Posted on 10/01/2008 3:44:57 AM PDT by sig226
I picked this up last month and added the Lyman sight. It's a post '64 .30 - 30, but old enough that it was drilled for the sight. I'm going to sight it in today, although I still have to tap out the buckhorn and get a wedge to fill the dovetail. I was supposed to go bowhunting for hogs this fall, but job related stuff put the kibosh on that. It looks like I'll have to wait until this spring for my bacon fix.
Who's going hunting? Whatcha gonna git?
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Bow season opens today. Early Muzzle loader starts Oct 15 for a week. I’ll be out in the field a lot these coming days.
What am I gonna get??? Dat Elusive Turdy Point BucK!
Ooops ... guess not ... the stamps are antlerless
I think Hiredhand is smitten with this method......;o)
http://www.buckstix.com/howitzer.htm
Funny stuff !
Using a stainless Ruger No 1 in 45-70 with a satin grey 1.5-6X VX 7 Leupold on warne QD lever mounts. Replaced the grip cap with a NECG version that has a compartment that I modified to hold a back up No 100 NECG peep site that I modified with a merit adjustable aperture. A neoprene sling and a stock sock w/ 9 rounds of factory ammo or Garrett hammerheads round out my favorite rifle for Mulies, Whitetail and Elk.
Good hunting all , enjoy a great harvest !
Stay safe !
I’m hoping to bag some democrats this season....
These days my implement for Deer Hunting is a bow.
In NJ, the "Hunting Rifle" has been a thing of the past for many years now.
Just came back from elk hunting in Colorado with a muzzle loader. My son got a nice fat cow. Getting ready for North Dakota pheasant hunting in a couple weeks followed by deer season in November.
Talk about bloodshot meat!
Whoa!
Yep...... That was a funny Hiredhand sent me. I am sure it met the minimum caliber requirements in the prospectus.....:o)
Here in CA, we can hunt pigs year-round. You have to buy tags and there is enough BLM land you can usually luck out. My biggest hunting gripe is the areas I hunt in are all covered by the lead ammo ban to save the condors.
Keep wanting to go and keep not making it.
Anyone in NE GA (’round the 400 corridor) want to take a newbie out for deer this fall? I need to learn the protocol here.
Ruger Bisley .45 Colt, PMC 300gr JSP @1250 fps. The challenge now is to get as close as possible. May there be venison, wild pork, wild turkey, and wild turkey in a glass on your dining table during the fall and winter.
I am currently couch-bound, so I have only hunted for the remote and my pain meds this season. Doctor might let me walk in about a month ( ACL / Medial Meniscus Reconstruction ). Bag one for me....
Can I git me a huntin’ license?
FReepmail enroute....
...and a reply is headed your way! :-)
I don’t need a license, I can bag any deer coming across my 2 acres and claim they were after my garden! Got an antique 1895 Chilean Mauser in 7x57mm that has a virgin barrel and I think will be a great deer rifle.
Opening day shotgun on Hamburg Mountain, say at the end of Silver Lake Road, is about as close as I’d like to get to actual firearm combat. A couple of friends bowhunt there and say there are some beautiful deer in the area, as long as you stay away from the war zone.
You should try being in Assunpink WMA the day after they release pheasants. I’d recommend type 2 Kevlar and some pepper spray for the dogs.
Sounds purty.
Honestly my favorite rig........:o)
Careful hand-loading and commercials loads make it a all round rifle for everything I hunt. Very rugged with the OEM laminated stock and a aftermarket pachmayr decelerator recoil pad that has the toe cut and reduced in length to allow use with cold weather clothing etc .
A keeper.....!!
I got my SS check so I'm off to buy a Mossberg 500 or 590. That will complete my FR Gun Club Trinity.
Handgun / Long gun / Shotgun
I was worried about the effect of recoil on my ribs/sturnum, but the Dr. that did my quad bypass operation checked my over last week and gave his official Okey-Dokey. Also, I have a Compstock on order that will help with felt recoil.
A guy I used to hunt with liked to hunt rabbits with cast bullets from his .45-70. That’s versatile.
Button bullets..... I use em as well.
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