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  1. swamp thang
    In this neck of the woods, rifle rounds are scarce as chicken's teeth, so I jumped at a chance to acquire two 20-packs of .308 Winchester rifle rounds for my Steyr Hunter Pro, so that I could get in a bit more target practice without running out of ammo. When the ammo that I had paid for arrived, I was taken aback to note that it was Chinese made, even though the dimensions of the cartridges did seem identical to the factory rounds I already have. Also, the base of each catridge, where the caliber is normally stamped, was instead marked with some cryptic numbers that did not relate to th
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    Got any cats ? Their scent markings apparently strike terror into the hearts of all rats and mice. The food I put out for my guard dogs attracts a fair number of rats, but since I have a trio of cats prowling the house, those rodents do not ever set foot inside the house.
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    Thanks for the pictures, Mr. Teapot. They transport me straight into the English countryside, and that shed full of traps reminds me so much of my late uncle's garden shed in north Wales, where I have fond memories of preparing rabbit and fox snares during my visits there, while he told hunting and snaring stories from his early years.
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    I only make it back to my old SoCal stomping grounds on rare occasion these days, Fazza. I help run a catfish hatchery out here in the African boon-docks, since that is where the work is for now, so my visits to the Inland Empire are few and far between now. The name Murietta Springs rings a bell. If my georgraphy serves me well, that would be just south of Riverside County off of the Interstate 15 highway, not far from Fallbrook. I remember that turnoff from my trips down to San Diego. I generally took Interstate 15 since there were always fewer CHP cruisers prowling for speed
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    Steve I grew up in Southern California, but that Louisiana accent, with those French words thrown in, sounds totally foreign to me, in a spell-binding sort of way. Anyways, I guess I love that 'gator culling show because it is just so politically incorrect, but damned proud of it ha ha ha. Typically the Swamp People show gets aired right on the heels of some other Discovery Channel feature about saving the lesser spotted voles of Outer Mongolia, narrated by some geeky camera-toting scientist type speaking in delicate hushed tones, magnifying glass and notebook in hand, and then before y
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    I've been watching a few episodes of this program, and those cajun 'gator trappers make for a riveting and really funny TVshow. They get into some epic battles with monster hooked 'gators, trying to haul them close enough to the boat for the coup-de-gras, but without having the beast join them in the boat or pull them overboard. Those accents get me laughing till I have tears in my eyes sometimes, and that feller named Troy is a one-man riot. " Oh he's a BIG one "Lizabeth, Shoot eem ! Shoot eem ! Hoooooooly chit "Lizabeth, he's a gon' cut the line... shoot eem ! Anyone who has
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    I wonder if that fox was rabid. Dogs lose fear when they have it, or do wierd things like unexpectedly lunge and bite while wagging their tail and grinning.
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    Nice clean kill shot at 150 yards. Looks like you had a nice full freezer for a while last season.
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    Ha ha just the thing for laser designating enemy emplacements while you have a coffee. I'm not sure if I'd be able to keep the coffee from spilling over all that electronics gear though. Fire in the hole !
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    Sounds like the way to go. I'll skip the bipod idea and go for the tripod, when I try sticks. For some reason this reminds me of the old joke that if God had intended men and women to be equal, men wouldn't have been born with a third leg.
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    Ah, I did wonder how there would be space to fit a double charge in any shell casing, but having never seen the reloading process done, I just assumed that it might well be possible to make such an error when fatigued or inattentive. On the other hand, forgetting to add any explosive at all never crossed my mind as a possible peril of reloading till you mentioned it now, John, and I can see how a round that doesn't emerge from the muzzle could be mistaken by the shooter for a simple missed shot, as a new round is chambered. On second thoughts though, I would expect that the reduced recoil
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    I have never had the balls to try reloading, but I did speak to an old timer on the gun range some years back, and he said ABSOLUTE concentration is required for that job, and that NO music or other distractions should be going on in the same area. The danger, evidently, is that a distracted reloader could pour in a double charge of explosive, if his mind wanders for so much as an instant during the process, and any cartridge so created would be very likely to blow apart the gun barrel when fired. Being naturally a bit absent minded, I decided long ago NEVER to dabble in reloading, and
  13. swamp thang
    Oh that was painful to watch. " Yo, as I was sayin, I'm the ONLY muffuguh in this room professional enough to handle this gun safely, but if ah DO shoot myself in the foot, I ain't gon' be cryin' and chit like y'all would, y'know what I'm saying ? Now, somebody call a muffugin ambulance 'fo I bleed to muffugin death. And thank y'all for NOT standing in the line of fire. That ends our demonstration today. Damn my foot hurts.
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    My uncle used a 22 shotshell like that to kill mice indoors at his house in North Wales. I never asked if the gun was somooth-bore, but it must have been, because it did hit mice and was very effective. He lived alone at the time, but still I thought it was odd being able to safely fire any gun indoors.
