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Figured you guys who shoot a lot of pigs might have experience with different machines that grind and have that tube attachment. Mike Legistine actu quod scripsi? Never under estimate the internet community's ability to reply to your post with their personal rant about their tangentially related, single occurrence issue.  What I have learned on AR, since 2001: 1. The proper answer to: Where is the best place in town to get a steak dinner? is…You should go to Mel's Diner and get the fried chicken. 2. Big game animals can tell the difference between .015 of an inch in diameter, 15 grains of bullet weight, and 150 fps. 3. There is a difference in the performance of two identical projectiles launched at the same velocity if they came from different cartridges. 4. While a double rifle is the perfect DGR, every 375HH bolt gun needs to be modified to carry at least 5 down. 5. While a floor plate and detachable box magazine both use a mechanical latch, only the floor plate latch is reliable. Disregard the fact that every modern military rifle uses a detachable box magazine. 6. The Remington 700 is unreliable regardless of the fact it is the basis of the USMC M40 sniper rifle for 40+ years with no changes to the receiver or extractor and is the choice of more military and law enforcement sniper units than any other rifle. 7. PF actions are not suitable for a DGR and it is irrelevant that the M1, M14, M16, & AK47 which were designed for hunting men that can shoot back are all PF actions. 8. 95 deg F in Africa is different than 95 deg F in TX or CA and that is why you must worry about ammunition temperature in Africa (even though most safaris take place in winter) but not in TX or in CA. 9. The size of a ding in a gun's finish doesn't matter, what matters is whether it’s a safe ding or not. 10. 1 in a row is a trend, 2 in a row is statistically significant, and 3 in a row is an irrefutable fact. 11. Never buy a WSM or RCM cartridge for a safari rifle or your go to rifle in the USA because if they lose your ammo you can't find replacement ammo but don't worry 280 Rem, 338-06, 35 Whelen, and all Weatherby cartridges abound in Africa and back country stores. 12. A well hit animal can run 75 yds. in the open and suddenly drop with no initial blood trail, but the one I shot from 200 yds. away that ran 10 yds. and disappeared into a thicket and was not found was lost because the bullet penciled thru. I am 100% certain of this even though I have no physical evidence. 13. A 300 Win Mag is a 500 yard elk cartridge but a 308 Win is not a 300 yard elk cartridge even though the same bullet is travelling at the same velocity at those respective distances. | ||
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We have one of the smaller machines that does a good job that we got at Cabela's. Here is a link to a place we buy stuff from occasionally. http://www.sausagemaker.com/ Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Mike: If you're going to buy new, I would consider either Cabela's or Lem. (Lemproducts.com) We have a larger Prago (available thru Walmart's, I think) and, so far, it has done all we asked of it. We bought it as a trial unit, because it was so much cheaper than the above 2 types, 3/4 hp and, so far, it has done all we wanted, but we don't use it often. We also use a water powered TNT Dakotah Sausage Stuffer,(probably not good for apartment usage) which is great. Unless you're sure you're only going to be grinding up small quantities occasionally, I would go for a larger unit (at least 3/4 HP). Finally, particularly in your area (CA), I would look around for a used Hobart. They will do more , faster, than the Lem or Cabela's unit and you might find one reasonable at some bankruptcy, auction, or similar, that is, for not a lot more than a new Cabela's or Lem, but you will have to be serious about sausage making. xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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Believe it or not, you can buy many of the same sausage grinders that Cabella's has at Macy's for less money; if there is a Macy's anywhere near your home. Karl Karl Evans | |||
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I use a 450 watt Kitchenaid mixer with the grinder accessory, and the sausage tube. No problems. | |||
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I currently process about 4-6 deer plus one or two pigs (depending on size) a year. For the longest time I used a #32 cast iron hand grinder. It worked well processing a few deer a year but arm endurance turned out to be a limiting factor. I saved my pennies and bought a #22 Vollrath from a restaurant auction along with a 20lb stuffer. They are much larger than I really need but then again, I cant argue with the price I paid for them. I would recommend that you take stock in how much meat you plan on processing. Many of the major manufactures give guidelines for choosing the right size grinder. I would buy the next size up from their recommendation. In terms of recommending a brand, LEM makes a good product as does kitchener. You would also be better served with a separate sausage stuffer. It will make for a much more consistent sausage, it will also speed up the processing as well. "though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression." ---Thomas Jefferson | |||
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LEM has a great selection of most type meat processing machines. Plus a huge selection of spices. You'd never go wrong dealing with them. I broke a spur off a cutter in a new grinder and they sent me two N/C. Couple weeks later phoned to make sure that solved the problem. I'm limited on space for such "toys" or I'd have more things. Until I got sick I'd run at least an elk and a muley, antelope of my own nearly every year. Sometimes if one of the guys wanted to trade labor and work together we'd do twice as much. Never had a problem except the one cutter broke. I even got one of their $20 French fry cutters that works pretty slick. Sure does a better job of it than a knife does and they're all the same size too. One of the best discoveries I was in on was a yr we killed 19 elk and processed seven others thru the shop in three weeks time six days a week four of us. We ground up four of those big meat pans full of burger and mixed sausage spices to taste. Then added Fennell seeds to it quite heavily. Man that made for great tasting sausage. Best I've ever had. We'd mix a batch, then cook a skillet full and adjust the mixes until we got it just right then went to work on the rest. I'd bet we made around 400lbs of just sausage that season. George "Gun Control is NOT about Guns' "It's about Control!!" Join the NRA today!" LM: NRA, DAV, George L. Dwight | |||
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