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Deer Stuff
February 4, 2019 at 9:16 pm
I ordered a new .450 Bushmaster upper receiver for my AR-15. It will be my new deer rifle. By an odd twist of rules - this is now the new hot ticket for deer hunting in this part of the state. It used to be shotgun and muzzleloader only - but they now rifles chambered in pistol cartridges.
I used a cheap single shot - CVA Hunter - in this new cartridge last season - and it worked superb out to 150 meters. I can frequently see shots out to 400 meters, so an upgrade is in order. The AR platform offers the best results for the money.
So - I want "pretty".. Which do you think looks best??
Traditional
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Or " retro"
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I' m leaning towards the walnut...
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 4, 2019 at 9:27 pm
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You murdering sociopath!
sorry, please ignore ... I forgot you're American...
carry on ...
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 4, 2019 at 9:29 pm
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(February 4, 2019 at 9:27 pm)ignoramus Wrote: You murdering sociopath!
sorry, please ignore ... I forgot you're American...
carry on ...
He said 'deer' not 'dear' hunting.
But here comes the anti-gun ranting in 3...2...1...
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 8:20 am
Fam Fire Week, the .50 came out to play. I love the look on the LEOs' faces when they rock and roll the first time with Maw Deuce. They kept asking for deer to volunteer for "training purposes". I always have to point out that when the big one is open for business the deer head for Arkansas at warp eleven.
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 9:01 am
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Walnut for sure. You could split the baby and look for black walnut with alot of grain and a dark finish.
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 9:12 am
(February 5, 2019 at 9:01 am)Gae Bolga Wrote: Walnut for sure. You could split the baby and look for black walnut with alot of grain and a dark finish.
And - in a hunting rifle - it s warmer to the skin ( if you have ever had your face stuck to a polymer stock for 20 minutes in freezing weather - you would understand) and it' s quieter. Wood makes less noise than plastic if brushed by nylon or rayon - common in cold weather gear.
Plus damn - it just looks great!
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 9:24 am
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I've only got one rifle with plastic on it, my newest - just haven't gotten around to it yet. Looking at this.
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-but i have a bunch of pretty wood in my shop that i could use for blanks, so I may go the custom route. Trouble is that i've got a bunch of english walnut, white ash, locust and osage - and that's bow wood...so, you know, competition, lol.
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 9:50 am
(February 5, 2019 at 9:24 am)IoGae Bolga Wrote: I've only got one rifle with plastic on it, my newest - just haven't gotten around to it yet. Looking at this.
-but i have a bunch of pretty wood in my shop that i could use for blanks, so I may go the custom route. Trouble is that i've got a bunch of english walnut, white ash, locust and osage - and that's bow wood...so, you know, competition, lol.
You would cry if you saw my woodshed.
A couple years ago I got in on a commercial clear cutting - where they took a swath of Osage orange 100 meters wide by 700 meter - part of a fence row.90 percent Osage. Trees over 150 years old - and well over a meter in diameter.
There was a time constraint - they wanted us out by a set date. In 6 days I hauled home 12 cords of Osage - for firewood. I still have a few cord left. It's the highest BTU density of any wood East of the Mississippi river - 30,000,000 BTU per cord.
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 9:54 am
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You burnt it.....? Somebody outta burn you for a heretic....
-for the uninitiated, wondering wtf biker and I are babbling about......
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RE: Deer Stuff
February 5, 2019 at 10:28 am
Wood. All the black plastic stuff doesn't appeal to me. My k10/22t has a laminated stock, which came from the factory. I don't care for it much, and I also would like the stock to be about 1-1/2" longer to accommodate my ape-long arms. I have an 8/4 black walnut plank I picked up at the wood store when shopping for something else. It has crazy wild grain at one end. I bought it because I really liked that grain. It would make a really nice gun stock- wouldn't need checkering, either.
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