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I can have some next time I go visit my son I will take some pictures of it. Last time down I went through his safe and cleaned and oiled what few guns i had in there and next time I go down I need to get my Charles Hawkins Muzzle loader out and bring it home. I have a guy that wants to buy it just to hang over his fireplace and I have not fired it in 20+ years so that will be another safe queen gone............. :up:   

Thanks. I don't have any old relatives to call as I am becoming that part of the family who folks call about our family tree and in all honesty I don't know that much about it. I was wondering about the nickle and dime stuff mostly. Sites like that have been know to nickle and dime folks into the poor house once they get their claws into them. I will pass on it................... :up:

Has anyone ever try this site out and if so I would like to hear opinions, pro's and con's about it?............ :up:

I still have my favorite deer rifle I hunted deer with back in the 60's when we first moved to Tennessee and my folks inherited the Ranch in Cheatham county. 2000 acres with about 800 acres of timber. The only thing separating our property from the Cheatham County Game Reserve was an old rusty barbwire fence. A friend of my grandfathers came by and ask if he and his two sons would still be allowed to hunt the ranch with my family now owning the Ranch. My father spoke up and said nothing would change and yes they could hunt. The man walked out to his truck and he brought back in a 7MM Mauser that had been beautiful sporterized with a 4x12 Leupold scope and a box of ammo. He asked me if I owned a deer rifle and I said not yet and he handed me the gun and the ammo and said you do now.. That gun is still in my sons safe. I bagged a lot of deer with that gun and people can talk about many different long gun rifles and their bolt actions and I have owned several other guns and yea, I killed deer with them but I have yet to find one that can top that 7MM Mauser bolt action for smoothness................jmho

Don't beat yourself up over a bad day on the clay range with a new to you shotgun. It happens to the best of shotty shooters with new guns and birds moving at 90 feet a second for first 4 seconds out of the trap house. Practice will make things all better............ :up: :up: Nice Gun for sure and it will come to you with a little practice............ :usa:

I use to make Jerky back years ago and i actually had folks wanting to buy mine. There are many recipes out there for the marinades folks use and most of them are similar. I only had one secret ingredient that I never saw in anyone else's  and since I don't make it any more I guess I will share it.   I would make up the marinade with all the spices, many of them listed above.  3 bottles of Dales Marinade (This product has Soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce and a few other ingredients included)  small amount of ground dried cayenne pepper Tabasco Sauce Paprika Combine all in bowl and put in fridge stirring ever so often letting set over night. The following day I would add the secret ingredient. About 1/2 bottle of Oil Italian Salad Dressing and let it set in fridge stirring a couple times while preparing the meat slices. I would put all the meat in the marinade making sure each piece got covered and soak over night. I had 2  ten drawer dehydrators and I would make a bunch of it, actually dedicating a weekend to it. Anyone that tried a piece of it wanted to buy some. I never sold any but did take donations to cover cost of materials so I could make more. I began having guys show up with deer meat all sliced up and wanting me to do deer meat. Because I could not use the same dehydrator for the wild game I had them buy a dehydrator and I would make their jerky for them. I passed that work down to my grandson as he got older and I think he does sell USDA inspected beef jerky from time to time and he charges the guys to do the deer jerky for his time because he slices it now. If anyone ever decides to try the Italian oil dressing don't over do the oil. If your making say a gallon or close to a gallon don't use more than about 10 ounces of oil.......................................... :up:    

This is a very terrible incident and a child is now dead and another ones life ruined. I like LJ would like to know what adult was so irresponsible as to leave a loaded firearm anyplace a child could gain access to it  I want to know more before passing judgement but I will say the adult/adults should not get out of this un-scaved. They are as responsible or maybe even more responsible then the child with the gun............................JMO

No words needed. Self explanatory!!     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFaLokC9hqk

I could not help it. Had to post this........................ :up: :up:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBgT-IYAOv8

Sorry you had to go through that my friend. There are just some people that have 1 brain cell and many times it malfunctions. You were many times more a man for the way you handled the situation then that SOB will ever be. Don't let it cost you any sleep. Just consider the source and move forward...............jmho

Had a friend offer to take my two boys to Disney World in Florida while he was taking his two children for a three day trip. I thought it would be fun for the kids and it was all that and more. They talked about it for a week or more after getting home. I told my friend to keep a toll of the costs and I we reimburse him when they got back home. 3 days for 2 kids $750.00 + change and this was back in 1984. I made up my mind right then I would never go to anything like or related to a attraction like it.  Went to 6 Flags a 3 times with family and had a blast every time and never spent $750.00 total for all 3 trips. There are many places to go and have fun and not have to mortgage the home to do it..............jmho

