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G, I call dibs on the bottom rifle, that would make a fine truck gun!

Sam, it doesn't have the punch to stop a truck. Truck guns start at .375...

Seeing as we're calling dibs on Gdub's stuff...

Dan, placement is key here....


Actually you're right, a .375 would be best....grin

These are what I consider my "Truck Guns".



I usually have most or all of these with or "on" me on a daily basis. For varmints, but not "hunting".

from left to right, pistols, 380 LCP with laser. Colt Agent, 38 special, Glock 35 long slide, 40 S&W, Glock 36, 45 ACP

Savage Mark II B/A 22 lr.

Winchester 1300 Defender 12 ga. pump,

Winchester 94AE Saddle Ring Carbine, 44 Mag. (latest addition)

and for those really serious situations where one has to step out of an evening......



a nice little Kimber Solo in 9mm.

Best

GWB

Winchester M 70 Super Express .375 H&H... ie... a DigitalDan "truck gun."

Those pics don't prove anything. Anyone can fill up a card with photos of rifles, but I'm here to tell you my rifles are better than G-dub's.

Just don't ask me to post any photos, because photos are stoopid!!!

smoke, so don't look!!! I love 'em.. Elk what caliber is that????

Dat looks like a Mod 70 7x57.

Kudos there EK/NM! gorgeous rifle... 375? or something even cooler?

It's a Dakota M 76 7mm Dakota.

Nope just a little ol' .375 H&H.

As mentioned before,

Stupid is as stupid does.......













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I have been known too fill up a few disks............

but fondling rifles is a lot more fun.

Best,

GWB

Shot this one today, while you guys were fondling your guns and Bibles.....

Mighty fine, Mighty fine.

Details?


I'd love to be out hunting myself also, but my daughter-in-law's Army Reserve unit was recently activated and she left for a year last Friday morning. My son had put a deposit on a bear hunt a while back before we knew the date she would be leaving. Consequently the missus and I are riding herd on a 17 year old and a very active almost 5 year old for a week. So the only hunting I will be doing for the next little while will be for lost shoes and sox and maybe some frogs and lizards. But I will be back in the saddle come the 18th. Back for a second attempt to stick something with my crossbow.

Best,

GWB

Wow, give my thanks to your daughter-in-law and son, and good on you for "riding herd."

That was my first pronghorn. Got him on public land in Colorado. Yesterday was opening day and it was kind of a circus out there. Saw a guy take a 300-400 yard shot off-hand (I couldn't tell the range and he didn't know either) in a 20 MPH wind and he didn't look surprised when he missed. I finally spotted a herd that no one else was onto, at about 1200 yards. There was a hill between me and them so I got behind it and cut the distance in half, belly-crawled the last 50 yards.

I remembered the knee-pads (smart move) but forgot the leather gloves (dumb move); there was cactus everywhere. The buck was grazing at 700 yards and I needed him closer. The wind had throttled back but was still about 10 mph and half value. I ranged a little ridge between he and I at 500 and waited for him to graze closer, which he was doing. He got there, and I put my head down and got ready to take the shot. Meanwhile, he just kept coming, right at me. I'm pretty sure he saw movement and got curious. I ended up shooting him at 60 yards, with the 14-power scope still cranked up all the way.

Back on topic, I was shooting the .25-06's big brother, a 6.5-06 AI built on an M70 with a McMillan stock. Very accurate with 140 vlds at 3,050. The shot I had was the neck, and the Berger pretty much made burger out of it.

Not the biggest buck out there, but it was the biggest to walk in to 60 yards on me, so I took what I was presented.

Dub, them are some big-assed earrings.
A 5 year old would run me ragged in 1 day.
Have fun.


All I have are truck guns.....

Good job Pole.
You earned it.