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NICE!!!!

Wow, all this rifle talk has me hankering to punch some holes in paper. Bill, enjoy your new piece, may it bring a lot of meat to your table. Those Savages are supposed to be very accurate right out of the box. Let us know how she groups once you've sighted 'er in. Great deer gun and a backup piece for moose.

Same here. Only soft point ammunition. Military FMJ is for target shooting only.

That actually makes sense. I agree with Nick, the 223 is around with a fair bit of steel Cored surplus around. They riccoshet like crazy. I think it is about time to get rid of that obsolete reg or modify it. It should specify the types of ammo allowed to be shot in the given areas.

Reason being is those areas are more heavily populated AND the deer for the most part aren't huge and there aren't any moose or elk requiring a large bore rifle.A Lee Enfield makes for a great deer gun or even moose gun if you are good with it. It has enough punch to put a moose or elk down inside 200 yards.

Ernie, the Enfields used a peocess called Suncorite on the receiver and barrel. Not sure how to duplicate that however the woodwork........

A nice damp cloth placed over a ding letting it sit for a couple of minutes to let the wood absorb a bit of water then a hot iron placed on the damp cloth for a little bit should help to smooth out small dings in the wood. An old furniture makers trick. Let us know how she shoots.

The govt doesn't need to tell me what to do even more than they do. If you feel you need snows on your car, by all means, buy a set. I'm confident in my driving ability, both my vehicles have good rubber on them and if there is a lot of ice on the road, I'm staying home and off the road. I'm not worried about myself, its all the other drivers on the road that I worry about.

That looks like a new gun. Now, bore site it, get the scope set up and fire a few groups to see how it shoots.

A 30ft boat is going to cost you a minimum of 5k a year in upkeep, dockage, insurance + your fuel. They are a lot of fun provided you can afford it. A 12 ft'r with a 9.9 will cost you a hundred bucks or so a year in maintenance and you can take it where you want. A 30ft is not easy to move around. You'd need a 1 ton pickup to tow it.

Salvatore's Italian Gardens was where we would go. The Osso Bucco was fantastic, the Shrimp Scampi as an app and Tiramisu for desert. I went back in the spring with a buddy and was disappointed to find that its a steakhouse now. Great meal and service but I had my heart set on a nice Italian dinner. Great spot to take your significant other during Christmas time. The place is decked out to the nines.

Stowmaster. I had no problem using it while fishing solo. The bag is nice to have if you move around or stow the net often in the garage/man cave.

Would have LOVED to get out but I'm running a fever. The last round of chemo kicked my butt. Here's to next time. Cheers folks!!

He has done well for a guy that started with a hot dog stand. He came from nothing and has lived the American dream. I've met him and talked with him a couple of times years ago at the restaurant. Good guy.

The marina I used to deal with would charge them up, disconnect them and shrink wrap the boat. In spring, it would be ready to go. Rarely would they have to recharge a battery in the spring. Those were usually batteries that were pretty much done.

A Winnipeg dealer should be able to hook you up. They do a lot of biz w people from northwest ont.

Drop the correct amount or a bit more for a full load in the tank and then top it off to mix it or take the boat/trailer for a 5 minute drive so the fuel sloshes around a bit to mix. Hook up the muffs and fire it up for 10-15 minutes to get the stabilizer throughout the fuel system. WARNING, if using Marine Stabil, double the dose if you use it to stabilize, it has more cleaners in it but less stabilizers so a double dose will work fine. That comes from their website. That's the stuff I use in my I/O starting Labour Day weekend I drop it in every time I put fuel in. CT always puts it on special in the spring and in the fall. Buy a big bottle and it will last a good couple of years.

So far so good. My white blood cell count is down in a big way so I'm heading in the right direction. One of the drugs that is on my chemo regimen causes an adverse reaction (I basically go into convulsions that takes a healthy shot of demerol to stop). My haematologist saw the reaction this time and took the drug off the regimen. Nobody ever said that this journey is in a straight line so we deal with things that come along. Hopefully for Jen, this infection clears up quickly. Good luck.

Well that sucks! Keep rinsing with baking soda/water or just plain salt/water to keep it clean. Keep your hopes up, with antibiotics it may clear up. Have her see a dentist, maybe the tooth needs to be pulled, better that than recurring infections which are no good at this point as we know. You just do your damndest to keep her spirits up. She is one heck of a fighter.

Look into the regulations before going off the deep end. Could be that everything looked clean when they cleaned it and it did not need a thorough cleaning job. I'd call them up and threaten to report them to their respective trade organization for failing to do a proper cleaning and inspection if it is a mess.

Roger, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your partner in life. I too am battling the Devil's Disease and it breaks my heart to hear of the passing of another great person. Take care of yourself and your family and know you have an angel watching over you.

Great Great news! Good to hear Jen is heading in the right direction.

Its a utility rifle and started off in rough shape. Tung oil or the linseed oil will do fine. You don't need to go and spend a lot on this old gun. Spend your dough on ammo to learn how it shoots.

There's plenty of videos on you tube on re bluing a firearm. You may as well take the barrel and action off of the stock to get the whole thing done. It will definitely look better once you refinish it. As long as the bore and rifling is intact, she will shoot real fine. The old Remington 700 series rifles were tack drivers out of the box. Try 2 or 3 different rounds but don't go with a real heavy bullet, you don't need it. Bore sight it once its back together and then dial her in nice at 200 yards and you will have a great shooter.

Sorry for your loss. Take care bud!