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Chicken wire is an absolute must around here! I've had to replace my raised beds over the past 2 years. I just added two 4'x8' beds and one 4'x4' bed. I just received my seed order from Johnny's yesterday as well. We're looking forward to some fresh garden eating.

Built on a F1 billet upper and lower. 16” Gunnar dimple fluted heavy barrel. Can’t off hand think of the trigger that’s in it but it’s clean. UL BCG. Elf push button safety.

LOL!!! I haven't listened to Funkadelic in years!! LOVE it!

You can check their site buy I think the Trijicon RMR is made in the USA. It's pricey, but great quality and you're most likely gonna buy once and cry once.

24" Black Hole Weaponry .204 Ruger, Hurricane fluted Ava's .204 all put together. Battle Arms Development Lightweight Billet set w/ Geissele DMR hiding inside.. I have got to stop giving her my bankcard.. Kids!!! Ava slipped this 5.56 in on me... 16.5" POF Puritan 5.56 Match on a MEGA Slick side. (L_R) 10.5" 5.56 Pistol, 5.56 Piston Bushmaster, CMMG 20" dedicated .22lr, SR-762, Saiga 7.63x39, Saiga 12 18" Black Hill Weaponry 6.8 SPC

SHOT Show 2020 is this week and that of course means that manufacturers are trotting out new products. If you're at SHOT you're getting a chance to fondle new things. If you're like me and stuck at home, you're seeing new stuff on the Internet. This thread will help you spend money later this year, because Holosun seems slow to get things actually into distributor channels after they announce them. Or at least that's how it was with the 508T last year. Anyway, they have announced a crap-ton of new optics so here are some things that you probably want to know about: A lot of their mini red dot optics have gotten a refresh for 2020 and now include a side-loading battery design that Trijicon should be kicking their own ass for not adopting yet (Seriously, Trijicon... what's up with that??) as well as improved, larger control buttons. 407C V2 Elite Red and Green Dot Versions 8MOA dot reticles powered by a CR1632 battery and solar cell, housed in 7075 aluminum bodies. 507C V2 Elite Red and Green Dot Versions 2MOA dot with 32MOA ring reticle design, powered by a CR2032 battery and solar cell, housed in 7075 aluminum bodies. 507K Micro Red Dot An alternative to the DOCTR and other such small red dots for your diminutive pistol! 6MOA dot reticle powered by a CR1632 battery and solar cell, housed in 7075 aluminum bodies. 508T V2 Elite Green and Red Dots A successor to the 508T already? They beefed up the body on these and it looks like it could now go toe-to-toe with the RMR for crush resistance now. 2MOA red or green dot and a 32MOA ring reticle design, powered by a CR1632 battery and solar cell, in a Titanium body. 509T Micro Red Dot If you wanted an Aimpoint ACRO that had actual battery life, Holosun is releasing one for you. Shame, Acupoint. Shame! 2MOA red dot and 32MOA circle reticle design, in a fully enclosed body, powered by a CR1632 battery and solar cell, in a Titanium body. Battery life is rated at 50,000 hours as compared to the 32 minutes and 6 seconds (exaggerated) that the ACRO gets.

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This is the Traditions 1858. Go to support files and you will find the manual. I have one made by Pietta ( all steel ) and it's the most accurate handgun I own. With the .454 ball and 30 grs. of 3f it would stack them on top of each other if I could.

Hamradioprep is a good place to start. I also used HAM College YouTube channel for General and Amateur Extra. Actually teach the info not just to pass but to know and understand. Website to links is www.w4eey.com. I then used HamRadio app to take practice tests. Good combo for me using these three.

Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a very interesting documentary. It’s about the Funk Brothers. Its amazing how much they that they never got credit for. Its available on Amazon Prime Video. At about an 1:12:00 into the documentary, a special treat is The Funk Brothers with Joan Osborne doing What Becomes of the broken hearted. If you take this walk down memory lane, make sure to go to the Funk Brothers Wikipedia page, scroll to the bottom and look at all the hits they played on. I just go ahead and add the Funk Brothers with Joan Osborne youtube link and the documentary trailer below....enjoy Standing in the Shadows of Motown - Trailer

SRO w 2.5 dot. Looked hard at the Holosun, and shot Romeo, DP, RMR, sighttmark. Did not shoot Bushnell or Crimson Trace. Quality and reputation of the Trijicon won out. Really like the big window of the SRO as well. It is a different world.

Doug, with everything either shut down or swamped I doubt there is anyone you can call. Here is an IRS site that lets you check online. https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payments This story says.... This story gives reasons you may not have it yet.

Aaron Cowan has become the undisputed source of truth for the reliability of red dot optics. His torture tests are famous among those that live the “Dot Life” and make manufacturers cringe. Holosun, though, regularly steps up to the challenge and sends Cowan samples to beat the hell out of and we all profit as a result. Last night he released his test of the forthcoming Holosun HE508T Version 2 and its everything I hoped it would be.

Looks great! Pressure treated 4x6's will last a lot longer than landscape ties. Stone lasts a lot longer than wood.

It's a process. Took us about a year and a half. If you want another dog, the right one will come along.

Danged David that is 2 coyotes, maybe after turkey season we may need to set up and thin out your coyote herd!!

