JimFromTN

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Most of the lakes in TN and some rivers have resident populations and are hunt-able depending on the regulations for the body of water. If you have a boat, it makes it allot easier to scout for them. Sod fields are also a good option if you can get permission to hunt the sod field or the land next to the sod field.

I have a rem 700 adl in 30-06, blued with synthetic stock that I would sell for $450

I finally got my suppressor. 5 weeks to get silencer shop to do their part while the fed approved in 2 days. I do have another question. I can get a compensator end cap for my new suppressor. I have been thinking about getting one to hunt with but not for use as a compensator as much as a way to redirect the sound off to the side rather than forward. My thought is to direct the sound away from the game I am shooting at. Does that make sense? I am not shooting subsonic loads.

Thats what my LGS told me. Everyone is ordering them now because the wait time has been reduced so much. Thats why I broke down and ordered one. The suppressor itself is another issue. I wanted either a dead air nomad 30 or a dead air sandman L. All the dead air silencers were backordered. I had not done any research on any others so I had no idea what to choose. The guy at my LGS recommended JK Armament JK 155 RCX 30 because he had several people order them who liked them allot. I had nothing else to go on so I went with that. I went home and researched and found some bad reviews on them which made me a little ill. There are some good reviews so I have no idea how good it is. I have never owned a suppressor so if its louder than others, I will have no idea. Ignorance is my only saving grace. I am putting it on a bolt action 308 for hunting deer and hogs. Also, shooting steel off the back porch without rattling the neighbors house.

The ATF is saying Form 3 filed electronically is averaging 2 days. That was Sept 1. The silencer shop is saying 4 days. I sent the silencer shop an email asking for some kind of eta. They responded that Form 3 was approved recently and they would be shipping it out soon. I will be curious to see how long before my LGS gets it.

The suppressor is at the silencer shop in TX. They have not shipped to my LGS who has one of their kiosks. My LGS says they are backlogged with orders and are taking forever to send out suppressors.

I started the process a month ago and they still have not submitted a form 3 yet. I called the dealer and he said the silencer shop is the new hold up. The ATF is the fast part of the process now. How ironic.

I would think a 2 inch group at 100yds would be an excellent grouping. I would expect a 3 to 4 inch group average with steel cased ammo.

I have a rem 700 sps in 270. It is far more accurate that I am with cheap factory rounds back when they were cheap. I have been hunting with 150gr core-lokts for years. If you plan on hunting much out past 250yds, use premium ammo and practice.

I am a fan of AGM. I have the TC35-384 clip on. I am very happy with it. ATN has gotten a bad reputation over the years. I don't care for the built in battery. If your battery goes bad, you are without until you get it back from being repaired. AGM uses cr123's, both rechargeable and non-rechargeable. Just something to consider.

I have one. Aftermarket magazines work but you may have to dremel the catch on the magazines so they will click into the rifle. Russian ammo can be sticky. Chinese works much better in mine. I bought some brass ammo to see if it made a difference. I have not tried it yet.

I like Pflueger supreme spinning reels and Lews Speed Spool and Tournament casting reels. I use shimano cumara casting rods and daiwa spinning rods for the most part. With rods, you really need to pick it up and feel it. Not something I would buy online unless I was familiar with them and knew what I was buying. I have bought allot of discontinued rods and reels on ebay for killer prices.

I 2nd solid core doors for workbenches. You can cut them down to whatever size you need. You don't have to worry about the flex and everything falling over when you are resizing. I have built several work benches out of them. I am in the process of designing something in my head a little prettier for in the office. I have a solid core door that I could use but I think it would not look as nice. I have been contemplating glueing 2x4's together side by side for the top. I would be roughly 3.5 inches thick minus whatever I plane off of it. I was thinking 30 inches deep by 60 inches long. I am thinking stain it and put some polyurethane on it. I was thinking untreated 4x4's for the legs which I would stain also, possibly a darker color than the top. After that I plan on building cabinets with doors to hide everything. Hopefully it all won't look like a train wreck.

I have been hunting strictly with O/U's for small game and waterfowl for 25 years. I wouldn't use anything else. If you don't hit them with the first 2 shots, you are not going to hit them with the 3rd. Its probably paid for itself with the money I saved on not taking wasted 3rd shots with duck hunting alone.