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My niece came to visit her "crazy uncle":





I did not take these pictures. My brother took them at her request after I had gone for the day...

...and she thinks I am the crazy one.


Mike

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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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I've never met her, but I agree with her anyway.

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I hope you took her out shooting.
 
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Mike, she is going to be a heart breaker.


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...and she thinks I am the crazy one.



May be it runs in the family.

Mind you, being at the receiving end of the same here, I would not change a bit.

Yesterday a friend came over with his daughter, who is here on a break from her university for the summer.

She brought a very nice cake she had baked herself for me and Walter.

All she wanted was to shoot!

Both had a great time shooting 22 rimfire, 223 and 308 rifles.

And she beats her father!? rotflmo

He wasn't too happy about that, saying that I "fixed" things so she could win.

I did nothing of the sort. It was just that I had trained her to shoot.

I have no idea who taught HIM!


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Both had a great time shooting 22 rimfire, 223 and 308 rifles.

what,they didnt try the t-rex? Confused


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Mike,

Very nice niece.

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I hope you are able to keep her interested in hunting, shooting, outdoors activities.


Saeed,

Now you have to admit, you do have a bit of a reputation for pranks, yes?


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