MtnMike

Damn 10/22 got me looking at another 10/22 ... next thing I know, I'd confirmed an order from Bud's. Now I have to decide on rings and a scope. https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/specSheets/31167.html

@98Z5VThat's a good point. I like meters. Easier math for my neanderthal brain. And, I'm usually shooting alone. Just saw that it was a 4th Gen. And that there was a free hat. I love free hats! They do have the same scope in yards - metric version actually is sold out now. Same scope in yards https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-slx-1-6x24mm-sfp-rifle-scope-gen-4-illuminated-acss-aurora-556-yard-reticle

If you want a First Focal Plane scope, this is a pretty good one from Vortex for $599. I've got one on my AR15(556) I consider my "coyote" gun. Deadly night hunting gun combined with a Fenix PD36R Pro rechargeable light. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1022548665?pid=235083

https://www.primaryarms.com/primary-arms-slx-1-6x24mm-sfp-rifle-scope-gen-4-illuminated-acss-aurora-556-meter-reticle Here's your scope. $339 and a free hat if you order this weekend. 🙂

Bud's Gun Shop currently has the Def-10 in stock for $1080, w/ free shipping. You'd be hard pressed to find a better AR10 in that price range today. Another well made reportedly reliable AR10 in the $1250 price range is the Springfield Saint Victor if you want a metal MLOK handgrip and a slightly better trigger out of the box. Those would be my two recommendations for out of the box solid guns under $1300. As a resident of the Carolinas, I wish I could recommend PSA - But, I cannot. Very hit or miss. Not what I want in a rifle. Not what I'd recommend. I'm a Leupold fanboy when it comes to scopes, but they are not cheap. PA and Vortex both make good medium distance scopes in the $500 range.

Haven't had homemade turtle soup since I was a kid (40+ years ago). We'd catch them sometimes on jugs or trot lines, which we put out for catfish. My recollection is my uncle boiling them for hours outside, repeatedly changing the water. I'd need to consult a youtube video for guidance as to how to dress and clean one at this point.

Got to see a 100% total eclipse a few years back. Saw it in SC at a buddy's lake place. Beyond cool. Highly recommend the experience if you have the opportunity.

With butchering season upon me, I finally got around to trying out the Ken Onion Worksharp sharpening system I picked up a few months ago. Initial impression is very good. Went through all the main kitchen knives and outdoor knives. Followed the directions in the box and the results were quite good. Seems to have done a bit better on the outdoor knives than the kitchen knives but no real complaints. Was able to shave the hairs off the back of my arm with the outdoor knives I most use and carry. Also felt like the very fine grit belt was pretty much shot by the time I got done.

Love my WW R16SFST-308. It's become my "hunting" AR. Rock solid dependable, accurate and relatively lightweight for a large frame. They were a great company to deal with as well. always promptly answered any and every question I ever had. Rare level of customer support in this day and age. Huge loss to the shooting community IMHO. They did things right.

One small step to bringing Cal back into the Union?

That's a mighty good looking bird. Was recently thinking about replacing the old Weber charcoal kettle grill at the VA fishing/hunting cabin. Was stunned to see how much prices for grills in general have gone up in the last few years. Ended up just replacing the old rusted wire grate with a porcelain coated cast iron grate from Amazon (still around $60). My main gripe with the old grill was that lean ground meat patties would stick and break apart. Only use the place 5 or 6 times a year. Think this will address the problem. Looking forward to deer season starting in about a month.

Nice looking piece!

Without digging through the upstairs safe to confirm - Model 37 sounds right. I looked it up a couple of years ago, shortly after I'd removed the guns out of the lake cabin. At that time at least (still pre-Lockdown), I could've gotten both the barrel and the stock without too much effort. I guess my thinking in not doing so was kind of two-fold. One - even if I fixed it up, I wouldn't use it. I'm kind of attached to my own Mossburg 500 - which will always be "if you can only grab one" gun. Two - if I fixed it up, it wouldn't still really be the same gun. So I'm guessing it'll just remain in the upstairs safe, along with a few other misfit toys, guns I'm holding for a nephew until he has a secure place to keep them, and a few black rifles of which the wife is unaware. Hell, they all look the same; who can tell them apart? Right?

It was my dad's first gun he bought when he was around 10-12 on an installment plan from a local merchant. (He's 86 now) Very used. Took many deer, turkeys, squirrels and rabbits. Was neglectfully stored in a damp metal gun cabinet up at the lake cabin before I cleaned it out a few years ago. Outside of barrel is pitted from rust to the point I wouldn't feel safe shooting it. I've though about replacing the barrel and a cracked stock - but I doubt I ever will.

Congrats! Let us know how you like it. I've got too many unused guns in my safes as well. Can never bring myself to sell any. Even the obsolete ones. Anybody interested in non-removable breech plug muzzle loaders, a 16 Ga. single-shot shot gun, a 70 y.o. 12 ga. Ithica featherweight or a virtually new .22 revolver? What the heck do you do with crap like that any way?

I feel ya. I've been eyeballin' this one. Somewhat similar. Company is about 2 hours from where I dwell. https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1025701115?pid=947269 Felt real good in the hand ... always a trouble sign for me. I usually succumb...

