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Topic: Knocked the stuffing out of a couple
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CatTracker
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posted November 30, 2009 08:48 AM
My area seems to be getting more pressure this year and not seeing the numbers of years past but did manage to lay down a couple last week. A couple older dogs...
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Leonard
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posted November 30, 2009 08:55 AM
Welcome to The New Huntmasters, CatTracker.
Glad to have you on board.
Thanks for sharing the pics. That looks like good country.
Good hunting. LB
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Kokopelli
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posted November 30, 2009 10:27 AM
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Hey Leonard, isn't that rifle just like the one you were holding at the camp-out???
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Leonard
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posted November 30, 2009 11:12 AM
Hospitality influenced me to not comment on the black gun, koko. Also. If it's good enough for AR SHAW , it's good enough for anybody, right?
Shouldn't you be decorating your mancave instead of messing w/me?
I'll have you know, I actually killed a few coyotes with an AR, one day. Mebe I will tell you about it sometime.
Pay no attention, CatTracker.
Good hunting. LB
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Kokopelli
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posted November 30, 2009 11:26 AM
Actually, it's raining here in Paradise, so I'm trying to learn my way around this new 'puter with strong words & soon to be, stronger drink. Life was a whole lot simpler with WebTV, but the porn graphics have improved.
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Leonard
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posted November 30, 2009 01:29 PM
I laughed at Higgins when he had webtv. I figured you (also) would learn...eventually, but it's been a long haul.
Makes sense, it rained here a couple days ago, so your rain was scheduled. Njoy!
Good hunting. LB
Any toonder n lightnig?
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Rich
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posted November 30, 2009 01:43 PM
Kokopelli,
Leonard has a secret love for those black rifles, but don't tell him where you heard those words. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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Rich
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posted November 30, 2009 01:47 PM
CatTracker ,
Beautiful country you have there. Nice coyotes too. A man can't beat that combination. I look forward to seeing more of your photo's.
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CatTracker
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posted November 30, 2009 03:09 PM
Didn't realize I misspelled knock 'till I went back and looked at my post... What's the inside joke on black rifles? I didn't think much of them until I built mine from scratch and found it to be the most accurate rifle I own. I have a safe full of traditional hunting rifles but they don't get the work out as of late. Love my Evil Black Rifle!
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Cdog911
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posted November 30, 2009 04:31 PM
That kind of country just screams "coyotes". Good pics and nice looking coyotes.
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JoeF
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posted November 30, 2009 05:17 PM
I really like the terrain in the 2nd pic. What altitude?
I had one of them black rifles back before they were fashionable, then sold it for about 4x its' original purchase price when things got way stupid. Smiled all the way to the bank, but I do have to admit that I kinda miss that rifle.
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Locohead
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posted November 30, 2009 05:40 PM
I third it! Great looking country. I love that really cut up ground without all the thick cactus.
I know I've been rambling on about Dubois, WY a lot lately, there was a lot of country that looked like that! I'm dying to make the trip and try it.
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posted November 30, 2009 06:34 PM
CatTracker, don't worry about the grief some of these old timers give ya about your "evil BR", they're just old traditionalists that prefer wood over functionality! Some old dogs can't be learned new tricks! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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CatTracker
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posted November 30, 2009 08:49 PM
Thanks for the compliments guys! My terrain varies quite a lot. Some areas are thick cholla cactus with sage/pinon mixed while others are more open.
JoeF:I believe my altitude is somewhere between 6500-7500'.
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Leonard
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posted November 30, 2009 11:48 PM
The (very old) joke is that the site Administrator here is not particularly fond of AR type gear. I can see how it would be confusing to a new guy, but it's nothing personal. But, we get a lot of back and forth ribbing about the subject.
Good hunting. LB
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posted December 01, 2009 05:36 AM
He doesn't like us "machinegunners" but he tolerates us and lets us get by with a little bit of ribbing.
That is good looking country.
