Happy, happy, joy, joy! Back on site!
Took a week off work to hunt mid November and came back to find the company installed a new internet filtering system. So no frequenting most anything I find interesting during breaks or lunch. Finally got a used laptop at a favorite gun/pawn shop a couple of days ago and am trying it out whilst visiting in Tennessee. Haven't owned a computer in years! First laptop ever. But wi-fi at work doesn't filter the same, so hopefully this'll do for a while.
But did manage to get a deer with the 1-12" twist barreled AR carbine mentioned a couple of pages back. Standing shot at a lasered dist of 166yds. Didn't lead it enough as it was running up the opposite side of a draw that I had just entered. Caught it in the middle of the LH femur but the 55gr bullet not only pulverized a great deal of it, but managed to range forward enough to pierce a major artery forward of the diaphagm. Critter didn't go another 20 yards before plopping down. Did have to deliver a coup de grace headshot. The left ham was about 1/3 destroyed, maybe, as it wasn't so much bloodshot but ground up with bonemeal scattered thoughout. Weird how little blood was in that area, but the blood vessel damage forward may have had some affect.
Not much left to prove in my mind that the .223 with a good hunting bullet is way more than adequate for whitetail duties out to 200 yards. Seven years with the round in the deer woods have been hugely educational.
Liking the AR for it's light weight, adjustable stock, and lack of weather concerns. It's grand for wet weather hunts! Wouldn't mind a tiny .223 bolt-actioned rifle, either, but so far haven't found one handier than a lightweight AR carbine.
Had the Chinese SVD (NDM86) out some, and several other milsurps, but things have slowed a great deal. Finding the Japanese Type 99 sniper (4x) to be a favorite, though. Very practical rifle. Light, rugged, good trigger and good optics. Just a humongous pain to zero!
Again, happy to be back! This is the first thread I went to on return to the "interwebs" and found it a good read. Thanks, y'all.
Will be a while catching up
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0500 thereabout when finishing the last post and am just now getting back online. We had a huge feast in the works that commenced about twelve hours later. Three deer hams, two 20 pound turkeys, a piggy ham, even a bit of alligator showed up.
The rain about quit mid-morning, so ducked out for a couple of hours with the Model 52 Winchester and found a big pile of squirrels almost all in one tree. Got eight.
Came back and had to split time between undressing the critters with final food prep. Lots o hand washing! All the while early arrivals were put to work carving, etc.
Big crowd. Great Christmastime gathering. And now about pooped!
Of note, learned that I MAY have a semi-auto new production FG42 in time for next deer season. Probably in .308, but we ordered one in 7,92 as well, and I can't begin to guess which I'll eventually own. The 7,92 SA FG42 should show up in a week or less, but a friend will have it, for now! Whether he decides to keep it is the question. Granted, it's "milsurp fantasy rifles", but owning a real FG42 isn't going to happen, and the selector switch is frowned upon in the state hunting regulations anyway!
Merry Christmas to you! And good night.
