270 WSM is sold.....300 WSM is still available

Yes sir I'm a hunter at heart but I also shoot some birds when I'm sitting in a blind!

No way I wouldnt insure my house. Its paid for and I technically dont have too, but it not worth the risk. Now if I had small ranch cabin, id consider not

Winner


https://www.federalpremium.com/shot...-with-flitecontrol-wad/11-PFC154+00.html

Very nice, i have same gun, same year, shoots 3/4”w factory ammo, mine has been rode a little harder though, somebody will get an awesome gun

I have recently gotten into reloading and would like to reload some TSS for water fowl, most likely #8 or 9 shot. I have Winchester AA hs hulls, does anyone know if these hulls will work and if so do yall have any load data for them?

The thread made me contact an old high school/grade school friend. He has been a vet in Abilene for 30 years, he is retiring end of the month. He said he treats a lot of dogs for rattle snake, he said the vaccine definitely helps.



Have not talked to him in 30 or 40 years, this is old high school pic, he is top left, I'm right. That is my red corvette too, which I paid for, I roofed houses back then and made big bucks for a kid. He was smart as hell too, that old car of his, he completely rebuilt that motor and transmission. He was the one got me into labs, he had 2 labs, and talked me into getting one.

Nope. Its the damdest thing. I shot 8 limits of doves with it when I first bought it.. Cleaned it and got ready for ducks and it started jamming right away. Put up with it, tried about 5 different brands of duck loads over the next 2 seasons. Nothing worked. It jammed on all my buddies except one guy (no pun intended) and he admitted he really holds it tight to shoulder. took it to a gunsmith, they said gun was fine. Took back to dove loads and it never jammed. back to duck loads and it started jamming.

That when I went to my A400. That gun shoots but dam....the ergonomics of the beneli is alot better. I just brushed it off as a lemmon

There's no way I would pay that. If you have loans on all that then I understand you are stuck though.

Nice

I havent gotten mine but I bet it gets ugly. As soon as they get a chance to raise they are all in. Im all for capitalism, I get it you have to produce a profit, but if any of insurance companies like progressive or liberty mutual posted a profits and raised rates over 10% they should be hung.

Thanks for the offer. I think I get 15 percent off.

If I can get out with lunch and dinner for me and wife for 100 bucks a week. That’s a win.

Went a new direction with the wife's car and need to get rid of some maintenance bench stock for a 2014-2018 X5/F15 with the 3.0L I-6 engine. $80 TYD.

For sale (will not separate):

Mahle engine oil filter OX 387 D
Mahle engine air filter LX 2525
Mahle activated charcoal cabin air filter LAK 221/S

Damn...insane!

For giggles, I thought I would look at the human population in the region and found a map of the whole state. Pretty much all of east Texas has stayed stable or lost population and some areas have a goodly amount of loss. I was thinking an increase in human traffic, errr vehicular traffic associated with more humans, more roads, etc. might be taking a toll on the snakes and while they do get roadkilled, that doesn't appear to be the issue at all.

https://usafacts.org/data/topics/pe...Date=2022-01-01&startDate=1999-01-01

So I did some more digging with your time frame in mind. Apparently, the Timber Rattlers were already in decline 25 years ago and researchers were trying to figure out why and there are several suggestions, but this isn't only about Timber Rattlers, but snakes in general. Then I found this that is really interesting. Snake fungal disease (SFD). This news article calls it both a fungus and a virus. It was discovered in Timber Rattlers in 2006.
https://www.cbs19.tv/article/tech/s...501-6be783e5-837c-473d-9565-a07f504ffc1c

This info is from the big heads in DC talking about SFD. Apparently, it is considered an emerging pathogen across the US that was first discovered in the US in the 1980s (in Illinois).
https://wdfw.wa.gov/species-habitats/diseases/snake-fungal-disease

A 3 year study ending in 2021 study found it present in over 15% (27 of 176) of the snakes examined from east Texas, but somehow researchers decided 1:10 has the pathogen.
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffunb.2023.1064939/full

The disease itself isn't consider very fatal, but in reading various literature, it sounds like it works as another stress factor, weakening the snake's health such that they end up dying from something else more readily. So it would appear to be a comorbidity factor.

Also interesting is that it is thought to be much more widespread than it is, but not a lot of people are looking into it, or not doing geographical wide scale testing. It sounds like most of the studies that find it are studies being conducted after there is a known problem, but first the problem has to be known. Lots of animal deaths go unobserved. It is seems like only when the population noticeably changes that they will look for the cause.

Interesting! Thanks for looking into it.

Cooked fresh, never frozen. Cheaper then a double double with fries from What-a-burger

All kinds of options, Paleo, Protein plus, etc

One of the better Indian butter chickens Ive had, also love the Jalapeño-Lime-Cheddar Chicken

I love copperheads. They are beautiful snakes. Always gets a pass if I see one.

Thanks I'll check out the utubes.

May 2023 insurance renewal:
Home 3200
Auto 1900

May 2024 insurance renewal:
Home 5950
Auto 5200

Nothing changed and zero claims…they wonder why we despise them.

Been using them for about year, Save money in the long run and better then eating out fir lunch. havent had a bad one yet.

If you want a free week coupon let me know.

You’d be a fool not to date her…she is why the crazy hot matrix was made.

Like the title says, looking to buy 7mm WSM brass, PM me if you have any, thank you.

Great story, nice knifes and awesome riffle. I believe as you alluded to the 405 was maybe Teddy's favorite safari caliber.

Not bland at all. Sure, some taste better than others but majority of them are pretty good. They are about the equivalent to grabbing a meal out, yes more expensive compared to cooking it at home but about on par when you stop at a fast food joint, better food and less calories.

They don't have preservatives so most will only keep a week or so at best.

Took a chance last fall and planted Crimson Clover behind the house and it came up.

Pictures don't do it justice, looks better in person. Deer are eating it and looks pretty nice from the house.