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What is it about that smell?
18 February 2019, 03:00
theback40What is it about that smell?
I found a bag in one of my piles of "stuff".
It was full of old Rem paper .410 shells.
I fired one into the snowbank just to be able to smell the empty!
18 February 2019, 04:44
Bill/OregonI hear you. There is pure magic in a paper shell, but I don't know why. The waxes?
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18 February 2019, 07:40
NormanConquestAll I can tell you is that smell as well as from the 22LR smells like my childhood + evokes great memories + feelings.
Never mistake motion for action.
18 February 2019, 08:21
FjoldI thought that it was just me.
I always thought that the old paper shotshells smelled better!
Frank
"I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money."
- Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953
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18 February 2019, 18:12
theback40I did shoot a plastic hull just to compare them.
The paper smells better and stronger by far!
18 February 2019, 18:23
df06I shoot a lot of papers in a 16 ga.
Even if I’m hunting, I stop and take a sniff of the just fired hull.
Takes me back over 50 years.
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18 February 2019, 20:36
SaeedWe are all aflicted by this virus!
When I first saw the title I thought of something else.
Once you get used to the smell, you got it licked
18 February 2019, 22:11
nvmichaelBlind man walks past the fish market
Says Hello Ladies.
Thanks Saeed, sometimes these posts take an odd twist.
19 February 2019, 12:05
NormanConquestAll my kids are grown now,but everyone has had time on the range
+ EVERY ONE has heard me me say that same thing every time.Hey.It's true.I may be a bit off from some standards but to me;I think being honest to my own children is paramount.
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19 February 2019, 16:17
KenscoThe sights and smells while hunting, or the memories while just thinking about hunting still turn me on. I know my hunting days are numbered, but just the smells of a damp, crisp, early morning with a little fog lying low gets me on-point. I'm ready and eager for IT to step out, while I'm standing looking out at a stand of trees, or driving down a lonely two-lane highway with no one else apparently up. That gets all my senses going.
Love to smell that early morning smell of mother earth, and hear that sound of a round being racked into position. I may not be 20 again, but I'm damn-sure twenty years younger at that moment.
19 February 2019, 16:29
p dog shooterquote:
Originally posted by Kensco:
The sights and smells while hunting, or the memories while just thinking about hunting still turn me on. I know my hunting days are numbered, but just the smells of a damp, crisp, early morning with a little fog lying low gets me on-point. I'm ready and eager for IT to step out, while I'm standing looking out at a stand of trees, or driving down a lonely two-lane highway with no one else apparently up. That gets all my senses going.
Love to smell that early morning smell of mother earth, and hear that sound of a round being racked into position. I may not be 20 again, but I'm damn-sure twenty years younger at that moment.
+1000 the smells of a hunt as many said bring back a lot of good memories.
20 February 2019, 06:33
Saeedquote:
Originally posted by Kensco:
The sights and smells while hunting, or the memories while just thinking about hunting still turn me on. I know my hunting days are numbered, but just the smells of a damp, crisp, early morning with a little fog lying low gets me on-point. I'm ready and eager for IT to step out, while I'm standing looking out at a stand of trees, or driving down a lonely two-lane highway with no one else apparently up. That gets all my senses going.
Love to smell that early morning smell of mother earth, and hear that sound of a round being racked into position. I may not be 20 again, but I'm damn-sure twenty years younger at that moment.
Yep.
Sadly, we cannot bring back the smells we find on a hunt.
But, we do bring back all the sounds.
Many people make comments about our safari videos as it makes them feel as if they are actually THERE with us.
20 February 2019, 07:41
Use Enough GunI grew up shooting paper shells out of my Auto-5 long before plastic shells were developed. In fact, I have a few paper 12's left. Yes, there is a difference in the smell of a shot paper shell and a plastic shell. This all reminds me of early morning duck hunting on the rice islands at Utah's Clear Lake Wildlife Refuge, with the wind blowing amid overcast skies; my black lab sitting next to me as we both listened to the sound of whistling wings overhead as the ducks set their wings and started their glide into the decoys. . . .
20 February 2019, 08:07
NormanConquestJust being in the woods + still,enjoying the silent times,smells,+ peace of mind,+ it never matters if you shot something or not.That was never the real reason for being there.That is between you + your God.
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21 February 2019, 22:28
WoodHunterA couple of other good smells:
Hoppe's When cleaning the 'ol 12 Double
Neat's Foot Oil and Saddle Soap in a Saddle shop. The son in law is into saddle making, man does his shop smell good!
I still have paper .410 shells 16 Ga shells. Might touch some off for a good breath.
22 February 2019, 21:11
Use Enough GunOh yes, Hoppe's!
That smell is like cologne!
23 February 2019, 08:23
NormanConquestFunny you should say that. My ex- many many years ago said that it would make a fine men's cologne + I agree.True bit here;it also helps to cure headaches. Don't know why.But the smell does it,for me at least.
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24 February 2019, 01:25
steve ellisI still use paper cased cartridges in my old 20 bore.
That smell, on a cold, frosty morning, takes some beating.
Steve.
24 February 2019, 02:30
Bill/OregonFine tribute, Steve. Thank you.
There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.
– John Green, author
24 February 2019, 11:36
788I suspect the smell has something to do with the wax. Whatever it is, the smell of a paper hull is nothing short of wonderful. Current and future generations are missing out on a wonderful thing.
24 February 2019, 19:16
Jim KobeThere's only two things in this world that smell like fish; and one of them is fish.
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25 February 2019, 01:51
theback40Great pictures Steve.
Are paper shells still made there, or are they old stock?
27 February 2019, 01:52
steve ellisquote:
Originally posted by theback40:
Great pictures Steve.
Are paper shells still made there, or are they old stock?
Yes, they are still available.
https://www.hullcartridge.co.u...dges/three-crowns-20 12, 16, and 20
Steve.
27 February 2019, 07:27
NormanConquestThanks for posting that.
Never mistake motion for action.
28 February 2019, 07:33
Use Enough Gun+2
01 March 2019, 08:49
NormanConquestJim Kobe,I can only assume you are reffering to the same reference in the blues songs about "a one eyed cat peeking in a seafood store."Yeah,that was the code.
Never mistake motion for action.