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Every day I dream of buying another rifle , another caliber . I eat and sleep rifles I can only hunt whitetail deer where I live so I don't need anymore than I already have and don't need those. I have been taking the same rifle hunting for 25 years now even on the exotic hunts I go on the same rifle ( Dr Death ) Rem 700 7mmSTW . I had it built before it was a production rifle . I have killed so much with it I lost count , I have more than I need but I want more. Yes I'm sick ! Anyone else have this addiction? Lol
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Lenz,
Welcome to the 'fire. I sorta know the feeling. I'm tired of making wildcats and spending money on them instead of hunting. I plan to hunt more an fiddle less.
"Only Christ is the fullness of God's revelation." Everyday Hunter
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7mmSTW
You could even Hunt deer in upstate NY with that one.
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I hear ya though. Less is often more.
If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty
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I bought six more this holiday season... I need an intervention!
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Every day I dream of buying another rifle , another caliber . I eat and sleep rifles I can only hunt whitetail deer where I live so I don't need anymore than I already have and don't need those. I have been taking the same rifle hunting for 25 years now even on the exotic hunts I go on the same rifle ( Dr Death ) Rem 700 7mmSTW . I had it built before it was a production rifle . I have killed so much with it I lost count , I have more than I need but I want more. Yes I'm sick ! Anyone else have this addiction? Lol Switch to handguns for awhile. Travis
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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No cure in sight. The "fix" gets more expensive as the addiction grows.
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Switch to handguns for awhile.
Travis
I've switched to handguns several times.
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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
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Get back to me when you're buying rifles for your grandkids who are likely 10 years out.......
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Every day I dream of buying another rifle , another caliber . I eat and sleep rifles I can only hunt whitetail deer where I live so I don't need anymore than I already have and don't need those. I have been taking the same rifle hunting for 25 years now even on the exotic hunts I go on the same rifle ( Dr Death ) Rem 700 7mmSTW . I had it built before it was a production rifle . I have killed so much with it I lost count , I have more than I need but I want more. Yes I'm sick ! Anyone else have this addiction? Lol You are in the wrong place if you are looking for a support group.
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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson
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When I die I hope I don't start voting democrat.
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Always room for one more.
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Always room for one more. Closets, rafters, corners etc.
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I am confused over this quality/quantity thing.
Among the last few dozen rifles I've acquired there's been a very nice Sauer drilling in 6.5x57R/16x16 (with a .22 Magnum Rimfire insert for one shotgun barrel), a New Ultra Light Arms .257 Weatherby, a Jack O'Connor Model 70 Commemorative with above-average wood even for that model, and a Winchester 1886 in .33 WCF. But in between there have also been several "affordable" rifles, the models including the Ruger American, Savage Axis and Thompson/Center Venture.
I like all of them, though some more than others. Is this a sickness or merely what PC people call "inclusiveness"?
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Hi my name is Tim and I'm a Mauser 98 junkie...After I get the 2 I'm working on now finished I'm done...this time...really...
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I don't always shoot Mausers, but when I do...I prefer VZ-24s.
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Every day I dream of buying another rifle , another caliber . I eat and sleep rifles I can only hunt whitetail deer where I live so I don't need anymore than I already have and don't need those. I have been taking the same rifle hunting for 25 years now even on the exotic hunts I go on the same rifle ( Dr Death ) Rem 700 7mmSTW . I had it built before it was a production rifle . I have killed so much with it I lost count , I have more than I need but I want more. Yes I'm sick ! Anyone else have this addiction? Lol Yup.
Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association
Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard
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No.
It's what Psychologists and Psychiatrists call a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviors.
'Other behaviors' for this group is possessing, shooting, buying, selling, trading, modifying, loading, cussing and discussing guns.
We are addicted to guns.
Hi, I'm Deernut and I have a gun problem...
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Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
Thomas Jefferson
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I truly wonder why we are this way! I know we are ....I'm just not sure why!
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I told the wife last year that I'm done. I got more calibers now than I have time to reload for or, even shoot, since most all my rifles are used strictly for hunting. OK, now I am looking for another 45-70, this time in a lever action to devote entirely to hard cast bullets. Hmmm, this new ploy may work for a couple more new rifles. Yep, I'm sick…just not crying out for help just yet since I might find another good buy.
Start young, hunt hard, and enjoy God's bounty.
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Someone needs to come up with a twelve step program.
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