Handsome Rob

Yup! Stuffed with mixed peppers & pinenuts, served on a bed of chicken & madeira risotto.

I'll be back soon with the details, but here's a teaser.....

I'm not usually one to get all frothy in praise of a corporation but I'm going to have to here. In the recent thread asking for opinions on the Henry .17hmr I mentioned that I'd really like to polish the receiver of my H001 if I could get a matching, metal barrel band. I was told to email Henry and ask & also ask about a replacement front sight. Well, at 10pm last night that's exactly what I did. I just mentioned that I'd like to purchase these items if they were available (they're not on the website) 5 minutes ago I received a phone call from the CEO of Henry Repeating Arms (the "Amurrican Made" guy from the tv comercials) letting me know that the parts are indeed available & that as a valued customer, he'd be more than happy to shop me these items FREE OF CHARGE!!! I'm utterly stunned by this. This level of generosity & customer service simply blows my mind! Henry Repeating Arms, you have a customer for life!

If I could find a steel barrel band, that's exactly what I'd like to do! I could paint the plastic, standard band, but I'd rather get hold of a metal one if I can.

I've not had any dealings with the .17, but I do have a .22 that you'd have to kill me to get hold of. Accuracy is excellent with sub 1" 50yd groups being perfectly normal. My only complaint and it isn't a real complaint, more a small gripe, the paint of the receiver lasted about 5 minutes before it started to chip. I carry my .22 constantly around the farm here & it's accounted for God-only-knows how many possums, rats, skwerls, coons & other potential chicken killers. I shoot open sights & I found that removing the hood over the foresight made this a whole lot nicer. I did have a little 2-7x20 scope on there, but at the ranges I shoot I get more benefit from open sights. I know I can reach it out there & zap pop can sized targets at 100yds if needed, but it takes me a couple of shots to get on target. At 50 yds and under it's an absolute tack-driver. The action is as smooth as oiled glass, although the trigger is a little creepy. However it isn't & isn't designed to be, a precision target rifle. I've never had any kind of failure at all in well over 5000 rounds (probably nearer 10,000 if I really thought about it) It's my go-to plinking, small game, clay-poppin', can-blastin', golfball-rollin', chicken savin' rifle & if & when it breaks or wears out, I'll buy another exactly the same without a second's thought or hesitation.

I managed to hang my tag on another Doe last night. I was sat in my Vertigo stand again (7' ladder stand) when this little lady came walking towards me across the neighbor's field. As soon as she entered the wood I readied myself for the shot. She made a left turn along the fenceline offering me a broadside shot at roughly 45yds. I steadied Thumpy against the rail around my stand & centered the sight on her chest. As the cloud of smoke cleared, I could see a small twig, vibrating like crazy, but no deer. Hmmmm.... I reloaded (just in case) & climbed down from my stand to see what was going on. I figured one of 3 things; I missed & she'd run off, I made a poor a poor shot & I'd have some trailing to do in the dark or I'd made a great shot & she'd dropped on the spot. I got over to the bush & there she was. It turned out that I must've clipped the little branch & the ball deflected. I missed the heart/lung shot I was aiming for but the ball entered her neck, exactly where I'd want to make a neck shot with a centerfire. The ball had severed her spine & she died instantly.

Thanks Whiskey

I'm wanting to get my first buck mounted, but unfortunately the taxidermist I have used in the past lost his shop to a fire, earlier this year. Can anyone recommend someone around the area? (preferably south of Murfreesboro)

You could say the same thing for pretty much any rifle. Would you want a double load in any firearm, close to your face or not?

The scene where Wesley is running through the Mill, in 'Wanted' Complete fantasy I know, but danmed entertaining!

+1

Oh I don't know about that... In .44MAG or .45 Colt it would make an excellent brush-gun for deer or hog hunting. I can understand what you mean about the 28ga though, that seems a little redundant.

No more so than owning a tacticool, pimped out AR. Actually, any AR for that matter.

What scope do you have mounted?

I am DIGGING that little blanket gun in your pic, Rebel! Is that built around a Springfield or an Enfield? I can't tell from the pic...

Ah ha. Did not know that. Which begs the question; So why re-invent the wheel with the 300 BLK when the 7.62x39 is so close? What are the feed issues associated with the x39? AKs seem to do OK?

As an oddly lateral though, how about producing an AR in 7.62x39? I don't know if anyone makes one already, I know less about ARs than I do about Quantum Physics, but it seems like a logical choice to me. A bit more 'hoof' than the 5.56, a bit more friendly than the x51 or x54. More round-weight for long range momentum & higher KE, enough to shoot through obstruction (I guess) & good for the CQB stuff. It has the added advantage of being readily available, cheap & there should be lot's of dead Chi-Comghaniraqui bad guys lying around carrying your reloads. I've had a drink though, so I could be talking out of my bum.

Sorry to hear about your loss. Thinking of you & your family.

Unfortunately not. The only centerfires allowed are BPCR rifles (Sharps, High Walls, Springfields, Whelans etc...) Sorry! The guy that owns the land has put out that restriction. Most club memners would love to shoot our 'modern' rifles there too It's a stupid rule, to be honest. No-one would bat an eyelid if I turned up with a .45-120, but even a small caliber 'modern' gun is a no-no.

He he! If I'd have smiled much more, I think the top of my head would've fell off!

Thanks y'all! I just got finished caping it out for the taxidermist & butchering it for the freezer. For those who asked, the rifle is a Lyman Great Plains in .54 It has a 1:60 twist, so it's really built for roundball. I stripped off all the factory bluing & treated all the metal with Clorox to dull it down, but I want it develop it's own natural patina. I decorated the stock with a few small brass tacks, to give it that 'mountainey-out-west' flavor. I've replaced the standard rear sight with a primitive, non-adjustable sight & the triggers were replaced with a set of very excellent R.E. Davis 'seerslayers' I shoot 90gn of FFG Goex black powder, a .530 home cast ball & a .020 pillow ticking patch with home-made lube.

I shot my first ever Buck tonight!!!!! A beautiful 7-point off of my lease in Franklin County. I've hunted this property pretty hard all year & have only seen 2 deer since bow season opened. This is the first Buck I've ever seen whilst hunting, anywhere! He was walking through the woodlot, headed for my 'Vertigo' stand (a 7 foot ladder stand!) & stopped dead broadside at 55 yards. I centered my sights over his chest, set my trigger & lightly touched off Thumpy. He dropped right there, without taking a single step. 25 years later, when I stopped vibrating enough that the Hickory nuts were no longer giving me concussions I climbed down & got my first good look at my first buck. He's no monster, by any means, but you know what? I honestly couldn't care less! I do not think I could be happier if he was a 200" booner! He's getting a full shoulder mount & all the meat is going right into my freezer (Except his tenderloins, which are sitting happily next to a very generous snort of 18 year old Single Malt! )

Well hell. I'm just in the process of contemplating parceling up my original Wave to return for a broken blade & burred up screwdriver. Glad to hear it only took a week as this has been my major worry. I never thought I'd ever need one or use one, until I picked mine up 8 years ago. I can honestly say that there isn't a day gone by in those 8 years that I haven't used it. I'd feel nekkid without it on my belt!

tap tap tap tap....... stiiiill waiting. I had 2 does at 30yds last night. Unfotunately I was sat on the property line & they were 30 yards the wrong side of the fence They're the first deer I've had even remotely close to being in range this season. Is anyone else just not seeing deer this year?

Lee Enfield .303 or an old Ruger M77 in .243