Handsome Rob

Also, it's worth checking with your county the minimum amount you can sue for. I know each county had it's own minimum limit & if it falls below that minimum (commonly $1000) they won't even entertain a suit. If this is the case, I'm not sure how you pursue the claim.... Anal.

There are a lot of hesitation marks, a few voids, wrinkles & gaps. The big problem, though, is that the join runs along the top of the butt & the top of the action/barrel cutout isn't coated at all. I'll not say who did it openly. Everyone has an off day, but it had to be done 4 times & "I'll have it by Saturday" turned into 4 weeks....

Yup.

The goal of the build was to stay under $500 & under 7lb. Well, I got it half right. I kept it a gnat's nut hair under five bills & an equal measure over 7 pounds. It started out as a standard 30-06 Axis including the budget scope that I scored for a total of $280. I sold the scope for $50 & the stock for $60 bringing it to a total invested of $170 A friend of mine straight-fluted the bolt body. The stock is a heavily reduced Boyd's Classic (+$90 = $260) I hollowed out the butt & shortened, slimmed & lightened the front end, dropping it's total weight by 10oz. Just got it back today from having it dipped (badly :( ) in Kryptek Nomad camo. (+ $60 = $320) I turned down & threaded the bolt handle to accept a carbon bolt knob (+ $30 = $350). Incidentally, I also had to relieve the top of the bolt handle to clear the ocular bell of the Vortex Crossfire scope. Something I didn't consider when I ordered the Talley low rings (word to the wise, is all ;) ) The barrel is (I believe) an E R Shaw blank, shortened, crowned & chambered by Jim Walters at Bison Gun Works. I had it chambered in 6.5x55 with a long throat to readily accept the long Nosler 140gn Accubonds. (+$180 = $530) The trigger is stock, but polished & shimmed, with an overtravel screw & lighter spring installed. I've set it up with almost zero travel, but a break-weight of 4lb. Safe, but simple. The barrel & action I had cerakoted by Amendment2 Custom Coatings) in Magpul FDE. I had to paint the scope. Unfortunately the total loaded weight came in at 7lb 10½oz, but for my first ever attempt at a build, to say that I'm happy is a VAST understatement! Just went out for a function test & shot 5 times with no mishaps & no lost fingers (ok, so I was nervous. First build...) Oh, I sold the original barrel on eBay for $63 the total cost finalized at $467!

Honestly, I'll take slow & silent over fast any day. Until someone build a bow that's faster than the speed of sound, it kinda doesn't matter how quick it is! A heavy arrow does a HUGE amount in quieting a bow, be it a traditional or compound. There isn't a silent made that'll shut up a bow shooting 5gpp, but shoot 10gpp & The noise reduction is tremendous! Most of my hunting bows are around 60ish at my 31¾" draw & I'm generally shooting arrows in the 750gn+ range. I rarely have deer jump the string.

Despite what every tv show, basspro & guy at the gas station tells you, you don't need 70# shooting 300+ fps to kill a deer. I have killed my fair share, as have many of my friends, with recurve in the 40# range. The trick is to up your arrow weight. None of this 5gn per pound crap, whack a 500gn arrow from a 40# bow, with a sold FIXED BLADE broadhead & there isn't a deer made will stand up to it. Keep your shots to 20yds & under & don't worry one jot about her arrow speed. My 43# selfbow shoots a 530gn arrow at around 130fps. So far I've killed 2 deer & four decent hogs with it, all between 10 & 16yds. All but one hog were complete passthrough s

Just scored another Stevens 200 in '06 for project gun #4. I was going to rebarrel to 7 rem mag, but after 10 minutes of hard soul searching (Googling) I've decided to go 280ai. What's your opinions on the cartridge? It looks like a brilliant all rounder with the potential to be almost a mag-match without all the noise, recoil & palaver. Is there anything special I need to know about brass/powder/bullet selections? This is going to be a light-ish hunting gun that'll also get some medium range (up to 700yd) target time.

^^^ That. As far add I remember when we did ours all you have to have is 15+ acres that makes a minimum of $150 per year. I thought it sounded too easy, but we had the Franklin Co. Assessor out & that's pretty much it!

I have a friend in Atlanta got refused a county job (Cobb) for putting 'African- American' on his application. He's white as a sheet, born in Rhodesia. The county refused him the job based on him 'falsifying his application'

Can me & The Wife have two of their Citizenships please?

Ruger GSR in .223 is pretty much ask I have that could be considered a varmint gun. I'm not a big coyote or Fox hunter, just pest control sound the farm as needed.

PARAAAAAADE GAAAAAAY!!!

Again, sorry to beat the drum, Strategic Edge allows .50BMG & other over bore calibers. You have to attend a safety class before hand but it's free & again.... 1250yds!

Might I suggest a membership to Strategic Edge in Chapel Hill? It's the nearest thing you'll get to a private range. Target berms out to 1250yds, no RSOs to pester you, clubhouse, beautifully set up, covered shooting benches, pistol/tactical rifle bays, tv monitored long range targets & golf buggies for target changing are provided. All that + 24/7 access for $150 a year No tannerite allowed though, however a quick, dirty $10 trip to Terry Walden's in Manchester will scratch that itch ;)

Sorry for the thread drift here, I promise I'll say something about .22s at the end... Mr Lowpower: How is the Malcolm scope mounted, as in, how do the mounts mount to the barrel? I've got the Uberti knock-off 1885 & I've wanted to slap a Malcolm on it since I bought it, but I really don't want to drill & tap the barrel unless it's my only option. Right now it's wearing a medium height, budget ladder rear sight & a Lyman globe front & that's all great & good to 500yds, but beyond that A) I run out of elevation, B) The front post obscures the target too much & a 6 o'clock hold doesn't work for me & C) I can't see the damn target anyway! Meanwhile.... My CZ452 was a great bottle cap popper at 200yds with a Vortex Crossfire scope.

Just saw this & had to share!

Is it weird that I've got a '70s porn soundtrack playing in my head now?

Definitely not a snake. The only snake with a 2" fang is the Gaboon Viper & if you've got one of those rascals....you're in Africa. I honestly couldn't tell you what it might be, but it certainly isn't anything to do with a snake.

Pretty much the best value hunting rifles available at the moment are the Savage Hog Hunter in .308 or Remington 700 ADL in .308. Both are well south of $500, both will shoot tiny groups, ammo is everywhere & not to spendy, recoil is manageable & if you can't kill it with a .308, you probably ought not to be shooting at it.

Slow braised is the ONLY way to go with any jackrabbit. I've had my share of Texas Jacks & they seem to be built out of fencing wire & rawhide strips.

Skin it, quarter it, soak it overnight in buttermilk then fry it like chicken. Or Debone it & make a stew. Or Toss the bone in quarters along with 2 sticks if diced celery, 1 small chopped onion & a tater chopped into inch cubes in a crockpot with a can each of cream of celery, onion & a can of water (or white wine) salt & pepper to taste. 6 hours on high.

As of 7/1/14 I started carrying a .44 mag, fully loaded, down the crack between the driver's & center seat of my truck. Not because I think I'll ever need it, not because I'm paranoid, not because I live in a high crime area...but because for the first time in my 40 years on this rock, I can & the Law says I can & that, THAT, is why I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to be able to live here.

Yup. I wouldn't kill one. Not for the stank, just because they're actually a lot more help than harm. Vis-a-vis bugs etc...

In short terms. Lock & load & throw it in your truck. You can carry a firearm in your vehicle, loaded or unloaded. The State of Tennessee no longer cares.