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I remember Franklin Savings had foreclosed on 807 Congress Avenue around 1986. They offered it to me for $100,000. That was a lot of money in those days and it did not have any dedicated parking. So, I passed. Eddie Safady bought it and renovated the place. I also looked at the ranch Michael Dell ended up with. When I looked at it, it was less than $10,000 acre. Way out in the middle of nowhere and no utilities. The Rob Roys were in various stages of foreclosure, Circle C was imploding on itself and Willie lost Briarcliff. It was a tough time from about 1984 to mid 1990s.

I do all of my culling with a .243 and Dead Air Nomad 30. Works great and sounds like a .22 at most. It is quieter than my unsuppressed .22 mag. I highly recommend.

Was at Russell Korman yesterday getting a link taken out and BS a little with the sales lady. The Rolex watches they have on display are not theirs. They are rep watches from Rolex so customers can see different models. They change them out frequently. They do not have any in stock that you can purchase. You get on a waiting list and pay retail whenever that comes in. My 118 series day/date is trading at $34,600. Plain rose gold/stainless date is $15,000. Platinum chronograph $77,500. They are waiting for their first shipment of preowned and reconditioned Rolex watches. Told me Rolex is getting into this space in a big way and expects to dominate the resale game.

Talk to your PH about having a muzzle brake on your rifle. Many do not allow or discourage them. Just too damn loud. I was in Namibia several years ago and another group in the camp(I was there as a cull shooter)all had new rifles with brakes. Went out the first afternoon to make sure their rifles were on target. This particular camp had a tin roof over the shooting bench. First shot, the PH was standing beside the shooter and the shot ruptured both eardrums. Clear liquid was coming out of his ears, and he was in tremendous pain. We did not see that PH again. Master PH made them unscrew the brakes and tape up the threads so they did not get damaged. All PH will encourage and welcome suppressors.

The last thing we need to start is a caliber debate. I will post my own observations. In a light composite stock rifle; the 300 WM has stout recoil. I guide a lot of deer and elk hunters. Most of them love hunting but have very little time. As a result, they have more money than experience. The 300 WM is a great round, but it requires attention. Many of my hunters already have a flinch built in from too much gun. Weight is a big issue. My 06 weighs 12 lbs with scope, sling and 3 rounds of 180 grainers. The S&B scope is heavy. I have carried it all over Colorado, Idaho, Africa and Patagonia. It is not light, but not too heavy. You can get a 7 lb scoped mountain rifle. The recoil difference will be significant.

A long time ago, I had a rifle built to do just what you are doing. I wanted a do it all caliber that would be common in other countries. I chose a Granite Mountain action, Pac-Nor barrel, Smithson quick detach rings and S&B scope. Had it made in 30-06. Wide variety of ammunition made for this cartridge and is common in South America and Africa gun stores. I load my own and make rounds according to the job at hand. I have had great luck with it and killed a lot game in North America, South America and Africa. Never been under gunned. From what I hear, Tikka makes a great rifle for the money. I was culling in Patagonia and another culler had one in .308. It was a killing machine.

You did better than me. $82,400 list price. $74,000 SP. + Bedliner + rolltop + ceramic tint. But got a good trade price for my '20 with 70,000 miles. It worked out fine. Now off to replace the POS Hankook Dynapros with KO2s.

Taking delivery on a 23 F150 Platinum tomorrow. Best I could do was 9% off list. Had to add to the price: spray in bed liner, rolltop bed cover and ceramic window tint.

Farm kid. Parents built a house with no insulation since we were a couple hundred feet from an oil well. We piped gas straight to the house. Had a heater in each of the 2 bedrooms and a FP in the living room. No heater in the bathroom and pipes/toilet would freeze all the time. Brother and I scoured the woods for "pine knots" and split wood each fall. Piles of blankets at night during the winter and windows open for the attic fan in the summer. Parents saved all month to make the $56 house payment and with money left over, we went to Dairy Queen. Beltbuster, large DP and banana split. Wore tough skins jeans until high school, then wore my dad 's hand me down Levis. Didn't realize that it was cool to wear Levis and was sort of fashion forward in our small, farming community. Once a month, grandparents took us to El Chico. All you could eat corn tortillas, squeeze bottle butter and hot sauce. I would try to eat a dozen before the cheese enchiladas came out. We had a black/white TV with an outdoor antennae. We only got one channel so there was a pipe wrench attached to the pole. My brother or I would adjust the antennae depending on cloud cover/time of year for optimal reception. Shot a lot of deer to eat, picked corn and dug potatoes. Picked peas in season and tried to salvage a watermelon or two before the raccoons, foxes, possums ate a hole in them. Got some schooling and moved to the big city. Never went back.

