maroonandwhite

 I haven't seen a coon around yet but I'm sure they will come. The deer were skittish right when we moved in due to the dog in the back yard but after I cut the back area down where my garden will go they showed back up. I may put a feeder further back on the property to discourage them from the garden.

  Lots of great info thanks.   I am thinking I will rent the tiller the first time as these rental places normally have the bigger and better models. In the fall I have my eye on a Husqvarna with reverse for $600 clams. On that big of a purchase I'll think about it for a while.   So you'd recommend spraying it now? I have been told by others not to spray. Never asked why though. Are you saying kill the grass and all or get some type of chemical that only kills certain things?

Thought i'd resurrect this thread for the year and ask a few questions.   I plan on tilling new ground for my garden once the weather and ground gets right. I do not have a turning plow or anything like that and have to go buy or rent a tiller. I have been told a good rear tine tiller will do just fine breaking new ground so hopefully that's true. Do I need to remove the top layer of grass as some internet sites show? I haven't tested the soil yet but will be doing that before tilling so I can add whatever I need to.   I also plan to plant some grapes for eating as well as grapes for wine making. Not sure how it will turn out or if they will even produce around here but I'm gonna give it a shot.   How do you guys protect the garden from deer? I won't have a fence or anything around it and am thinking of just buying one of the DC powered electric fence kits and running a strand around it. Will the deer not just hop right over?

My guess is that the production folks just didn't put alot of thought or emphasis on this. Maybe it was so they could film the scene of the girl and Carl climbing out.

Did that last year when it got really cold. Like massive pot holes? It was really bad right around Jackson. I think the water gets down in the road then when the deep freeze sets in you get the cracking pavement. That's what I saw on TV anyways.

That would be great. Thanks.

I have a Smith 637 that I am thinking of painting. The clear coat is coming off and while I don't really care if it looks like a used gun I would just prefer that it be black. In some of the pants I wear the back of the grip rides right at the top of my pocket and the silver strap draws attention to it. I have seen at least one thread online somewhere a guy used duracoat on it. I am wondering if I can get away with some good flat black engine paint. I would want it to be semi durable but am not looking for a cerakote quality job. As with everything paint I'm sure prep work is the key but I'm not sure how to prep this.   Anyone done something like this before?

I am wanting to load up some 75gr boat tails and am wondering if any of you have some load data on a starting point. I don't have my backyard range setup yet so range trips are valuable. I have shot the minimum 21 grains and they are as expected pretty weak. I have loaded a few at 21.5 but haven't shot them yet. I guess I can load a few at each .5 interval but I'd like to load a good number of rounds and if I could get a good idea at what may work best I will load more of those.   I have also have some 55gr VMAX that I can load if you have any ideas on those. I want to get rid of them as they are a pain to seat.   I'll be using H335. I also have a pound of CFE223 I can use.

I'm thinking maybe he was thinking of a Hi-Power.??

Don't forget Brian Williams.

What do you plan to use it for? Hard to beat a good ole' Remington 700 for a bolt gun. You can get them fairly cheap used with a synthetic stock. Also available in many calibers. And later on if you want to upgrade it there are plenty of aftermarket parts around.

Happened here. I just thought it was the wind blowing a chair over. I then realized they were all stuck to the deck and went to investigate. Seeing nothing I assumed contraction due to the cold but didn't think it was in the ground. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'm curious if anyone has one of the PTAC rifles and how they like it. My PSA "premium" build is a tack driver but still has a slightly canted front sight that drives me nuts.

Admittedly I didn't listen to it with the volume on so I didn't hear what they heard. I assume they were pointing towards noise but again they had to have some idea that something was about to go down. Or up.

So why exactly is this person standing their filming out the window? They seem to know something is about to happen...

Nope it's backwards.  :rofl:

Good grief! I am still having trouble deciding if I can safely put up a three sided berm on my property out in the county on 3 acres. This guy has a pile of sand and a couple of pallets in a back yard with neighbors on the other side i'm sure. How does he think that's safe?

I usually only carry one. Either pocket carry snubby or IWB G19. Extra ammo either way. If I break either of those I can run pretty fast if you scare me bad enough. I have considered carrying two but just never took to it.

Yeah that's another thing I don't care for. The Sparc is a 2 MOA which is great but I hate having to click it up and down when going from light to dark environments. I guess though if you are shooting long shots though you have a little time to adjust. I just don't like having to push buttons period. I just want to pull up and shoot. I'm almost certain that my next AR will have a magnified optic with offset irons. It will be more of a fun/gaming gun though.

If she priced it for $502 I wonder what she gave the guy that sold it??? or stole and sold it.... :stunned:  Either way great find! I'm in the same boat as you with my first. Be prepared to spend a little dough figuring out what accessories you like. Changing the stock grip was one of my best bang for the buck purchases.

The thing I like the most is no on/off switch. I realize I can spend $400 and get an Aimpoint PRO to leave on but I just don't want to spend that much. :pleased:

Yeah I definitely want something sturdy that will last.

I really like how the MBUS I have now has the flip down/up aperture and am pretty solid with it shooting from a rest out to 100. The gun itself is a tack driver so if I do my part it will do its part. I will say I like the look of the Daniel Defense the most. 

I think I am going to put the Sparc II on the chopping block so head to the classifieds if you want it!  :up:

If going with a fixed rear sight what would you guys recommend? Most say either Troy or LMT from the little research I've done.