I love the US Constitution. In my opinion, the 10th Amendment of the Bill of Rights has become the most trampled amendment. In effect, the 10th Amendment states that the powers not specifically given to the Federal government belong to the States and the People. Ask yourself, how many powers are currently being exercised by the Federal government, and the regulatory bureaucracy that has evolved therefrom, which are not granted by the Constitution. My answer to that question is the vast majority. I also like looking at what's been changed from the original. One of those things is the original requirement that all national currency be based on silver. The founding fathers had directly experienced the collapse of European fiat currencies and knew the dangers. History repeats itself when forgotten. That's why the dollar is becoming more and more worthless. You could easily eat for a month, or make a monthly mortgage payment on your farm on an 18th century dollar. Today that same 21st century "dollar", which is now backed by the full faith and security of the "Federal Reserve" - as opposed to silver, might pay for your breakfast if you cook it yourself and buy frugally at Aldi. OK off my soapbox as well. (I don't know how to do the little emoji thing).

Been happy with mine in it's limited use to date (about 50 rounds). I did install a LaRue MBT2 trigger. Out the box, it was a tack driver (<0.75" groups at 100 yards off of lawn furniture) using Hornaday 178g Precision Hunter ELD-X. Enjoy!

Hope I never have to shoot a Grizzly. Would love to see one in the wild - from a reasonable distance. Black bears where I am are more of nuisance; rarely impressive. A couple of bow hunters one county over got a 500 pounder last fall. New state record (NC). That one WAS impressive.

Finally got the chance to re-sight-in the Windham R16SFST-308 with the new scope. This gun was my first "AR10" and has been modified for hunting whitetails as it's primary objective. I still f@ckin& love this gun. Got a helluva deal on a "blem" Leupold 2-12x42 VX6HD illuminated fire dot duplex a while back from Midway, more than 50% off, about a grand below current MSRP. Nice f@ckin& hunting scope IMHO. Anyway, the main point of this post was to report on how the rifle performed with 2 very different ammos. I'd previously determined that this rife is very happy on a diet of plain vanilla Federal Powershok 150g SP. I know some folks have issues running SP bullets through their ARs. But this gun, to my recollection, has never had a FTF with anything. Probably over a 1000 rounds, at least 10 different ammos. Re-zeroed it in quickly. Getting 1 to 1.25" groups of 3 at 100 yards with the Federal Powershok off a plastic folding table. She's ready to hunt. Happened to have a can of of Hornady Precision Hunter 178g ELD-X ammo with me. This is the ammo of choice for my DD DD5V3. It is stupidly accurate with this stuff. I'm talking walk down and double check the target at 100 yards to see if you missed 2 shots or they all went in the same hole (which is the case) accurate. You would think that 2 AR10s, both with 16" barrels with a 1:10 twist would like the same ammo. Nope. The Windham doesn't like the 178g ELD-X for $hit. 4+" groups at a 100 yards. I cannot explain it. But if the old gal prefers to eat cheap 150g SP, which knocks the deer down just fine, then that's what I'll happily feed her. Always liked a gal who could appreciate the breakfast bar at Shoney's. That's my range report for today.

I'm up at the lake cabin in VA this week on R&R. Sat out on the front porch for a while around daybreak with the Pro Ears on. Had seen a couple of deer out there earlier, well before daybreak, down the hill silhouetted against the background of the lake. The deer had moved on before I thought to pop in the Pro Ears. But still a multitude of wildlife moving around in the waking hour. I liked that I still had a decent sense of direction as to where the sounds were coming from while wearing the Pro Ears. That has been my primary concern with using them for hunting- would I be able to tell where the sound is coming from? The Pro Ears have now passed this preliminary test. I'll give them a go in early muzzle loading season in SC in a couple of months. Amplification level of 3 on the non-BT version that I have seemed to work best for me. Above that, the increased background static/fuzz noise seemed to outweigh any increase in the volume of the actual sounds out there. Well the trolling motor is charged, and I have worms, best get out there before it gets hot ....

I got the version without the Blue Tooth. Otherwise they are identical. Have used them a bit now. Sound protection is excellent. Took a while to determine the best size ear buds. Ambient sound amplification seems pretty good. No problems with conversations or hearing approaching boats and vehicles. Have not found any need to add the wind noise reduction filters so far. I am still ambivalent about using them for hunting. Where I primarily hunt, fairly dense woods and thickets, my ears are more important than my eyes for location of prey. @Cunuckgaucho You had mentioned you thought you would use them for hunting. Wondering if you have now done so. And, if so, what your thoughts were regarding their performance in that arena?

...or time for a fish fry. Neighbor feed neighbors in Wisconsin was my experience during my visits.

That lathe reminds me of a nuclear energy equipment manufacturing facility I worked in as a high schooler in the 80s. (Remember when teenagers were significant contributors to the labor force? - my how times have changed). We made a lot of high quality stainless steel equipment for the nuclear energy industry - spent uranium fuel rod containers was our forte. Helluva machinists shop. Everything was custom for the particular job. Anyway, we had a few Atlas lathes like that, used leftovers dated to WWII and the 50s as I recall. Cleaned them up, bondoed the dents, painted them and added digital readouts Were in constant use two shifts a day. Solid machines.