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Unless I didn't have the money, I'd have bought it already.
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Bill, I don't remember if it you that was shooting with me or not.... But I had a ruger 77 with a tang safety, in 7x57. It was shooting fantastically, but would hang the spent casing up when it was ejecting.
I ended up trading that and $1700 for the Honda 4-wheeler I have now. Another "no-brainer". I told the guy about the casing hang ups but he really wanted that rifle.
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White bear on his way to Wausau to look at some "sheenry" today.
Something clever here.
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Camp is where you make it.
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That was me, Tom.
I had a top tang 77 in 7mm mag. It didn't shoot worth a darn. Never played with the bedding or angled screw though. My buddy from LA had one in a 300 Mag and it didn't shoot either even though he had it worked over by a gunsmith.
Another friend had one in a 300 mag and it shot great right out of the box.
Don't recall when Ruger started making their own barrels, but the Mark II Ruger 77's were all pretty good right out of the box. The 257 Bob that I bought for my granddaughter is a Mark II and it shoots great. My #1 Ruger is a awesome shooter.
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except for bears. Bears kill you.
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I will buy it and if it shoots "minute of softball" it will be fine for now . Timing is not great I just spent 1300.00 on a new Mission xbow oh well time to sell calves anyway .
"Papa ! Nana made turtles in the potty !"
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M1, 7 x 57 Cartridge is old & gay ! Much like Ingwe !
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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Here we go....
Something clever here.
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Sorry Dave. But somebody had to do it !
Paul.
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IIRC,the tang 77 in 7x57 is pretty rare,and collectible.
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We just had to go to our designated storm shelters here at work due to a tornado warning. It appears to have gone SE of us.
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
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We just had to go to our designated storm shelters here at work due to a tornado warning. It appears to have gone SE of us. where is that at?
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M1, 7 x 57 Cartridge is old & gay ! Pffftt ! You better pass me a beer so we can talk this over ! That made me laugh out loud. Much like Ingwe !
"Papa ! Nana made turtles in the potty !"
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Cass County (includes fargo) had a tornado warning, nothing spotted the weather guys were justifying their fancy equipment......the warning was 1/2 hour west of here.
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Any updates on the new shop Dave? Bill
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I spent 19 hrs on the road to go inspect a piece of equipment.
Salesman sent some pics & it looked fine to me.
Dealer had someone do an equipment appraisal which looked great.
He ensured me many times of the great condition of the rig.
I get down there & could tell in a couple of minutes that the drive was a complete waste of time. An excavator with a welded boom & stick is a big deal. It's something to disclose. That & overall a sloppy machine. The appraisal was false.
What the heck happened to honesty? He knew I was driving all that way to inspect. Did he think I was blind?
I hope he goes broke. Rant off.
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It was a pleasant drive though. I had a neighbor/friend come with for company.
My new to me F350 is SOOOOO comfortable. The cooled leather seats really cut down on the swass.
16.6mpg round trip. 6.2 gas with nothing being pulled. I'm not disappointed with that either.
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Cass County (includes fargo) had a tornado warning, nothing spotted the weather guys were justifying their fancy equipment......the warning was 1/2 hour west of here. Yeah and work took the opportunity to test the new warning alarms and cram everyone into little rooms for 1/2 hour
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
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that sucks to hear. he probably figured if you drove all that way you would buy it regardless. people are funny. this morning ended up being a sad one for me. the last of my blueberry jam was used I made a bunch 3.5 years ago when Dave invited me up to pick. bubba was a little guy then! he at so many blue berries his poop smelled like them for 2 days
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My new to me F350 is SOOOOO comfortable. The cooled leather seats really cut down on the swass.
16.6mpg round trip. 6.2 gas with nothing being pulled. I'm not disappointed with that either. Wow. That's impressive WB. Sorry your trip was a total waste of time and money though. You never really can trust those kids from WI.
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