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And layed out some pretty interesting Trade Goods today...in the hopes of scoring some Leupold Artifacts, some other needed wares as well as regain possession of my rebarreled 700....and, aquire a suitable Short Action for the boy.... We scored on all levels and even managed a few bucks gas money to boot for the ride home. Found another run of the mill pre owned 700 in .243..which I didn't savy the price tag at first but held out to the bitter end and we struck a good deal both could live with. The boy and I are willing to overlook the short comings of the mounted glass...for the time being as it's his first CF and it's not a scope beater chambering. Sure to be in the market for an additional Leupy to complete the package some time soon. We'll run a few factory test loads downrange in the AM... His first Deer Rifle...can you tell he's tickled with it..?? ![[Linked Image]](http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n179/wildswalker3/P1010036.jpg)
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Is that stickbow in the background going to get a workout this year? Our season starts in the morning and my long bow is ready.
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It just might...ours starts in two weeks.
Findin' the time to bow hunt this year though is gonna be tuff, at least we got Sundays for such things...
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nice BDL, in a good caliber.
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Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals."
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Will grill him hard on steel and paper this winter...
Hopin' by this time next year...the coyote population will be sufferin'.
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It's a nice rifle - one any boy would be proud to own, especially his first one. Give him my congratulations!
Good selection on the chambering for a young lad/lassie.
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Thinkin' that since he's too young to hunt deer this year he might lend it to his Ma to help break her ugly shotgun totin' habit.
Could help to convince her of needin' a Short Action for herself.....There's Method in my Madness.
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welll done Roy, well done.
Been pondering buying lubbockdaves 308 Kimber for my boy, but am thinking it's too much to spend on him at this stage of the game.
Though if the boy had been born left handed and the Kimber had the bolt on that side it'd be on a one way ticket to AK!
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Randy...
Had two reasonable choices today. This one and a matte black, plastic stock, sumthin-or-other 700 in 308...looked more like a fancy jack handle with comfort grips than a rifle. We coulda liked the caliber though....
Had to go Blued and Wood on this...figurin' on Memories Made and the Nostalgia of a first rifle.....
Range Report tomorrow.
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WW,
what does a rig like that go for in upstate NY (used rem 700 in 243?)
I'm in Arizona, they seem to be pretty proud of them around here. (ie high priced)
Thanks,
Sycamore
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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A bud of mine has that exact rifle for his kids... 100 gr. Hornadys over 42.5gs of RL22 is about right... Glad you got the 243..... I've slept on that couch <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />... Bart
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Fairly proud here too...though I'm thinkin' good of my hagglin'...
Prices are likely to climb for a while as a fair chunk of this area just became Rifle Country...until the novelty wears off.
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Think he'll need to tote it too Texas...next year?
Is 12 old enough...if he's passed the safety course?
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Congrats on the rifle. It must be pretty cool for a lot of folks that they can now carry a rifle. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Excellent! J- must be tickled to death..a new rifle and not even Christmas! IMO he is very deserving and will probably be scary good with it. Glad it worked out for both of you.
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Bill....
Had I been solo, woulda stopped by for coffee...
But, I had all three Lil' Heathens with me.....they'da drove your dog crazy insane....
BTW...did swing through and secure permission from an old pard in an old haunt just over the Allegany Co. Border. Not a bad drive for you. Big Farm bordering stateland in the back...the city boys can't/don't huff and puff that far back in, making that public land prime.
Gonna spend a couple days there myself, you're welcome to join in....
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Normally, I would say you should have stopped. It takes more kids than you have, to harsh my mellow, and the dog would have loved to see John again. But I was not around, had an invite to do some downrigging on Lake Ontario. I was hoping to catch a big salmon ...no luck..the fish were there but the bite was off. Got home last night. Was there a gunshow hereabouts that escaped my radar?
My plan for gun season is to fill a doe tag early, provided the opportunity, thereby saving my bucktag for use in Allegany Co. I will have all the first week and weekends to hunt. Let me know when you plan to be there..will join you.
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I knew you had been looking forward to the day of getting your son his first rifle.Good on ya' Roy and your son. You now know though that he will spend the rest of YOUR days trying to outdo his old man. Makes for great future memories if you ask me.I see the hunter safety education course in your very near future.
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No gunshow, just schemed a plan to get my rebarreled 700 back from the boyz in Arkport...among other things.
Plannin' on hittin' the farm for a couple days after Thanksgiving, probably that Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday...during a seven day stretch I've been parolled from work....I mean off on vacation.
Gotta be back home on the 27th for a three day run at the PA opener.......
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Isaac....
Thinkin' there's far worse things I could do with my time and money...
Keepin' him in guns and ammo and range time is a high ambition. Lovin' it...
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