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I bought them from Cabelas about a month ago.

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Well I finished up my Oklahoma hunt today Three birds in two days. They were 18, 30 and 38 yards. All dropped on the spot.

Got another one this morning at 7AM

Got my first Rio. Well there isn't a lot of public land where I was (Waurika) so at 4PM we stopped at a spot my friend Tanner knew of. The wind had been blowing steady 15 - 25 MPH when I left Amarillo for the four hour drive to Duncan. After I checked in I went to Wally World and got my license and tags. Met up With Tanner whom I had only casually met on FB last year when a local guy passed in a fatality in an ATV accident and left a wife and 5 kids and he wasn't even close to 30. Very sad. The local folks did what they could to raise money and one of those things was a turkey hunt. I contacted them to see what species and then explained that although I couldn't come then if they were good with it I would match the high bidder and send her the money now if they would let me come out in 2018. They must have thought I was crazy but it was agreed upon so Wednesday morning I headed to OK and spent the night in Amarillo. I got up early this morning, loaded up and headed out to Duncan four hours away. God must love simple minded people because armed with six hours sleep and a full cup of decaff I was off. It was great, very few cars on the road and my F150 rental hummed along well past the limit of 75. I love exploring America and this drive was not disapointment. I hit Duncan and checked into Hampton Inn then went to Walmart and blew $162 on a license and two tags. Tanner met me there and we rondevoued back at the motel so I could drop off my truck. We stopped for lunch at a local burrito shop then headed south. We spent a few hours looking in some local spots before ending up at a public access spot. We hiked into a 40 acre wheat field, saw some hog tracks but no turkey tracks. We had about 100 yards behind us and while Tanner made a few calls on the way into the woods we decided to head back. I was just enjoying being in new country and seeing so many cattle ranches. So Tanner let out a few soft calls and a Tom responded from about 150 feet. OH Crap!. We hustled to get into position and before I could bet my face mask and gloves on he let out a few soft calls and chirps. Maybe a minutes later here I see this dark, almost black bird pop up from the creek bottom about 40 yards away. Even though Tanner was a few feet away he couldn't see him when I said here he comes. He started coming and went about 5 yards, then stopped and strutted. Tanner called and the tom stretched his neck and bobbed his head back and forth. Then he just started coming to us, I mean ME! I slowly raised my gun and looked down the barrel and realized it was kinda sideways and wasn't even against my shoulder. Clam down Chris I said to my seld and repositioned it. There was a downed sapling about 20 yards in front of me which was partially blocking a decent shot, and he was still coming. I stated thinking to myself, is this really happening? The Tom went a few more yards and I managed to right the gun and let one off and he piled up. So 4PM, 80+ degrees on public land, just doesn't get much better than that. And I have two more tags to fill. LOL And there are hogs so let's see if I can get one tomorrow with a Winchester 95 in 375 Winchester with open sights. Temps are supposed to drop 20 degrees tonight as a front moves in and will bring some rain about 4AM. We will hit the woods about 5, even though sunrise isn't until 7. Loving it.

I wouldn't go any slower than 1-7.5

I don't think they are so smart.

Yeah, that's a great price.

Congrats that's a nice looking bird, spurs even. None of the ones I have shot in the past had anything much past 1/2". Maybe I need to look into hunting SC instead of driving through it to my usual spot.

Or a 6720 if you can find one.

And I think you have to put in two years ahead of time.

I like it. Took my first deer on my 4th hunt in 1975, deer taken with 30-06 SPFD 03 built between the wars (WWI &WWII) Lyman 4X scope was 10 years older than I was. 8 tracks were pretty new at the time of my first hunt. I remember 8 Tracks back in 65, sure you're not thinking of casettes?

Where'd you go? How much meat is on a cow vs a bull? I'd love to kill a buffalo. Bulls can weigh twice the weight of a cow which usually max out about 1100 to 1200 pounds.

I'd say that's being innovative.

That is because of the way their feathers are designed so they can be "silent". Ravens are possibly the noisiest, I has a falcon pass within 10' of me after diving down from about a 300 yard perch chasing some quail. Seconds before it reached me I could hear it cutting through the air, sounded like a jet. He was horizontal in fill tuck.

I would look at a Colt LE6920, a bit higher than your budget but they retain their valve and will pretty much shoot any ammo reliably including inexpensive Wolf and aren't finicky about magazines.

Not here. 22 Centerfire hasn't been legal for a very long time, maybe since the mid 90's.

Devistating news, I wish him well.

Probably after 1986 when the term Assault Rifle began to be used with frequency. Now there are "people" who bandi about over the term just as there are those who have to correct everyone who refers to a AR Magazine as a (Banana) Clip and get all worked up. Quite amusing to say the least, quite amusing.

And affordable.

No, typically small base dies are used for reloading ammo to be used in some semi-autos.

Might just as well sit back for a year and see how it shakes out. I don't have any but they are fine in my book.

Go light and get a Jet Boil or just take a small pot to boil water and make a small fire.

My guess is a bottle of Red. I have a part bottle of Bolla Chianti 2014 I am going to finish this evening with a nice salad. Haven't decided to go with it though.

LOL, thanks gents but they are just there to give a some idea of the case size. Probably had the 66 since the early 80's.