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Hog/big game crumpler
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DrMike
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- Nov 8, 2006
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Few things like a baby to change in dramatic fashion our perspective on what is needed. Congratulations.
gerry
Ammo Smith
- Mar 1, 2007
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Congratulations 
now hopefully you can sell some stuff to fund your new purchase :lol:
now hopefully you can sell some stuff to fund your new purchase :lol:
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Congratulations, man! That's better than any new rifle!
Of course, now you have a whole host of other things to worry over. Like, "Do I have a sufficiently short length of pull 22lr for the little one to learn to shoot with?" and "What kind of centerfire is the best 'first' for my new baby, when he or she reaches the age to shoot centerfire?" There are so many more questions like that...
Keep us posted on the coming addition. If I'm figuring right, and you guys are about 4wks along (if she just told you...) then you're looking at maybe having the baby right in the middle of hunting season. You'll have to plan better on the next one. Or maybe you're working down the path of, "...Honey, since we're already up at 3a, and I can't breastfeed, I think I'm going to go out to the deer lease for a quick morning. You'll be okay 'til I get back, right?"
Of course, now you have a whole host of other things to worry over. Like, "Do I have a sufficiently short length of pull 22lr for the little one to learn to shoot with?" and "What kind of centerfire is the best 'first' for my new baby, when he or she reaches the age to shoot centerfire?" There are so many more questions like that...
Keep us posted on the coming addition. If I'm figuring right, and you guys are about 4wks along (if she just told you...) then you're looking at maybe having the baby right in the middle of hunting season. You'll have to plan better on the next one. Or maybe you're working down the path of, "...Honey, since we're already up at 3a, and I can't breastfeed, I think I'm going to go out to the deer lease for a quick morning. You'll be okay 'til I get back, right?"
DrMike
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Dubyam,
You are a gem! So very thoughtful to advise the young man of how things work. Man, I wish you'd been around when mine were little! :lol:
You are a gem! So very thoughtful to advise the young man of how things work. Man, I wish you'd been around when mine were little! :lol:
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I'm all heart, Doc! :twisted:
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Thanks guys.
Dubyam, when my wife told me this morning and then calculated the probable DOB, hunting season was the the first thing to cross my mind. I'm sure my hunting will be limitd in the next few years, but thanks for the great advice. However, if work doesn't pick up for me soon, I'll wind up being Mr. Mom. :shock:
Dubyam, when my wife told me this morning and then calculated the probable DOB, hunting season was the the first thing to cross my mind. I'm sure my hunting will be limitd in the next few years, but thanks for the great advice. However, if work doesn't pick up for me soon, I'll wind up being Mr. Mom. :shock:
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The 308 would be sweet in that!
Guy Miner
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Looking at that Savage in .338 Win mag, it's 41.5" long with the 20" barrel.
Just for comparison, a .375 H&H Number One, with a 24" barrel, is actually shorter, at 40.5" long...
The Ruger does give up the repeater capability, but for me, I like the 24" barrel still in a compact package.
Just for comparison, a .375 H&H Number One, with a 24" barrel, is actually shorter, at 40.5" long...
The Ruger does give up the repeater capability, but for me, I like the 24" barrel still in a compact package.
Coyote Hunter
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OK, I'm a Ruger fan. That said, I'd get a MKII with a 22" barrel in .338 Federal before I'd get the Savage.
Here’s a Ruger MKII I put together in .338 WM. The barrel is 22” and I wouldn’t want it any shorter. (The other rifle is a Ruger #1 in .280 Rem.)
Here are some rifles I figure would make very good hog thumpers.
From bottom to top:
Browning B92 .44 Mag
Marlin 336CS .30-30
Marlin 375 .375 Win
Marlin 1895 .45-70
Here’s a Ruger MKII I put together in .338 WM. The barrel is 22” and I wouldn’t want it any shorter. (The other rifle is a Ruger #1 in .280 Rem.)
Here are some rifles I figure would make very good hog thumpers.
From bottom to top:
Browning B92 .44 Mag
Marlin 336CS .30-30
Marlin 375 .375 Win
Marlin 1895 .45-70
Coyote Hunter
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BK":1bl6ep0h said:
It was manufactured in 1980. I picked it up in November of 2001. This buck was unfortunate enough to discover it shot pretty well with 220g Hornadys. The buck took a death leap and collapsed. The Marlin 375 got me hooked and the .45-70 followed a year later. Found the .30-30 in 2005. All were used but in great shape and very reasonably priced. Still need to find a .356 in good shape...
