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We didn’t make it back to Kentucky for the Derby this year. All of Catherines Kin are there and sending pics and well wishes. Me, I bet on Grays and long odds. Good luck with your bets.

I have a pair of Sitka Timber Line Pants, Open Country camo pattern. Still have the tags. I waited too long to exchange so I’m stuck with them and don’t need them. Size 36 regular. $100.00 American to your door.

Well we made it in this afternoon. Drove home through eastern Arizona and Utah ended up in Spanish Fork Utah last night. (Tuesday)This morning it was raining, drove 8 hours in the rain. Yuck. (Wednesday) Definitely mud season at home, snow pack is 30% of normal for the the Northern Blue...

Since 1972 I’ve owned 7 ford trucks. Two were 350s the rest were either the old 100 or F150s. Always got well over 200 k on each one. My current truck is a 2021 with 120,000 miles on it. Hasn’t cost me a dime in anything other than rubber and maintenance. Three weeks ago, a week before Catherine...

Well we’ve been here 10 days or so. First two were kinda cold in the morning but otherwise it’s been pretty damn nice. Doing Another little remodel on our little house, should have that done by the end of the week. I’ve only been up to Tucson trap and skeet once but I was shooting pretty good...

Son in Law has started chemo again. He did ok on his first set of infusions and will not go back to Portland for a couple weeks. The kids insisted Catherine and I take off for a bit. So we did. I haven’t spent twenty hours behind the wheel since I retired from “law enforcement. I’m not doing it...

Really Mr. President? How can he say such shit.

Nuff said

Looking for a little insight; Ruger #1 7x57 aka 275 rigby 24 inch Barrel Norma brass 140gr ttsx 49.5 gr Rl 17 3.161 coal 7 shot velocity average 2963.8; spread 28.1 fps; std dev 8.0 .658 at 100 yards even with violating my 3shot rule with this #1 .298 moa at 300 2.5x8 leupold What kind of...

Took the gravel into town, found these guys near the bottom of Mt. Emily. They're 1200 yards out so the pics not great

Looking to try a high pressure load with rl 17 150 gr. Accubond 60K to 61k 24 inch barrel Ruger #1 3.209 coal. “Long throat. I know I can run 49.5 to 50gr. Of Rl 17 with a 140. Would like to see what happens with a 150 I think this has been posted before but I’ll be danged if I can find it...

Powder Valley has Reloader 17 for $61.00/pound. No 5 or 8 pound containers. Merry Christmas to me!

Son in Law and daughter just returned from Boise. SIL needed more imaging to determine the extent of the cancer. The radiologist report essentially says surgery is the only chance he’s got. Essentially the docs will “gut him like a fish” hope to get enough of the cancer to prolong “salvage” his...

Sending off my ruger 257 roberts for a new barrel, I never should have bought a bore scope. Anyway going to have PAC NOR make me a 257 AI. Looking at 6 months out. Want to be able to shoot the heavier monos perhaps. Thinking on a 1/8.5 instead of the standard 1/10. What say you all?

Found this guy during deer season, wrong side of the fence.

Earlier this year the Trump Administration cancelled a program that paid small farmers for fresh produce supplied to schools in their area. Great program guaranteeing a market for small farmers and gives the kids fresh spinach opposed to that canned stuff from some where else. My daughter is...

I know I’ve seen it but can’t find it. 7x57 150 AB Rl-17 Federal 210 m Cartridge overall length 3.209 Thanks in advance. Ruger #1 24 inch Barrel

I had a little time this morning to run out to the range just to confirm my zero on the 300 HH Number1. I also wanted to test a load I had found several pages back in my log book. The note said “ wow, great load but a little slow” 69.0 grains N570, 180TTSX; loaded .09 off the lands. I expected...

Wondering if I could get a quick load run based on my DOPE. 300HH 26inch barrel N560 68grains CCI 250 COAL. 3.586 Barnes 180 TTSX 3001 avg fps for 10 rounds. Thanks in advance.

It seems every year, sometime between mid September and mid October, we get the first big Pacific Storm rolling in. Oregon goes from dry as a popcorn fart to rainforest wet over night. For us on the dry side of the cascades, geographically identified as high desert, we get rain as well and snow...