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Check out this video. http://news.yahoo.com/video/kansascity-kmbc-18211647/sue-the-escaped-chimp-resting-at-monkey-island-22540471 They got lucky. The 160 pound chimp was captured before anyone was hurt. A chimp that big could literally rip your arms out and beat you with them. There are folks...

I was looking at the Hodgdon's online reloading data. I counted 22 cartridges that use 30 caliber bullets. Why such a fixation on this diameter? It seems like everytime I pick up a gun magazine, a new 30 caliber cartridge is being introduced. How many of these do we need? For most 30 caliber...

I read an article years ago about family influences in regards to hunting. Most folks that hunt come from a family of hunters. However, there are hunting families that will have a kid that just doens't get into hunting. On the other hand, there are nonhunting families that will occasionally have...

I have shotguns in every current gauge except 10. A friend of mine is selling a single shot in 10 gauge. I don't need one and for the hunting I do the others serve me well. I might buy just to complete the circle. Anyone here have 10 gauge experience? We do have turkey hunting here. I have...

I was searching the web for some sort of hall of fame dedicated to shooting and shooters. I found that some states of hall of fames for trapshooters. I found one site but it was a place that sold very old guns. I could not find one national hall of fame dedicated to our sports. Baseball...

The famous line from the Wizard of Oz. This thread is for anyone that has moved from a gun restrictive state to a gun freedom state recently. It could be from New Jersey to Texas, or from New York to Arizona, or from California to Nevada. Describe the differences that you are seeing. Is it a...

This morning my dog and I went looking for some birds. We went to this state property along the river. It is open for hunting. There is a lot of brush there with a nice little trail that meanders through it. Beautiful area except for one thing, empty hulls on the round, litter if you wil.:mad...

I have two books written by Thoedore Roosevelt. One is called Hunting Trips Of A Ranchman and the other is The Wilderness Hunter. It is obvious, that he was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. I guess for shooting enthusiasts that would be the best type of president to have. Does anyone of any...

Are guns or shooting ever part of your dreams? I had a bizarre gun related dream, or should I say nightmare, last night. I was driving and had my .22 revolver in my holster, on my hip, fully loaded. In Nevada, this is kosher. But somehow, in my dream, I had driven into California without...

Who has a semi-auto that has never, ever malfuntioned? 1000 batting average. Who has a revolver that has malfuntioned? Even once? Please, be honest and use your own experience. If you want to assign blame for the gun failure go ahead, but I just want to know weather these things happened.

Why are semi-auto weapons acceptable in some situations more then others? In the handgun threads, there is considerable debate weather a revolver or auto is a better handgun. If you go to a range, the semi-autos do seem to outnumber the wheelguns. The semi-auto trend even seems to be picking...

When you go hunting, do you tend to go alone or with a group of other hunters? Do you have one or two "hunting buddies" to tag along? Do you like to hunt with large groups, the more the merrier is your motto? Or, are you the Lone Wolf type?

What type of shotgun, action if you will, do you use most often for bird hunting? Not which action you own the most or even prefer. But the one that you take into the field the most. A comment as to your selection would be nice.

How many of you carry some sort of handgun when you are hunting upland game? If you do carry a handgun, what is it? And why? I usually carry some sort of rimfire handgun on my belt. You never know when a .22 revolver might be more usefull then a shotgun. I might spot a jackrabbit thirty yards...

This holiday season the wife and I are planning a visit to the southern part of the Silver State. Is there any bird hunting available down there? I am thinking that desert quail might be a possiblity. Is there any pheasant clubs located around the Vegas area? I figure that I can make the wife...

In order to obtain a driver's license tests must be passed. There is a written test and a behind-the-wheel test. Makes sense. It is for our safety that the state must make sure that a driver can safely operate a car and obey traffic regulations. Driving is dangerous enough, but imagine the...

The Mountain Bluebird is Nevada's state bird. The state animal is the Desert Bighorn. We have a state flower, mineral, color, song, and so on. We don't have a state firearm. I doubt that any of the other 49 states have one either. So I am going to start a movement, every state should have an...

How many here buy special, "hunting" clothes and how many use whatever you happen to have on hand? What about footwear? Do your boots cost as much as a shotgun or more like a box of shotgun shells? How about camo? Do you go so far as to have camo contact lenses and toilet paper or is blue denim...

Both the .30-06 and .308 Winchester are fine rounds. For most shooting in the lower 48, either one is about perfect. Both cartridges have also been used to come up with many other ones. Going through my reloading manuals made me realize just how many offsprings came form the .30-06 and the .308...

I shoot better with revolvers then I do with semi-auto pistols. I always have. Granted, I prefer wheel guns, but for some reason I really stink with autos. Here is my simple question. What do you shoot better with, revolvers or semi-autos?