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Forum: The Constitutional & RKBA Forum 05-21-2013, 01:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 258
Posted By polishshooter
Re: All semi-automatic pistols sold in Ca. To require micro stamp.

Cam and Company tonight had the guy from the CRPA on and he said the guy that had the patent signed off on it, making it "public" now, so any manufacturer can use the technology, which is why...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-16-2013, 02:56 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 5,221
Posted By polishshooter
Re: 300win VS 308

Well said.

But, having heard that, my NEXT rifle will probably be a bolt short barreled tactical type in .308....since I convinced myself I have the need for one (And of course Mossberg has...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-14-2013, 09:08 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 326
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Shotgun Choke Requirements

The "Rifled" ribs on foster slugs are not to make them spin, but to allow them to constict enough to shoot them safely through "full" chokes

Years ago (the 1960's) Remington was so afraid they...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-14-2013, 04:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 181
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Learning to love my MVP Predator

Yeah, 3/2, I have never been a Mossberg fan either, had only shot a couple of 500s a couple of times, although never actually had any complaints, and I actually shot them well and had an old hunting...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 05-13-2013, 10:44 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 181
Posted By polishshooter
Learning to love my MVP Predator

I bought my "Walking around" Prairie Dog gun at the January Indy 1500 show for a song, after settling on it and THEN not finding it for two months, except for $700+ on the "other" auction site...
...
Forum: General Discussion 04-17-2013, 10:21 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 641
Posted By polishshooter
Ok, now the Senate has voted down more Gun Control...

...NOW can I order .223 buddits for my Swift and my MVP and not have to wait for them to be "In Stock" at Midway?

NOW will I be able to find Federal Match primers, large OR small rifle?

NOW...
Forum: General Discussion 04-17-2013, 10:07 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 722
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Hey Zhurh....how 'bout them PENGUINS! (any other puck heads here?)

Sabres are going to sneak in to the playoffs, and maybe play the Pens in the first round?

Lifelong Sabres fan since the beginning in '71, still listening to the same voice on the internet I used...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-22-2013, 06:08 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
Re: My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

KY, I have only sighted it at 25 to get it on target at 100 with cheap PMC 55gr fmj, it's been too cold to get any serious range time.

But this coming week the weather is supposed to break and my...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-02-2013, 01:00 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,028
Posted By polishshooter
Re: If barrel length does not affect accuracy

DD, in 1985 I shot an average of 1000 rds a week with my .45, 300 rds 3times per week practice, some more on Saturday to shoot it dirty with match ammo, then a match (or TWO) every Sunday from March...
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 02-02-2013, 08:41 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 655
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Game for 17 hmr

Yeah, I am mixed on the .17s too...so much so I just may have tyo buy one, LOL.

My buddy has a Savage HMR and takes it to South Dakota every year....it is stinking accurate and has killed P-dogs...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 02-01-2013, 10:01 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,126
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Anybody else having trouble getting .224 bullets?

Thanks John, I didn't know you could do that with Midway.

I still have about 300 or so Dogtown 50 gr sp left from my experiments last year, my Swift didn't like them as much as the Sierra...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 05:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
Re: My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

Thanks Binder!

Yeah, SD used to not aloow P-dog shooting on Federal Land until June 15th but either last year or the year before they made it year round.

Yeah, we struggle with the plague quite...
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 02-01-2013, 05:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 209
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Anybody with early p-dog experience in South Dakota?

Thanks Binder. When we first shot on "our" private land around June 15th the rancher was pretty happy since "The young ones should be out by now" and we did have a grand old time over one of the...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 05:09 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 714
Posted By polishshooter
Re: target rifle opinions

Funny, but in my quest for my "Walking around" Varmint gun I found a SWEET used Ruger #1 in .218 Bee in a gun shop in Ft Wayne for like $750...

The Bee is a Hornet for repeaters, so I was drooling...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 12:45 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 805
Posted By polishshooter
Re: 12GA for squirrels

BTW, I used to hunt squirrels, rabbits and pheasants with 6s and grouse and anything clay with 8s....but I sometimes mixed and matched intentionally or unintentionally and had luck on any with either...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 12:38 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 805
Posted By polishshooter
Re: 12GA for squirrels

Yeah, I took it that way too.

