I got to thinking..... why don't I take my own advice? I mean.... we used to have to spend hours, and hundred or even thousands of dollars to get the kind of performance I can buy on the shelf at Sportsman's now for $600 and $25/box ammo.
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I didn't even read your whole post, cause this is just crazy talk!
Buy a new rifle, a little red sports car, and find a 20 something leggy blonde girlfriend ...all this other mental masturbation will soon go away...