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Picked a few Huckleberries yesterday. I ate more than I brought home.
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geedubya - how do you like the Blaser? Short answer: I like them very much! Sako's were my first love, got distracted with Coopers for a number of years, got my first Merkel K1, then came Steyrs. I used to say that all my Merkels wanted to be Blasers when they grew up! But that was before I got the K3 Extrem. I like the break-down aspect and the return to zero of the scope mounts, and the ease with which that can be done. I like the multi-barrel option. I now have barrels in 243, 7mm-08 and 9.3 x 62 and am looking at a 300WSM. The triggers are excellent and they are easy on the eyes. Hardest part is finding them at the price I am willing to pay! I noticed your S491. Those are not all that common as you probably know. Years ago I manged to come by a S491 action for $300. I kept it for 10 years or so before I ever built a rifle with it. I call it my "Spare Parts rifle" as it is the only rifle I have had built, and it was built from spare parts . Being a junk man at heart, I am always pickin' through other folks used items. Can't help it. I picked up this action about 10 years ago. Never did any thing with it. The price was right and ya never can tell! Sako S491 action A couple years later a fellow had a used Richards Microfit thumbhole stock for sale. Turns out it just happened to be glass bedded for a Sako S491 action. Couldn't resist. Fast forward a couple more years and what with all the hoopla' I got the hankerin' for a small caliber chambering with a fast twist barrel. Turns out a friend had a 1 in 8" twist Shilen Select Match stainless barrel layin' around his shop. Even had a 223 AI reamer and a Vais brake (which he installed without asking). Well, a few dollars traded hands, I pulled out an old scope I'd basically gotten free from another deal and tossed them into a feed barrel and rolled it down a hill at the lease. When I pulled the lid, dang if a Spare Parts Rifle didn't pop out. Sako S491 action, Richards laminate thumb-hole stock. Twenty-six inch Shilen Select Match Barrel, Vais Brake, chambered for 223 AI, Burris 8 x 32 Signature Scope. ya! GWB Thanks. Might have to purchase one. Still like the Sakos! Your Blasers are beautiful!
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Well, you guys did great !! Laup, love the bottles ! Just finished this one, started a month or so ago; Anyway, I digress, I was confined to the couch, on my lawn tractor, most of yesterday, so I decided to make most excellent use of the time. New_2_99s - Now you're talking! Fine, fine beverage.
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Nice MCH, never had them, lots of wild blueberries though.
Maybe next weekend !
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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Last edited by lapua6547; 07/29/19.
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Plymouth Rock North Carolina Tobacco
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Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.
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Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.
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MCH, you gunna make a bisque outta those ? Betting it would be good too.
Paul.
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Lap,
You take some great photos, man !
Paul.
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Paul.
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MCH, you gunna make a bisque outta those ? Betting it would be good too. Yes
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A couple new lawn ornaments
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A couple new lawn ornaments You need to mow! 😁
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