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fattyflattie

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  1. Is it? When I moved to Houston 15 years ago American shooting center (huge range, clays, long range, etc) was a bunch of guys that look like me (now). I go now and on a Tuesday afternoon and its 50+ Asian men with nothing but tactical SA rifles, and maybe 5 old white dudes working on some handloads. Every. Single. Time. Pistol range about 80% Asian and Hispanic guys that was 90+% white guys from Katy a few years ago. The entire clay section still has the same demographics, along with the 200-600yd (or whatever it is now) long range stuff. Mostly middle aged professionals that trend white male, although there is more women showing up at the 5 stands everyday (including my wife) So, while it seems the tacticool trend bothers you, both sales and what's at the range seems to be getting more and more mainstream. Shit, I see just as many chassis rifles as I do wood stocked hunting rifles. Good luck seeing anything with custom exhibition wood on the rifle range, maybe 1 out of 10 trips - it's typically mine that some old guy will come ask to take a look at. Chassis rifles are "tacticool". No one is committing crimes with them. Why is precision shooting tactical? Are you yearning to go back to the 1.5 MOA out of the box model 70's of our youth? As long as it can hit a dinner plate, remember that? I'm looking at replacing some shot out barrels on my hunting rifles with a carbon fiber barrel. Is that tactical, or just modern tech. Remember when you didn't know anyone that hunted with an AR? Forget about shooting sounders out of helicopters for a moment. 90% of the kids you see on facebook next to scraggly spike or fork horn have a little 556 with the stock completely collapsed, and a can on the end in the pic. Turns out super ergonomic (will fit kid 1, 2, and 3 perfectly with the pull of a lever), affordable, indestructible, low recoil rifles are popular with people with small kids. Oh and I can make it where their little ears are protected too, sign me the fuck up. No more trying to unfuck a flinch for a decade after handing your 10 yo dad's '06 because you want to get your kid involved in hunting. Now, lets talk about mowing down sounders. It's fun af. Does it bother you that people enjoy that? First time ownership of firearms is record breaking year after year, and across every demographic. I would bet both aisles are well represented in that rainbow coalition demographic spread. Prices are up year after year due to demand. Exciting new wildcat rounds showing up every other year. All of that screams mainstream, and I'll bet dollars to donuts those first timers aren't grabbing some easily accessible plain walnut ADL, and certainly not some AAA Claro adorned Blaser. Doesn't bother me in the least. Less competition for what I personally like to fill my safe with.
  2. Thank you for the explanation. No offense, but you can see the reasoning for the concern. There's lots of shit aggy can aggy up that doesn't affect the world, nuke capabilities near the very bottom of the list.
  3. I've chased a bunch of them. This was an old 461 sako. I'm not in a hurry, looking for the right one. And there out there, but getting tougher by the day it seems to get the condition I'm hunting.
  4. I missed that or lost interest too quickly. Completely tracks though. Funny.
  5. Assuming you weren't in the thread, that's pretty much what happened. Dumb but balanced article about UT and Bama fielding "the best teams money can buy" that goes into their respective use of NIL (as if 3 of the 4 teams they discussed aren't the bluest of bloods or anything). Some poster says NYT sucks, not reading that (sensitive #1). Then NYT stans come in football board negging posters (sensitive #2, 3,4) Then back and forth (snowflakes abound on new years!!!!1!) Second thread gets created about it days later to call other side snowflakes. Fin. The point is, that board has spoken loud and clear there is a super fucking thin line on what it will take accept in terms of political posting. The football board feel CR about how 9.95 feels about the football board. Notwelcomehere.forrest.gif
  6. Your reading comp may need some brushing up. Aren't you a teacher? Sad.
  7. We can wish all you want to go back to the 60's and 70's, in every facet of life, but it's not going to happen. The focus has changed, to fighting to protect rights, but promoting marksmanship, safety, and shooting sports is still a thing (half the mag is about 3 gun and random comps, ffs) Their goal it to raise money to fight for gun rights and to lobby, and the boogeymen issues get old scared men off their wallets. Maybe with a particular senator and particular congress critter gone, we'll stop seeing ALL GUNS GONE bills. I have no issue funding again is all I'm saying. I'm sure I'll be buying the new dudes sidepiece rides on a yacht, and I'll pull back out again when that becomes known. Until then, have some $$$ and thank you for protecting our right. I'm bowing out now because I don't want to fuck with this thread. We can agree good riddance to WLP? I lost auction on a .222 I've been dreaming about this week because I got busy at work and I'm salty af about it. Have a good one.
