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But you do like the scopes Texans sell

At times I wish for some of that Alaskan wet weather...like when taking a stroll in the woods it would be nice to have soft, wet, quiet grass. Instead we get crunch, crunch with every step, walking on usually-dry grass and dead weeds. Punctuated with occasional "chits!" as we bump into an unseen cactus

To the thread at hand, one of the rifles I'll hunt this year is a sporterized Mauser in .25-06, which I'm told Dad bought in the 60's off a coworker who needed money. It has a 26" heavy barrel of uncertain origin, and an old Weaver scope. It has plenty of quirks, but it was a rifle that fascinated me as a kid, so we'll see if it can be made to run.

mite one of thems "special"kids ya see on tv

A bit tacky...




Travis

Cheap but sporting a Hemingwayesque Willis and Geiger Safari jacket.....

I know this:

My rifles are awesome and a POS is a POS.



Travis

The record is skipping and the song remains the same......yawn

Kansas has it all and then some...................

What else can a Texan do?

Laughing!............

Is that Boddington??

One can successfully hunt without any rifle or handgun, so skill of the hunter will always trump any particular brand and model of rifle and scope.

You, spending 10 years with the self-imposed limitations of a muzzle loader, and becoming successful, would make evident that one�s skill as a hunter are such to take maximum advantage of limitations in range, and to make best use of the single shot that is immediately available. Removing those limitations from that same hunter would likely not result in the hunter becoming careless with that first shot. Regardless of weapon, the same skilled hunter would likely continue to make best use of that first shot to make it count.

I recall mornings small game hunting with a grandparent as a child when I was given one shot. If I managed to make it count, the hunt continued. But if I wasted that shot, we�d pack it in. So I learned to make each and every shot count, regardless how clunky the weapon. Decades ago, but as an adult at Quantico, in honor of Carlos Hathcock, his son was given a spot on the team, but he was having difficulty. Sure enough, the technique employed by the Marines were to have him spend all morning setting up for his shot, but he only had one single live cartridge to fire on his target. So in this training, he learned to make it count.

So, when I read your post, I didn�t take it as an example and showcase of a particular rifle and scope, be it cheap or spendy. I take it as an example and showcase of a hunter.

Best

pretty much any thing he sets his mind to.......




kill deer,




have a ball with his buds,




launch hoglets,


have friends he's met on the "fire' come up and enjoy The Texas' Verison of the



Hay-bale and Crockett



tales from the Petting Zoo.


he can pass on his love or hunting and the outdoors to his kids





and his grandkids

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ride scooters

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and enjoy the blessings of living in this great state,

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not to mention a ton else.

Best,

GWB

Very nice post indeed.

I'd hang with you 'dubya!

Most of the time.

And too, Gee, you can do it pretty much year around. You don't have to huddle next to the stove 9 months out of the year and vent your frustrations by trashing everybody else.

As always Gee, great photos.. Thanks for the show..

Did you guys hear about the Yugo that ran into a jogger?

The jogger ran off, just left the Yugo driver stuck in the mangled heap........

No kidding.

HINT, Laughing� I'm going to post that 100 times per day now on this forum so I can rack up 37k+ posts that are absolutely worth [bleep] and then I can be an "Oracle"� just like you limp stick� what can Texans do? Laughing� HINT, here's a big GFY from the Lone Star State.

Thanks guys,

maybe we will get the chance.

Got two active duty Army guys that are stationed here that are heading up with me the 13th through the 16 this month. Hope to put them on some hoglets, doves, maybe some coons, bunnies, Rib-eyes Fajitas, tamales, frijoles, brewskis and tequila, good tunes and good times.

Best,

GWB