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    Jackin the Box made a good point about the pesky noise that pump actions make when you work the action and chamber a round from the magazine. I get around that problem by loading my first cartridge through the breech, with the slide pulled back just enough to get the round past the bolt. With that, the action closes with a very quiet click that is even less audible than shifting the safety off on my Lamber Over/Under double-barrel shotgun. Follow-up shots are no problem from a noise standpoint, bacause I rack in a new round before the roar of the preceding shot subsides.
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    I've had that scope mount for a few years now, Dan, so I don't recall exactly where I placed the order, however I did find this link for an identical product. http://www.sbdglobaloptics.com/Winchester-1200-1300-1400-1500-12ga./M/B002XWVNJA.htm Runs about $75 USD And another vendor below that costs much less at ten bucks US, though I must add that I chose the one in the above link http://www.cdnninvestments.com/win12weavsty.html If you decide to fit one of these be sure and avoid tightening the attachment screw too much. Work the action of the gun's slide, as you tighten that b
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    I was once offered what seemed like a good deal on some dodgy carboard-hull shotgun shells, and like a fool I bought them and loaded some for a deer hunt. Fired one shot, and a shower of carboard fragments and propellant erupted out of the breech, peppering my face, but missing my unprotected aiming eye. Returned the shells for a refund and counted myself very lucky and much wiser for the experience. I now have a batch of 12-guage shotgun slug ammo that has been kept in a cool, dry place for a number of years, but remembering my earlier misadventure with old cartridges, I would like to a
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    I've owned my pair of 12-guage Winchester Model 1200 pump-guns for a quarter century now, with not one mechanical defect to mention. Over the years, I learned to cycle rounds through them with sufficient speed to deliver accurate follow-up shots at fast-flying partridge, or deer breaking cover and taking off full-throttle. Winchester pump guns do not have the brand name recognition of the Remington 870 pump issued to many police departments in the US, but these old Winchesters are good enough for this low-budget hunter. I have one of the 1200 pumps set up in standard scattergun configur
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    That is some fine photography and a good story as well, Yokel Matt. I have a good mind to saddle up with my 308, and ride out for some deer hunting, inspired by your account here. Those forest shots make me want to be there, listening and waiting. Great stuff.
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    I don't own a range finder, but did once try one out that belongs to a friend. My understanding of how they work is that the distance is calculated based on the object which is brought into sharp focus by the user. I may be dead wrong on this, but that was the impression I got from my very brief use of a laser range finder.
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    This story reminds me of the time I was out night-hunting grasscutters in an African cornfield. Grasscutters are delicious tasting gaint cousins of guineapigs, with similar body shape, but much larger in size, with adults weighing in at up to 20 pounds. They also have about the most powerful sense of smell I have ever encountered, which means they bolt the instant they get wind of a hunter. For some reason, 'cutters are always accompanied by vicious swarms of mosquitoes, which zero in on hunters to make standing still and being quiet well nigh impossible. Combining that early-warning sys
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    I had often wondered, Markha, if those pliable ear plugs were as effective in protecting hearing as the full-coverage head-phones you described above, and from what you say, the answer would be no. Till I read your post, I never knew that skull-bone conduction of sound could simply bypass ear-plugs, or that the head-phones do effectively block such sound transmission. In addition to my occasional shooting, I drive a D7G Cat 'dozer with a worn-out muffler now and then, and with the words of caution here about how incurable ear damage can be, I'm going to invest in a pair of head-phone pr
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    Ah yes, Long Tail, the idle rich are indeed different from you and I, but could you at least describe the getup you wouldn't be seen dead in, now that enquiring minds want to know ? Are we talking deer-stalker hats and enough tweed to upholster a living-room couch ? Subconsciously, I've always wanted to try out that look, but then I chicken out and just dress normal for my lowly status in the food chain.
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    I reckon I could make a modest living culling camels in Oz, Code 4, but maybe processing the meat into commercial fish-feed or such, if the laws would allow. Then again I woudn't last long in that desert heat, and with my luck I'd get lost in the dunes while stalking the one that got away. Seriously though, my hat is off to the riflemen down under who traverse from desert to jungle and back without breaking a sweat. Also, without the help of huntsmen willing to control the numbers of those galloping eating machines, camel mega-herds would lay waste all that makes life liveable not on
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    Having heard about renegade camel bands plundering precious water supplies and such in Oz, I can understand the rationale for having to thin them out, particularly since they are not a native species to Australia, and are multiplying like bunnies. Saw some scary video of camel bandito gangs laying waste a homestead in the Australian outback some years ago, and I remember wondering why nobody thought of harvesting them for meat. Thanks for the camel-hunting account Code4. If you don't already, may I suggest taking along a butcher to save at least some the meat, though I have no idea what i
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