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Loading the 20 Gauge. Part 1
I inherited an old MEC Jr. 20-gauge loader a while back and decided to give it a whirl. I ordered some Cheddite primed hulls from Ballistic products in Minnesota. I am making a load for a 3″ semi-automatic so I … Continue reading
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Tagged 20 gauge, MEC Jr., reloading, round ball slug, shooting, shotgun
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New England Firearms “Survivor” .45 Colt/ .410 shotgun
Recently, I purchased a used New England Firearms “Survivor” .45 Colt/ .410. I got it for a really good price. What I didn’t get was the choke tube to make the .410 shells useful. I mounted a scope on it … Continue reading
Posted in Hunting & Trapping, Shooting
Tagged .45 Colt/ .410, BFR, Choke Tube, H&R, Harrington & Richardson, Magnum Research, NEF, New England Firearms, Survivor
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Character Traits
There are certain things that I do not or cannot understand that people do and because I don’t understand them I find them suspicious. One of them is working when you could be retired. Our superintendent at the office could … Continue reading
Posted in As we get Older, Humor, Pet Peeves & Other Rants!
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“Friends?”
I had an experience this past weekend where I was sitting around the campfire with a bunch of “friends”. The conversation swung around to current events and all of a sudden one of the “friends” spouted off with “you guys … Continue reading
…to find my soul.
This quote from John Muir is very popular today. I have always felt the truth of this statement. Recently, I finished a book by Albert Bigelow Paine titled “The Tent Dwellers” and his take on finding one’s soul in the … Continue reading
A pair to Draw To…….
Posted in American Mountain Men, Historical Adventure, Hunting & Trapping
Tagged AMM, Mountain Man, mountain men
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Requirement #20 of the American Mountain Men
20. Must have made a study of the lifestyle of the mountain man, frontiersman or American Indian before 1840 and must submit a report of this study to the association Capitaine. This requirement is optional for advancement to Bossloper and … Continue reading
Requirement #19 of the American Mountain Men
19. Must spend three days and two nights totally alone under primitive conditions and aux aliments du pays [“off the nourishment of the land”]. This requirement is optional for advancement to Bossloper and mandatory for the Hiveranno degree. This seems … Continue reading
Requirement #18 of the American Mountain Men
18. Must have served as a Booshway for at least two activities of the AMM This requirement is optional for advancement to Bossloper and mandatory for the Hiveranno degree. This can be fulfilled with any activity of the AMM, from … Continue reading
Requirement #17 of the American Mountain Men
17. Must be able to properly skin an animal and prepare the skin for market. This requirement is optional for advancement to Bossloper and mandatory for the Hiveranno degree. You do not have to harvest this skin yourself to fulfill … Continue reading
Gabe the Shootist
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