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.308 is not a bad choice, but I have used a .270 Winchester for a long time and have found that I can hunt any North American game animal with this caliber.  At present I have a Weatherby Vanguard .270 bolt which is their cheaper rifle but before that one I had a Winchester which was a Ranger Model but again a cheaper version of the Model 70 (cheaper furniture) which served me well for 20 years.  I hunt with both the .308 and .270 at my place since range is no greater than 150 yards which is great for these but not so good for a slug gun, they just have too much drop.  Same goes for that venerable cartridge, the 30-30 Win, it just has too much drop. Anything in larger or in a magnum IMHO is just too much gun, specially for white tail but if that is all you got, they work too.   I know I mentioned some brands above but honestly most any rifle chambered in those calibers are good to go, as any brand can have an individual rifle that is either a tack driver or a lemon.  Just be sure to inspect the chamber, bore and crown as defects there can affect accuracy.

Yea, but then some clown would steal it.

Too old to try and relearn a new method, specially since I have no need of it. As for the guys reasoning,  I don't cover the ejection port anyway even when I need to unload a squib.  I just eject it onto a surface such as a table or a clear spot on the ground.

When we had the M16s, they always had those wooden q-tips and pipe cleaners for us, just no picks, we cut wire hangers and smashed or sharpened the ends to make our own.  We cleaned the gas key with q-tips and the end of the gas tube with pipe cleaners after scraping out the carbon with the "picks" without any issues.  Of course, back then they hadn't quite realized that a rifle was almost always loosing bluing so wouldn't pass the clean swab test easily.  When we used the M16A2 to the M4s, the solvent tank became popular, and the q-tips disappeared, you had to get some from the medics if you were old school.

Of the choices you have listed I voted for the handi. The 300 Blackout is not as expensive if you roll your own, many projos that will work for it in either pulldowns or cast. But not a fan of the company right now so I have been eyeballing this one : http://www.ruger.com/products/americanRifleRanch/models.html Yes, that is a threaded barrel; that info is hard to come by in the literature.

I do, as I do all my guns that I don't use often.  When I put them back in the safe I clean them and put a generous amount of wet lube on them since I don't know when Ill be at them again.  Rem oil works ok, but it does not stand up to the elements as well as other products I use so it is relegated to my sharpening stone for the small bottle and my spray is saved for fishing reels and any other thing that I don't want to tear down but needs a bit of lube.  I have a multitude of gun lubes available and can't say there is one I go to for any specific purpose, I have even sprayed WD40 on one at the range so not really sold on any one lube, but I do try and use dry lube on my EDC due to the dust and lint that accumulates on them every now and then.

Exactly why I bought my can, my Rugger was a PITA to disassemble until I got the hang of it.

I use about the same mostly, though I only have a spray can and one small bottle of rem oil left.  I have a bunch of militec-1 though so I try and treat as many of my steel parts as I can with it.  I wipe down my EDC every once in awhile with the tuff cloth since I don't use wet lube on them, only for cleaning purposes.  As for grease, I have a few tubes of different types but never used it on any of my guns and only a couple of times on my rifle's bolt but noticed no difference.  The most use of rem oil was when sharpening my knives with an Arkansas Stone.

What are these people thinking, what good is a gun you can't deploy when needed?  Why is "shall not be infringed" so difficult for them to understand?  I'm sorry, but I would become a law breaker if I had to live in that state.

Why stop at 29?  It's that one you don't have that you will need later.  I always put one in the chamber and load another into the mag so I have the max I can have, whether it be my Glock or AR.  Door security is great, specially the frame but I think the best thing to have is an early warning that someone or something is approaching your door.  I have seen many put those driveway alarms out so they know when someone is coming, but if fido barks when someone approaches that's good too because in those situations every second counts.

Wow, never owned a Mosquito or P22 but if the Jennings is better I want nothing to do with them.  My Jennings never leaves the safe and has had less than 50 rounds through it in the last 25 years or so.  It has always been fed CCIs and still has issues feeding and extracting rounds.