I have been fortunate enough in life to have 2 expert bird dogs that were great family pets. Both were hunting machines. My English Setter had great range, great nose and impeccable manners. She was so good, a professional quail guide would come by the house and pick her up every chance he could and use her to guide the wealthy clients who flew in/hunted Albany and surrounding areas when quail were good. No telling how many coveys she pointed in her lifetime. At home, stayed at the children's feet all day and slept with them in the bed. She would swim with them, kill any pesky snakes in their vicinity and play endless games of fetch with a tennis ball. She lasted 10 years and died of cancer. When she was diagnosed as terminal, I hired a professional photographer and we went to Sterling City and hunted for a day. Great on points, retrieves and those photos are all thru the house. My Brittany was a pup from national trial champions. Also far ranging, excellent nose and very good retriever. Loved my now teenage children and wanted to go wherever they went. They would take him to Sonic, Whataburger, riding around town at night. He and I hunted our asses off for 13 years. He started slowing down and by year 15 passed away from cancer. I have put my shotgun up and choose to relish the many years in the field. I have no interest in another dog. I feel blessed to have 25 consecutive years of getting after it. It is hard to explain.

5.7 is a wonderful stopping round. The fps is high enough that hydrostatic shock waves exceed the elasticity of human tissue. Case in point, the pos that went on a rampage at Ft Hood made 13 one shot kills with his 5.7. Shots into any part of the torso were fatal. FN and Ruger have 5.7s, but they are bulky in my opinion. The 5.7 operates at a much higher pressure than 9mm, 10mm, .40, etc. Also, the overall cartridge length is about 1/2 inch longer. This will not work in the existing semi-auto platforms. I am a big fan of fast, light bullets for defensive purposes. I carry the 68 grain Lehigh Defense in 9mm. About 1700 fps. It is devastating on whitetail deer. Carry the 120 grain Lehigh in my .45 acp. It runs about 1350 fps. Again, testing on deer works great.

Wife and I watched the first 1/2 of Season 6 last night. We thought it was good. Actors play their parts really well. Now have to wait till December to finish.

Best place in town is probably Rootstalk. Relish is very good. Ember is very good for shareable plates. The new Carlin for seafood is pretty good and their downstairs Tavern is great for bar food/drinks. Casual for us is Sancho's for tacos, Canteen for burgers, Tin Plate for pizza. We do happy hours at Aurum, Hearthstone and Twist. For breakfast, we rotate between Columbine Cafe and Blue Moose.

Mom smoked Salem Light 100s. Dad smoked King Edward cigarillos. Both died early from COPD. Salems were good for lighting firecrackers.

That brings back memories. I used to have a dealership license and regularly bought/sold cars thru Wiggains and Park Place Porsche. Never had any trouble. Both were very professional back in the day. Wiggins would ride with me when I took a car for a test spin. I went thru an AMG phase and he always had inventory to sell or wanted to buy. To clarify, it was a hobby for me. There was a steep learning curve to not lose a fortune on a car deal. By the end of 17 years, I was only losing a little on each car, maybe breaking even.

168 grain TTSX at 3400 fps is a young man's game. That is a lot of bang. I shoot a 110 grain TTSX at 3500+ fps and it is a lightning bolt without a lot of kick in my '06. I have shot a lot of whitetail, elk and African plains game culls with this load and have found that speed is the name of the game with the Barnes bullets. They are unmatched at ultra high velocities. At middle range velocities, I have a lot better results with lead. You will not be under gunned in Colorado. Good luck!

That is the model. Mine was also a 5 speed, black and had 30,000 miles on the clock. Similar amount of work was done while I owned it. That was 40 years ago. I remember $3,000 a/c fix, $3,000 transmission repair and miscellaneous $1000 per month repair items including locks, electric windows, water leaks, etc. Sold it after a year for about $10,000 and owner financed it for $1000 per month to a local liquor store owner that paid cash every month. Trivia: with cruise control engaged, pushing in the clutch would cause engine to bounce off the rev limiter. Scared me to death. Had to turn off cruise control before using clutch.

