I feel the same way, with your photo's and story as mentioned by Paul. For a good number of years I and a couple of my old shooting buddies, now passed away, hunting the fields and rimrocks around Vale and Ontario, Or for upland game. Lots of memories of those long gone days. But a recall cmes up wh...

All I would add to your method, is do not bump the shoulder every time you resize, until the bolt starts feeling harder to close on a loaded round. No reason to set back the should every time, while that fired round fits into your chamber nice and snug from being formed to it. Just a thought.

Very nice photos. Those Elk look in fine shape. Thanks for sharing.

I have wondered about him also Skipper. Last I read, if I remember correctly several months ago, he was having some health issues. So it makes me wonder if he is just really ill or worse. Sure hope not as he had some very nice stories and photos of his trips out shooting. Hopefully someone will know...

I think all of us here in the commie state hope the same. Maybe the 11% extra tax will be stopped and taken down. But time will tell, with the way government offices have been doing the last few years with the lib's in control.

The 221 FB and the 17 FB are both fine rounds and worth adding into the small caliber fold, for shooting those critters we like to pursue. I am like, Rick in that I take one of each, along with the 20 VT/20SCC and 204R on most all my rodent/chuck hunts. Switch around so as to not overheat any barrel...

I don't climb those rocks to recover a chuck or other varmint, due to my old age. My shooting partner, that move to Colo did it for me and his, at times. And a couple shots of one pivot we shot in. Lot's of fun. :D As you two know. 102_5294 - Copy.JPG 102_5293 - Copy.JPG 102_5291 - Copy.JPG 102_5285...

I don't shoot them, but enjoy the band tail pigeons feeding in the front yard area. They are good eating however, when I do take a couple each year.

Heavens I will throw in a couple photos from a year or so past also. Now just waiting for snow and cold to go away and varmints to start poking out of the ground and lava rocks.

Over the years in LE and civilian CC, it is amazing yet sad how many I have seen that people I know carry and do just about the same as you mention. I only takes a few minutes really, every week or so to at least wipe a weapon down, with a take down and cleaning/check say once a month. And yes do hi...

Pretty neat, but that would not work with my driveway, much bigger and wider than one vehicle and snow is not, to often, light and fluffy, more heavy and wet. Need a good blower or plow to move it around, especially when it gets higher than a foot each time and over 2 to 6 ft on the level. But that ...

Rick I do watch and do limit the use of the old shovel. I just can not shovel or use one as I did a few years back, when I was younger. But it does get some use, but now days I rely on the Jeep/plow and snow blower ( top of the line track type Honda, is what I bought to replace my old one) it was pr...

Yes Skipper, I did ask and did receive. Those are great and right in line with the photos we like of hunts, game, etc. Thank you.

I did not see that one yesterday, but right on.

Yes, two years back upwards of 7-8 ft. and it stayed around for about 2-3 months. However nothing like a few years before that when we dealt with upwards of 8-10 ft. Tunnels out of the upper deck to the drive and street, shovel out in front of a few windows so we could see out into the drive area, e...