Well, sort of.  OCP was Overseas Camouflage Pattern and now will be known as Operation Enduring Freedom Pattern, Scorpion V2 is now going to be called Operational Camouflage Pattern, probably to keep from changing a bunch of printed material.  The two patterns were both started by crye precision but scorpion was done under contract so natick changed it and calls it scorpion V2, probably to keep from paying printing royalties.  Clear as mud right?   As for concealed carry on post, Ft Campbell, I doubt the post Commander will allow it.  Which is ironic since they allow you to take weapons on post as long as you are heading go the public range, or hunting, and they are registered on post.  They can't be loaded, ammo must be separate etc, but for years nobody doing it legally/by regs has gone nuts with them as I figure will be the same with CCW.

Yes, and that also includes condensation from cool boolits brought into a warmer area, or a splash from your water drop bucket.  That is why I melt all my wheel lead outside in a cast iron pot and only cast from ingots indoors; I can run away faster when in the open :eek: . 

How about the USO?  They have one at the airport and can always use things like that, and you know it will go to military folks.

OCP is Overseas Camouflage Pattern or Multicam as Crye Precision,  the mfg, calls it.  UCP is Universal Camouflage Pattern,  big waste of money IMHO.  The new pattern is officially called scorpion,  but is essentially a Multicam variation but they couldn't call it OCP anymore since its also for CONUS.  My bet is that they change the uniforms just enough so you can tell them apart such as a pocket or two so intead of just using the current equipment and uniforms,  everything will have to be repurchased.

Don't do it, they are so contaminated that it takes special equipment to get it clean.  The posts and cable lead is ok, but definitely stay away from the interior plates. 

Never knew they made these. I have a couple or three Victorinox Swiss Army knives running around somewhere, nice tools. I just sort of see the knives as a gentleman's tool and not as a field tool so never really put them through their paces.

If only, they taste good and make good belts.

Which model of gerber, maybe we can exchange a great quality leatherman for a lowly gerber or two and I'll even throw in the bag of chips.   :cool:   With some companies I refuse to do business with them due to their political leaning. Such as companies with anti-gun policies, but there are times when you can't avoid them or you already have their products. I personally never heard of them being anti-gun but, besides the ones I already own, I dont see me getting another one so it doesn't matter if they are or not. 

I have carried various multi-tools and have quite a few on hand still as most have a great warranty.  The one that has been my EDC is the Gerber Legend: http://www.amazon.com/Gerber-08239-MP800-Legend-Multitool/dp/B000051WSH It just has the best all around features of the rest of my multi-tools.  It has user replaceable hacksaw blade, and wire cutters (3 surfaces before replacement), needle nose which I use more than flat nose, and a blade and scissors accessible from the closed position.  The only thing that would make this tool better is if it had the geared jaws like my SOG http://www.sogknives.com/type/multi-tools/powerlock-eod-2-0-v-cutter-black-oxide.html.  I now prefer Gerber vs leatherman due to breaking a few of them (replaced under warranty) but they have improved their tool over time so they are not too bad now.  Whatever one you get make sure that the grip does not close all the way when the plier portion closes or you will be pinched, and for comfort its better that the opening be to the inside while using the pliers. 

I think a good prosecutor can argue the point that a thief with a gun should warrant an extra charge no matter where the gun was acquired.  The only thing that can't be charged is premeditation, if an injury or death occurs during the B&E, if he got the gun from the house. That is unless it can be proven that he had foreknowledge that the gun was there.

Crossbow?  Seems just the ticket for this critter.

The only reason I even use it is to post pictures without having to host them on a picture hosting site.  Would hosting pictures on this server put this site over its bandwidth?

Depends on what you consider cheap.  Try tire shops, though many are made of zinc and steel I still get a few pounds out of tire weights.  Check around for sail boats that are being salvaged, the keel is usually made of decent lead or lead alloy.  Go on cast boolits and check around many are selling at $1 a lb if you want to buy it.