No, Vets & SS all comes from the IRS. The content of my post came from the IRS & VA. If you receive compensation from the VA & are required to file with the IRS ( VA is not taxable but you still have to enter it on the from ), then the IRS has your #. That's it in a nutshell. Too long to put it all here. Google will take you there.

Dave, I'm close to investing in a red dot, the American made choices are limited. I considered Holosun to save $100 or so over a Trijicon, but would rather support a US manufacturer. I too have a FF3, mounted on my AR and a few budget ChiCom dots. After researching and talking to folks, I'm willing to step up to a Leupold or Trijicon for my EDC (or a comp pistol)

Sister in law dropped 2 pallets for Mrs. Holst yesterday Going to attempt one of those vertical herb garden structures. @Jamie Jackson your raised beds look great! Do you lay it out, de-sod the ground level, and fill'er up with your magical mixture?

I have a few more I’ll share with the class after I get them back together. But here’s the last one for tonight. My newest deer killing machine. 300 blackout on a SanTan ambidextrous billet lower and billet side charged upper. 9.5”KAK barrel and will made your day very bad at 250 yards throwing 135gr SuperSonic liberators. It will make for a bad day at 300 yards On a 8” plate but it’s starting to push the envelope some.

A couple different see in the dark thingies.

Changed this around some. Light weight and on the money.

Thanks guys. I’ll get some pics together and we will beat this bush more in the next couple of days. Also i will get pics posted of the additions to my toy collection. I’ll try putting a link to that tread on here for anyone that’s interested in some gun porn.

The H&H is an " xtra long " action. They are a valuable commodity. I recommend calling Cherry's Fine Guns for a fair appraisal. leroy...

What isn’t good with bacon or fried in bacon grease?

I’d gladly swap you a cherry 94 for a model 70 in 257 Roberts.

The pre 64 bolt actions do not command the premium that pre 64 levers do but they are sought after. It all depends on caliber and condition. Looking forward to seeing some pics.

Yep they are 5s. Like you said value is all based on condition. I see a Gunbroker ended auction for a Pre-64 Model 70 .330 H&H that says "NIB" which ended for just over $4000. Of course I also see it was relisted. I doubt he had 2 of those, so there could be some funny math there. I away question auctions that end way above the norm because that is a way money launderers move money around and simply don't exchange the item, In contrast I see one that ended for $661. Like Kharman said pictures including any boxes and accessories would be a good start.

Really need to see pics to determine value.

I just sold mine

Finally got the Altamont grips I ordered for the new Python in. In addition to the Colt SAA I posted earlier, also have this Taylor Smokewagon Deluxe which is a hell of a gun Everyone needs some old model Single Sixes, 1956 flatgate and 1958 Gotta have a DA/SA 22 if you have a bunch of single actions

People say that turkeys are dumb, maybe the frozen grocery store breeds but, not the average wild turkey. Well maybe jakes......

Sounds like a pretty smart bird to me.

This is Pepper, our rescue merle colored Blue Heeler. Super sweet, unless you're the Amazon guy, and very smart. Best girl dog ever.

This is my furbaby. Her name is Sami but she is affectionately known as "dork"..lol

This is Rufus. I use to field trial labs, raised Rufus the same way. He is a darn good dove retriever.

I took the snow pics March 1st along the NC/TN border.

Since this thread is old we had a change. Daisy passed away and we got a new girl named Pearl , chocolate labradoodle. Little Ellie is still hangin in there.

Ginger roughing it on her boat!

Our two rescues, Delta and Cali

This is my Shadow, 16yr old Hines 57 dog. Untitled by Johnny Rotten, on Flickr

I'll bring this thread back to life... In the midst of this madness, we brought this guy home Easter weekend. A friend of my wife's dogs unexpectedly had 13 puppies and it was time for our boys to have another dog. He's a black lab, Black Russian terrier mix, we named him Shadow. He leads a hard life around here.... Potty training is still very much a work in process at this point, some apparent tummy issues aren't helping. Otherwise he's very good natured and is learning the basics reasonably well. Our cat (the turd) is unconvinced, which suits me fine.

Yesterday I had the chance to warm up my .204 barrel. BHW recommends a 60 round break in procedure which involves running a patch down the bore after every 5 shots for a total of 60 rounds. After the 60 round break in, I loaded 5 rounds of Fiocchi Extrema 32 grain V-Max factory ammo in a mag and got the vise out. The pictures speak for themselves. In defense of the barrel, shot #1 was cold barreled and on shot #5 I knew I'd pulled it when the gun went bang (shooters error). All-n-all Im extremely pleased with how the gun turned out. Not only do I have one sexy @ss .204 Ruger, that thing can put your eye out kid.. (Shots taken from 100 yards with 10-15 mph varying crosswinds)

Here is Bandit, I guess she is four months old now? Got her from here on the board. She is dangerous smart. You can see the remains of a cow hoof in pieces on the carpet. I think it lasted an hour. A record to be honest.

He isnt as snuggly as our other pets but he is an awesome ride and keeps me sane This is Amarillo,Texas..Tex for short..Tennesse Walking Horse

That's a cute cat... :up:

That looks almost exactly like a stray my parents took in. She (my parents cat) is a real survivor and a great hunter, I can tell you that. :)

"Buffy"... she was put-out in front of our house about a month ago... "Miss Gray" was also discarded, she is 18 years old... "Tinker" is the oldest that was put-out and came to our door 20 years ago...