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Great read, almost made me want one. Actually I do have a HCR and I can say my experience with them was all good. This article is just another example of John's skill with words.

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Glad you liked the article!

Hill Country does make nice rifles....


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J.B. and Brian Pearce are my go-to guys for the straight poop on stuff these days. John's stuff is all over the place. Wouldn't surprise me to see his byline in TV Guide or the Watchtower.

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Do those run hunting stories? smile


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Not sure. I haven't read a TV guide in a couple of decades and the Jehovah's Witnesses don't linger when I answer the door with Kimber The Wonder Dog going bullsh*t beside me and a snubbie riding crossdraw in my belt. Lack of faith, I suppose.


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Originally Posted by Pappy348
Not sure. I haven't read a TV guide in a couple of decades and the Jehovah's Witnesses don't linger when I answer the door with Kimber The Wonder Dog going bullsh*t beside me and a snubbie riding crossdraw in my belt. Lack of faith, I suppose.


You're not answering the door reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in your Stars and Stipes boxers again, are you? eek

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Thanks for the heads up on the other thread John,

I hope Eileen gets more game than you this year. But you get a bunch too! Us menfolks need to be kept in our place.

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Originally Posted by Pappy348
Not sure. I haven't read a TV guide in a couple of decades and the Jehovah's Witnesses don't linger when I answer the door with Kimber The Wonder Dog going bullsh*t beside me and a snubbie riding crossdraw in my belt. Lack of faith, I suppose.

laugh

Now, don't you know, you're the one they talk about when they get back to the house... cool

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Originally Posted by Pappy348
Not sure. I haven't read a TV guide in a couple of decades and the Jehovah's Witnesses don't linger when I answer the door with Kimber The Wonder Dog going bullsh*t beside me and a snubbie riding crossdraw in my belt. Lack of faith, I suppose.


When I was in college, I had what I think was the world's meanest redbone hound. All the time I lived in that apartment I never had a visit from a Jehovah's Witnesses or someone selling Girl Scout cookies.

I missed the cookies.


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Geno,

She generally does get more big game than I do, at least in Montana. But not birds!

She learned rifle shooting quickly and well, but it's taken far longer for wingshooting to start working. Lately it's been going much better, in fact she dropped a double out of the first flock of Canada geese that came into the decoys last month in Alberta--with her 20-gauge semiauto. But she's still not as good as I am, probably because I started shotgunning in my early teens, and she didn't start until her late 30's....


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John,

I like happy stories. Thanks.

And if I'm hearing you right, you're correcting the old myth that a 20 ga for geese is like using a .270 for anything over antelope, not enough gun. grin

Good hunting,

Upland starts here in a couple of weeks. I can hardly wait. I won't get many without a dog, but I like going for walks with my shotgun.

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Not sure. I haven't read a TV guide in a couple of decades and the Jehovah's Witnesses don't linger when I answer the door with Kimber The Wonder Dog going bullsh*t beside me and a snubbie riding crossdraw in my belt. Lack of faith, I suppose.


You're not answering the door reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in your Stars and Stipes boxers again, are you? eek

Geno


Underwear? We don't need no stinking underwear.

Something about that didn't come out right.


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Originally Posted by Pappy348
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Not sure. I haven't read a TV guide in a couple of decades and the Jehovah's Witnesses don't linger when I answer the door with Kimber The Wonder Dog going bullsh*t beside me and a snubbie riding crossdraw in my belt. Lack of faith, I suppose.


You're not answering the door reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in your Stars and Stipes boxers again, are you? eek

Geno


Underwear? We don't need no stinking underwear.

Something about that didn't come out right.


OOPS, my mistake. You're right, no undies necessary..

Just answer the door reciting the Pledge nekkid with the Stars and Stripes flying from YOUR pole! shocked

That'll keep them prosletyzers away,



most everyone else too,


even friends,


except maybe the guys in the white coats!

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laugh

That's way too much information... shocked

By brain is still trying to un-think that one... blush

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Great read, almost made me want one. Actually I do have a HCR and I can say my experience with them was all good. This article is just another example of John's skill with words.


Just got my copy via download, and I'm somewhat surprised that this fine specimen of a hunting rifle, didn't arrive via the used rack of the now famous Capital Sports & Western Wear of Helena Montana. wink

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Had a friend who grew up in Alaska. Told a story about when her parents bought the house back in the early '70s, (before they had kids) and they were the last ones at the end of the road. One day, the Mormons came to visit the new young couple in town while her dad was out mowing the lawn wearing his boots and his gun. Had a friendly conversation with them. They never came back.

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Got my copy today. I just scanned the article for the test groups and the (URK!) price, but the rifle looks really nice.

I try to stretch out my copies by only reading an article or two a day and tend to save your stuff (and Pearce's) for last.

Sorry about the above thread hijack, but please note it wasn't me that started talking about my underwear.


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Originally Posted by Pappy348
Got my copy today. I just scanned the article for the test groups and the (URK!) price, but the rifle looks really nice.

I try to stretch out my copies by only reading an article or two a day and tend to save your stuff (and Pearce's) for last.

Sorry about the above thread hijack, but please note it wasn't me that started talking about my underwear.


Sorry gentlemen, my bad, oops blush

Back on topic now.

I got my copy yesterday too late to read it. I look forward to seeing what MD has written in any mag I get.

Geno

PS, thank you in advance for your forgiveness.

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I went ahead and read the whole thing today. Good stuff, as per usual. The rifle looks like a winner for those who can afford it, with none of the drama that seems to be the rule for "custom" rifles at the low end of the scale. Guess the extra money real quality costs ain't really extra.


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I and some buddy's on here have owned prolly 8-10 HCR units and every single one shot great to unbelievable...nuff said..


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