A buddy of mine BT came by for coffee this morning and wanted to know why I was still in bed at 9AM. I said it's only 8AM and I looked at my Alarm clock that automatically does the time change thing and it said 9AM so I got up. Spent next 15 minutes changing clocks. I think I need to get rid of a few clocks.......... :rofl: :rofl:

Been there and done that myself recently so know where you are buster. Many prayers and well beings came from many folks here when my health hit a few rough spots recently and I learned that the wonderful folks here will always step up to the plate when the need arises. Keep the father my friend and I will send prayers for your wife's problems that they will be touched by the hand of GOD and she will heal soon.............. :up: :up:

Back when I was 6 years old I had an old man that lived next store to us and he grew huge flower beds and people would come from Chicago and buy flowers from him. In his spare time he took me fishing with old cane poles in ponds behind our home. As time went on he taught me how to catch night crawlers at night after a rain so we didn't have to dig worms and we put them in a worm bed that old man and I built. We fed them old bread , egg shells and coffee grounds.   As time went on and I turned 7 the old man taught me how to watch the time of the year that the baby painted turtles would hatch and I could catch about 100 or more that didn't get ran over crossing the road we lived on. When I turned 10 the old man figured it was time for me to move up to the bigger and better things and we began building cages all winter, getting ready for Spring. Then I got my training on another turtle. The Snapper which took a lot more teaching. Keeping all my fingers was priority 1.  A farmer about 3 miles down the road supplied us with chicken guts when he cleaned chickens and we would put turtle lines out in the ponds. I was having a lot of fun but was not aware that the old man was preparing me to become a business man. Once we got the snapping turtle down to a fine science he began to show me the business end of it all.     First thing we did was take a trip to town with my mothers help and made stops at both pet shops in town with the little painted turtles. I was able to sell all I had for 25 cents each which added up to $21.75 for 87 turtles. Then he had my mother take us around to several small grocery stores and we put up a small sign on their out side note boards that I had live snapping turtles for sale and my phoe number. In a few days I began getting calls from folks wanting to come and buy a turtle. We had 27 turtles in cages and I sold 12 of them the first week. Depending on the size, the small ones up to 12 lbs went for $4.00 and the big ones up to 20lbs for $6.00. I kept Turtle lines out to restock. Sent folks home with a big turtle in a burlap bag and  a smile.   Now comes the night Crawler business. We had a river that ran through my hometown and it was full of carp and bullheads and every weekend during the summer the African Americans would come out of Chicago to fish on Saturday and Sunday. They would buy their bait before leaving Chicago and paying top dollar for night crawlers. I went up there to the river bank with a buddy of mine and took 20 tin cans of night crawlers with 25 crawlers per can. I ask a few guys what they were paying for night crawlers and they said $.99 + tax for 10 worms. I told them I would sell them 25 crawlers for $.70 with a $.10 deposit on the can. If they came back the next week and bought baits from me and had the old can they would get the baits for $.60. In no time I had a really good bait business with one problem. Bait was getting scarce cause it was not raining enough. The old man laughed and said that was the only thing he could not help me with is Mother Nature. Well, that is why I have always said it is great to have friends in the right places. One of my friends parents owned a golf course and they watered in dry spells everyday. I got permission to go crawler hunting on the golf course as long ans I stayed off the greens. in 1 night me and two buddies filled a 5 gallon pail with night crawlers and I put them in the worm beds. Never has a shortage of crawlers again.     If it was not for this old man my childhood would have been a lot like most others. When he passed away I knew I had lost my best friend forever. In the peak months of Summer I made more money per week than my father did driving truck over the road. I was able to give my parents money to help with house bills, food and even bought school clothes for my 3 older brothers which were for the most part lazy bums. They might cut a lawn for someone for spending money but to actually work was not happening for them. I just wanted to share what my childhood was all about and I grew up never changing my outlook of being a hard worker. I look back at those days with great memories. Mostly I remember my old Friend Mr Gueson.

