MCSCOTT

I've absolutely enjoyed our trail cameras this year and look forward to checking them just about as much as hunting. We've had video of one walking around with a small tree stuck in his antlers, and from this past week we had what was a small six point get some help with shedding the rest of his rack by a slightly larger three point, and even though it's not that big we have the shed from that. The little guy was right back on the next video trying to get his antlers to hook up with the other one, not realizing that he didn't have anything left.

All of the best advice has already been said, so the only thing I would add is to have a lot of patience, especially on public land. There are times on public land where it seems like I'm much better at calling in other turkey hunters than I am at actually calling in turkeys. My best education came from a few years of watching the birds and how they reacted to my calling before I actually learned how to really work one in close enough for a shot. Almost all of the fun of it for me now is in the calling, even if it's for someone else to take the shot.

Good to hear that I'm not the only one driving down the road practicing with my calls.   Four good places to hunt this season when I've always been confined to one or two in the past, so I've been looking forward to spring turkey hunting since a couple weeks into deer season. The only bad thing is that I've promised to call one in for two other people before I go after one myself, but calling them is the part that I enjoy the most.

Another vote for the Wild Game Innovations from what I've seen so far from the one I have. The night time distance isn't as good as some of my other cameras, but the quality of the pictures and videos is just as good if not better at a fraction of the price. Plus after having one of the more expensive cameras stolen a while back I decided I would only buy fairly cheap cameras from here on out. I'm working on trying several different ones, and so far this one is the best. Definitely not a big fan of the cheaper Moultrie cameras.

I miss my XD45. My dad has it now so at least I get to visit it on occasion. There were plans for another one in the near future but then I was given a large amount of .357 sig ammo. Since I don't have a .357 sig this gives me a perfect excuse for my next handgun purchase, so the XD ended up being moved back to the back of the line.

Took me three years to get my g/f to shoot one of my .22's, so I doubt I could ever talk her into shooting a .44 mag. At least she does have a .380 picked out that she will get sometime soon. That's a start....

X2 I love my G22, but there are several others that feel better to me. Trigger pull is also something I'm not too fond of, but at least there's the option of upgraded triggers. Also if you can, pull the slide off and make sure everything is in good working order internally. Other than that, I personally would definately make the trade, but then again I've never cared much for Barettas.

Ooops. Yeah I threw too many 9's in there. The TS stock is the one that I'm going to put on mine when I get back around to that project.

For a cheap gun these are hard to beat. Mine still has the ugly stock because I haven't gotten back around to that project yet, but it's still loads of fun to shoot. I was looking into getting the ATI stock that you used until they came out with the 995ts model. Personally I like the looks of it more, and it's fairly inexpensive to just buy the stock. As far as I know the only issues I've heard about them are with the magazines, but after a couple thousand rounds I haven't noticed these issues with mine. Accuracy on mine has been excellent out to 50 yards, but that's really about the extent of my shooting with it. That does remind me that I need to take it along on my next trip to shoot my .22's since we've started pushing them out to the 100 yard mark. For a cheap carbine to mess around with they're hard to beat.

Moisture would definately be my biggest concern like the others have mentioned. I would have to be absolutely 120% positive that no moisture would EVER be in that cellar, because it doesn't take much to ruin guns over a period of time. Most likely I would try to find a professional who can really check this out for me and let me know what needs to be done. With it being detached from the house, I would also have to be 120% sure that no one could break into it, and even better would be keeping anyone from finding out that it's even there..........which I suppose has failed now because all of us know about it. Other than that I like that idea, but you would have to keep in mind that you may have to fight your way to it should you need more firepower than the few guns you end up keeping in the house.

There's actually alot of truth to that with different forms of government jobs. No offense intended for anyone in any job, but from my past experiences I've seen it alot in this area. I've known several people that failed as a police officer and ended up a fire fighter. Also, when I was in h/s I was in the explorer program here with the city police, thinking about going into law enforcement when I was old enough. There were several other reasons I quit that program, but one of the biggest reasons was that they started using the program as a form of rehab for underage criminals. Don't get me wrong though, this did seem to work because several of the bad trouble makers that I knew back then are now LEO's. It turned them into really good guys, but back then I didn't want to be in a group that everyone looked at as criminals.

I hear ya on the larger calibers, but here lately my father and I have really gotten into the rimfire shooting. Personally I find it alot more challenging, because we push the limits of .22's more than what would really be considered "plinking". We run through several rounds throughout the year in the larger calibers, but considering we shoot at least a couple hundred rounds almost every weekend the costs of only using larger calibers is more than what I'm willing to pay. Actually it's not even so much the cost, as it is the fact that I have a bad addiction to ammo and start to get nervous if my supply numbers start getting low.