My trips are limited to Tanzania, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. Are you going by yourself? It is a big place. Economies are fragile. Get a travel agent experienced in Africa. They will give you good advice. I typically stay on large private ranches outside the park system. My wife did not care for it and has no interest in returning.

Pagosa veteran here. Very good information has been given. It is difficult to live in a small town in Colorado year round. Elevation, sunlight and precipitation are all much more dramatic there. Our house was at 8100 feet and we averaged over 200 inches of snow per year there. We lived about 7 miles from downtown and our lives revolved around the county snow plow in the winter. I don't care what kind of 4x4 or tires you swear by, 18" of fresh snow on the ground and you are going to use a shovel. Things that were important to us: Late fall/early winter sucks. Weather is rainy, cold and not much to do. Late April thru June 15 sucks. Roads are muddy, town is muddy, trails are muddy, rivers are muddy. See the theme? If you enjoy the restaurants, shopping, ample places to buy things, small town Colorado is not for you. Everything is more expensive and harder to come by. Trades people are in very short supply and in demand. Very hard to get workers and a long time to get projects completed. When we stained our log home, we had to book over 1 year in advance. Same for driveway work. It took 6 months to get the microchip in our MW/oven replaced. Reliable internet can be a problem. Starlink was a game changer for us. The working people that I know and retired executives that are "full time" in Colorado, all have places in Scottsdale, Florida, Mexico or some other warm spot to be early winter and mud season.

I was making a little money out of college(1980s) and to reward myself, bought a used 928 for $13,000. Newly married, had just got a $1000 per month raise and was on top of the world. No one told me that the price paid was just the starting point and the monthly repair bills would meet or exceed my new raise. What a beating.

I wear one every day and appreciate the craftsmanship and mechanical nature of the watches. My daily wear is a Cartier Santos. Now 40 years old. Bought it new and paid $65/month at 18%. It used to lose a minute or two over time and now runs a minute or two fast over a couple of weeks. Autowinder and never take it off. It looks a little old and tired, but so do it. Great memories were made wearing this watch. Date nights with the wife is the 118 series Rolex President. Champagne dial and Roman numerals. When I was a young idiot out of school, I got selected to work on my skills as an expert witness. I was sent to John Drola(now deceased) and he worked on my speaking skills and my clothing appearance. He sent me to Houston to have my suit made, over off Anderson Lane to have my shirts made, Neiman Marcus for ties. And always wear cashmere socks and English dress shoes. Always wear a Rolex. Looking smart and successful is 1/2 the battle. Times have changed.

In the general population, most people have never seen one in person and are immediately intrigued. So when you open one to slice that troublesome foil capsule on a wine bottle or slice a piece of fruit for someone's drink, it is an attention getter and everyone wants to try it, look at it, talk about it and so on.

I tried OTF, just did not care for it. I'm a Benchmade auto opener guy with lots of defensive training with a knife. It seemed bulkier in my pocket, the blade itself is pretty thin and flexes pretty easy. It looks cool and is great at parties, but was not practical for me.

Of the 3, Breck has my vote. My choice would be to rent a home in town. South of Wellington, north of Carter Park, east of Main and west of Moonstone. Nice homes and easy walk to town. Great hikes can be started there. Make your dinner reservations a week or so in advance. Don't plan on lunch in town Saturday or Sunday unless you go early. The olds can walk the neighborhood or an easy hike above Carter Park. Pickleball is very popular at Carter Park. 50-60 people show up daily to play on 12 courts. Walk over to Peak 9 activities or ride the gondola to Peak 8.

Santiago is great. We flew in this summer. Stayed at the Ritz and their concierge made lunch/dinner arrangements for us. Really good food. Had drinks with KISS in the Ritz bar. We then flew over to Mendoza and stayed 3 days. Wine tours, spectacular dining and very nice bed/breakfast stay. Then on to San Luis province for 5 days of pigeon shooting. We loved it. 4 couples in our group. Chartered a plane back to Santiago and then overnight to DFW.