  Taking Grand children and children fishing has got to be the ultimate enjoyment but as you said, it's a lot of work also. If you really want to have fun take the time in late Spring like May and go hunting for a shell cracker spawn bed. Once you find one worms or Crickets will work. A 1 or 2 lb Shell Cracker on light or ultra light tackle is very exciting. My suggestion is take another adult with you cause your gonna be busy. A side note is Shell Crackers are very good eating. During the Spawn the beds can have over 100+ beds. During this time the big males turn almost black and have bright orange ears and can weigh 2+ lbs. I only kept the big black males and put all the females and small males back so the lake will keep a good supply of Shell crackers for years to come. Another note. The way you can spot a Shell cracker bed is easy. The males build the beds by gathering small muscle shells and they turn the shells shiny side up so the sun will re-flecked off the shells. It help in the hatching of the eggs and also makes the beds easier to locate in the 1 to 3 foot water. Good luck and have fun....................... :up: :up: :up:

Yep, that was around a few years back and if I remember correctly the guy was not injured but the round did go through the seat and floor of the vehicle and all he received was some powder burns.................. :up: :up:

Male Celebrities put their pants on the same way most of us do here. If most Americans would realize that what they say is not any more important then any other American might say pertaining to a certain subject............jmho 

I have never been able to find one of those that will fit in my hand so have never invested in one. When time comes I need one of those I just kick back and wait for a new day and watch the white stuff just go away and sip a warm drink of some kind............... :up: :up:

At one time I would buy a gun because it was a little rare and in good shape and put it n my safe. Pretty soon I realized I had money tied up in firearms that had been in my safe for years and never fired. I thought long and hard about it and soon the safe inventory began getting smaller and my bank book began getting bigger. I don't regret selling any of the safe queens. Now I am at a level that I am safe when I go out of the house and I am safe when I am very safe and would be able to defend myself when I am in my home.  If your a collector buy them and make them safe queens. If your looking to defend yourself you purchase guns for that quest..............jmho...................... :up:  :up:  :up: 

Welcome home and thank you for your service to our country. As far as China owning property in Texas, The Muslims own property in every state in our great country. China has never actually attacked our country other than supplying warm bodies to fight us in Nam. The Muslims attacked America and the left has welcomed them in with open arms. Now when you look at the over all picture many people think that China may be an enemy and Islam (Muslims) may be an enemy but the real enemy is the leftest Americans that are allowing these countries to get where they are getting.........................jmho

I wonder what Firearms Prop company supplied the guns for his latest movie being released this week??????? :shrug: :shrug:

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I was taught to fish at age 6 by an old neighbor that was 81 years old and we fished in an old Flag stone pit behind our home. We had cane poles and old wine bottle corks for floats and dug our own worms. I can remember those days like they were yesterday. That old man and I fished together till he passed away at age 91. He taught me many things over those ten years. He taught me how to catch snapping turtles, how to catch the newly hatched baby painted turtles before they got killed on the road. He taught me how to get night crawlers at night after a rain. If  ya'll are wonder about my father at that time, he was a road driver for trucking company and that was long before super highways so he was gone a lot. I spent many a day fishing with my father after he retired.  I will tell you in another post how I became and young businessman from what that old man taught me......................... :up: :up:

You might think about different ways to approach him that would make him feel if he did make a change that it was more his idea. Many times our elders don't like to accept ideas from their children but will do things that they feel are more their own ideas............jmho

Well, I should know better than to get involved in this thread but will anyway, just a little. I got caught up in the bass fishing craze back in mid 80's. Talk about getting hooked, it was worse then cocaine and heroine for me. I finally was able to kick the addiction about 3 years ago. That was after 5 new Bass Boats, All Skeeters and about $40,000.00 in tackle and rod & reels. Also made all my own soft Plastic baits myself. Made and sold baits to other anglers. I was on the water an average of 3-4 days or nights a week. Fished Local and regional Bass tournaments winning many of them over the years. Only used Bait casting reels for every application of the art of bass fishing. Never had less then 10 rods on the deck when boat was in the water. My Son in law got the fever from me about 6 years ago and now what tackle and rods I didn't sell he has along with my last Skeeter Boat. All I can say is don't let it get to deep into you blood stream because Cocaine is like candy compared to Bass fishing. Here's a few of the boat my Son in law has now but pictures are from when I had it. All of the reels on the rods are Shimano Chronarchs and all of the rods for the most part are custom rods costing several hundred dollars to have made. Well, can't show all this and not add a few fish pictures........ :up: [url=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Misc/Skeeter%20Boat/DSCF0028_zpsd78e4f3a.jpg.html][/URL] [url=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/Misc/Skeeter%20Boat/DSCF0027.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/My%20Fish/DSCF0557.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/My%20Fish/SM.jpg.html][/URL] [URL=http://s218.photobucket.com/user/softbaitmaker/media/My%20Fish/DSCF0578.jpg.html][/URL]