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  1. Yeah I just got more quick disconnects for my Sig suppressor that I could consider, but the juxtaposition of a battle rifle suppressor on a classic hunting rifle might short circuit my brain.
  2. Probably; I always shoot it with ear protection so I don’t notice. If I was taking it on a guided hunt where somebody close might not have ear protection, I’d take the brake off and put the thread protector on. The unbraked recoil of my Magnum rifles when shooting off sticks isn’t a problem at all; but shooting hunched over off a bench or prone without a brake can wear me down quickly.
  3. Thanks; the wood has some nice things going on. It’s an older custom gun with an FN Mauser action. I bought it for around $8-900 a few years ago, which was a deal that gets more satisfying over time. Awesome trigger pull (1 1/2-2 lbs maybe) and very accurate (with lighter bullets) - I tried some heavier bullets that wouldn’t group, so it must be a 1:12 twist barrel. I’ve always been a heavy-for-caliber bullet guy, but I'm kinda enjoying the 150 grains at ~3400fps right now. Here it is with the vintage leupold it came with and before I had the barrel threaded. I struggled with the decision to thread the barrel and run a brake, but the aesthetics don’t bother me now and it made it the gun easier on the shoulder than my 270.
  4. Yeah, camera distortion, but it is a 26” barrel with a brake, so about 27.5”. I need to upgrade the glass on a few of my rifles - shooting with the Z6 was all fun/no work; definitely more work with the cheaper scopes doing holdover and less eye relief/clarity/focus issues with my eyes.
  5. Did some shooting on a new setup this afternoon; 520 and 620 yards with some stainless steel gongs I salvaged off a project. Was able to shoot some video with a phone skope through binos as well. It was fun to check the zero on my 300wby/swaro z6 at 100, then check the app and turn up the BT 21 clicks and hit the 520 yard steel. The 300 win mag and 300 wby went thru the 1/2” stainless like butter at 520 yards. It held up to the 270win.
  6. We are a small, low fence place; but luckily not too much pressure from the neighbors so we have the luxury of letting some nice 3 yr olds walk. We have cleared tons of cedar; fertilize and plant kleingrass and food plot about 5 acres a year. The wildlife has responded well.
  7. Update with some more pics, now he looks younger to me, maybe 4. Far left here: second from left here:
  8. Rain out made for a relaxing evening watching the deer. Bone Apple Tea
  9. Knocked a few birds down and the rain came in. Bacon wrapped stuffed wild turkey breast and dove poppers on the grill
  10. We’ve had 10” of rain this week and may have more today, so birds will be questionable this weekend. Just finished the ridge cap on the new barn roof.
  11. I’ve been getting my wife to back the boat off and pull out into the channel and then pull back to about 30yds away and to the side of the ramp, and then I swim out after parking the truck. That keeps us clear of ramp traffic, especially if there is a stiff crosswind.
  12. From what I’ve seen, people walk down the ramp , the boat picking them up noses up to the ramp and people start climbing on, without slipping on the wet ramp. While trucks/trailers are trying to load/unload, etc. The anticipation of fiberglass contacting scored concrete like fingernails on a chalkboard gives me anxiety. It’s a mess.
  13. How do you launch solo at 6/7 with no courtesy dock? Launch the boat, anchor a little ways off and swim back and forth from the ramp? I’m new this year to Canyon Lake, the lack of courtesy docks at most of the ramps adds a layer of difficulty. I’m paranoid about scratching my fiberglass on the rocks around the ramps
  14. I was walking out to my bow stand years ago about 5:30 am and walked up on two skunks humping or something; rolling around in the grass right on the side of my trail. Luckily they were too preoccupied to notice me.
  15. We were out from 10:30-2:30 or so. Water was nice/ok until about 1, by 2 it was rough. Are you in a marina or what ramp do you use? I like to use the Cranes Mill park Corp ramp, but they shut it down so much I usually end up at ramp 6.
  16. The nice thing about the Zup is, a grownup or other kid under about 250lbs can ride on it with them to get them more comfortable with it. You only need to run about 10-12mph with kids on, so it doesn’t hurt if they fall, and I take about 15’ out of the tow rope so they’re closer to the boat.
  17. No, you don’t have to have the rope up high, I just run it off the tower for convenience.
  18. We went to Canyon Saturday morning, got my 7yo standing up for the first time on a Zup.
  19. I would clear the twigs and brush out of that shooting lane more; I would definitely put a block or feeder (or hand corn) to hold the deer at a preset distance (~15yds or so) to let your son have time to wait for a broadside or preferably a quartering away shot opportunity, then time to get drawn and make a good shot. Scent control is imperative. Wash all the hunting clothes in scent control soap and keep them in a sealed bin. Take showers in scent control soap/shampoo before heading out and use scent control deodorant. Spray down with scent control spray last thing before you walk to the blind. Is your son shooting mechanicals or fixed blades?
  20. I’m going the other direction - He looks older to me in these photos than last week. I was pretty sure 4 last week but I could see 5 this week. I’ll see if I’ve got a picture of him from last year.
  21. I got a few more pics thru binos of him this morning. Then a sounder came out and the work started.
  22. We’re doing a barn addition this year. Got all the framing up a few weeks ago. I’m refinishing one of my rifle stocks, got the kids to help, should be a nice memory for them down the road. We have a nice main frame 10 with 2 kickers I got some pics of through binos last week. I put out a trail cam so might have more photos of him soon. I believe he was a 12 last year, probably 3 yrs old last year and 4 this year.
  23. Would you be so kind as to post the recipe for this, good sir?
  24. Yes, a dozer and a skid steer with grapple are an amazing combination for getting brush removal done post haste. We ran open cab machines for 30 years and finally went to glass cabs. We can work longer and more effectively in the a/c without all the smoke, dust, and noise. Plus I’m not so worn out at the end of the day and can enjoy a family evening more. Saved me from a beehive inside a dead tree I pushed as well. We shred with the farm tractor, and we don’t shred brush. My dad is a stump nazi - anything that will leave a stump gets pulled out with the dozer or the bobcat. He built a great grubber for the skid steer: We used to do brush removal 20 years ago with just a bucket on a bobcat and I honestly looking back I can’t believe we got anything done without the grapple - it’s ridiculously more efficient at shuttling/stacking compared to a bucket.
  25. Own. Bought used about three years ago. Only issue was an electrical gremlin that took about a grand to find and fix. It’s really really nice to have equipment at your disposal and convenience; I only run it about a day or so a month on the weekend and we have ranch hand types that will run it for us occasionally during the week on projects. I know we’ve cleared over 10,000 cedars in the last few years; probably closer to 20,000. On a good day in easy terrain I can clear and stack over 500 medium size cedars with the dozer. We will probably sell it in another year when we have all the big cedar clearing done and we can maintain the place going forward with skid steers. Pretty gratifying to turn a cedar brake monoculture almost devoid of wildlife into an grass savanna with intermittent oaks, or a nice food plot.
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