also, but in Croatia.. we've had a very good experience with them so far.. more to follow in a hunt report after the hunt is complete..
  30. mdwest

    Hello from the Czech Republic

    Welcome! The Czech Republic is a wonderful country. I made many trips to Prague and to Zlin years ago. I can’t remember the name, but there used to be an excellent restaurant maybe a block from the St Charles bridge that had great food and beer, that sold local art from the walls of the...
  31. mdwest

    How many are addicted to Africa and need yearly fix?

    been every year since 2016 with the exception of this one (didnt have time between other hunts and other trips planned) and 2020 when COVID shut down most of the world.. we're already planning 2027, and have tentitive plans for 2028 already being built...
  32. mdwest

    Politics

    Impeachment requires the same 2/3 vote… a pipe dream on its best day.. which still brings the same result.. Vance behind the resolute desk.. which is something neither the D’s or the R never trumpers want.. They’d much prefer Trump remain.. for the obvious reasons already posted by others..
  33. mdwest

    Politics

    hes even been repeating some Peter Thiel thoughts lately on whether or not the US really wants the dollar to the the global reserve currency.. I dont necessarily dislike Vance.. and I'll take him every day and twice on Sundays if my choice is Vance vs Newsome, Harris, AOC, etc.. but.. If...
  34. mdwest

    Politics

    There is a singlular constitutional way.. Thats the 25th Amendment.. Section 4 of the 25th amendment allows for the VP and the cabinet to declare the President unfit for office... Does anyone really believe Vance and the current cabinet is going to do that? It takes a majority.. a couple of...
  35. mdwest

    Politics

    lol.. I realized my "mistake" as a freshly minted 2LT... I went to Columbus AFB in Mississippi... I was just overnighting (had work in the greater Columbus area the next day) so I asked the SP at the gate where the VOQ was.. he didnt know what I was talking about.. so I had to explain I was...
  36. mdwest

    Politics

    so @Joker12 is implying that sitting republicans should be developing an assassination plan? seems a bit far fetched to me.. especially when considering that depending on which poll you believe somewhere between 52 - 65% of republicans identify with or support the whole "MAGA" movement...
  37. mdwest

    Politics

    Outside of the 25th ammendment, how exactly whould "they" remove a sitting President from office?
  38. mdwest

    Politics

    Id say very strong... he has outraised his opponent by 400% and has a much bigger war chest and more money left on hand right now to get ads out and make a final big push.. The odds makers/gambling sites have Herrera at between 60-70% chance of winning.. most of the political polling groups...
  39. mdwest

    Politics

    Cornyn is a lot more complicated than that.. The TX 2A community sees him as way too weak on 2A issues…his position specifically after the Uvalde shooting in 2022 supporting the Safer Communities Act despite being strongly advised by his constituents that they didn’t want it was something of a...
  40. mdwest

    Would you benefit from a custom knife SHEATH?

    You can open and close the lock to take it on and off… but I generally just leave it locked closed and slide my belt through the loop… either way works…
  41. mdwest

    Which firearm do you have to most fun shooting

    I don’t know that it’s my favorite… but I had a ball launching a few hundred rounds through my suppressed 10/22 this past weekend… Stupid quiet, non existent recoil.. and accurate enough to whack empty Gatorade bottles offhand at 50 yards… what’s not to like? :)
  42. mdwest

    Would you benefit from a custom knife SHEATH?

    As promised… here’s one I made for my Von Gruff Tahr Hunter Just open the belt lock and unscrew the two screws seen inside.. then set the lock on either side of the knife (left or right hand).. and turn the lock whichever direction you like (vertical or horizontal)… can set for strong or...
  43. mdwest

    Would you benefit from a custom knife SHEATH?

    I just make my own kydex sheath with a universal felt lock system that allows me to mount the knife horizontal, vertical, left, or right side. I’ll post some pics later when I get into the office and can get some knives out.. The locks are about $8 each the last I checked.. kydex and grommets...
  44. mdwest

    Wargaming the NFA Supressor Freedom case

    By then I’ll have all the suppressors I will ever need :)
  45. mdwest

    Politics

    You and I are on opposite ends of the political spectrum… but we often see eye to eye.. it’s kinds of a cool dynamic in my opinion.. I’ve been pretty clear in the past… there is a lot I don’t like about Trump.. but given the choice between Harris and a moldy grapefruit.. I’d vote for the...
  46. mdwest

    Politics

    while the USMC did Gods work in Grenada, its a bit of a stretch to believe they “shamed” the 1st Ranger Battalion, 2nd Ranger Battalion, 7th Special Forces, Delta Force, or the160th SOAR… all among the premier special operations forces in the US at that time and certainly among the best in the...
  47. mdwest

    Suppressors off the NFA list!

    If I manage to get my hands on one before you do, we’ll link up and you can shoot it and see what you think.., I’m on a “notify me” list at probably a half dozen different places.. the minute I get an email from one of them I’m going to buy at least one… or may take my chances and just buy deep...
  48. mdwest

    Suppressors off the NFA list!

    Why? Concern over a reverse on the new ruling? Or just prefer a trust?
  49. mdwest

    Suppressors off the NFA list!

    I picked up a Lyman Skarv (rimfire suppressor) recently. Im actually going to shoot it for the first time tonight.. Im excited to see how it stacks up against my buddies award winning titanium can.. Most of the reviews Im seeing on the Rekkr and the Paradox 30 cal cans are sort of middle of...
  50. mdwest

    How to be polite, but honest, about trophy quality?

    I’m not a horn hunter… I’m an experience hunter… between my wife, daughter, and I we certainly have some Rowland Ward qualifying animals on the wall… but honestly my most valued trophies with the exception of one are all pretty “average”… it’s all about my wife working a total of 18 days over 4...
 
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