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Thank you AZ ANG. Pack of desk jockeys should have known better. forepaw

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We are all tired of the ammo scalpers by now. Many of them may not realize it, but they have permanently lost business from guys who will remember them when prices finally get back to normal (more or less). PM sent.

Ha ha. Does a bear ______ in the woods?

Still for sale. Note price change.

A good all-around gunsmith could diagnose and fix, but even if you could find one, they probably would not want to do it, as the cost of the work would be high. You might try a shim using credit card material or moleskin or etc. to see if you could ease it open without it seizing up on you. Work through it with different materials. You might be able to find a spacer/shim that will restore most of normal function. Kind of rube-goldberg, but it may work.

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Thanks for posting this! It is a great hobby. The vid. and sound quality are really good. Just so I understand, to allow high res. capture of the subject at night, the camera is using passive IR, is that correct? Is that easier on your battery than standard visible light? As I understand, there is a dim red glow when using IR, some animals are more attracted to it than others, but it apparently doesn't really bother them. These cams apparently have a photo cell which disables the nighttime IR mode, when enough visible light becomes available, is that correct? Good stuff right there.

Bump for the weekend.

Forget about it.

Frankford Arsenal, M72 (?) w/ 173 gr. boattail bullet. Arsenal match ammo and brass is known to be very good. I think that is late enough that it is not corrosive primed, but you may want to google it to confirm. Nice thing about arsenal brass is it uses conventional primers, not crimped. Good stuff for handloaders. If you decide to shoot it for accuracy, what the old-timers used to do was run each round into a FL die with seating depth just low enough to crack the seal around the mouth of the case. Arsenal match ammo is meant to have a LONG shelf life. It will shoot just fine out of M1 Garands, in fact, if you know of anyone with a match-conditioned Garand, they might want it. But it is also good, accurate, blasting ammo out of any '06. Pressure is low. Velocity should be around 2,640. I have shot hundreds of rounds of it in competition, including 1000 yd. If you are sure it is reloaded ammo, disregard above, but brass is still good. You might pull a bullet and weigh the powder, just to have that info. IMR 4895 was popular in those days.

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I will take it.

Are you registered with www.hotgunz.com The police report normally gets distributed to pawn shops etc. as long as you had S/N and good description of the firearm.

Man that is WAY out of alignment. Let us know what you find. It could be hole in riser drilled off-center, limb or limbs twisted, limb bolt holes in riser off-center, brackets and holes for cams out of alignment, who knows. Have you contacted Bowtech?

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Correct. There should not be any carryover from one generation to the next. Hard to say what influences characteristics from one area to another.

If it is a true 158 ram, then it could be a tough call for some. That is probably a class 4 ram, but may be borderline. There is nothing at all wrong with a 158, but depends on how handsome of a critter you think it is. How is the mass? Character? Color? Are you seeing other rams? A 158 class ram, taken on a DIY, 100% fair chase hunt, especially someplace with difficult access, would be a fine trophy!

My thinking also. Coues hybrid. Maybe not first generation? Very nice buck.

https://williamlarkinmoore.com/ These guys can probably do it, or know someone who can. What you are looking for is a stock fitter with a try-gun. This is a mechanical stock with all kinds of points of adjustment to obtain ideal fit. There is also a DIY technique if you just want to see how your existing stock fits. Basically, you need a steel gong about 3' diameter, that is clean and smooth, so you can roll light grease across the surface. You back up 15 yds. or so, and mount your gun and shoot quickly at what you perceive to be the center of the plate. After a few times, you will see how your stock fits as it will be obvious by the impact of the shot charge on the plate. It takes some interpretation by a knowledgeable person, but you could research it and figure it out. Most gun clubs with a trap and skeet range have these, and likely you could find someone who could help out. By the way, you want to repaint the plate after each shot. Take notes or cell phone pics, and after a few shots, you will have a good idea of the fit of that particular shotgun. For upland game, the ideal point of impact is centered left to right, and just slightly high, to account for the rising target. This technique will provide lots of info, but not the ideal dimensions. You will need a try-gun for that, or else mount a lot of guns, and record the dimensions of what fits and what doesn't. Kinda tedious, but shotgun guys like this stuff.

Buddy who was a sentry dog handler on a missle site on the DMZ in Korea said the way the army taught them to break up a dog fight was to grab the other end. Takes two people though. Not always convenient.

Yep. And don't kill rattlesnakes.

Great footage. Thanks for posting.