  8. Don't understand why it's not considered that the particular article was pretty fair, and that the rag still is a piece of shit. Unless, there's something else. Fox news probably let's a milquetoast reading sports article out every now and then, don't believe it that would change anyone's views on the publication in general, or cause them to come and throw negs and stan for the publication in a game thread of all places.
  9. Try harder pops. I don't, and have never, carried a firearm in public, concealed or otherwise. Recreational user. ALMOST got me, though.
  10. No, we need someone who will fight senators that think we shouldn't have the rights to own a pellet gun. I couldn't gaf about the NRA that taught how to build a campfire and clean a deer after a hunt with your uncle.
  11. It’s the skin. It’s elastic and they just don’t bleed. I had one unexpectedly show up at the feeder one am and a 100 grain from the quarter bore disappeared it’s insides. But those 100 feet into the brush there wasn’t a single drop of blood I could find, talk about I was nervous. I’m talking heart was liquid when I cleaned her, total pass thru. It’s a weird, rubbery hide. Organs towards the front like plains game. You’d be fine with anything ‘06 and up imo. eta: my advice, get comfortable shouldering and shooting in short order. Not hurried, but smooth and quicker than you’d prefer. Those things are spookiest shits you’ll see down there, and a lot of times don’t linger. Something you’re super comfortable with would go a long way, imo. I know you load and practice etc so won’t be an issue. Just my .02
  12. I’ve saw them hem and haw on a nilgai hunt once, but that was it. It was over a 270 and really due to the skin and lack of a blood trail, not firepower. Guy ended up successfully smoking his bull with his 270, no big deal. I’ve heard in Africa it’s just a no go situation, depending on the animal. But figured enough $$$ could make a difference as I see shorts of Keith Warren (didn’t know he was still alive) shooting all kinds of shit with a fucking air gun and bolt. And Roy W killing all kinds of shit with his .257 wmag, etc.
  13. Lulz. Time to put the bottle away, pops. Alligator mouth overloading a hummingbird ass.
  14. Lol. Yeah. Tiny.
  15. Pretty sure I saw one of the weapons the killer used was a shotgun. Hospital considered me a “multiple gunshot victim” when I was on the wrong end of someone’s negligence once. Would bet it’s the same situation. The hospital also mislabeled the size shot (even though I told the doctor several times, YGIFS here’s your caliber joke tee’d up) and it caused a bunch more confusion at both hospitals. Think I still had 14-15 in me still at the time.
  16. 10000 spoons, and all I need is a knife.
  17. Yeah saw a couple of 3500’s for 110k the other day. Fucking L. O. L. Problem is it’s (been) fucking up the preowned market, too. If you haul heavy, prepare thy anoos.
  18. Keep in mind, there are outfitter that “strongly suggest” a minimum caliber (including the outfit you linked earlier). Typically .30 ((not starting .30 vs 7, I swear) even though .30 is the answer )), similar deal to what you see in Africa with the dangerous game and .375H&H and up.
  19. Qft. Painful setting them up initially (529s, IRA, 401, kids accts, on and on) but like anything else, once you are used to it being a typical deduct, it just becomes the new normal. I’ve been trying to add in an additional mortgage payment every quarter. Got a great rate but want the big note taken care of.
  20. Yes and no. I have been withholding specifically due to not feeling like supporting his girlfriends lifestyle. He’s gone, no more reservations.
  21. Yep. No one had hunted it in forever, apparently. One of the bulls broke its neck during the capture ops, and our mgr split it with another guy. Said the processing was still $1200. Oof. I made something like 35 dozen tamales and a bunch of sausage for about half that a few years ago. If I ever have to leave the lease, I’m using the $$ for a nilgai hunt every other year or so. Such a good hunt and so dang good to eat.
  22. The KR nilgai hunts are a good time. Used to get an invite every other year for either a mgt, then next time a nilgai. Such a cool hunt. There are lots of good outfitters and the population is exploding all over the area now. We have several running around the ranch now. Place south of us right in town just took 90 of them (live) off of 600 ac…
  23. Sounded like he wanted to get away from that rifle for this exercise, or better yet start a legacy with another if you will. My first thought was having a good synthetic stock and some light smithing done to that wby.
  24. Look the bragging between you and @686 is getting to be a bit much on this page. 3 whole mins. Every time?
  25. Oh that definitely opens up the box... I left them off trying to stay within confines of OP budget but should have thrown them in when I mentioned a few other that blew it up. Really nice rifles. Homer drooling emoji
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