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It really doesn't do anything for the pain.
It just make you not give a damn about it...(grin)
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At almost 65, I know that the day is approaching..... and the thought is very painful (No pun intended). At best, I've used-up 2/3 of my life, and fulfilled about 5% of my dreams! memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Joined: Aug 2006
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It's no big deal. Having passed 80, I regard my 60's as wasted youth. It was about that time that I quit carrying an '06 for Texas whitetails and started using a 257 Roberts. Just walk slower and carry a "shooting stick" instead of a cane. The freezer stays full of venison.
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Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 19,179
Campfire Ranger
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 Good On Ya !! We all gotta ADAPT, ADJUST, Make the MOST of what we have to work with. Keep On Truckin !!  Jerry
jwall- *** 3100 guy***
A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap
Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!
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Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 349
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I'll be 60 soon and have noticed shooting my 300 magnums ain't as much fun as it used to be. I have found my two 300 WM's and one 300 Ultra Mag have migrated to the back of the gun safe for some reason. Sure, shooting my 270's and 30/06's is still fun, 7mm Magnum ain't so bad but that's about where my shoulder draws the line now.
I even bought a Sako 222 this summer for fun. Dang.
I'll still shoot my 338 in preparation for elk this fall...but it won't be for plinking, I can tell you that. It still doesn't kick as bad as my RUM though.
Guess I'm just getting old. You are going enjoy shooting that .222 with the ammo you can purchase today the V-max makes it just that more fun.
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Joined: Sep 2009
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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In Germany, I heard beer being called "aiming fluid." LOL, I'm gonna have to steal that one.
Trump Won!
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I had my 450-400 No. 1 and a Henry 45-70 at the range last week.
36 450-400 (from 400gr factory loads to factory plus 250fps) and 25 45-70 (300 at 1,700) in about 90 minutes. Yes, I was rushed. Good thing the temps were decent and these aren't barrel burners!
I turn 60 next month.
I am certain it will all catch up to me. Just hope that happens after the 2019 Cape Buffalo hunt!
USMC 0351
We know the price of everything and the value of nothing.
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In Germany, I heard beer being called "aiming fluid." LOL, I'm gonna have to steal that one. An Irish friend of my wife calls Whiskey "truth serum" 
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