Re: Today at the range

03 December 2004, 04:59

Swede44mag

A friend of mine had his TC Encore with a Walnut Stock & for-end fall of the seat in his Jeep. It only fell about 2ft but it managed to crack his stock so he ordered a black plastic replacement. It kind of looks goofy with a black stock and a walnut for-end.

I was climbing a old tree stand years ago during the winter deer hunt and when I reached up to grab the platform supports the 2x4 step nailed onto the tree gave way and I dropped, since I still had a hold of the platform supports only my feet lost hold. Since it was very cold I had put my insulated overalls I only got a very nasty bruise from the large nail sticking out, if I didnï¿½t have on so many clothes I would have been gutted out like the Deer I was trying to get. I donï¿½t climb any old tree stand any more.

02 December 2004, 08:51

Plinker603

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How did you get the name of "Missy"? I have an idea but.........

oh...well, my husband was feeling macho after he got hisself a buck. So he was using a deep voice to do a John Wayne immitation and he goes "Hey there liddle missy..." and i somehow took it personal.

He's okay now, though

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On the back end of my property, I found a very large bodied deer that had only the head cut off. The rest was left to rot.

Well, that was really a waste. Besides that, if it was that big, been nice if you could have got it yourself since it was your property. If you don't have your property posted and someone was hunting there, the least they could have done was give the property owner the meat instead of letting it rot. But if you're like me, you do have it posted. Not to be selfish but unless there is a good bit of cooperation, other hunters will come along at inopportune moments and scare the game. Of course it could also work that they would scare some toward you. But that hunter may have been in a hurry, maybe didn't even have a license or shot it out of season.

What's the candle for?

Plinker

02 December 2004, 13:09

Hot Core

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Unload the rifle, tie a heavy cord to it, tie the cord to your belt loop or whatever, climb into the stand, and then reel your rifle in. Let it down the same way. ...

Hey Plinker, The above is a fine idea as long as the "cord" is suited for the task. Notice beeman said "heavy cord".

Just so you do not think you are the only one to have ever dropped a rifle, I also had one get away from me at about 25 feet up. Come to think of it, it was a 243Win also.

I was using a special synthetic cord, which was used in tires back then. Very small and very strong(I thought). I did exactly as was said above, but took the cord up a day early and tied it off.

Got there the next morning at 0dark30, tied the rifle on and up I went. Got to the top and began pulling the rifle up. Noticed it felt like it was "bouncing" due to the "synthetic cord" stretching and recoiling. Stopped and let the bouncing subside. That continued all the way up.

Just as I reached for the barrel(I actually touched it), the cord broke and down it went landing muzzle first in the leaves, mud, and roots. Sticking up as if I'd done it on purpose. (I discovered later that it did not change Zero!)

Down the tree I go and discover the barrel is plugged. Did not have a cleaning rod with me in my buddy's truck. So, I got to sit that morning and watch at least 400 deer move from the Santee-Cooper Game Reserve into the "OK to hunt" 900 acre bean field directly in front of me. They had a 100 acre spot eaten down to the dirt.

I now use the sling(which was on the rifle) to carry the rifle up with me. If I fall and land on the rifle, then that is just the way it will have to be.

Use a STRONG enough cord or rope if you choose to pull the rifle up! And carry a cleaning rod at ALL TIMES!!!

03 December 2004, 02:43

beemanbeme

I had a similar thing happen to me in WY. Dropped rifle, plugged bore. Ergo, the tape over the end of the barrel and I carry a bore snake of the proper calibre in my pocket.

I use what I have always called "parachute cord".

The candle is a fire starting aid. Sometimes in Wild and Wonderful, the woods are too wet to rub two boy scouts together.