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Those diffs look to big to be Dana 44's ... is that thing sitting on a pair of 60's???

It's not like building a 1911...that's for sure. Varmint guys I know love the bigger rounds for coyotes, bobcats and lion. Will also work for Coues and some say Speed Goats too...though I prefer something with more pop for the later.

Looks for all the world like a Scout II. probably a 345 V8, though it could be a 304. Manual or automatic?

Before you build one in .223, look at the 6.8 SPC and 6.5 Grendel. Just sayin' .......

Both boys and my Dad got 3A/3C in November December ... oh yeah ... BULL TAGS!!!!!!!!

I looked through the Viper HD's at Cabelas. Surprisingly, the lady there handed me a pair of Nikon Monarch 7's that are $100 less ... they were much crisper at the edges. I was amazed. They were not quite on a par with the Conquest HD's I looked through, but better than the Viper HD's.

I looked through them at Sportsman's Warehouse in Phoenix. They ARE very nice. However, I think the edge clarity is not on par with the Zeiss Conquest HD's, which I looked at during the same visit. Compared both multiple times. But everyone's eye is different. One thing that I will say is that you can't beat their warranty. If I don't buy the Razors, I will Buy Minox APO-HG's on Doug's Open Box Special ... more money, but better glass, and Minox has gone No Fault as well.

I have two S&W Revolvers for sale that I am selling for my Aunt. The first is a Model 19-3 .357 Magnum that is Nickel Plated. It does not look like it has ever been shot. Looks to be a Damascus Trigger and Hammer. Comes with Galco Leather Holster. Very nice piece. $700 OBO. The second is a Model 629-1 .44 Magnum that is Stainless. It looks to have a low round count. Also very nice. $750 OBO. If you have a mind for both, I can probably swing a package deal.

Classic ... but I think that having a new gun malfunction is even worse!!!!!

I've said it before and I'll say it again. Out of the box a 1911 will outshoot any other handgun for accuracy with FEW EXCEPTIONS. I love my 1911. The trigger is great. The fit and finish is great. I have about 500 rounds down the pipe since my last cleaning (doing my own little test) and it has yet to hickup. And if I can't hit what I'm aiming at with 8 shots ... well then I am going to have to rely on my hand to hand skills and hope they work. That said, I carry a HK USP .45 or a CZ P01 as a primary carry weapon. They are just idiot proof, and though not nearly as accurate to shoot they get the job done. I have had the USP covered in mud and dirt and it still fired like a champ. I hear the testing included cryo freezing them and also clearing a wedged slug with a fired round ... and they still fired well. USP is a great gun. Still love that dang 1911 ... if I want to knock a thimble off a Bull's Butt, that is what I am using. And yes ... Matt McLearn is just that good ... he could do that with a .380, .38 Super, 9mm, .357, .40 S&W, .45ACP or just about anything else you could fit in a handgun. I sure as heck wouldn't bet against him.

Okay ... I'm learning impaired ... so for us slow learners, how does Ogden County tie in??? And how does that make it clear what is going on? I got drawn for 13A twice in three years of putting in. The first time I had quite a few bonus points ... the second time I averaged with my dad and had 3. Long odds, but not imposible. Anything under human control can be fixed. Not saying it was, or even that I'm suspicious it was ... just that there is VERY LITTLE out there that can't be fixed ... even something that is supposedly 100% random.

Sold.

SOLD

What magnification range are people generally using for big game hunting rifles and why? Anyone starting with a 6X as lowest magnification have issues with shots up close or in the thick stuff?

Well ... some time ago, someone told me a big game rifle should start no higher than 4.5, so I went with that. However, there are some deals I have found that are 6X to start, and one of my buddies has said that he was told not to go smaller than 6X to start. I figured I'd put it out there and see what the consensus was ... so far ... the consensus is there is no consensus ... :wacko:

Been around a long time. Not sure that the ones badged for Cabela's are cheaper. HDs are $999 for either badging I think. They are nice, but go a little yellow for me. Everyone has different eyes.

Price further reduced.

Sweet looking Colt. Looks like a Sig Sauer 1911 Scorpion.

LCP's are also known to have some FTF/FTB issues, and a 9mm is significantly better than a 9 Short (.380) for less $ per round. Good thing with revolvers is they are RELIABLE. You click, it goes bang.

Ruger LCR's seem decent. My mom got one in .357 but shoots. 38's in it. Not bad for the money. Smiths seem nicer, but are pricier.

Most competition guns I have seen are based on 1911's. The military predominantly issues the M9 Berretta, but Special Forces (depending on branch) uses 1911's and HK USP's. Some units also use SIG Sauer (also a fine gun). I don't have anything bad to say about Glocks, but I don't own one. My HK USP will do everything a Glock will do, and when I want to shoot really accurately, I shoot a 1911 or a Revolver. That said, my go to carry is the USP or a CZ P-01, which is the NATO pistol of choice. I wouldn't let a bad Springfield color your opinion of 1911's ... anything less than a $1500 TRP from Springfield just doesn't cut it. I'm betting if you shot a Wilson, Les Baer or Ed Brown they'd play heck getting you to let go of it. Of course, those are a couple of grand ... pretty stiff. For bear ... I'd carry Bear Spray as my first line of defense. If I wanted compact, I'd carry a Ruger LCR in .357 Magnum or a S&W snubby in .357 or even .44 Mag. If I didn't care about compact, which I don't, I'd carry a .44 Mag Ruger Redhawk, which is what I carry. It has a 5.5" barrel, and I'd wager if I hit a Black Bear in the toe it would go down. Thing packs a heck of a wallop, is reliable as the day is long, and I hit what I aim at. I don't need more than 6 shots. If for some unknown reason I thought I needed more shots, I'd carry a Glock in 10MM ... that is one heck of a round in a Semi Auto. Basically a .41 Magnum "Light". And yes ... I'd choose the Glock here for reliability (but only in 10 mm) .

Wished we'd have drawn it for deer. It was our first choice. But my Dad and my boys did get drawn for Bull Elk in Nov/Dec ... bet we see a lot of nice bucks out running around that time of year.

Thanks. I am NOT trying to be insensitive to what happened at all. I am VERY concerned that things like this are happening in our Country, and all my prayers go out to the families of the victims. I just don't think that legislation against guns stops criminal minds from figuring out ways to commit murder when that is their "bent". The media just has the ANTI GUN focus that they have always had ... as is their Liberal Nature, so they push the Agenda along with the Political Left. The situation in Chicago is VERY SAD ... letting a racist like Farrakhan loose on the streets is a joke.

DOH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks.

I give up ... how do you do this???