My FAVORITE way to hunt squirrels is to WALK to the hardwoods with a scoped .22 slung and my Savage 220 12 guage single modified in my HANDS...the shotgun did well on...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 12:26 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 714
Posted By polishshooter
Re: target rifle opinions

I've always liked the .222, and almost bought a Sako for my walking around gun, but while I STILL believe it's a better "target" round than the .223 just for accuracy, for the record....;)

I went...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 12:13 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
Re: My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

Yeah, Binder, I liked the target stock with the high comb on the Varmint better than the standard one on the Predator, but I liked the shorter barrel on the Predator and really couldn't make up my...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 12:03 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 714
Posted By polishshooter
Re: target rifle opinions

I hear you 410, my '97 slug gun makes a SWEET 3/4" group at 100-as loing as it's a one shot group!;)

Seriously, I can make a three shot group with it at 50 from a bench where they will all TOUCH,...
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 02-01-2013, 11:50 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 209
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Anybody with early p-dog experience in South Dakota?

Yeah Cat, we usually hunt near the badlands south of Wall, SD but we've talked about maybe exploring a little west into eastern Montana sometime, maybe this year ....
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 11:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
Re: My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

Hey Binder, maybe you would know the answer to the question I posted in Hunting....

We always went out to SD for P-dogs sometimes around the middle of June and got good shooting with no...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 02-01-2013, 12:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 714
Posted By polishshooter
Re: target rifle opinions

You have ALL you need in that M700 in .222...;) Put the money you were going to spend on the HMR into a good Leupold or Nikon scope on it and you are in BUSINESS....;)
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 01-31-2013, 11:59 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 714
Posted By polishshooter
Re: target rifle opinions

Now don't sell that .222 short!

It held ALL the benchrest records in the late 50s, 60s and early 70s!

The .223 used the .222 as the starting point....and was actually developed from the .222...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 01-31-2013, 11:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
Re: My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

And yeah, it was Brand New never out of the box.;)
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 01-31-2013, 11:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
Re: My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

I have all the AR mags I want.;)

Even IF my son just "took back" the dozen he somehow inherited when he got out of the Army when he bought his Daewoo at the January 1500 show, LOL.

I have my...
Forum: The Ammo & Reloading Forum 01-31-2013, 10:50 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 1,126
Posted By polishshooter
Anybody else having trouble getting .224 bullets?

I have seen my 50 gr Vmax Hornadys at shops and at the gun show a few weekes ago and thought they were a little too high priced, soooooo....

Since I have to start replenishing the Swift ammo boxes...
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 01-31-2013, 10:37 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,020
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Deer hunting, any luck?

In an earlier age, Win, they would have said too many riding in the wagon with too few pulling it.
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 01-31-2013, 08:55 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 714
Posted By polishshooter
Re: target rifle opinions

More info needed...

How much do you want to spend, do you reload, are you going to ever need to hunt or go to the field for any other reason with it or go longer...what kind of optics are you...
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 01-31-2013, 08:38 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,020
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Deer hunting, any luck?

:pOur archery starts October 1, and an Archery tag costs $24. Gun Season starts the second weekend in November and goes for 16 days, $24 for a Buck gun tag. Muzzleloading starts the weekend after...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 01-31-2013, 08:18 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 580
Posted By polishshooter
My new "Walking Around" Varmint rifle to complement the Swift...

Mossberg 20" Predator MVP. 5.56mm chamber, 1-9 twist, takes AR-15 mags. Nikon Monarch 3x9 with BDC with Burris Signature Zee rings.
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 01-31-2013, 08:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 209
Posted By polishshooter
Anybody with early p-dog experience in South Dakota?

We used to go some time after June 15th since that is when the season started on Federal Land, but now it's year round even on Federal Land.

But last year we went the end of June/beginning of July...
Forum: The Hunting & Fishing Forum 01-31-2013, 07:56 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,020
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Deer hunting, any luck?

First season in 8 years skunked.:mad:

And my first new this year $65 "Deer Bundle" (one buck, two doe tags) down the toilet.

Hunted more days this season(s) than ever since I moved to Indiana...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 11-13-2012, 10:08 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,223
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Single shot 20 gauge modified choke?

And I KNOW I am stepping on toes here...but Brenneke slugs are a waste of money...you are paying for MYTH and NAME.

I have NEVER found a smoothbore shotgun that will shoot Winchester OR Remington...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 11-13-2012, 09:29 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,223
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Single shot 20 gauge modified choke?

When my son was 9 I took him hunting with me for squirrel, and when he showed me he could sit still and quiet I told him I would take him deer hunting with me that year IF he could keep slugs inside...
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2012, 11:21 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 571
Posted By polishshooter
Re: The General's Mistress In A Gun Commercial ....

