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You haven't bought a gun this year????
02 January 2017, 21:26
BiebsYou haven't bought a gun this year????
It's already 2 days into 2017...shame on you! And you call yourself a gun nut? :-):-)
02 January 2017, 21:36
Mike_DettorreBecause you haven't put any good deals up for sale this year.
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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.
02 January 2017, 21:54
LongDistanceOperatorI bought a Remington Model 30 Express last night. Future custom.
02 January 2017, 22:03
Jager01quote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
It's already 2 days into 2017...shame on you! And you call yourself a gun nut? :-):-)
If I can find an original .500 Jeffery/schuler I would!
Or any Daniel Fraser Mausers, but they are tough to come by!
02 January 2017, 22:07
lshopperLDO, you have a new PM
I'm trying I swear! Never in a million years thought it would be this hard to unload the mtn rifle. Need to get my new 28ga for a chukar hunt at the end of the month.
I'm what you call your basic famous.
02 January 2017, 22:29
butchlambertBought a S&W SS 357 that I've been looking for.
02 January 2017, 23:11
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JeffreyPhDI've paid for a Ruger No. 1 in 6.5 Creedmore. It still has to make its way from North Carolina to me, and then I have to wait the 10 days here in CA before I can have it. So even though I paid for it before Christmas, I won't have it until mid January. Does that count or do I have to buy another one?
02 January 2017, 23:33
BiebsThat counts! Let the search continue!
03 January 2017, 00:02
RustyMea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa!
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03 January 2017, 00:03
Bear CatI called my dealer today , but he was closed :-( go figure ...just because banks and schools were closed doesn't mean the gun shop should be !!
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03 January 2017, 00:13
Idaho SharpshooterGot a Stolle Panda actioned LRBR in 6mm Dasher.
03 January 2017, 00:21
dukxdogRemington 592 5mm rimfire for me this year.
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03 January 2017, 00:25
butchlocjust to ease your mind - i'll offer 100 for the bijou 338

03 January 2017, 00:34
#1 of 13I tried to buy one yesterday but no one had a 416 Rigby.
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03 January 2017, 00:42
Biebsquote:
just to ease your mind - i'll offer 100 for the bijou 338 Cool
I'll put it in a Mossberg stock so you'll be more comfortable with it :-)
03 January 2017, 00:44
Biebsquote:
I tried to buy one yesterday but no one had a 416 Rigby.
I know someone selling a Ruger RSM in 416 Rigby for $1,400 if interested. PM me and I'll hook you up.
03 January 2017, 00:52
INTJI have one in the works. Was supposed to be done 6 months ago. I should have it this month. M-70 SS Classic, Benchmark barrel in 300 RUM, B&C stock. Does that count as a 2017 purchase?
03 January 2017, 01:00
BiebsSure, why not!
03 January 2017, 01:41
dogcatHeaded to DSC to close the deal on a Blaser!
Hold that attaché stock please!
Wish Blaser made a 416 Rigby.....or a .280 R.E.M. Who makes after market Blaser barrels????
03 January 2017, 02:13
BiebsPM sent.
03 January 2017, 02:18
GatogordoI sadly confess, only 2 so far.
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03 January 2017, 02:18
Biebsquote:
Headed to DSC to close the deal on a Blaser!
Hold that attaché stock please!
Attache' is gone to SC to a long-time friend :-(
03 January 2017, 02:56
jimatcatbought a richland 12 ga o/u on gunbroker this morning right I after I talked to you... the auction was closing....
go big or go home ........
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03 January 2017, 05:32
richjMy BIL gave me 3. I had them shipped in '16 will get them in '17
03 January 2017, 05:50
df06Today I a Rem 700, VSSF in 223 that appears to be in excellent shape. Will be selling off the barrel and stock and building a custom 222.
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03 January 2017, 09:36
NormanConquestOne of my sons gave me a NIB Savage Scout in .308 cal.sans scope. Talked with my preacher last night. Seems he has a Leupold red dot EER W/ rings,+ he has a desire on my Baikal 12 O/U.Looks like a deal to me.I know that its hard for the boys to get me something at Christmas time,hell I see items here that I want but then remind myself that I already have them.I recall an instance several years ago when an uncle got a present under the family gathering.Playboy mag. at that time had an ad,"What do you give a man who has everything?,A Place to put it.'The item was a knit coverlet for the dick + balls.Well uncle mac rocket who was already very wealthy got one for christmas + when we went back to tell him supper was ready,he was passed out drunk on the bed with nothing on but that little thing.Wish we had cell phone cameras back then.
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03 January 2017, 19:39
butchlocquote:
posted 03 January 2017 01:41 Hide Post
Headed to DSC to close the deal on a Blase
that doesn't count as a gun

03 January 2017, 20:22
DesertRamIn due time. I've got a hankering for a new shotgun and the older two kids need new target .22s for 4-H competition. It'll be time soon...
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04 January 2017, 04:32
Dulltool17Building one in .357Max....does that count?
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04 January 2017, 09:27
NormanConquestA couple of years ago I bought a few of those Martini BSA cadets that one of the members here was bringing back from Britain.Traded off a couple but kept one for my grandson.Let him shoot it + told him it would be his when he was 10.He kinda rolled his eyes + said,"Well you know I'm ALMOST 10 right now."
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04 January 2017, 16:19
p dog shooterMaybe when I get back from the SHOT show I well have found something I want to buy.
Or if something shows up on the free market at the right price I well buy it.
05 January 2017, 07:49
69deerI'm slow but I bought an old Winny model 64 and a Remington 700 7mm mag yesterday. Funny I have no use for either. I guess its just a thing.
10 January 2017, 22:35
Nitro ExpressJust came from Academy Sports - bought a Yildiz 20 ga SxS for quail & other upland game.
It matches my Yildiz .410 O/U.
I know, they're not expensive or high-end guns, but for the money, nice little shotguns.
I already have all the 12 ga Brownings I need, along with an SKB 20 and a Franchi 28.
Now I'm looking for an M70 in .338 and a .416 Rigby, probably a CZ.
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14 January 2017, 07:39
JungleboyMade it to Jan 12, but then picked up a nice S&W J frame 357 mag
with 3" barrel. Thought it would make a good carry piece at the ranch.
A bit of an upgrade from the snub nose 38 I usually tote?
Jim