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Kelly Jackson
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posted December 01, 2009 12:26 PM
Tom,
There is still hope for LB. At the campout he was seen and even photographed fondling and pulling the triggers on not one, but three different AR’s.
Coarse this was on Saturday afternoon after he had spent all day Friday hunting with AR.
Who know what guns they were using when all by themselves…..?
Kelly
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Leonard
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posted December 01, 2009 02:00 PM
I only hope that God does not strike you dead, Mr Jackson. What an outragious falsehood!
I used an AR one week end many years ago. I still am bothered by the trauma, prob should seek therapy, but what the hey? I think I killed two, maybe three coyotes with the evil gun? I don't recall either of them as bang/flop, but they WERE hit with the first shot. Just a little detail that they wouldn't stay down, requiring that valuable second, third and fourth shot, aimed at a spinning ball of fur. He's down...no, he's up, down, no wait a minute, he's getting up...where's the vitals? Oh well, center of mass should be good enough, right? And then he looked like he was killed by a posse. I kid you not; not a pretty sight, and I still can't get the scene and the carnage out of my mind. Brutal stuff, but hey, it was just a 223 with handloads, hardly enough for a tough criter like southwest coyotes.
Come on people, leave me alone! You know I run my electronic mouth about such things. Be polite to the new guy, have a heart!
Can we talk about something less controversial, like seventeen caliber, or Foxpro versus WT?
Good hunting. LB
PS, I think my problem was the triangle forearm? You guys probably never seen what I'm talking about, but they existed, in the early days. Not very cool looking, that's for sure.
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posted December 01, 2009 03:01 PM
The newer polymer tipped bullets (60gr V-Max) running along at 3200 fps puts them down the vast majority of the time the first time. Bullet technology has made marginal calibers much more capable in recent times than days of yore. The .223 Remington is not as devastating as the old 22-250 for sure but good enough for my work (dead is still dead). I'm not going to change anyone's mind so each to their own. In the mean time, that grin on my face will only get bigger each time I squeeze my trigger! ![[Smile]](smile.gif) touché
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posted December 01, 2009 04:58 PM
Ya, I used to own an old A1 with the triangle hand guards Leonard. Even killed a few critters with it.
Don't worry about the therapy, your state has banned real AR's and they'd throw you in jail if you sought therapy with a registered full auto. Course you guys can smoke pot so there's the trade off...
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Kelly Jackson
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posted December 01, 2009 05:02 PM
good one LB.
PS - I am sure that God still has a plan for me. I have given him many reasons to take me in the past and I am still here. A bit more humble than I used to be I might add.
Take care
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posted December 01, 2009 07:24 PM
Cat tracker, just imagine a silverback gorilla holding an AR!!
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Leonard
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posted December 01, 2009 08:10 PM
I just remembered what happened to the third coyote. He went down, did a little fussing but I decided he was done and walked him up. That was my first mistake. He was licking his flank when I got close enough to see him and when he saw me, eyes wide as saucers, he got up and ran off like greased lightning. Two bounds and he was out of sight, never to be seen again. And, there I was, with a useless (& slung) machinegun. If I had had a reliable bolt gun, I'm sure, (first of all) he would have been dead, and dead coyotes don't run off very often. I've seen it happen, but it's rare. As anyone can see, I had ample reason to stack the machinegun in a cool dark place.
When Kelly handed me his black gun, asking me to check the trigger, it brought back a lot of stress; issues I had managed to suppress for many years. Thanks Kelly, I owe ya.
Good hunting. LB
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posted December 02, 2009 05:49 AM
Ya those bullets must behave differently coming out of an AR than they do out of a bolt gun.
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Leonard
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posted December 02, 2009 08:13 AM
Exactly! That's what I was thinking.
All kidding aside, they do. Just a bit here to operate the action, and then the shorter barrel, and the performance is not quite up there with a bolt gun. Or, is it? Maybe terminal velocity has nothing to do with bullet performance?
Good hunting. LB
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