Man that was a great letter, and signed I'm going to have to remember that way of wording things.

I agree. That would make a great welcome to the newcomers.

A temporary fix keeps the OP from having a dead battery until he can get the real issue fixed, but on each of my suggestions I did mention that these were only temporary and the problem shouldn't just be left alone. I was under the impression that the OP didn't have time to start tracking down all of the wires, because in a police cruiser that could take a full weekend or longer dedicated to nothing but tracking each wire. At least with a temporary fix in place, he can do away with the dead battery issue and track different wires in his spare time until he finds the culprit.

One never grows out of a .22 like these, that's why the adjustable stock is the best option IMO. Advance to larger calibers...... yes.......but completely grow out of wanting to plink with a .22....no. Heck, I'm 32 years old and have several different caliber rifles to choose from, and even though I did build this gun partially with my nephews in mind, this baby is still for me.

Yours has a look that I'm sure they will enjoy. If the opening in the hand guard is big enough for the .920 size barrels and you decide you want to shave a little weight, look into one of the chromo lined aluminum barrels. The only things I've seen mentioned about that size barrel not fitting is that you can't use the muzzle part.

For right now I've absolutely gotta have a Sig Mosquito next. I need a handgun that's cheaper to shoot than the .40 or the .45, and this seems to be the one I'm drawn to the most. Had to finish up a couple other project first, but as soon as the gun budget gets built back up I'll be adding one of these to my collection.

Weight was the biggest factor in why I went with the Blackhawk, because the Archangel was heavier than what I wanted for this particular rifle. I'm not sure, but I think you can still use the .920 barrels with the Archangel but you can't use the part that goes on the muzzle. Either way, I went with an ultralight .920 size barrel on this one as well that is also lighter than the factory barrel. I haven't put them on the scales yet, but without the bi-pod I think this rifle weighs less than my Glock 22.

The disconnect that I was talking about can usually be found at any Advance or Autozone in the section where their battery cable ends are. You definately don't want to go with the one with the fused link, because this will just be defeating the purpose of disconnecting the battery. Other than the fused link, they pretty much look the same as that one. Lynx/Quick connect top post battery terminal | Battery Terminal End and Adapter | AutoZone.com Pop the hood, unscrew the knob, and you're good to go. The disconnect switch that hardknox posted is also a good idea, because you could mount this just about anywhere so that you wouldn't have to raise the hood. The drawback to that kind of thing is that you also have to buy a good bit of 00 wire and pretty much make a whole new battery cable that's long enough to go from the engine compartment to the switch, and then from the switch back to the engine compartment. With the knob style disconnect you simply cut the end off the stock battery cable, and clamp the new end in place. Stop by Advance or Autozone or somewhere and take a look at them. It's still my opinion that this is only a temporary fix, and at some point you'll want to really spend some time tracking down every connection until you find the one that's draining the battery.

X2 I just finished up building one with that same stock so that my youngest nephew could shoot it better. Not only is it adjustable, but it's also super light weight.

I do have to say that I don't think this is totally Obama's fault, because I was seeing alot of businesses closing or moving before his time. However, it should be noted that it's awful strange that the year before he was elected was the biggest and absolute best year my company has ever had, and now this year is the worst.

Most any jumper box that I've ever used worked just as good as any for simply jumping off the vehicle. There's also the idea of the disconnect, either in the form of those breaker type switches or the quick disconnect that has the knob on the battery cable. For me these would only be temporary fixes though, because at some point someone needs to really dig in there and figure out what's draining the battery. If the garage installed the lights, radios, etc, then they should be the ones to have to dig to find the bad connection. If you installed any of it, then take one of your off days and start tracking down all of your wiring until you find the issue. If nothing can be found there, then I would go back to the dealership and let them know that the issue seems to be on their end.

If so, then good luck catching crabs Arko. I know how you must feel though, even though I haven't lost my job yet. After what took place today it's looking like my last big customer in this area isn't going to be around much longer, which will pretty much mean my company has run it's course. I went to work there right out of school and have worked my way pretty much to the top over the last 14 years. At least I pretty much have experience in just about every aspect of a business now, so hopefully something else will come around. If not though I'll be heading further south.

Since you have that system on your Jeep, I would say go ahead with them. Like I mentioned, you biggest concern will be with making sure you have proper air pressure, so the monitoring system will pretty much make sure you do your job on that. But just honestly, air pressure should be a concern with any tire whether it's new or a retread, because they will all break down if they're neglected.