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    Gardening Round2 Deer problem

    Yes, but. Better make it command detonated and hide the whiskey when you are holding the trigger. One wrong move and you will be looking at concrete walls for the rest of your time on earth.
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    Gardening Round2 Deer problem

    Rural here. Plenty of deer browse and they do not often bother my wife's garden. When they do I wish for Claymores.
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    My name is…

    Welcome from Lancaster, PA. Some more description and a pic would be useful.
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    Shogun case's

    There was a woman in St Louis who does a good job restoring these. Maybe a Google search?
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    Shogun case's

    What is the case for? Travelling, especially by air hard fiberglass/plastic with a good provision for pad locks. Same case in your car or truck bed can keep the beauties from being dinged. At home, if anything , a very, very light cotton to keep dust off. Truth told, I'd sooner the dust...
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    Stock wood

    Just down the road from me: Hearne Hardwoods. https://www.hearnehardwoods.com/ If you want something out of the ordinary for a stock, bring a spray bottle of water and a rag and wander through this place. (Wet the wood to observe the grain.) Long rifle stocked in olive wood? Mesquite revolver...
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    Stock wood

    Claro used to be popular decades ago for custom bolt rifles. It can be a little gaudy.
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    Critical shot placement

    Any shot on game is critical. Any shot in self defense is critical. It follows that practice is essential.
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    The Scottish Dirk

    I had wrongly imagined dirks as daggers. These seem more like short swords. Very interesting.
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    Chokes or no Chokes for Turkey Hunting

    Has anyone with an original flint or percussion double ever checked and compared the muzzles with a choke gauge? I'd be especially interested in the findings on European guns.
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    Got a new toy.

    Mine must be bottomless. Money just falls out of it and disappears.
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    Russian Colt Navy

    Made by Colt? Or copied in Russia?
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    Hello from Virginia

    Welcome from PA. Mom and her family were from Smith and Tazewell counties.
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    Just One Gun

    ALL sorts of guns I collect, shoot, examine, enjoy. Only two ride on my belt. They take daily turns. Neither uses black powder, flints or caps. I have knives I'd sooner carry than a BP ML.
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    Microfiber Towels and Firearms

    Anyone have any experience using microfiber towels in firearm maintenance? Use with oils? Greases? Waxes? Solvents? Cleaning fluids?
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