Sidinman

Good for them!

Well I went this morning sat til about ten,and didn't see a thing. I wasn't going this afternoon but my neighbor told me was going, so I changed my mind. Went and set in the hunting house and a few minutes before four a bunch of turkeys come out, I text my neighbor turkeys, he asked how many? I text back about twelve or so, he texted back don't get an itchy trigger finger,lol. So I watch them for about 20 mins. they wander up to me like I was calling 'em, got to about 35 yds. then turned and went straight away from me. There were 6 toms and 12 hens in the bunch, then here they come 6 does. So I text him, he text back I don't hear any shooting. I look back and there are three more and before I can text him, two more, eleven in all. So I've got about 16 or so turkeys and eleven deer in the same field. I watch for a couple of mins. trying to decide on which of the does I want, pic up the range finder and they are 195 yds. chip shot for the 06. Pick one out pick up the rifle ease it out the window, flip the safety off, ease the trigger. Click, dang forgot to chamber a round when I got to the box. So I chamber a round and try again this time everything goes as it should. Bang, all the deer run off, and the turkeys just scatter a bit, wander around for at least a min. or so before they leave. Walked on down there before it gets to late, and she had ran back the way they came from, she only made it about 50 yds. so thats number four. Going back in the morning to try and get one with .44 Mag SBH.

Beautiful rifle you got there Rob. Congrats :cheers: It sure doesn't look like its that old. Enjoy

Congrats! :cheers:  :rock:

Sonny, it wasn't that long ago, there was a member on here that had a NICE Marlin 30-30 for sale for around $400. Don't know if he ever sold it or what part of the state he was in. But, I know if I had the funds at the time it was for sale I would have bought it.

Nice pair of Marlins! :cheers:

Another vote for .35 Rem., or my new favorite 444 Marlin. If I were looking for a NIB, the only one I would buy would be a Henry. Used a good Marlin is very hard to beat. Heck for a $1000 you could get a nice pair of Marlins, a 30-30 & a.35 Rem., and probably have enough change to buy ammo for both.

While I'm just guessing, you are probably just shooting the slugs out off the smooth bore, right. That shotgun will be ok for short distances, which if you hunting in the woods will be ok. Now if you are wanting to shoot past say 50, 60 yds. you are going to want some kind of a rifle. Either of the calibers you picked will be fine, ammo in either one is usually pretty easy to find pretty much any where you are. I like the 06 but thats just me.

not sure, but the bark doesn't really look like white oak to me.

Bersa, the one I had was a logging horse, before I got him. Strong and gently.

Love horses and do drink Bud. Thanks. I used to have a Belguim, they are a little bit bigger than the Clydesdale. He was a pretty cool dude. I miss him.

you ride the roads on bicycles, picking up soda bottles to carry to the store for the deposits. So you could buy candy & sodas.

:rofl: Good one Dave. Thanks

Congrats, on the RIA. I've had one for about six years now, it goes where I go, you will love it. I like the grips.

........when someone says you remember that joint, and they were talking about a bad place to be.

Well, if we did I would hope they stayed on that side of the TN River. That would be close enough for me.

Yeah, North Haven, my bad. lol Any way after Rem bought and moved the production quailty sucked. Guns made from '09 thru '12 were poor. I've been hearing that they are improving, but most Marlin junkies still won't buy the Remlins as they are called now. So I was only wanting to let give a little heads up to anyone interested in a new "Marlin".

That was cool! thanks for sharing.

Pre Sandy madness here.

when you remember black & white tv only when telephones had rotary dials, & we had party lines I remember buying gas for .34 cents

Fri. I saw a decent buck chasing a doe, about a mile from the house on a trip to the store. So they are rutting some, that was probably around 3:00. Went yesterday, saw a couple of does about 7:30, and that was it. Got home, and took the dogs for a walk around the farm next to us. The youngest one jumped a small doe, wasn't able to go today.

deerslayer, if I were looking at that rifle, I would look it over real well. Check out the fit and finish. The quality of the newer Marlins is getting better, the ones right after the move from New Haven were of some questionable quality.

Yeah, Why?

Nice buck Graydw. and congrats on taking him with the handgun. I've taken three this year so, two does and one of the scrubs that we've been weeding out the past couple years. Now I fixing to do a little handgun hunting, got a pretty decent 8 pointer running around, so maybe I'll get a chance at him.

Congrats to the both of you, what is the spread on that deer Shaun? :cheers: