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    Evening greeter!!!

    Might be, need to see the tail.
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    Anyone been watching the Olympics?

    Their story was full of holes. Now that the truth has come out they will probably just issue an apology to Brazil and get themselves put back on a plane home since they already paid the gas station for the damage they did. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/u-s-swimmers-gunnar-bentz-jack-conger-detained-at-rio-airport-012220711.html
  3. Is there a bad consequence to sanding it down anyway, to float the barrel? A floated barrel is a good thing...right? Yes and No, depends (How's that for an answer!!) Remington piller beds; that's what those bumps are, cheaper way to piller bed it, Shoot it for accuracy, also, take a screwdriver or torx or allen (whatever is on the gun) and try slightly adjusting the tension on the action, Sometimes just a tweak on the recoil or trigger guard will change POI and tighten or spread groups. Free floating is typically better BUT if the stock is flimsy at the forend and you rest it on a rock you've just created a pressure point you did not have during sighting in. I've had bad luck with B&C stocks too much play at recoil to the point of shearing a bolt after 3 shots, LITERALLY I threw the stock in the trash, then took it out and stuck it in a corner. When I started 'smithing I needed experience glass bedding so I did, WHAT A DIFFERENCE, it's now on my go to deer rifle (SAKO 243). Yours seems to fit better than mine, but still check the spacing around the recoil lug and bolt or be prepared to cuss and visit a smith to have the recoil bolt removed - not an easy or cheap task. Mine was off center and about twice too large but I didn't notice it. What is a recoil bolt? Is it specific to Sako?
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    Truck tire load ratings

    PM deserthntr (Conner) he works at Discount.
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    WTB kids camo

    Kings Camo is having a sale
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    Replacing a Lost OTC Lion Tag

    You can buy all the tags you want but you can only kill two lions.
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    Merino socks????

    I have always worn smartwool and yes you can wear the same pair a couple of days. I like the hiking socks that are a little thicker. Also get yourself some O'Keefs. https://www.walmart.com/ip/36929109?wmlspartner=wlpa&adid=22222222227024692516&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=40843784312&wl4=pla-78656641832&wl5=9030087&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=8175035&wl11=online&wl12=36929109&wl13=&veh=sem
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    fs/ft 12 gauge sxs

    Stoeger?
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    WTB Side by Side Shotgun

    28? You should buy my Franchi.
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    Chiricahuas visit tips?

    It's not marked "Mexican Camp" on the map for nothing.
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    Stand Stolen in 29

    Stands are pretty cheap, just buy another one. Make it a lightweight model so you can move it if the critters don't show up.
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    Scouting for bandtails

    I have never hunted them and only seen them a couple of times.
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    Good coues rifle scope?

    That's a really big scope for a light rifle.So what would you recommend instead for a good first focal plane scope. If go with some second focal plane, lighter. Kinda like towing a cigar boat with a Tacoma. I saw that guy on the Bee Line about a year or so ago, seriously though he had a $100K boat on a triple axle trailer. My son and I had a good laugh.
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    But you didn't

    It sounds like he/she took it.
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    Nooooo... Jury Duty!

    I have only been told I was needed twice. One day I sat there all morning waiting to be picked but wasn't and got dismissed. The other time I was picked, along with about 20 or so other people and sat in the courtroom and we were questioned about our understanding of prostitution laws and whether we thought it should be legal along with what we did for a living. Didn't make the cut either. They will give you an automated phone number to call a few days before the date to see if you will be needed and have to report.
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    Anyone been watching the Olympics?

    I'm sure he will be waving it on his upcoming show on the National Parks. After 8 years he is going to go all national on us.
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    New Hunting Pack

    After years and years of dust I started having problems with the zippers, also plastic/ I spray them with Pam and it helps.
  18. Have you had this problem with other brass?
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    Another small fossil.

    Shark Tooth?
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    Nooooo... Jury Duty!

    Ignore it.
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    New Hunting Pack

    I personally like an external frame pack. I have a Kelty frame with a Boyds pack attached to it. If gives me the support I desire and the frame keeps the pack off my back so I don't sweat as much. I put a piece of foam pipe insulation on the right side for when I need both hands free and hook the rifle sling over the top right corner of the frame. I'm on my third frame in 30 years. I also have a Rustlers Ridge pack my son bought me but don't use it as much as the frame pack. I strictly do day hunts so the Boyds pack at about 2500 cu in works out well as I usually don't hike more than about 5-6 miles a day.
  22. Well sometimes you miss a few and encounter a LE who doesn't hunt. Just an FYI, it can get serious.
  23. Always seems to be a good flight happening around Tangerine and the 10.
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    36B Plan/Decision

    I've hunted it three times and will add that helio's flying low at night may keep you up a bit. My only "encounter" was fortunately a near miss. As my son and I were traversing a hillside the trail went under some trees (oaks?) and there I came upon a well hidden camp with a sleeping area, magazines, food stove etc. Glad it was unoccupied at the time.
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