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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Wyoming Commemorative rifles
« on: January 13, 2025, 07:30:39 AM »
Weatherby built these when they moved to Wyoming and if you've never seen one, they are absolutely beautiful. Fit and finish is what you would expect from Weatherby's best efforts. Long out of production and unavailable now, it would be nice if they make them again in '29 for the 10th anniversary. I'd love to have one in the safe, although I don't know if the cost by then would prohibit that. Definitely an heirloom to leave to your grandchildren.

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Talk about idiots, the guy showcased here should get a Darwin award for being a total moron. So dumb, it's kind of funny. Dumb luck too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmauSGqNPLY

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / 9mm on sale
« on: December 28, 2024, 07:31:23 PM »
At Academy today I picked up 250 round boxes of Monarch 9mm (store brand, decent) for $49.99. That comes out to 10 bucks per 50 round box (5 boxes are inside the box). That's hard to beat these days (yes, the cases are brass).

https://www.academy.com/p/monarch-9mm-luger-115-grain-fmj-centerfire-ammunition-250-rounds?sku=9mm-115

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Merry Christmas, gents
« on: December 24, 2024, 10:16:57 AM »
Best wishes and blessings to all!

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Winchester 21 Sharp
« on: December 24, 2024, 10:15:27 AM »
Winchester claims to have made real improvements to the venerable old .22LR cartridge with the "21 Sharp." Who knows if it was worth the trouble or will catch on, but here's some links to info about it. I'll probably never buy it, but time will tell if people in general do and it actually sells.

https://www.americanhunter.org/content/review-winchester-21-sharp/

https://winchester.com/Blog/2024/09/Please-Welcome-the-21-Sharp

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Heritage came out with this old school exposed hammer side-by-side. It would be a fun shotgun to have as a novelty, but I wouldn't actually buy one (expensive, over $900). The other thing is that I have seen Heritage revolvers on display at Academy and they are cheap junk (possibly worth the $165 they cost, but no thanks). I do like the idea of bringing back classic old stuff, though.
https://heritagemfg.com/shotguns/coachwhip-series/449-coachwhip-12-ga-18-5

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Lever action revival
« on: December 22, 2024, 03:19:04 PM »
It seems lever-action rifles are getting more and more popular in recent years. Savage just introduced a new lever gun called a Revel, which comes in .22LR, .22WMR and .17HMR. Not too long ago, S&W introduced their 1854 lever rifle and Marlin (Ruglin?) is bringing out more lever gun models as they tool up. Rossi is expanding their lever rifle selection too (although I probably wouldn't buy a Rossi). When I was a kid and a teenager, Marlin lever actions were very popular - it's nice to see that classic levers have not died out and have come back. From what I have seen, the fit and finish on the new Ruger/Marlins is decent.

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / China and war
« on: December 20, 2024, 05:50:43 PM »
With all the drone stuff going on, some are saying that some of them are Chinese and also they are being flown near US military bases (America has permitted the Chinese to buy farm land adjacent to or near numerous bases). There is a Chinese-American expert on Communist China named Gordon Chang who maintains that China is exhibiting behavior that is indicative of them preparing to go to war with America. Their Navy and nuclear weapon stock has increased in size tremendously in recent years. If they drop a nuke on us, we will be toast - even though we would wipe them off the planet minutes later, the devastation will already be done. If they tried a ground war on American soil, not as bad, since a big can of whup-ass would be opened up on them - on top of active duty forces, millions of civilians such as myself who are well armed, trained and equipped better than any civilian population on the planet would be all in to pile up Chinese bodies. Hopefully, Mr. Chang's concerns do not come to pass, although there is some speculation that there is presently missing nuclear material within the country related to all the drone activity. God Bless America and pass the ammunition.

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / 20 point buck
« on: November 21, 2024, 02:15:49 PM »
This guy bagged a big 20 pointer with a bow. He apparently had been after this one for years. This story also appeared on Yahoo and of course, the snowflake haters were trashing the guy in droves (libs are so annoying). I would definitely get that one mounted, but the meat might best be ground for burgers and sausage, given its likely age being up there.

https://www.foxweather.com/lifestyle/pickaway-county-ohio-bowhunting-buckmasters-record

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Wyoming must be an awesome state
« on: November 14, 2024, 04:03:23 PM »
Wyoming had the highest percentage of votes for Trump in the entire country with 72.3% of the voters there going for DJT.  Highest regards to you up there from the Lone Star State. Throw in that Weatherby rifles are born there and we have a bona fide awesome state, Gentlemen. Way to go Wyoming!

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Thoughts on gun vises
« on: November 12, 2024, 12:04:20 PM »
I am thinking of picking up two gun vises, one for a Christmas gift and another as a Christmas gift to me from the wife (she often lets me just pick out something - win-win). It seems all of the vises around $100 and less are just plastic and not that stable. I found this steel USA-made one ($145), which I kind of like. Looks sturdy and you can do light gunsmithing work, boresighting, etc. with it. What do you guys have and like? I don't want to spend hundreds of bucks on each one.

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014669533?pid=163356

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55rqucOaQXA

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / She's marrying material
« on: November 01, 2024, 10:14:22 AM »
If I was single, I think I'd want to hitch up with this lady - she sure would be handy to have around.  ;D
I wouldn't be surprised if she hunts too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4e7pDWxSUw

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I thought it was actually pretty efficient and fairly quick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqZ1Y5VCTTU

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I would normally aim lower (heart/lung), but this is interesting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_x9vR_0KM8

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Around the Campfire (General Discussion) / Please vote!
« on: October 25, 2024, 06:44:57 AM »
This is really important if we are to still have a country left after this election. The wife and I voted early several days ago; get out there and vote - it's crucial!

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