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I would hope critter, I would hate to have a plinking session with any Mag caliber.  I use and love my .270, and have the added benefit of being able to drop any North American game animal.  Though I don't know about 600 yard shots as I have never shot at an animal that far.  But in the 200 to 400 yard range it hard to beat, though my .308 gives it a good run for the money.   Right now I am playing with the 300 Blackout, but its nowhere near good enough for hunting outside a 200 yard shot and that is pushing it.  Maybe a list of the calibers you are contemplating would narrow down the field a bit?

I try and not have anything on that can shine back at the deer.  Though they may not "see" orange, they are very good at seeing things that move or shine in their eyes when not expecting it.  That being said, if you hunt in a stand or blind, chances are they won't notice anyway and the reflective part is for your hunting partners/neighbors.

The only gun trade I ever made was my Kimber .45 which was practically brand new, for a Rem 700 in .308.  It was deer season and I had lost my .270 Winchester Mod 70 rifle to a lying SOS game warden (long story) so was in the market for one when I seen his add.  After the trade I took it hunting and dropped a doe with it but the scope was way off and would not stay zeroed, not to mention that it was a "tactical" and was heavy as heck.  The kid contacted me and asked if I would mind trading back, I happily obliged, apparently his friend had talked him into thinking he was on the wrong end of the deal.  To this day I think I was on the short end and am happy to have my Kimber back, it is one nice shooting .45.  I finally made a trip to Whittaker's and came home with a Rem 700 in .308 and a Weatherby Vanguard in .270 for what of would of cost me to replace my Kimber.   When I have bartered for other things, I usually try and make it a good deal.  But its between the two parties and what they feel the worth of the trade is.  Once the deal is made, then its a done deal even if you find out later it was not as good as you thought it was.  Now deception is another thing entirely.  But a deal done in good faith should be honored when at all possible, if the gun was truly in good shape when you traded then so be it, but if there is any question about its condition then a redress may be in order.

I took care of the mosquito problem by putting screen at each opening, even the catch part so I have to clean it out every once in awhile. I still get a bunch of mosquitos when its warm though since there is running water for about 4 days after a storm between two of the draws and it leaves standing water for long after that.  But they seem to disappear during hunting season, so that's a plus.

Be sure to use blue barrels or paint what ever you get a dark color.  I used white ones and the algae grew pretty fast; I used all kinds of things to get rid of it but at the end changed to blue barrels and a teaspoon of pool shock once every few months.  

They allow salt and other "bait" blocks I don't see why they would say anything about a water collection system.  On my property I collect water off my 8x8 hunting stand, it collects into three 55gl barrels with an overflow.  Quite often I see wildlife taking advantage of that, the water is for my fruit trees when rain is scarce, but the added wildlife advantage is great.

I am looking for recommendations for a gunsmith in the Clarksville area that can thread my Rem 700 barrel concentric to the bore. Also, if anyone has had this work done, a roundabout price. It has a nickel barrel too, so that is something else I need to worry about, something to prevent corrosion. My Remmy is at the factory for the trigger recall but when it gets back I am looking to get this done. So I have a bit to shop around for someone.

The fact that the media is the biggest collection of liberals there is, is why the average American has the view they do. We ousted a cruel dictator that paid the families of suicide bombers, used WMDs on his own people, refused to verify said WMDs were disposed of (sent to Syria) and used the sale of oil, allowed for humanitarian reasons, to fund his weapons proliferation. He also gave asylum to terrorists, most notably Abu Abbas the one responsible for the Achille Lauro. And we reduced the number of fighting age men from many surrounding countries that have nothing better to do than try and kill us and destroy our way of life. So I would not say we didn't accomplish anything.

Its not the training, its the GIs. Basic Rifle Marksmanship (BRM) has not changed much in the past 30 years, and many still teach these techniques. We even used various special slings on our M4s to make them more useful.

I built one out of a sheet of plywood, it was supposed to be a knockdown version but I didn't like how it came out so I braced it and it turned out surprisingly good. I happened to find a can of that deck paint for $10, the kind that feels like cement, and did the entire table to test out the paint. The problem with the plan I used was that the top was loose and tipped if you put too much weight on the bottom part. I found a better version though, and it looks like it solves the top issue. http://www.realitysurvival.com/survival-resources/free-shooting-bench-design-plans/

New to the site but been in TN since Late 99. I am a transplant from Denver, but the Army dropped me off here so decided to stay. I own a few firearms in a multitude of makes and calibers and enjoy shooting all of them.