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    1 hour ago, jdown said:

    Just checking on the idea of chambering a round and then releasing the firing mechanism with the bolt... I get that it will not go off when releasing, but most bolt actions won't allow you to go to safety when not cocked therefore nothing blocking the firing pin from a potential slam fire.  I get the idea of not relying on a safety to do this (hence don't carry with a round in either) but man that just seems like an accident waiting to happen.  On some bolt actions, I've even seen the firing pin protrude a bit in a relaxed position, now you have the pin up against the primer...  Would scare me more than relying on the safety actually.  I  might be way off on this one, but not something I have even considered doing.   

    It depends on the action. Lots of guns only have trigger block safeties anyway. 

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    I've heard Randy Newberg say with a camera crew and the difficulty of filming the hunt, he has plenty of time to chamber a round. For me it depends on the situation. If I am still hunting and know things can happen quick or that I need to be quiet, I'll carry a round in the chamber. If just glassing it is always unchamberd. I still always check the chamber at the truck before loading up. 

     

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    On 12/13/2019 at 2:18 PM, Saguaro said:

    I don’t think it’s too dumb.  I love seeing the older vehicles still running.  You will need to be very careful going forward.  Any problems after this will nickel and dime you to death.  It’s likely it won’t be the power train, but you will probably start noticing door hinges wearing out, steering and suspension issues, miscellaneous interior annoyances and just overall slop in the fit and finish of everything.  Take notice of older vehicles door/hood/tailgate gaps.  It’s almost like a restoration would be the best thing.

    I think this in spot on. There are lots of things that wear out over time.

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    When I was younger my buddy and I had a spot in 30a we use to hunt. It was a chunk of state trust land that was walk in only. We would park at the gate and load up for a half day hike with all the shells we could carry and some water. It was a long mesquite valley with some rolling hills and 3 large dirt tanks over a 2.5 mile walk. We would shoot dove and quail on the way in and stop at each tank to shoot ducks. When we were about 100yds from the tanks we would drop our bird bags, reload with steel shot, and go shoot ducks. Twice we ran into the game warden when we got back to the gate. He chewed us out the first time but said he couldn't write us a ticket. After about 30min of talking he calmed down to where we could actually have a 2 sided conversation. He agreed that we weren't doing anything illegal as long as we were dropping all of or lead loads before we walked up to the tanks. The second time he stopped us he told us he looked it up and we couldn't even have lead shot and ducks in the vehicle at the same time, and if he caught us again we would be cited. That situation came down to his interpretation of " possession" vs mine. As far as shot goes for cranes, I think the non tox stuff hits way harder than lead. Its also hard to find big lead shot unless you load your own. 

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    Not much to the story. Had a great hunt, scouted some big bulls before the weather came in. We saw more elk on this hunt than any year in the past 6 years. I passed a few bulls, but with another storm on the way we decided to shoot anything we could. I shot this bull Tuesday night out of a huge herd. Had my family there for the recovery. Shot was 125yds with an xbolt 300 wsm 165gr sst. Bull never took another step. 

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    25 minutes ago, yotebuster said:

    Opioid crisis was started by the media and a society who is predisposed to addiction through boredom and lack of real problems in life.  Opioids have been around long before big pharma ever showed up.  There’s always been a sector of society who is prone to addiction, we just never had a name or a villain until the “opioid crisis” and “big pharma” came around. 

    Well I don't think the media created it. Maybe they named it. I get that those drugs have been around for a long time, but what made them legal? Did the big pharma companies never have a patent on them?

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    10 minutes ago, yotebuster said:

    Yes.  Big pharma sells brand name drugs like Vicodin for instance.  Everyone says they were prescribed “Vicodin” no different then when we say we are going to get a “Kleenex”.  Most of us actually go get a generic tissue, and nearly all of “Vicodin” prescriptions are filled as hydrocodone/acetaminophen which is the generic version.  Big pharma makes it’s money on stuff that is still under patent.  All the common opioid painkillers are way off patent.  Not saying opioids aren’t an issue, but big pharma isn’t making any money on them.  

    So the opioid crisis wasn't started by big pharma?

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    7 minutes ago, My Rights As An American said:

    No disrespect taken at all. Thank you for remembering the tragedy. I am honored that someone remembered him in some way. You are correct. Both murderers were high on marijuana and he was killed for a few dollars and a six pack. 

    I may not  agree with you, but I understand your position on the issue. 

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