You know, I cannot figure this one out.

I have been married 32 years to the same woman, and UCMJ or not, I kind of understand the difference between a promise, an oath and a VOW...

Break a...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 11-12-2012, 10:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 544
Posted By polishshooter
Re: remove op rod from sks for ? manual bolt action?

I knew a guy years ago that hunted deer in PA with a Mini-14.

PA does not allow Semi-Autos for hunting.

He had drilled and tapped his gas port and inserted a threaded set screw, and used it as...
Forum: Knives & Edged Items 11-12-2012, 10:11 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 1,820
Posted By polishshooter
Re: good deer knife

For thirty years or more I used the "Edge Brand" "Solingen Steel" stag handled "Buffalo Skinner" I bought new when I was 13 years old at W.T. Grant as my all around hunting knife, for gutting and...
Forum: Large-Bore/Small-Bore Rifle/Shotgun 11-12-2012, 09:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 574
Posted By polishshooter
Anybody have any experience with a Mossberg MVP?

I have been in the market for a "Walking Around" Prairie Dog rifle to compliment my Swift from the bench, and was just about settled on a used Sako .222 with a 12x Leupold for $1000 if it was still...
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2012, 09:05 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 342
Posted By polishshooter
Re: 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month

Thanks for the Great story from the Great War.
Forum: General Discussion 11-12-2012, 08:49 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 252
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Life is still good...

My wife cleaned the freezer today, we are almost out of venison, since I only got one small buck last year and no doe...

I am usually set with a buck and a doe for just the two of us now, since...
Forum: General Discussion 11-11-2012, 09:23 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 252
Posted By polishshooter
Life is still good...

Despite being disappointed with the election, at least last week I got to enjoy my son and his wife, but MAINLY my two grandkids after they got home on his "terminal" leave from the Army.

Like he...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 10:59 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 593
Posted By polishshooter
Re: OK, so I am an Idiot...

Cyclone, it is just the SCOPE of what you are proposing...

Do I think there was fraud in 2008? ABSOLUTELY. THAT is the only way you can explain an election in Indiana where a close friend of...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 10:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 446
Posted By polishshooter
Re: OK, RIGHT NOW. CONVINCE me 3rd Party...

I hear you A-dude, with regard to the Libertarians.

Ever since High School, I have been "attracted" to the Libertarians, heck, 75% to 80% of what they believe in I AGREE with, but then they get...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 10:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 446
Posted By polishshooter
Re: OK, RIGHT NOW. CONVINCE me 3rd Party...

I hear you.

I grew up in New York. You can REGISTER as a Conservative. You always COULD. You can VOTE "Straight Conservative" if you desire.

WHY can't I do that in Indiana?

(Although in...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 10:10 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 593
Posted By polishshooter
Re: OK, so I am an Idiot...

It CANNOT be "Voter Fraud."

THINK about what that would take.

Can the Dems win with Fraud if it comes down to Illinois and CHICAGO like 1960? YES.

But WHO kept the Republicans in Suburban...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 09:53 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 446
Posted By polishshooter
OK, RIGHT NOW. CONVINCE me 3rd Party...

...in time for the 2014 Elections.

OK, all you "Third party" change guys.

CONVINCE me. And 50 Million OTHER voters.


How EXACTLY, in DETAIL, do you propose we get to a VIABLE Third Party...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 09:35 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 2,103
Posted By polishshooter
Re: To you third party voters

Republicans that voted Libertarian didn't amount to a flea bite on a big hairy butt. Just like anybody voting Libertarian had done for YEARS. Hell, My SON and his WIFE voted Libertarian. I...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-08-2012, 09:15 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 593
Posted By polishshooter
Re: OK, so I am an Idiot...

I was wondering where this post disappeared to.

We are in TROUBLE.

Our "National Republican" leaders are rolling over so the media can scratch their stomachs AGREEING with all the CRAP that...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-07-2012, 11:36 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 593
Posted By polishshooter
OK, so I am an Idiot...

I said before the election that on Wednesday I would be either "Brilliant" or an "Idiot" when I predicted a Romney Electoral "Landslide."

I based it on my feeling and notice of the Democratic...
Forum: The Fire For Effect and Totally Politically Incorrect Forum 11-05-2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 383
Posted By polishshooter
Re: Call me 'Brilliant' or an 'Idiot'...

I would leave you all with the old joke to...


"Vote Early and Vote Often!"




...except it isn't a joke anymore, to DEMOCRATS....:mad::mad::mad:
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