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Found under a cabbage leaf 53 years ago..1956... great year for Chevy Belair... Mom & Dad parked in the cabbage patch with it Mark

That's a great deer young man ...Good job dad helpin him find his buck Mark

Very nice ..I been wanting to go out..but...that wind was too much for me, and the rain was not too nice either..I guess I might be getting a little too comfy in the warmth of the house...oorrrrrr..I could be getting...well... not so young and ambitious (self admitants to faults....sign of old age.... and my zipper is always down ). Any how I give ya credit goin out there and finding a great buck in those conditions. I always think the woods are a little creepy during the big blows, listening to the creak and groan of the trees talkin, and the occasional crash of ones that can't stand the stress anymore. Maybe tomorrow....hmmmm GREAT JOB! Mark

Under the broad terms "manufacturing" , we could be loosing our ability to reload handcrafted ammunition and do minor upgrades on firearms such as mounting a scope etc. A good reason to keep your membership to The NRA, or S.C.O.P.E. (Shooter's Committee On Political Education) active or if you are not a member and love your guns and sporting activities that employ their use, to join now and defend our constitutional rights to own and use guns for lawful use by citizens of the United States of America. It would be a shame if we would be victims of treaties that require no ratification by the senate and allow foreign countries to have a say in our constitutional freedoms...ALL OF THEM Believe me the current administration would love to do this. Guess who loves to apologize to foreign governments...hmmm? http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Articles/R ... &issue=015 http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Feder ... px?id=5224 Mark

Nice Stan....Bow, Gun,???? or did ya just run out to somebodies yard with yer knife and sever it's electric cord. Mark

I gotta turn down the speakers....Cher keeps coming in to see what I broke ...not to mention it scares me sometimes when I accidentally hit them and I forget they are there. Mark

Just an observation I have attained over the years of trying to improve accuracy and terminal ballistics using pyrodex pellets and conical bullets of different design. If you buy a new inline firearm, be sure to give it some break in time to "season" the barrel. By that I mean the more you shoot it the more the bore of the barrel will improve in loading ease and accuracy. Similar to seasoning a cast iron skillet, time will improve it's smoothness and your round will slide down the barrel much smoother as well as flipping your favorite food on the seasoned skillet. After about 50 or 60 rounds and using a good bore butter lube you will notice the next time you take it to the range, you will be able to load your rifle easier and more times before you need to clean the bore. Also after you clean the bore you probably will NOT hit the target with the first round after making it clean as a whistle. The reason is that the bullet/sabot combo is slippery in a smooth, clean bore and exits the muzzle slower due to less friction and time for the pressure of the burning gases to develop maximum velocity. Some of us will fire a round (sometimes referred to as a "squib" load) first just to "foul" the barrel to bring the barrel tightness to more consistency. As Ray mentioned, style weight and fit to bore of your sabot will make a huge difference in accuracy and terminal ballistics. I have shot full .50 cal bullets, .45 cal. bullets, and .44 cal bullets. Some were hollow point design, some with the ballistic aero tip. You can experiment with other types of bullets designed for pistol cartridges as long as you get the proper sized sabot to fit the bullet and the bore of your rifle. Experiment with differnt designs and powder charges until you find a good combo. Just remember magnum loads sometimes don't produce good accuracy. They might be faster and flatter than a lesser powder charge but may pay you with a less than perfect group. I like to use the 209 shotshell primer to ignite the load. They are hot and produce good consistency in pressure and fire. Never had a misfire using these. As far as safety....be sure of the powder charge. Anything more than 150 grains of any kind of muzzle loader powder is too much and will probably end up just burning outside the barrel doing no good. Be sure to get the projectile firmed against the powder. If it is not fully seated against the charge you run the risk of bursting the barrel. When you find a load that you like for every purpose in accuracy and ballistics. Save the info somewhere with your gun and also mark your ramrod as for an indicator of a properly seated, and SAFE, load based on that information you saved. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, don't forget to take the ramrod out of the barrel before you shoot. Sounds kinda dumb, but if you've got an audience or any other distraction, you can forget where you were in your loading process, hence the reason for the fully loaded mark on the ramrod. You might forget there is already a load in the bore and then you load another one on top of it......HOLY BANGERS ...but then you will notice the line drawn on the ramrod and say well I guess I gotta remove the breech plug and clear the barrel. Like Ray said bring a muzzy guy to the range with ya and you will have a pile of fun. My Thompson Center Black Diamond groups as good as any center fire I have seen at 100 yds. Mark

Excellent news, some of those nurses can be a great therapy. here's hoping he has a speedy recovery. Mark

Nice job Stan That sun and blue sky sure looks good too Mark

Nice buck, Looks like one over here in Orleans cty I been seeing during bow hunting. Congrats Mark

Stan, are you big, green, and hairy? Live in a cave on a mountain? and loathe everyone in the phone book? here's a hug for ya Now......... DON'T YA FEEL BETTER!!!!!

Pudding buck

Happy b-day Jerry, hope it's a great one for ya!!!! Mark

Great news!!!! ...keep him coming along .. Mark

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Quality Deer Management works ...But only if you can get neighboring property owners to cooperate...and keep the scumbag poachers and trespassers out. I have seen a definite improvement in Quality racks this past two years on the grounds where I hunt. Mark

There now ya feel better Ray?

Looks like a great day on the salt....Those blues are fun too Nice vid Rod Mark

I specially like the poka dotted downrigger on the port side of the rear ..."poop" deck Mark